Thunderbird Club

[Miles_ONeal]

All I know is this isn't Chuck. Is it? I don't know what to believe any more.
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That's Chuck. You can tell by the hair and the strap.

 

[dagrev]

Hey! Quit trying to steal my girlfriend!

She snubbed me. Said something about Marshall being all that.

 

[dagrev]

Playing a Thunderbird in a dress is liberating

I could do a Kilt. But people would point and laugh.

 

[JIO]

and longhorns it seems….
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Is that bubble-wrap???

 

[JIO]

That's bad.

But funny!

 

[MCF]

I believe so. They're the modern ones that sound darker than the originals.

The CP came with the USA Gibson ceramic Tbird+ pickups.

The main differences between the CP and the Gibson of the same era were:
CP had a 7ply through neck. The Gibson was 9 ply.
CP finish was poly. The Gibson finish was nitro.
CP tuners were clones. The Gibson had real Grovers.
CP had Epi pots (whatever they were using at the time, Alpha, etc.) The Gibson had the Gibson labeled pots.
CP had an asian produced three point. The Gibson three point is, (or at least used to be) US made.
CP sold for approximately $1000 or more less than the Gibson, depending on the year.

Both had 1.5 nuts. Some players posted on TB, BassChat, etc., that they could tell a difference between the two necks while others said they couldn’t tell a difference.

Some players report that early, around 2013, CP’s had the neck pickup placed a little closer to the neck than later ones.

I still kick myself for not buying a white CP when they were readily available.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

I could do a Kilt. But people would point and laugh.

So what’s new?

 

[MCF]

OK. These new Traynor combos are very interesting. The 12 inch one has a built in battery. At only 32 pounds. Tech is really changing things.
https://www.talkbass.com/threads/new-traynor-bm12-bm15.1661276/

 

[Gaolee]

yeah, thanks for noticing…..
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Both. No hat.

 

[Gaolee]

and longhorns it seems….
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She's usually a little less overdressed.

 

[Ringhammer]

CP finish was poly. The Gibson finish was nitro.

??? Haven’t all Gibsons ‘birds been nitro? And Epiphone’s been poly?

 

[MCF]

??? Haven’t all Gibsons ‘birds been nitro? And Epiphone’s been poly?

Yes. Just mentioning main differences between the Epi and Gibson versions of what a lot of people consider to be very similar Thunderbirds.

 

[Ringhammer]

My point was that I think the CP would be poly, not nitro, and the Gibson should be nitro not poly? You had said the opposite.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

My point was that I think the CP would be poly, not nitro, and the Gibson should be nitro not poly? You had said the opposite.

I think you misread…

 

[Stealth57]

Mike, hope the reports we are seeing are true that the eye wall collapsed and the storm is down to Cat 2.

 

[Ringhammer]

I think you misread…

Yes I did. I’m getting old and tired….

 

[dagrev]

So what’s new?

Nothing really. I'm used to it.

 

[dagrev]

The CP came with the USA Gibson ceramic Tbird+ pickups.

The main differences between the CP and the Gibson of the same era were:
CP had a 7ply through neck. The Gibson was 9 ply.
CP finish was poly. The Gibson finish was nitro.
CP tuners were clones. The Gibson had real Grovers.
CP had Epi pots (whatever they were using at the time, Alpha, etc.) The Gibson had the Gibson labeled pots.
CP had an asian produced three point. The Gibson three point is, (or at least used to be) US made.
CP sold for approximately $1000 or more less than the Gibson, depending on the year.

Both had 1.5 nuts. Some players posted on TB, BassChat, etc., that they could tell a difference between the two necks while others said they couldn’t tell a difference.

Some players report that early, around 2013, CP’s had the neck pickup placed a little closer to the neck than later ones.

I still kick myself for not buying a white CP when they were readily available.

Great info.

 

[dagrev]

Yes I did. I’m getting old and tired….

it gets worse.....

 

[MCF]

Yes I did. I’m getting old and tired….

Me too.