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Thunderbird Club
- Thread starter TBird1958
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Same here. Also noticed in the Amazon feedback that there seems to be some cases of the A string being 3” too short with the silks running over the nut and down past the 2nd fret. That’s a NoGo for me (and any other player).
The price looks good though, so I might take a chance on a set to see what it’s all about. If they are truly better than cobalts they should be outstanding.
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Including you?
I actually had to look at the calendar, I thought I lost a day. V isn’t usually the prankster.
- Mar 13, 2008
- 18,911
- 142,393
- Disclosures
- Endorsing Artist Mike Lull T Bass pickups, The Bass Shop, Seattle WA.
The head scratcher on this one is that they are selling them for significantly less than Chinabuckers, which is what I would have assumed a fake knock off would have been utilizing.
I suppose there’s also the possibility that someone working at an Eppi pickup plant came across a boatload of off spec product (microphonic, low dc resistance, magnetic bars poorly placed, leads too short, winding mucked up…) there’s a lot that can go wrong with pickup construction and most of it is not user fixable, so again, buyer beware.
Cost is the only saving grace on these things, might be too good to be true.
- Mar 13, 2008
- 18,911
- 142,393
- Disclosures
- Endorsing Artist Mike Lull T Bass pickups, The Bass Shop, Seattle WA.
No, but my FB feed told me that pic was 3 years old today.........Kinda when the II arrived.
I dig the sushi tray mounted to the back of the BMW. Probably handy for tailgate parties.
unless you go to Laguna, Ms have no place here ymmv...
Those are my preferred gauge.
I would think they make them in a heavier gauge. But that I’m not sure of because I never play anything over a 100 gauge E.
No issues with the aforementioned complaint on Amazon.
With these strings you don’t have to cut as much off. Guess depends on scale length?
They fit fine on my Precision.
If ya wanna pic, I can show you.
EDIT; just to be clear, which strings, Magma or the EB’s?
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All done for now:
Fender Nate Mendel P-Body
1999 MIJ Jazz Bass Neck
Lollar Thunderbird Pickup
Cheap Fender Blacktop Precision Pickguard
(Allows for use of Thunderbird Pickup w/ no routing the guard)
*the pickup ring covers the extra space and is held on by Shoo Goo
Fender Nate Mendel P-Body
1999 MIJ Jazz Bass Neck
Lollar Thunderbird Pickup
Cheap Fender Blacktop Precision Pickguard
(Allows for use of Thunderbird Pickup w/ no routing the guard)
*the pickup ring covers the extra space and is held on by Shoo Goo
Gaolee
Official leathers tester and crash dummy
That's east Texas. It's brutal. West Texas is is brutally dry.Pretty much any season in Texas
Humidity kills!
Really need to block the calendar soon.Not yet, but stay tuned - I think the Green Subie is returning to California
The only way I’ll ever go to Texas again is to see you and Sharon and catch an Austin City Limits show.BBQ
Nice!
After a couple other purchases are finally made, I’m thinking it will be good to do that to one of the new Indonesian made Fender Standards now out for $599.
In Candy Cola.
I bought strings off Amazon once. They came with a missing string. Yeah, they refunded me when I sent them back. But it was a hassle having to mess with it, go to the UPS store to drop them off, etc.
