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Thunderbird Club

#1,061
The variety at GCs is so wide as well. One GC near me has every cheap Fender made, a few American Fenders and a handful of Epis. One Gibby SG bass. Another one, 20 miles the other way, has Two Gibby t-birds and two or three SG style basses. Plus one or two Epis. And then there's a third in my circle that have literally nothing for bass other than Squiers, Schecters and Ibanezes.
 
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Larry V said:
I just did an exhaustive search online for a reasonable price to replace my D'Addario Chrome Flat Wound D string.

Strings By Mail was the best I could find at $8.54 shipped. I probably should have asked here first but where do you guys go for strings, packs and singles?
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I buy most of my strings from BassStringsOnline.com I'd love to buy local, too, but there's a very poor selection here.

As for your intonation issue on the B string. Have to tried shortening the saddle spring to get more room, or is it bottomed out against the backplate already?
 
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godofthunder59 said:
Thanks Mark I feel the same.:) Me and Tbirds go way back I have been playing them exclusively since '76. I got my first NR in '78 and never looked back. I don't have a exact count but I have at least 5 60's NRs and 15 others Thunderbirds of various stripes.
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Got my 1st ('63 T-bird II) in '76 also - it was later stolen. Here's a pic on the day in '78 I got its replacement, a '64 "closet classic". Still have it. (to put a time period on it this is a copy of an SX-70 photo!)

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Fletz said:
The variety at GCs is so wide as well. One GC near me has every cheap Fender made, a few American Fenders and a handful of Epis. One Gibby SG bass. Another one, 20 miles the other way, has Two Gibby t-birds and two or three SG style basses. Plus one or two Epis. And then there's a third in my circle that have literally nothing for bass other than Squiers, Schecters and Ibanezes.
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Lucky! I have 2 shops local to me (1 Long & McQuade & 1 local owned). L&M generally has some MIM Fenders, a couple MIAs, a few Squiers, NO Gibsons, and 1 Epi EB-3L that's been there for over a year.
The other shop has 1 Dingwall, 4 Corts, 2 G&L Tributes, a handful of Warwick Rockbasses, and a bunch of stuff on consignment (all WAAAY overpriced).
 
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JIO said:
Got my 1st ('63 T-bird II) in '76 also - it was later stolen. Here's a pic on the day in '78 I got its replacement, a '64 "closet classic". Still have it. (to put a time period on it this is a copy of an SX-70 photo!)

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That's so cool!
Single pick up Thunderbirds rule!
 
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I know this may be a question asked a million times already. I'm looking to change the pickups of an Epi TB IV. Question is this: Most replacements are meant for Gibson TB which only has 2 screws while Epi has 2 in one side and 1 on the other? Is there any adapter for this or would I have to take to a tech for routing?
 
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adece said:
I know this may be a question asked a million times already. I'm looking to change the pickups of an Epi TB IV. Question is this: Most replacements are meant for Gibson TB which only has 2 screws while Epi has 2 in one side and 1 on the other? Is there any adapter for this or would I have to take to a tech for routing?
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TB Plus pups will fit a bolt on neck Epi with minimal work, use some dense foam and drill one new hole. You'll probably spend more time rewiring it ;)
 
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godofthunder59 said:
Most of my basses have Rotosound RS 66LD one them. Fortunately these are available locally. Flats I use on Hofners and my fretless basses I buy off ebay, same for the occasional B string for the one bass I have strung BEAD. $8.54 shipped sounds like a deal to me.
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Hofners?!? Didn't you just say you've played Thunderbirds exclusively since the 70s? Does Hofner make a Thunderbird model? Hey, come to think of it, that might actually be pretty cool... :)


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ctmullins said:
Hofners?!? Didn't you just say you've played Thunderbirds exclusively since the 70s? Does Hofner make a Thunderbird model? Hey, come to think of it, that might actually be pretty cool... :)


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I have a lot of basses but Thunderbirds get the lions share of playing time. Hofners,Fenders and such are fun but you will rarely see me onstage with them.
 
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Larry V said:
Thought about it. Decided against it. Been playing Filter's, "Hey Man Nice Shot" on the B string between D and G# and it sounds great. View attachment 428812

This is where the saddles are now.
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Whoa! There's so much spacing available! Why wouldn't they have mounted it further back!?

Also, how are you playing a song that has a droning Drop-D with hammer-ons riff on a 5 string? It's impossible to be fast enough to get that D in between every 2nd note as you're moving down that chorus riff.
 

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