Come on, Chucky!?!?
Way too short to be Italian!
HEY NOW!!!
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Thunderbird Club
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Come on, Chucky!?!?
Way too short to be Italian!
HEY NOW!!!
This may have been discussed before - so I'm upgrading another Epi T-bird, and might make it another Fenderbird....after 2 fails with 2 different pickup ideas, I'm settling for something along the lines of stock sized Gibsons or similar, but I'm on a beer budget, so Lollar and Thunderbucker Ranch are kind of last resort options. Dude on eBay is selling these for under a hundred, are they crap?
Thunderbird Bass Pickups with Rings - Nickel | eBay
I think they're Chinese, but not 100% sure, and kinda wary of them sounding bad.
How do the EMG's TBHZ sound? Should I just pony up for Thunderbuckers instead? (damnnit)
Thunderbird Bass Pickups with Rings - Nickel | eBay
I think they're Chinese, but not 100% sure, and kinda wary of them sounding bad.
How do the EMG's TBHZ sound? Should I just pony up for Thunderbuckers instead? (damnnit)
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HIYOOOOOO!!!Come on, Chucky!?!?
Way too short to be Italian!
HEY NOW!!!
Those are what we refer to as "ChinaBuckers". There are a number of folks around here that have 'em. The general consensus seems to be that they're a good bang for the buck, and the people that have them don't b!tch about wanting to replace 'em. I guess you could call it, "endorsement by default" or sup'm
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@Christine is breaking into some uncharted territory over in this build thread:
The Les Paul Twins
Nobody here is familiar with MojoTone's T-bird pup she's using, so we're pretty eagerly awaiting the completion!
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"Endorsement by default"! Love it!Those are what we refer to as "ChinaBuckers". There are a number of folks around here that have 'em. The general consensus seems to be that they're a good bang for the buck, and the people that have them don't b!tch about wanting to replace 'em. I guess you could call it, "endorsement by default" or sup'm
Bingo!!!!
Who knew my sausages would get such a rise out of everyone.
Wait a minute..........Who knew my sausages would get such a rise out of everyone.
Triple like!!Come on, Chucky!?!?
Way too short to be Italian!
HEY NOW!!!
Surely you knew there would be some kinda reaction when you chose to display yer sausageWho knew my sausages would get such a rise out of everyone.
And to think, we haven't even seen his buns yet!Surely you knew there would be some kinda reaction when you chose to display yer sausage
I have a set of Lollars in one Epi, and Chinabuckers in another. The CB’s are very aggressive sounding as compared to the Lollars which are very full and rich. To me, the Lollars can be eq’d to get aggressive. But the CB’s are inherently that way. It’s a love hate with the Chinabuckers for some. I don’t have experience with the Thunderbuckers, or Lulls, or any other for that matter. But there are some decent clips on YouTube where you can here those. Top notch in my opinion. I’m very happy with the Lollars and CB’s.
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Thunderbird sighting at a bar in Lansing! That’s my buddy Gary to the left playing lead. An awesome guitarist filling in for the regular guy whose mom is in the hospital.
Or 1x ThunderBucker or Lollar and go T’Bird II
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- Mar 8, 2011
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Wuddevah dude... just remember... ya gotta do stuff to 'em to make 'em plump. They're not like that when ya first pull 'em out
Who knew my sausages would get such a rise out of everyone.
Surely you knew there would be some kinda reaction when you chose to display yer sausage
I can’t...way too easy
Just finished a super fun gig in Splendora, TX. T Bird sounded like a million bucks! But I only made about $400 :/
- Mar 8, 2011
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Yep, Eskimo Brothers. I always used the 2002 Gibson w/ Lollars and Cobalt flats with them. Works every time
