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Thunderbird Club

#143,821
JIO said:
That song got so overplayed that I tended to tune it out after awhile - but re-listening to it now you are quite right about the bass-line. A well crafted bass-line really is what it's all about. Match that with great tone and you have a bass signature that helps make a song classic.
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That bass line IS the song...Tiran is local and still plays with local acts...always shows up with a different gorgeous bass...never seen him play a Bird locally though, almost always 5 stringers..
 
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#143,826
Gaolee said:
I have a Gator backpack that was originally intended for DJ gear. I got it to haul music stuff, but it ended up being my motorcycle commuting backpack. It started out with a frayed handle in the middle between the shoulder straps. I didn't think much about that and didn't bother to ask Sweetwater to replace it. They would have, but it didn't much matter. Now, about five years later and having used it for all kinds of things, the frayed handle is still there and functional. It's getting to the point that it might fail, but the rest of it is completely functional. I'm pretty sure it would take a couple of bulldozers operated by the Rotten Kid in opposite directions to pull the shoulder straps off. Ten years from now, I expect to be using it. So, I wouldn't hesitate to use a Gator anything.
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Cool thing about the ProGo is that the backpack straps clip on, so if anything happens, I can just swap those out. Gator sells replacement straps for $7 each.

I wanted to get their small pedal board, but went with the Voodoo Lab because they sell their smallest one with a factory-installed power supply. Much easier for me.

Also cool is that Gator's president is a woman.
 
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JIO said:
That song got so overplayed that I tended to tune it out after awhile - but re-listening to it now you are quite right about the bass-line. A well crafted bass-line really is what it's all about. Match that with great tone and you have a bass signature that helps make a song classic.
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We did it in a group I was with in Miami 75-82, playing my 67 NR. I don't remember if I had a phaser then.....
 
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BklynKen said:
Cool thing about the ProGo is that the backpack straps clip on, so if anything happens, I can just swap those out. Gator sells replacement straps for $7 each.

I wanted to get their small pedal board, but went with the Voodoo Lab because they sell their smallest one with a factory-installed power supply. Much easier for me.

Also cool is that Gator's president is a woman.
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MamaGator?
 
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#143,831
MCF said:
I just watched the UPS guy deliver the Babicz. Yeah! I’m excited, but can’t get home until later. I’d post a pic of him doing it, but that would be really creepy. Creepier than the fact that I actually have cameras set up...
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Creepier? No. With all the porch pirates, smarter. And they'd throw it away, having no idea wuttinahell it is.
 
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#143,835
FlyingPigSound said:
Babicz bridge worthwhile on a Gibson Thunderbird?
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Yep, IMO. A very solid piece of kit that mounts flush to the body. Adjustable string height. They were designed for and were stock on ‘15 - ‘17 Gibsons. ‘18s - on went back to the three point. The Babicz looks better than the other alternative Hipshot to my eye; more of a classic look. I’ll let you know if I can tell any difference in sustain once it’s on. The ‘15 sustains almost forever, but I’m not sure if the Babicz on it makes a difference. There are windmillers out there who claim to have cut themselves (with pics and all) on the tailpiece. I don’t windmill so no issue for me. YMMV.
 
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FlyingPigSound said:
Babicz bridge worthwhile on a Gibson Thunderbird?
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On a newer one, say post '06 (or whenever Gibson changed the neck pitch) I could at least consider one, they do look like the belong on a "Bird. I've never felt a need to change out a 3 point on any of my Gibson Birds, they work really well.
 
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TBird1958 said:
On a newer one, say post '06 (or whenever Gibson changed the neck pitch) I could at least consider one, they do look like the belong on a "Bird. I've never felt a need to change out a 3 point on any of my Gibson Birds, they work really well.
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That's where I'm at...
Kinda like the look of the Babicz, but I'm not having an issues with the stock three-point.
Now on my Jack Casady, I prefer the stock three-point due to the curved top, and don't want a Rube Goldberg solution by adding washers or spacers or whatever...
 
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FlyingPigSound said:
Babicz bridge worthwhile on a Gibson Thunderbird?
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I went with the Hipshot Supertone over the Babicz because of the greater adjustability, price, and what looked to be a longer run for silks, which I needed. But I looked closely at both. I love the Supertone, and their support (both pre- and post-sales) is excellent. That said...
The Three-pointers love their three-points.
The Babiczers love their Babiczs.
The Hipshotters love their Hipshots.

I really don't think there's a bad choice here, so long as you understand the plusses and minuses of each.

I didn't really notice a difference in sustain, but then the bog-standard Epi IV had more sustain to begin with than I expected from a bass in its price range. I did notice better sustain on the Pro V when I switched to the Hipshot A, but that was mostly because the original bridge was (a) mediocre at best and (b) warped ridiculously when I got it.
 
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