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Thunderbird Club

#142,501
fasterpussycat said:
Was just pondering how to get the JC out of the house in its case (ie not a gig bag) without 1. arms falling off, 2. a lift from someone and discovered the BackAxe (BackAxe Home Page). The Epi Bird case is prolly too clunky and long for comfort -- unless you want to be 9 feet tall.
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You could hire me as your personal roadie. I could cover a lot of bases for you (pun intended).
But you'll have to feed me more then just tea.
 
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Last night I had both my epi bird bolt on and spector bird legend 4x. I hooked up an emg tbhz pickup to my amp and ran it over the strings of both birds while plucking open notes. I actually thinj the best sound was right in between the neck and bridge position. It was full but, tighter and more defined than either neck or bridge position. A really good sound. I could probably play a single pickup bird. Maybe wire the pickup for a series, parallel split too.
 
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kringle77 said:
Last night I had both my epi bird bolt on and spector bird legend 4x. I hooked up an emg tbhz pickup to my amp and ran it over the strings of both birds while plucking open notes. I actually thinj the best sound was right in between the neck and bridge position. It was full but, tighter and more defined than either neck or bridge position. A really good sound. I could probably play a single pickup bird. Maybe wire the pickup for a series, parallel split too.
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I'm gonna have to agree with that. Seems like that's the sweet spot for all tonal possibilities. But that's just me.
 
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kringle77 said:
Last night I had both my epi bird bolt on and spector bird legend 4x. I hooked up an emg tbhz pickup to my amp and ran it over the strings of both birds while plucking open notes. I actually thinj the best sound was right in between the neck and bridge position. It was full but, tighter and more defined than either neck or bridge position. A really good sound. I could probably play a single pickup bird. Maybe wire the pickup for a series, parallel split too.
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Single pup Thunderbirds rule!

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fasterpussycat said:
Was just pondering how to get the JC out of the house in its case (ie not a gig bag) without 1. arms falling off, 2. a lift from someone and discovered the BackAxe (BackAxe Home Page). The Epi Bird case is prolly too clunky and long for comfort -- unless you want to be 9 feet tall.
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It could always be worse. The upright's bag has backpack straps. Trying to wear it like a backpack does not end well.
 
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dagrev said:
The neck PU on the '64 pretty low compared to everything else (bridge PU is a little weak, even for a bridge PU). Not the thing to do I suppose, but it sounds so good I have no intention of adjusting it.
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The Dimarzio One in my EB-2 is fairly low. That makes for a weaker signal, but it sounds amazing. The amp can do the work.
 
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mr zee said:
Just been checking out the serial numbers of my epi,s
The Ripper was built may 2010 in China.
The Thunderbird was built December 2003 at the unsung factory as was the Eb3 which was built December 2000
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Someday I might check to see when the bolt-on was made. Korea sometime. My guess is 2008 or so, but it might be older.
 
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heatheroo1 said:
Got my '77 back from the "spa" on Saturday. The neck went wonky again so the luthier clamped it under heat to get it back in playing shape. This is the 2nd time I've had this done. After the 1st time, we talked about ripping the fingerboard off and installing some reinforcing rods, but after examining that ridiculously thin neck at the nut, he's not convinced he can get the fingerboard off without possible permanent damage to the board/neck. So.....I figure I need to plan to have it straightened once or twice a year. I've been hauling this bass around since it was new, so I can live with that.
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It's like having an old dog that needs a bit more maintenance.
 
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kringle77 said:
I would love to have a lull t4 but, Im not nice to my basses. The only reason I sold the d-bird was because it was too nice to be abused. I need something that rocks but, that I don't mind swinging around. It looks like the single pickup birds have the pup in the neck position?
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Yes.
 
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Engle said:
They seem the same as the Cobalt Flats.
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Interesting, i think by the numbers that the Fender flats have way more tension. And feel that way too. At least to me.
And oddly enough, The TI's i have on one of my 7enders is getting Cobalts put back on.
And the CB's feel more flexible to me then the TI's. Go figure.
But i am a Chechen alien, so one must take that into consideration when ever i blab around here.
 
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kringle77 said:
I would love to have a lull t4 but, Im not nice to my basses. The only reason I sold the d-bird was because it was too nice to be abused. I need something that rocks but, that I don't mind swinging around. It looks like the single pickup birds have the pup in the neck position?
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I'm not nice to that T4, it's got some dings and most certainly a "player" not a museum piece, still, you might look for a Greco Thunderbird II, they're great basses and come up on fleabay with regularity.


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