Thunderbird Club

[theFixer]

Occasionally I toot off here. It's a fun place to do that.

As do I... but the offending effluvium drifts away quietly, and with relative haste

 

[Gluvhand]

Problem I'm having with my Jazz right now.

I know it sounds like a Jazz and it has it's place but it just sounds so damned anemic in comparison to the Bird, P, and Schecter. Maybe it's just not my thing. Dropping more cash into it doesn't seem right to me. I'll probably unload it at some point.

 

[ProgressiveDoom]

I have a confession, I used my 7ender for gigging with guys as a fill in yesterday. Feel dirty for doing it

You know it felt good

 

[Gluvhand]

Hi, I haven't posted here since I joined, I'm wondering just how much the hipshot bridge affects the sound and tone of an Epiphone t bird classic pro. Does anyone have any experience with them here?

I didn't experience any great tonal shift. Maybe a hair more sustain and it seems a bit more even across strings. I just wanted individual height and spacing adjustments.

 

[theFixer]

View attachment 1189709 Listen, how about we all gather here in Jersey for a bbq. Not the greatest pic, but you get the idea, wash any troubles away and play music and have some laughs.

Quite a nice oasis ya got there! Definitely not the image that comes to mind when I think of New Jersey!

 

[JJR58]

Quite a nice oasis ya got there! Definitely not the image that comes to mind when I think of New Jersey!

My cousins oasis.

 

[ProgressiveDoom]

I know it sounds like a Jazz and it has it's place but it just sounds so damned anemic in comparison to the Bird, P, and Schecter. Maybe it's just not my thing. Dropping more cash into it doesn't seem right to me. I'll probably unload it at some point.

I think the jazz is a beautiful beast but I hate jazz pickup tones. If I still had my jazz I would open up the pickup cavities to plant some Thunderbird pickups into it. Would be a cool fix.

 

[ProgressiveDoom]

Quite a nice oasis ya got there! Definitely not the image that comes to mind when I think of New Jersey!

Completely photo shopped

 

[Gluvhand]

I think the jazz is a beautiful beast but I hate jazz pickup tones. If I still had my jazz I would open up the pickup cavities to plant some Thunderbird pickups into it. Would be a cool fix.

I've considered that. Might be a cool weekend experiment.

 

[theFixer]

Anyone knows a good replacement bridge for the Epi TB Classic?
I quite hate the 3 screw design and the feeling of lost tone with it.
A good on-body bridge would be much better, imo.

This is a great alternative to the old school 3 point. It's built by @godofthunder59... one of our own here in the 'bird club!
Badbird II bridge for post 1989 Gibson and Epiphone Thunderbirds

 

[ProgressiveDoom]

I've considered that. Might be a cool weekend experiment.

Nice thing about the jazz is that you can pop the neck pickup in once the cavity is widened and decide whether you like it or not before you grind the pickguard hole to accommodate the pickup, if you dont like it put the original pickup back into its place and the pickguard will hide the cavity space you created.

 

[JJR58]

Well @Gluvhand and @ProgressiveDoom, my dilemma. Love the look and feel. But is it worth it to spend that kind of dough to move to Thunderbuckers. Fix had a good point, why spend on a mod, the Vintage Pro will cost about the same. I feel that will get me where I want to be.

 

[ProgressiveDoom]

Well @Gluvhand and @ProgressiveDoom, my dilemma. Love the look and feel. But is it worth it to spend that kind of dough to move to Thunderbuckers. Fix had a good point, why spend on a mod, the Vintage Pro will cost about the same. I feel that will get me where I want to be.

If that is basically what it comes down to than your money should go towards the Vintage Pro. If you start modding and after all is achieved you will still not own a Vintage Pro. You have the answer to your own question.

 

[JJR58]

Completely photo shopped

It's Maplewood, NJ.
Everything is just to nice. So at times, you could get the sense that you're in photoshopped fantasy land.

 

[theFixer]

Hipshots, or Babicz. Not sure I spelled that right.

Completely photo shopped

That's what they said about "Sunny Seattle" too! Damn photoshop

 

[Ryan Atchison]

I didn't experience any great tonal shift. Maybe a hair more sustain and it seems a bit more even across strings. I just wanted individual height and spacing adjustments.

Thanks. My thunderbird is kind of weaker on some string. So it should help

 

[JJR58]

If that is basically what it comes down to than your money should go towards the Vintage Pro. If you start modding and after all is achieved you will still not own a Vintage Pro. You have the answer to your own question.

That's been my think on it all along.
Besides, I have never owned a Bird, have had 3 other Gibson's in the past. Sorry they're all gone.

 

[Gluvhand]

Well @Gluvhand and @ProgressiveDoom, my dilemma. Love the look and feel. But is it worth it to spend that kind of dough to move to Thunderbuckers. Fix had a good point, why spend on a mod, the Vintage Pro will cost about the same. I feel that will get me where I want to be.

I'm not necessarily looking for it to sound like a 'Bird. I do plan on checking out the Vintage Pro anyway and have a Classic Pro already. And I'm not dropping Thunderbucker money on a Squier. I just want to beef it up without completely losing it's identity.

 

[Gluvhand]

It's Maplewood, NJ.
Everything is just to nice. So at times, you could get the sense that you're in photoshopped fantasy land.

Nice area. You're about an hour south of me.

 

[ProgressiveDoom]

I'm not necessarily looking for it to sound like a 'Bird. I do plan on checking out the Vintage Pro anyway and have a Classic Pro already. And I'm not dropping Thunderbucker money on a Squier. I just want to beef it up without completely losing it's identity.

Epiphone Thunderbird pickups sound great and would be an inexpensive way to go. I wish I could buy them by the dozen.