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Thunderbird Club

#60,681
GBassNorth said:
Sounds like you and @kat888 are married to the same guy!:roflmao:

On the other hand, my wife notices everything. Right down to string changes. The other day she popped into the bass room while I was practicing and said, "didn't that one have blue silks before". She was right, I had changed up to Rotos with red silks. Can't get a thing past her. I don't even attempt to sneak a new bass into the house. Fortunately she's very supportive of my bass habits (probably because my other habits are a lot more expensive).
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Mine doesn’t have that finely tuned radar for string changes, but she notices the different basses for sure. She likes that I hung em all up in the music/bike room because she likes the way they look. She’s bummed I sold the ‘76 P because she liked the way it looked. Especially since I sold it to get another bass (‘02 ‘Bird) that looks a whole lot like one I already have (‘14). She also told me yesterday that I can’t sell my Gamma P bass because it’s the ‘prettiest’ one hanging on the wall. Fine with me as I wasn’t planning on selling it anyway :)
 
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dukeorock said:
Mine doesn’t have that finely tuned radar for string changes, but she notices the different basses for sure. She likes that I hung em all up in the music/bike room because she likes the way they look. She’s bummed I sold the ‘76 P because she liked the way it looked. Especially since I sold it to get another bass (‘02 ‘Bird) that looks a whole lot like one I already have (‘14). She also told me yesterday that I can’t sell my Gamma P bass because it’s the ‘prettiest’ one hanging on the wall. Fine with me as I wasn’t planning on selling it anyway :)
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Sounds like you need a Thunderbird that is a 'pretty' colour
 
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dukeorock said:
Mine doesn’t have that finely tuned radar for string changes, but she notices the different basses for sure. She likes that I hung em all up in the music/bike room because she likes the way they look. She’s bummed I sold the ‘76 P because she liked the way it looked. Especially since I sold it to get another bass (‘02 ‘Bird) that looks a whole lot like one I already have (‘14). She also told me yesterday that I can’t sell my Gamma P bass because it’s the ‘prettiest’ one hanging on the wall. Fine with me as I wasn’t planning on selling it anyway :)
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Mine insists on calling my basses 'guitars' and all associated bits and pieces 'guitar sh!t' -- to annoy the fvck out of me in that particularly British fashion -- and doesn't think I need one, let alone more than one.

At least he's given up insisting they are kept in the wardrobe since he filled that bay with vintage trucker jackets.
 
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So.. I got a really great deal on my VS 'Bird because it was a Factory 2nd. From what the seller said & what I can see, it was due to an incredibly small, slight scuff on the lower horn edge and back. Seriously does not bother me compared to what I saved. And in my thrilled condition, I took that "saved" money and put it toward the regular priced Alpine White. Because, ya know.. that somehow made sense in my mind to celebrate saving money by spending more of it! (I was just gassing hard for the AW!) Anyway... the VS has the sticker with the newly assigned serial number since it's a 2nd. Question... if sticker indicates it's a 2017 is that from the original serial number OR when they assign a new number is it possible that could be the year that it was reassigned? I'm curious if this is actually a 2017 or if there is a possibility it's a 2016 that got a new serial number in 2017? It really does not matter to me either way. I'm more interested in the process of how they reassign the serial numbers and if the year could change because I've asked this question of the seller store as well as on another forum and no one knew the answer.
 
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dukeorock said:
Mine doesn’t have that finely tuned radar for string changes, but she notices the different basses for sure. She likes that I hung em all up in the music/bike room because she likes the way they look. She’s bummed I sold the ‘76 P because she liked the way it looked. Especially since I sold it to get another bass (‘02 ‘Bird) that looks a whole lot like one I already have (‘14). She also told me yesterday that I can’t sell my Gamma P bass because it’s the ‘prettiest’ one hanging on the wall. Fine with me as I wasn’t planning on selling it anyway :)
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It's always cool when your spouse gets into and is supportive of your interests. Sounds like she's partial to P basses. You'll have to float some Alleva Coppolo pics past her... [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]
once she sees the prices she'll ask you to buy more TBirds instead. ;)
 
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byoung93888 said:
Question on the bridge on the Epiphone Thunderbird Vintage Pro. Mine came with the G string side adjusted lower than the E side. Is this correct or should the screws for height adjustment be the same on both sides? Sorry for the silly question but I just haven't had one with this type of bridge before.
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That's usually the case for a low setup...or any setup according to Dan Erlewine among others.

The radius stays the same as the fretboard but the entire bridge in the case of a TOM (TuneOMatic) is set higher on the E side. This is because the lower strings have a larger vibration amplitude and have to be farther from the frets to prevent buzzing.

With a regular saddle bridge each string can be adjusted individually to do the same thing and you can fine tune the radius for different necks or playing style.

Pickups are usually set the opposite. Fatter lower pitch strings put out more energy and generally need to be farther from the magnetic field to balance the lesser output of the G&D.

Please excuse any misuse of terms.
 
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kat888 said:
Mine insists on calling my basses 'guitars' and all associated bits and pieces 'guitar sh!t' -- to annoy the fvck out of me in that particularly British fashion -- and doesn't think I need one, let alone more than one.

At least he's given up insisting they are kept in the wardrobe since he filled that bay with vintage trucker jackets.
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Well you just need to start telling him how much you like his vintage trucker "blazers". That'll twist his nickers!
 
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Well, guess i'm the minority here on the Jazz bass, just got mine out of the shop. Seymour Duncan Apollos, stack knob harness, grind and polish on the frets.
It's not a 'quacker" anymore. Probably the best Jazz bass i've ever owned now. I think i've said to much, no body armour or flight to some unknown destination can protect me now.
 
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gaffster said:
Ahh yes...a "1976" "Korina" t-bird for 3200 clams....I'll take it !

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Speaking of which, a few months ago we discussed that bass. It's not a 76, it a 1990's natural/walnut finish. I emailed the store about it and they decided not to reply. TODAY I emailed customer service about it and got a response, saying they will notify the store.
 
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JJR58 said:
Well, guess i'm the minority here on the Jazz bass, just got mine out of the shop. Seymour Duncan Apollos, stack knob harness, grind and polish on the frets.
It's not 'quacker" anymore. Probably the best Jazz bass i've ever owned now. I think i've said to much, no body armour or flight to some unknown destination can protect me now.
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I like some Jazz basses, particularly the five I own. I don't like the one that Giddy Lou plays. It has too many notes and a high pitched squeal seems to emanate from its vicinity.
 
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kat888 said:
I couldn't possibly comment on that!

Oh alright, it was.

On the other hand, the demos of the AVRI63 Precision sound very nice indeed. If I was looking for a P pickup, that would be the one (although it might still have to go in a soapbar can).
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Quacked? I got a Zoom b3 recently and listed is a duck effect. I thought Duck Dunn, but evidently it is supposed to be feathered duck sound.

Got me beat, maybe “it’s a thing”.

Guess I need to try it.
 
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