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Thunderbird Club

#339,763
Chucky Stiletti said:
oh no no....heck YEAH! these too....man thing...:smug:
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You get those from the Ohio River when this way? We have a river full of 'em. All kinds (and flavors?) too! ;)

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#339,773
Stealth57 said:
I went with Seymour Duncan Thunderbird Custom Shop. They claim to be 1964 replicas. Others might have other suggestions. I have a real 1964 and can say they do sound very close. But not cheap. $400 for the pair.
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I'm waiting for one Novak Darkstar/Bi-Sonic (made after you order) - $348... the bridge Seymour Duncan Hawkbucker I installed in my '64II in the late '80s sounds awesome so I'd imagine if SD say it's a '64 rep - I suspect they nail it.
 
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#339,774
MCF said:
As V said, the Gibson reissues hit well above their price. Yeah, I see they’re backordered at Sweetwater and out of stock at Gibson. I like them a lot. As do others here.

As Dave suggested, the SDs are great too. The pride of Santa Barbara. But spendy. There are others like Gemini as Rich mentioned and many others.

For years Thunderbuckers were the gotos, but the maker closed shop around the time of the pandemic. It’s rare to find a used set.

You could also consider the Epi 760 Probuckers. Used sets pop up from time to time. I think they’re a bit light in the bottom, but others like them a lot.

If price isn’t a concern, consider Lollars. They’re highly regarded but even more expensive than SDs. They’re available in chrome, nickel, gold and black chrome. Here’s an old video of Jason installing them in a basic bolt-on Epi:


Re the Hipshot Supertone, I tried installing one on a bolt-on, but couldn’t get it to intonate properly even after Hipshot provided me different length screws and springs. I also had an issue with getting the string height low enough for my preference. I recently put that bridge on a ‘15 Epi Classic Pro and am having better luck with it on that bass. IMO, the Babicz is a better bridge if you don’t want the stack three point.

Welcome to the club!
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Thank you for all the detail! I will keep that in mind on the bridge and will know I may have to pivot
 
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a10dollarbanana said:
Thank you for all the detail! I will keep that in mind on the bridge and will know I may have to pivot
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Welcome to the club! Once you have been chosen by a Thunderbird, you are one of us. Asking questions is far better than searching. It lets us talk about Thunderbirds.

Bolt-on Thunderbirds are their own thing and way, way underrated. Congratulations on having been chosen by a 'Bird.
 
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Chucky Stiletti said:
cockles and periwinkles and all that good freshwater stuff.....the ones on my pic are from the sea..
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Cackles and winkles in London are from the Thames. I ate them very happily in the early 1980s while visiting my wife's family. Then I found out they come from the Thames. Um, gosh. No. If anybody in London offers jellied eels, just say no. I will eat almost anything. Not those.
 
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