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It's a tort tort derivation.
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Thunderbird Club
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It's a tort tort derivation.
I have used Schaller strap locks for years and never had a failure, however on my t-bird and mockingbird they stick out too far. I tried these [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]
and so far really like them. Low profile, positive locking and most importantly you don’t need to take a router to your strap to make them fit right.
and so far really like them. Low profile, positive locking and most importantly you don’t need to take a router to your strap to make them fit right.
If you say so. I’ve got one bass with it, my Silvertone. It will be the only one.the way I see it, life is too short to waste precious practice time on the negativity of ragging on tort (which rules BTW).....
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Do you drill out the Dunlops for the larger Thunderbird screws? Or do they make a bass version I'm just not finding?
My city co-opted my message, and screwed up. That level of washing is longer than 20 seconds if you value your eyeballs!
The 7enders are too thick. I prefer the thin cheap ones off Amazon.I bought the fancy Fender rubber washers, because it made me feel rich to spend so freely.
Schaller Strap Locks are rock solid if installed correctly, and garbage if they aren't. Use the Schaller "S" lock system if you have thick leather straps. Down side is these aren't low profile, so if you have a rear mounted upper strap pin it's a PITA.
Dunlop flush mounts are my favorite "stealth" design on my Warwick's but require a pretty good size hole to be drilled in the bass (basically about the size of a Gibby three point bridge body insert lug). They have a push pin release, which means you probably shouldn't use these if your upper pin is mounted on the rear of the bass where you could accidentally push the pin in with your body while playing.
Loxx work well, not as low profile as the Dunlops but better on a rear mount than the Schallers. They are pull release which also makes them better than Dunlops for rear mounted applications.
Rubber beer bottle washers (I think Fender even makes some now) are dirt cheap, don't require any bass modification and are rock solid as well, but work best if you always leave the same strap on the bass. If you're the kind of player that removes your strap to take your bass off you'll probably lose the dang washer on stage at the worst possible time (been there, done that). However, if you normally leave the strap on and just slip your head and arm through to put your bass on, they work great.
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I only use the included Dunlop screws. You can also buy aftermarket screws with hex-heads that will work. I have them on my '64 and don't recall doing anything special to install them.
Put the screw in a drill, grind the head down with sandpaper (I always do several). New Dunlops come with the proper screw.
I have a strap on each bass, and they fight going on and off, so I haven't bothered with washers yet.
I was going to say... The cedar/juniper season has lasted much longer than usual this year.
Between that, DST, and the general darkness of this cloudy day, I just want to sleep. Whereas coffee is usually optional or assistive, today it's the only thing keeping me functional.
The Dunlops I've seen have small screws and holes, and the Epi bass screws are too large for them. I recall someone talking about drilling them out, but I find it bizarre there's such a mismatch.
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If they are a PITA you are doing all wrong. Surely they would be a pain in the front bottom, not the back bottom?
[Serious:] Can't say it has ever been an issue, but then I don't tend to wear belts.
If they are a PITA you are doing all wrong. Surely they would be a pain in the front bottom, not the back bottom?
[Serious:] Can't say it has ever been an issue, but then I don't tend to wear belts.
Thanks; I wondered. I had tried moving my old ones over from the guitars I no longer play.
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Haven't had a problem but as there's no such thing as standardisation, anything's possible.
I wondered about that. Oddly enough, when I needed another strap button for the Pro V (it came with only one), the local GC was out, but dug through their bass spare parts drawers and found a loose black button. I had already found a screw that fit the hole, and the button fit that screw. (Whew.)
Then I moved the button to the back, anyway, but still, it all fit.
