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Thunderbird Club

#45,338
TheIndieKid said:
Btw, my Thunderbird Classic IV Pro is strung up with Elixirs. I tried Roto's once and they seemed to be dead out the packet...of course, in my experience.

I wish there was a company out there making balanced stainless steel coated strings...

Is anyone looking to try the new Balanced Nickels by GHS on a T-Bird?
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Following up on my trial with the $5 a pack GHS special edition red coated steels on the bird-
First , I find them way less flexible than the DR HI Beams I'm used to, which exaggerates the long straight linear qualities of the Thunderbird, and I'm not thrilled about. I think it may be a factor of hex core vs round core.
Second, the E has the tapered end meaning it gets thinner at the. All end so there is less material sitting on the bridge. Supposed to get the core closer to the bridge for better vibration blah blah blah - what happens is that string sits lower than the others enough to bring on fret buZZ. And with the stock bridge you can't adjust that on an individual string. Plus, I found the tone to be quite messy on the E with lots of overtones and an undefined root. Didn't like it.

So, if you're playing a stock 3-point bridge, be wary of GHS tapered end strings.
 
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Skerrvydog said:
Following up on my trial with the $5 a pack GHS special edition red coated steels on the bird-
First , I find them way less flexible than the DR HI Beams I'm used to, which exaggerates the long straight linear qualities of the Thunderbird, and I'm not thrilled about. I think it may be a factor of hex core vs round core.
Second, the E has the tapered end meaning it gets thinner at the. All end so there is less material sitting on the bridge. Supposed to get the core closer to the bridge for better vibration blah blah blah - what happens is that string sits lower than the others enough to bring on fret buZZ. And with the stock bridge you can't adjust that on an individual string. Plus, I found the tone to be quite messy on the E with lots of overtones and an undefined root. Didn't like it.

So, if you're playing a stock 3-point bridge, be wary of GHS tapered end strings.
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I don't know how much it hangs down, but the bridge does not have to sit perfectly level. Try raising the bass side up a little bit... AFTER you loosen the strings
 
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