Thunderbird Club

[PillO]

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Great, now everyone is going post a photo of their organ...

 

[Kriegs]

Great, now everyone is going post a photo of their organ...

 

[Engle]

Do you have 'bee's dick' as a unit of measure?

We don’t here on the wet coast of Canada, but I will try to remember to use that one.

 

[TBird1958]

Question for all you Thunderbirders!

I've started gassing for one, and would love to add an Epiphone Thunderbird to my stable. I play P basses and Stingrays, and I prefer the slightly wider necks to those of a jazz bass.

I understand only the standard bolt on Epiphone Thunderbirds have the wider neck, while Classic Pro and Vintage Pro have 1.5" jazz like neck width.

Even still, I take it both Classic and Vintage are a better choice for that rocking classic Thunderbird tone, and probably have better QC and quality in general? Best thing would be to try them all I suppose, but that might not be possible that soon.

A bolt on neck would probably seem most familiar to you, however, were I wanting the "Thunderbird Tone" as you're stating a Vintage Pro is really the bass to try. It nails the tone down real well, dialing the bridge pickup off will certainly give some big, angry Thunderbird goodness, also the neck on the Vintage Pro is a bit thicker in profile than any of my Gibsons - probably not as big as a Stingray, but not far from it. For the $$$ involved, trying one (when the funds are there) from a good online retailer like Sweetwater is highly recommended.

 

[TBird1958]

Thunderbird Thurs..... d'oh.

I'll be back later. Wrong forum

 

[JIO]

Yes, that's a mouse.

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Very Spring! Is that Fiesta Red?

 

[PillO]

Thunderbird Thurs..... d'oh.

I'll be back later. Wrong forum

Oh, now we have gone from organs to diesel units. At least it isn't at a station in Bangor... Now nobody mention erector sets lest things get really silly.

 

[PillO]

Very Spring! Is that Fiesta Red?

They look like poppies...

 

[dukeorock]

Question for all you Thunderbirders!

I've started gassing for one, and would love to add an Epiphone Thunderbird to my stable. I play P basses and Stingrays, and I prefer the slightly wider necks to those of a jazz bass.

I understand only the standard bolt on Epiphone Thunderbirds have the wider neck, while Classic Pro and Vintage Pro have 1.5" jazz like neck width.

Even still, I take it both Classic and Vintage are a better choice for that rocking classic Thunderbird tone, and probably have better QC and quality in general? Best thing would be to try them all I suppose, but that might not be possible that soon.

Like V said, the Vintage Pro necks are a bit chunkier than a modern Gibson T Bird. My Cataldo NR has a neck profile closer to a P bass. I’ve grown quite fond of the skinnier Gibson style T Bird necks, so I mostly use the Cataldo for recording, these days. Pictured in the middle

 

[BklynKen]

Like V said, the Vintage Pro necks are a bit chunkier than a modern Gibson T Bird. My Cataldo NR has a neck profile closer to a P bass. I’ve grown quite fond of the skinnier Gibson style T Bird necks, so I mostly use the Cataldo for recording, these days. Pictured in the middle
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When did you put a Hipshot on?

 

[Gaolee]

R?

Red.

 

[Dadagoboi]

Is that Fiesta Red?

Yes. Red and yellow UTC mixed into white nitro lacquer.

 

[Gaolee]

Question for all you Thunderbirders!

I've started gassing for one, and would love to add an Epiphone Thunderbird to my stable. I play P basses and Stingrays, and I prefer the slightly wider necks to those of a jazz bass.

I understand only the standard bolt on Epiphone Thunderbirds have the wider neck, while Classic Pro and Vintage Pro have 1.5" jazz like neck width.

Even still, I take it both Classic and Vintage are a better choice for that rocking classic Thunderbird tone, and probably have better QC and quality in general? Best thing would be to try them all I suppose, but that might not be possible that soon.

I tend to like aircraft carrier deck necks, not just in width, but in depth, too. For that reason, it took a while for me to get used to the usual Thunderbird neck. It was worth it.

Plus, I have an older bolt-on Thunderbird with a huge neck. Not all of them have the big neck that you are looking for. So, there's that to look out for, too. Another option is to go full zoot custom and get a Cataldo or Lull with the whole Thunderbird thing going, but with a neck more the size and shape you like. It wouldn't be an Epiphone and it would be a whole lot more expensive, but it's an option if you have the money and want both a Thunderbird and a big neck.

 

[Gaolee]

Are those bitches in Oz equipped with dicks as well as marsupial pouches?

Everything is upside down. Not inside out.

 

[Gaolee]

Like V said, the Vintage Pro necks are a bit chunkier than a modern Gibson T Bird. My Cataldo NR has a neck profile closer to a P bass. I’ve grown quite fond of the skinnier Gibson style T Bird necks, so I mostly use the Cataldo for recording, these days. Pictured in the middle
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Oooh! That one on the left...

 

[Dadagoboi]

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[dukeorock]

When did you put a Hipshot on?

When I chromed out that bass. New pickups, bridge and tuners all at the same time

Oooh! That one on the left...

That’s my friends Greco. Wish it were mine!

 

[BklynKen]

Are those bitches in Oz equipped with dicks as well as marsupial pouches?

Not only that, but they all want to kill you as well.

 

[BklynKen]

15% off ALL strings (including Ken Smith) plus free shipping on orders over $35 to USA and Canada.
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Too bad they don't seem to carry SIT bass strings at all. But these guys are great to deal with in my experience.

 

[GBassNorth]

Oh, sorry, we were talking about NR. Who cares, it's PJ.

NR, PJ, ....whatever it takes.