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Thunderbird Club
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Now that's how it's done -- danger close.
Guess I'm not that dangerous, I like this cause I can dig in. Strings too close doesn't allow enough travel. But this is set up for how I play.
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It’s actually an optical illusion of the shadow. I mean I have the action low but not “danger” low. Lol. I just liked the way the sun reflected off her while I noodled on a conference call.
It’s actually an optical illusion of the shadow. I mean I have the action low but not “danger” low. Lol. I just liked the way the sun reflected off her while I noodled on a conference call.
Ah, was referring to pick up's to string height.
Ok, so just raised the pup's a bit, Crap you guys are right. Better when closer to the strings.
Kinda looks to me like you could slap a Babicz bridge on a pre 2015 TBird and it would be the exact same thing as the 2018 model. In essence, what your getting is an $1100 bass for $2000.
Not a real step forward, or status quo, or even a retro offering. Although I like it, it's relatively underwhelming.
I guess its the least Gibson could do, and I've come to expect that of them.
Cute girl with a nice voice, nice neck width on the Bird and......the song is done well
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When I packed this 12er for shipping last Monday I could barely squeeze a 3/32" sheet of polyfoam between the top of the bridge pickup and the strings...
Crank those pups up until they're scraping the G string when you press at the 20th fret...Then back them off, ever so slightly.
It’s actually an optical illusion of the shadow. I mean I have the action low but not “danger” low. Lol. I just liked the way the sun reflected off her while I noodled on a conference call.
Really? That bridge pup looked pretty close to the strings on my phone.
I was on an overnight tech conference call a couple of months ago, playing one of my Birds acoustically in the boring bits. The moderator demanded 'whoever it is playing music in the background, can you stop it please'.
Will do for sure Carlo.
Cute girl with a nice voice, nice neck width on the Bird and......the song is done well
I think Hannah is pretty cute too.
Are you playing with a pick?, if my pups were that high I would have ruts under each string from digging the way I do.
And that's a valid question Prog, i don't play with a pick, so i can't get away with that sort of thing. Anyone who can, my hat is off to you. I mean that, Sincerely.
I don't know why they don't use the probuckers from the Epiphone. That color would look so much better with chrome hardware. I'd rather have the new Epis.
Henry J, out of touch? You don't say!
My associations with T-birds aren't hair metal/cock rock, cause I hate that stuff. I think of 60s/70s bands and doom metal bands using them (the latter use them because besides sounding good, they have that old school image).
Right?
The Epiphone vintage pro is more appealing to me in every way.
Really? That bridge pup looked pretty close to the strings on my phone.
I was on an overnight tech conference call a couple of months ago, playing one of my Birds acoustically in the boring bits. The moderator demanded 'whoever it is playing music in the background, can you stop it please'.
