Thunderbird Club

[Mark Cult]

I considered just getting gold bolts for the supertone and the nuts on the tuners perhaps. Spent a bit too much money for now and have got my old Peavey amp to strip down and clean up...

 

[Mikaelbass]

There really is no doubt that the tbird is the coolest bass on the block....

 

[TBird1958]

7enders look on and wish they were half as cool!

 

[Deaky]

Just picked this up today. Had gotten an Epiphone Thinderbird recentlybut I took it back and got the real deal. She's a beauty.

 

[Deaky]

I was attempting to swap the bridge for the supertone but the screws supplied with the bridge were really tight when I tried to screw it down. I didn't want to force it. Has anyone else came up against this?

Can you use the screws from the original 3 point bridge?

 

[Larry V]

It should've come with English and Metric screws if you bought it new. I suspect you're up against the wrong type of thread.

 

[Deaky]

Yeah bought new. Is it possible to use the screw from the Gibson bridge?

 

[Larry V]

So, your Supertone didn't come with two sets of screws?

And no, the 3 point bridge screws have the additional shoulder so the head would stick up above the bridge which to me would look odd.

 

[Deaky]

It did but the screws were all the same size

 

[Larry V]

Then I'm guessing that Hipshot may have made a mistake. Contact them and tell them what you're seeing during your install.

 

[Deaky]

Already done just awaiting their reply. Should the screws be a different size?

 

[Larry V]

I believe that one set should've been English and the other metric.

 

[Deaky]

Forgive me for sounding dumb but what's the difference??

 

[Larry V]

The threads. Metric bolt threads won't work with English threaded insert threads and vice-versa.

 

[Nocturnal]

Larry is correct about the screws. The bridge should come with 2 different sizes. I had no issues mounting either of mine, but then again they didn't send me the wrong screws. Hopefully they ge the replacements to you quickly.

Nice bass too!! I LOVE black TBirds!!

 

[Dadagoboi]

Forgive me for sounding dumb but what's the difference??

Did you try all four bolts? They look very similar but only two will fit in the best case scenario. If you forced a wrong size bolt it's possible you damaged the threads of an anchor. Newer birds use an M8 thread bolt.

 

[Mark Cult]

Imperial bolts fit American style Gibsons etc, and metric is for Epiphona and pretty much anything made all over the rest of the world...

 

[Showdown]

Already done just awaiting their reply. Should the screws be a different size?

In my experience the customer service at Hipshot is excellent. I bought a Bass Xtender from them in the mid '90s, then a few years later when I sold the bass I took it off and put the Xtender away in a ziploc bag in my parts drawer. 15 years later I went to put it on a bass and the middle screw that holds the whole thing together was missing. I emailed Hipshot and asked if I could buy one because I lost it and they sent me one for free! Really cool considering it was my fault.

 

[Haji]

So here's why Electro Harmonix kicks ass: my original Bass Soul Food worked for a couple weeks and then developed a problem. The true bypass worked perfectly, but clicking on the pedal caused loss of signal and the only sound coming out was crackly distortion at very low volume. I took it back to the shop I bought it from, who sent it back and got a brand new replacement on the way. Got the new one, and the same thing happened to the replacement. One of the members here is an EHX engineer who happened to work on that project. The short of it is that he is taking care of fixing my pedal personally. I couldn't be happier with how they're handling it.

I work for a company that manufactures items made by people. I know that occasionally defects happen. The key is how the company handles those issues, and I'm totally pleased with how EHX is taking care of it.

So, that's why I haven't posted a pedal board photo yet.

 

[Deaky]

Did you try all four bolts? They look very similar but only two will fit in the best case scenario. If you forced a wrong size bolt it's possible you damaged the threads of an anchor. Newer birds use an M8 thread bolt.

I tried two of them but they wouldn't screw down very far so I was extra careful not to force it.