Thunderbird Club

[Instagator]

The seller and I have reached a deal on the 2018 Gibson RD I'm thinking of buying.
I'm perfectly happy with my /19 Gibson Thunderbird...last chance to help me decide to pull the trigger or pull the plug on the deal. Common sense says that I don't need it, but she's brutally beautiful...
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Inspiration..Thanks.I have a one set gig this weekend.That picture made me open the case that holds the 11.75 pound monster.I should be able to support it for an hour...Put a new battery in it and I’m good to go for Saturday.It still Rocks and is surprisingly well balanced.I kinda forgot about how cool it is..Cheers!

 

[PillO]

Tin and twang perhaps.

And then there's bro country, which is bad '70s arena rock, with cowboy hats and dumb lyrics about short skirts instead of long hair and sweeping drug related visions.

All popular music is bad poetry set to I IV vi V

 

[PillO]

If you measure it, we might be able to scare up a bass pickup the same size and shape, only black, and ship it to you, cleverly disguised as a bass repair part. Or spray paint. There's always that. Just remember. We are here to enable.

I think that a large portion of the JC's sound is in that low impedance pickup.

 

[GonePlaid]

It's not Epiphone though, it's the local distributor, Australis Music which acts as the 'middle-man' between Epiphone and the retailer. Epiphone > Distributor > Retailer > Purchaser. If you need a part or whatever, you have to find the distributor and they'll tell you 'yes that is available, contact this retailer'.

Reverse pyramid scheme?

 

[Gaolee]

I think that a large portion of the JC's sound is in that low impedance pickup.

Then never mind. Or maybe we just take the covers and send them to Oz.

 

[GonePlaid]

it is really poor though. I had hoped it would improve once we got this new distribution deal.

One would expect parts availability would be a requirement to hang your shingle selling new items.
The least they could do would be to order them in from o/s when ordered by a customer. Can’t be bothered even doing that. Poor.

Secretly backed by 7ender?

 

[PillO]

Hipshot are completely amazing. You can call them and speak to an intelligent human who actually knows something. You don't wait 25 minutes in a cue before they answer. They will tell you pro and con of different parts and treat you like you have a brain. Amazing. Kudos to them in all important ways.

Indeed. When I bought one of my bridges, they had a one week delay because they were manufacturing a batch of parts. That put the delivery window into the middle of my vacation. I called (spoke to one person only) and it was no problem to hold the shipment for a week until I returned.

As well, emails come from a real person and he/she will respond to replies!

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

I see the links now. I love Pelham Blue, but for some reason the non-reverse Gibson T-Birds don't do it for me. Maybe it's the black hardware I don't dig? Hmmm

easily fixed...

 

[PillO]

Long overdue for a job, the boys are getting restless.

Show up looking like this and they will instantly fear you.

You never know what an angry mob in watermelon helmets will do.

And if you are bringing dogs for further intimidation...

And we now have a viral protection version to wear on international flights

 

[PillO]

Secretly backed by 7ender?

Let's not settle on a conspiracy theory. It could be Dean as well. I think we can debate multiple conspiracy theories.

 

[Engle]

Really cool in every way!

Thanks man!

 

[Engle]

Hey man nice playing! Fat pocket, big, deep. grumbly bass, nicely laid down and recorded. Pretty good song too, kudos all around.
That lady can sing.

Thanks! Paul (drummer) and I just click without having to think about it. That was recorded with new Fender flats on the VP

 

[Engle]

Really good. Do they play the song out loud for you while you are in front of the green screen?

Yes it was on an iPad plugged into the PA at a rehearsal room. We did 2 times through each and then did a few extra wind shots of the singer with a fan.

 

[Engle]

Meh, a peril of viddy-ing long after recording, especially if you're not playing the tunes a lot after recording. Fact remains it's a slick piece of work.

Thanks, I don’t really play stuff like that the same way twice, so I would have had to chart out where my riffs and stuff were in the song. - just wasn’t time.

 

[JIO]

Some of you know how I feel. I so miss him. HIs music has been a big part of my life.

Same here.

 

[GonePlaid]

I can't find a link to post here, but there's a blue[made in]2012 Gibby NR at MusicGoRound in Greenfield, WI, for $1400 + $80 s&h. No affiliation-and no $$$ to buy it myself.

 

[JJR58]

Show up looking like this and they will instantly fear you.
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You never know what an angry mob in watermelon helmets will do.

And if you are bringing dogs for further intimidation...
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And we now have a viral protection version to wear on international flights
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You're hired!

 

[GonePlaid]

Thanks, I don’t really play stuff like that the same way twice, so I would have had to chart out where my riffs and stuff were in the song. - just wasn’t time.

I attempt to play things the same way every time so as not to confuse the guitar men.and me.

 

[JIO]

Anyone else’s bridge look like this when intonated? This is my VP with RS66s on it (unsure of gauge). The Pro V looked kinda like this with Cobalt flats, IIRC.
I know it happens, but curious how often.
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Looks typical - there are basses with single-bar floating bridges and the best you can do is an angled 'close-enough for all strings' position, but with individual saddles there's no two basses with exactly the same saddle positions I've found. Some will go straight across the angle, and others will stagger in various ways.

 

[GonePlaid]

Looks typical - there are basses with single-bar floating bridges and the best you can do is an angled 'close-enough for all strings' position, but with individual saddles there's no two basses with exactly the same saddle positions I've found. Some will go straight across the angle, and others will stagger in various ways.

I've been known to stagger in various ways myself.