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Decided to do some direct clips for the heck of it. I played along to a prerecorded Prayer Flags track, but favored the bass pretty heavily. All Three basses went through the Reiner 6SL7 tube pre, straight into Logic. No EQ, No Compression...I explain which is which on the sound File
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dukeorock said:
Decided to do some direct clips for the heck of it. I played along to a prerecorded Prayer Flags track, but favored the bass pretty heavily. All Three basses went through the Reiner 6SL7 tube pre, straight into Logic. No EQ, No Compression...I explain which is which on the sound File
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To my ears the 2014 with the black beauties on it it sounded the best. I am curious about the string tension and if they feel less tight on the 2014 because it sounded so much fuller to me and if there is a correlation.
 
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Stevis said:
Yes. That sounds like one of those snake oil supplements you see on TV ads targeting us 50-something males, which will help us replace Testosterone and increase "vitality".
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Funny thing is that I keep hoping age will result in a little less "vitality" so I can think about something else for a change.
 
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Larry V said:
To my ears the 2014 with the black beauties on it it sounded the best. I am curious about the string tension and if they feel less tight on the 2014 because it sounded so much fuller to me and if there is a correlation.
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You know, it’s a great example of why these types of things can be misleading and skewed. I think Black Beauty’s are a great match for T Birds, so I’m not surprised that would be your favorite. All 3 sets of strings are (more or less) 45-105, but the Sunbeams feel like the lowest tension. Aside from being a string I don’t especially love (wouldn’t say hate either), they’re the oldest and really should’ve been changed to make the test more ‘fair.’ I didn’t attempt to determine a winner as such. I like all of em. They’re just different to me
 
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Larry V said:
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Where are the bolts? Talk about a misleading pic!?!
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The neck is a set neck on this model for some reason. AFAIK all other Dean Birds have bolt necks.
They have been using this body style for a while now, but before Carlo built the first Max? I wouldn't bet on it. I would imagine that if a guitar designer does any research for a JAE type Bird, Carlo's site would absolutely turn up in the top search results.
 
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dukeorock said:
You know, it’s a great example of why these types of things can be misleading and skewed. I think Black Beauty’s are a great match for T Birds, so I’m not surprised that would be your favorite. All 3 sets of strings are (more or less) 45-105, but the Sunbeams feel like the lowest tension. Aside from being a string I don’t especially love (wouldn’t say hate either), they’re the oldest and really should’ve been changed to make the test more ‘fair.’ I didn’t attempt to determine a winner as such. I like all of em. They’re just different to me
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That's why it's impossible to pick a favorite instrument to play. It's like picking your favorite kid. They are just different, that's all.

I went through a phase where I really liked Cobalt Flats on Thunderbirds. I still like those strings very much. Black Beauties (and the other ones that are the same but different colors) are what I have on most everything for now. They work on everything, not just Thunderbirds. I have red ones (Red Devils?) on the P-Bird. There are clear coated strings that I'll probably put on the chromed out '91 one of these days. It has Cobalt Flats on it, and those sound great. So, it's going to be a while. The '15 has Sunbeams for the time being. Those are the ones I play the most for the time being, so those are the strings I can remember putting on and thinking about.
 
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dukeorock said:
Decided to do some direct clips for the heck of it. I played along to a prerecorded Prayer Flags track, but favored the bass pretty heavily. All Three basses went through the Reiner 6SL7 tube pre, straight into Logic. No EQ, No Compression...I explain which is which on the sound File
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Well, first off. Just (insert curse word), AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
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Dr_Feelgoood212 said:
Ahh I see what you mean, but AFAIK the bolt have different heads. The 3 point bridge bolt, I believe, are taller past the thread, to accommodate where the bridge goes in. The Babicz bolts do not have those slots
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I did not know that.... However, if the inserts match then it shouldn’t be a problem going from a Gibson bridge to a Babicz, and vice versa - as long as the original bolts for that specific bridge goes with it...

I’m sure Gaolee will be able to answer this, having Gibson’s with both the 3-point and a Babicz...
 
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hillerup said:
I did not know that.... However, if the inserts match then it shouldn’t be a problem going from a Gibson bridge to a Babicz, and vice versa - as long as the original bolts for that specific bridge goes with it...

I’m sure Gaolee will be able to answer this, having Gibson’s with both the 3-point and a Babicz...
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The Babicz I got for the '91 as part of the chrome conversion bolted right on. I don't remember if it came with more than one set of bolts. I don't think so. I have forgotten who the 3 point went to.
 
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Gaolee said:
That's why it's impossible to pick a favorite instrument to play. It's like picking your favorite kid. They are just different, that's all.

I went through a phase where I really liked Cobalt Flats on Thunderbirds. I still like those strings very much. Black Beauties (and the other ones that are the same but different colors) are what I have on most everything for now. They work on everything, not just Thunderbirds. I have red ones (Red Devils?) on the P-Bird. There are clear coated strings that I'll probably put on the chromed out '91 one of these days. It has Cobalt Flats on it, and those sound great. So, it's going to be a while. The '15 has Sunbeams for the time being. Those are the ones I play the most for the time being, so those are the strings I can remember putting on and thinking about.
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I have black beauties on my white bird. I liked them enough to get red devils (the same but red) and put them on my jack casady. Looking for new strings for the Midtown as fatbeams didn't seem to last very long; I'm considering pure blues for that. I have come to appreciate the round core DRs. Prior to trying them, I was playing hex cores. The round cores, despite similar tension, seem less stiff to play.
 
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