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Thunderbird Club
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Mate, we're not purists on anything.
... altthough we periodically indulge in demicturation of fanbois who like to show off in front of the other fanbois with 'all Gibsons are sh1te/neckdivey/snap if you look at them/sound like mud'. [edit] NONE of which is true.
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Saw this in the weird basses thread:
I think it looks cool, but would look cooler with some thunderbuckers and a chrome bridge.
I think it looks cool, but would look cooler with some thunderbuckers and a chrome bridge.
My Epiphone doesn't neck dive. Rehearsed with it on monday and it sat at a nice angle the whole time. My Peavey actually dives more (due to the body being too light weight... this is why I tend not to care for light basses).
I would totally rock that as they say.....whoever they may be.
Clear bird footage from last night!
That is rumble 200+112, master at about noon, so some more headroom was on tap, I can get a few more notches out of it, maybe 2 o'clock with the drop c
I'm not surprised re. your Epiphone not diving. The headstocks on those are smaller than vintage T-Birds, as well as having much smaller tuners. I've owned a lot of 70s Thunderbirds and they all have dove reprehensibly! And that's even with moving the strap lock to the heel of the bass. You basically can't take your hand off the neck.
What is the difference in weight when the vintage are compared to current?. I heard the vintage were tanks but Ive never held one.
Ohhhh, some vintage are super light and balance quite well.
Just another misnomer.
UFff! Another edit;
Misnomer in said Birds having all this neck dive.
Some do, but I have yet to lay hands on one that does.
But I've only had my hands on just over a hand full.
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Cool looking bass, never seen one like that before. What model is that one? Looks like a cross between a T-Bird and a Mockingbird. Me like! You definietly meet membership requirements IMO (hell, if they'll let ME in...).
I've always kinda considered Mockingbirds to be based on the T-bird, just with some different styling.
Agreed. And a Mockingbird is the one bass I don't have in the arsenal that I'd still like to snag.
We're not brandists here. Real are highly recommended though.
Gaolee
Official leathers tester and crash dummy
None of my 'Birds dive at all. The only one that did was the bolt-on Epi, and it doesn't now that the strap button is installed through the neck plate. The neck plate is either aluminum or pot metal and you can practically drill through it with a toothpick. I might be exaggerating a little, but it doesn't take more than a garden variety drill and dull drill bit to get through it.
Gaolee
Official leathers tester and crash dummy
Has anybody told him about the initiation requirements yet?
I like the look of the Dave Ellefson Kelly Bird. I tried a Kelly Bird at my local, but didn't like the feel of the neck. With the neck through on that one, it might feel good to me. Perhaps one day I will try one.
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I would rock that bastard bird!
