I have them on a custom Jack Casady. They are definitely lower tension than EBCF or SIT Power Flats. Though I have to admit EBCF are a match made in heaven for my Epi Classic Pro.
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Gaolee
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I am trying to avoid being enabled.
Gaolee
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Try Ernie Ball Cobalt Flats. AKA EBCFs. They are well loved around here. Not by everyone, of course. I found TI flats to be about right on a Ric. I did not like them as much on a Thunderbird.
The better the bird, the more inspired I am to try to live up to it - however humble my playing is.I’d love one too but would feel guilty it wasn’t in the hands of someone who can play.
Right off the bat, needs a new wing.I wish I hadn't seen that...
I see what you did there.
“What?”, he asked innocently.
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This is what makes it so sad... the 'wings' on a '63-'65 II/IV are attached using a V-joint. I really don't know what the current Epi's are, but a V-joint is a much more sophisticated way of marrying the wings to the center-section. When I designed/made my Koa Ex-Factorbird fretless in the late '90s, I worked with a master woodworker friend to construct/replicate it as close to my '64 II specs as possible, which included the V-joints. So anyone wanting to return this butchered bass to its original state would have to be, or know a master woodworker to remedy it. I hate to see butchered vintage basses...
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I agree Miles - a bass will never intimidate me. But a bass 'of specialness' / a special bass... will always inspire me.
I own a few and they always do.
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Bond Girl had a rehearsal tonight preparing for our show this coming Sunday. The rehearsal went well, but I never felt the sound was good, It was ok.., enough to proceed/hone our (2) sets, but to me the overall sound was just... ok. I've mentioned this before here... depending on many things - some out of our control.., conditions can make or break the "sound" of a rehearsal. Tonight, I very much felt this - all my settings were exactly the same, playing the same bass... but something was "off". Oh well... mission accomplished and hopes for a good sound on Sunday. It's just how it goes sometimes...
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Here’s a good excuse if you lived near me. Pretty good shaking last night…
It was the strongest SoCal quake in three years. Here's why it packed such a punch in L.A.
The magnitude 5.2 earthquake near Bakersfield was felt over a wide area of Southern California. Experts say there are several reason for this, including its size, time of night and the so-called 'basi...
This seller is local to me. He keeps increasing the price with each new round of adds.
True. I seem to play better when I sound good. A confidence thing maybe? This my mantra, "If you can't play good, you can at least sound good." I live by that. Thunderbirds help.
All Thunderbirds, dog and people accounted for and doing OK?Here’s a good excuse if you lived near me. Pretty good shaking last night…
It was the strongest SoCal quake in three years. Here's why it packed such a punch in L.A.
The magnitude 5.2 earthquake near Bakersfield was felt over a wide area of Southern California. Experts say there are several reason for this, including its size, time of night and the so-called 'basi...www.yahoo.com
Looks like a great trip. Swing by and pick me up next time!
I know you don't like FL, but between yer fires and that [stuff], I'm staying here. With 'canes we get notice to do-or not-something. Like leave.Here’s a good excuse if you lived near me. Pretty good shaking last night…
It was the strongest SoCal quake in three years. Here's why it packed such a punch in L.A.
The magnitude 5.2 earthquake near Bakersfield was felt over a wide area of Southern California. Experts say there are several reason for this, including its size, time of night and the so-called 'basi...
I'm hip(OK, not really). Last week's concert band rehearsal, the TBird sounded effing great. Last night, not quite as good. Same settings, same room, same music, even same hearing aids. WT7?
