Thunderbird Club

[TBird1958]

I think all the Epis are long scale, the 80's Gibson's are medium scale, 76 Ibanez Destroyers are medium as well.

If I recall correct the first years of Epi production the were a medium scale, like '80 Gibson ( I had one once), but both Gibson and Epi have done long scale since then, I bought a Silverburst Gibson for Uwe.

 

[TBird1958]

Check out the string spacing/alignment:
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That's the bass, I'd have some gold pickups and Hipshot tuners on mine please, and thank you

 

[Blazer]

Just because it's cool, here's Suzy Quatro with her custom Greco T-bird.

 

[Engle]

That's the bass, I'd have some gold pickups and Hipshot tuners on mine please, and thank you

Chrome for mine!

 

[godofthunder59]

If I recall correct the first years of Epi production the were a medium scale, like '80 Gibson ( I had one once), but both Gibson and Epi have done long scale since then, I bought a Silverburst Gibson for Uwe.

Those medium scale Epis must have got by me ! Yeah those long scale Gibsons are big basses!

 

[Engle]

I've see FAR worse on FAR more expensive basses.

Looks like somebody bought the wrong bridges for them - it's easy to forgive for the low $.

 

[TBird1958]

Just because it's cool, here's Suzy Quatro with her custom Greco T-bird.
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Suzi's always been cool!

 

[Gaolee]

Try adding Why Don’t We Do It. Played that once during a high school pep rally. Yeah, we got in trouble. But it was funny.

I would do that and be happy doing it. Playing the song, that is. Well....

 

[GonePlaid]

Check out the string spacing/alignment:
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I'm thinking that might be OK for picking but not plucking.

 

[GonePlaid]

Do Lays Potato Chips cause GAS?

If ya use bean dip.

 

[RedVee]

This thread is DANGEROUS. I have a mere SEVEN basses ( which I used to think was a lot ). Only ONE is a 'Bird. I feel deprived. I am retiring at the end of January so I will not be able to keep up with the rest of you folks, and I will just have to be content with the paltry SEVEN basses that I have - one for EACH day of the week. I think some of you must have warehouses in your yards to store all the 'birds to keep them from flying away. Am I wrong? Am I making a HUGE mistake by retiring and denying myself of more 'birds? What has my life come to? Is there an afterlife where I might obtain more 'BIRDS some day, hopefully far down the road?

Where is my coffee?

don’t give up, you still have a month to get another T’bird before retiring.

 

[Gaolee]

I have 16 basses, but Which seems like a lot, then there’s Scott and the Queen.

I have nine bass guitars and an upright. TB makes me feel like I don't have any problems with volume. But, I'm feeling mostly done with acquisition.

 

[Gaolee]

See, that actually makes sense.

Of course it does. That's why I have six total Thunderbirds, if you consider the P-Bird a Thunderbird.

 

[Gaolee]

Check out the string spacing/alignment:
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The pickkups on that one look like Epi bolt-on Thunderbird pickups. I don't know if they are or not, but the shape at each end sure look like it.

 

[Count Bassie]

There was a gold one on my local CL for $300 a few weeks ago. That was tempting..

I'd have looked for a way to do that...

 

[Count Bassie]

I'm thinking about one of those newer long scale Epiphone Explorers for early next year - There's a couple of nice used ones on GC.

You need one of those.
I'm serious.

 

[Gaolee]

Just because it's cool, here's Suzy Quatro with her custom Greco T-bird.
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Those pop up for sale every now and then. I have been curious to know what they sound like. The bridge pickups and pickup placements for both bridge and neck look fairly unique.

It's a fairly big bass guitar, but she's clearly not very big at all.

 

[PillO]

Just because it's cool, here's Suzy Quatro with her custom Greco T-bird.
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Suzi's always been cool!

Suzi to you, but to me she will always be Leather Tuscadero

 

[BklynKen]

Reggae rehearsal last night - the Markbass combo in the space sounded great....until it didn’t sound at all except for about 10seconds at a time.

Markbass is Italian, right? Maybe the amp needs an Italian tuneup.

 

[PillO]

Markbass is Italian, right? Maybe the amp needs an Italian tuneup.

I always assume that my neighbours want to hear what I am practicing.