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#320,081
MCF said:
Here is an old post re those tuners. Recall that early ‘17 VPs had the larger tuners. It looks like that is what this poster had.
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Post in thread 'NBD Epiphone Thunderbird Vintage Pro'

my second one arrived this morning and i'm lovin' it. this one came in weighing only 8lbs (YAY!),l which is exactly 1 lbs lighter than the first one. i already installed a set of gotoh res-o-lite reverse wind tuning keys on it and it saved another 2.1oz on the headstock (plus, IMO, it looks a lot cooler and more like a vintage 60's bird), so it weighs 7lbs 13.9oz now. here's a couple of pics of it:

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Perfect, thx !

oh sh*t ! 7.14lbs the TBird ?! 😐 ultra-light & dry mahogany...
 
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#320,086
dagrev said:
Yep. Just heavy. Most anyway. Hopefully yours isn't too bad.
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about 9, but I wouldn't have it any other way, I have always dug neck dive, you can throw the thing around and it makes you strum different.....when I strapped on the P for the fourth set, it felt like a cheap hack...one trick ponies TBirds are....
 
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#320,090
Chucky Stiletti said:
:D Lmao...just trying to figure out what these schmoes are trying to do.....sometimes it blows my mind we get paid....
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A night at the improv…
Always a challenge for the bass player who’s supposed to hold the rhythm section and keep the song recognizable while the guitarists riff off into deep stellar space before eventually coming back into orbit to finish the song. You (and the drummer) held it all together. Kudos.
 
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#320,091
GBassNorth said:
Might just be my imagination, but I’ve seen several US sourced Purple sparkles and they all have relatively sparse metal flake. However, the Canadian sourced Purple Sparkles I’ve seen all had abundant flakes. You might want to look into a Canadian replacement from Long & McQuade(?) or some other source that has a good return policy.
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I don't think L&M will ship to a US address.
 
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Chucky Stiletti said:
:D Lmao...just trying to figure out what these schmoes are trying to do.....sometimes it blows my mind we get paid....
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Turn it up! We want Sidewinders in all their glory! That Bicentennial suits you Chuck.
Chucky Stiletti said:
about 9, but I wouldn't have it any other way, I have always dug neck dive, you can throw the thing around and it makes you strum different.....when I strapped on the P for the fourth set, it felt like a cheap hack...one trick ponies TBirds are....
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I need to weigh mine. It feels really close to my 8 1/2 pound ‘21 NR. I find it plenty comfortable.
 
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