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Thunderbird Club

#76,901
hillerup said:
Are those pictures from the Swedish guitar museum?

They have quite a few 60’s Thunderbirds in those rare poly colors. :)
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And speaking of Guitars - The Museum - Here are a couple of pictures more from their birdcage:

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FIREBIRDS2.jpg


THUNDERBIRD2.jpg


Let the drool begin...:D
 
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#76,902
Chucky Stiletti said:
I just got done boiling and installing set of Swing Set 95s on my BaCH. What a difference this gauge change makes.
It had 102s. Never seen an instrument where a gauge change like this (not drastic; 102s to 95s) makes such a huge difference..
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In what way was the change?
 
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JJR58 said:
I'm a light gauge player to begin with. But i hear ya. The boiling didn't do anything wacky to the strings?
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It never does. I've been boiling for years. You basically get a brand new set. String manufacturers claim/ed it affects intonation but I never saw that. Always managed to get stuff to intonate properly. Van Halen used boil his strings right out of the package prior to putting them on the guitar. He claimed he didn't have to stretch them as much.
 
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GBassNorth said:
Can you tell us more about the difference? Feel, playability, sound, etc.
I'm still looking for the best string on my Eppi TBird VP. Tried stock (stainless round I think), Silver Stars (same as Black Beauties but silver), and am now on Cobalt Flats. I have a set of Roto rounds waiting in the wings for the next string change.
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Both sets are RS66. I have tried countless other brands over the years but always seem to go back to Rotos.
The bass plays more relaxed now. I've always used lighter gauges as well but believed the fallacy that more string mass adds to tone. Later found this is not so. The travel of the string as well to the high frequency response has increased. Sustain seems unaffected.
The neck does not feel as stiff. I tried the heavier gauge because I figured it would not be as noticeable with the long scale but not the case. Huge difference..
 
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Chucky Stiletti said:
It never does. I've been boiling for years. You basically get a brand new set. String manufacturers claim/ed it affects intonation but I never saw that. Always managed to get stuff to intonate properly. Van Halen used boil his strings right out of the package prior to putting them on the guitar. He claimed he didn't have to stretch them as much.
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Kinda makes sense in a way, since they’ve already been stretched during the boiling process.
 
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Chucky Stiletti said:
Exactly. this said, I only boil a set once, then off to the bin..
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In my experience, the more a set gets boiled - the faster they go dead/dull...

Boiling them the first time, does give them back their "zing" for quite some time, but after that it's time for the bin.
 
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#76,918
kat888 said:
Body
$185 alder + $20 back rout + $265 finish = $470.

Neck
$225 maple/ebony + $25 Hipshot ULs + $25 nut + $20 abalone inlays + $70 nitro = $365.

$305 wenge/ebony + $25 Hipshot ULs + $25 nut + $20 abalone inlays = $375.

The wenge would look hot.
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US pesos or Australian pesos?
 
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#76,920
JJR58 said:
This is beyond slobbering drool. I don’t think I’d be allowed to view them.
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Probably time to change your undies - I had to after seeing that.
 
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