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Thank you very much for the kind words. It is still beyond me why they stopped making the instrument.
Thank you kind Sir. Briefly this morning when I had some time I did as you said. Both make the same noise/sound, with the 300 being a little louder. I touching the tip, same sound (more of a hum than buzz). And, kind of shorting the cable by touching the sleeve and then the tip. Both make noise when this is done. I had input/output low as it was early. At lunch will try again, but I'm beginning to wonder if it's not something in the house since neither one as quite when I "short" out the cable. (Said the person who knows nearly nothing!) Taking it to rehearsal tonight to see how it does in another location.
They will sound and play pretty much the same. Not sure what improvement you’re looking for? Stainless rounds sound best with those pickups if you’re finding the tone too dark.
For whatever reason, the black tuners in two LECSs I have and the Epi Blackbird seem better than the standard tuners in the Goth I have. They otherwise seem identical in appearance.
Those pickups can be found in Silverburst, TV Silver, Ebony, white, and a very few burst LECS Thunderbirds from around ‘09 to ‘14.
Some people claim that the Korean made Epi Birds have a higher build quality. I have never been able to compare a Korean model to a Chinese model so I don't know how accurate that may be. Korea does have a better reputation for build quality so it may be true.
Perhaps the culprits are worn washers/spacers under the tuning key or the key screw on top is not tightened correctly?
I'm still in Mass, my wife and I are involved in discussionsGlad you're still here...or there (SA)...wherever you are now.
about when to leave for Lima, (Peru) and whether to just move there or go back and forth which is what I want to do. Seasons are opposite so we could be in eternal summer.
What year? Does it have the usual 1.73 wide nut or the narrow 1.5 nut?
Nope. They’re just crappier. That bass was new from 2010 and has 50 hours play on it, tops.
hear you.....one year to retirement, this is looking tempting.....I'm still in Mass, my wife and I are involved in discussions
It was officially introduced? I missed that. But it was showing up on retailer sites before 2024.
If you don't change basses, you might want to try a set of these from EY:
The only difference would be the size of the neck. A much earlier Korean one would have a baseball bat neck, unlike later Korean and pretty much all of the Chinese ones, which are more similar to Gibson and other Epiphone Thunderbird necks.
That's why I still have the old one. It's showing no signs of its age, except for dents, missing paint, and things like that. It sounds and acts exactly like it ever did. I used the new transmitter as an experiment at band practice last night. If anything, the updated code or whatever it is, sounds just a little clearer. That's true of both the old transmitter and the new one. Not that it sounded blurry or muddy before. There's also the possibility that I'm imagining things.
Yeah. It was showing at dealers before that, but not on the website. My recollection is that it first appeared around the holidays in ‘21. And IIRC, someone here actually spoke to someone at the Epi CS number who disavowed any knowledge that the E1 even existed.
do those go by a different name?If you don't change basses, you might want to try a set of these from EY:
$65. No idea if tariffs apply; you'd have to ask.Thunderbird Bass for Original Epiphone,With Gibson Thunderbi
www.eyguitarmusic.com
