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Thunderbird Club

#15,641
So...

Anyone know where I can get an ashtray cover for a 1977 single pickup Greco Thunderbird? :D

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A friend of mine is picking it up for me this week, and hopefully someone I know can bring it down from Sydney soon!
 
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Bassic Playing said:
So...

Anyone know where I can get an ashtray cover for a 1977 single pickup Greco Thunderbird? :D

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A friend of mine is picking it up for me this week, and hopefully someone I know can bring it down from Sydney soon!
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Congrats! Lovely.

One of the guys in the club here (Godofthunder59) does replica Gibson covers as do Thunderbucker Ranch, I believe. I not sure if the dimensions are exactly the same.
 
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Korladis said:
Question.

So the old single pickup version of the Thunderbird was the Thunderbird II, whereas the two pickup version was the Thunderbird IV.

Why was this? Was there a Thunderbird I and a Thunderbird III?
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Firebird guitars came out at the same time in 1963. Their models were I, III, and VII. Thunderbirds got what was left.
 
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Klondike said:
I am really lat to this and it may have already been answered but I haveView attachment 863523 View attachment 863524 View attachment 863525 View attachment 863526 View attachment 863527 View attachment 863528 View attachment 863529 View attachment 863530 this:
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Oh, its been answered alright and I've sent Larry tracings from a bunch of my Epi birds.

But the really short answer is:

Pickguard shapes and screwholes differ as night and day, and aren't interchangeable...

The Pro and the Classic Pro are probably the ones which are closest.
 
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Klondike said:
I am really lat to this and it may have already been answered but I have this:
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Thanks, Tom. Just as I suspected... too many variables.

hillerup said:
Oh, its been answered alright and I've sent Lardy a bunch of tracings from a bunch of my Epi birds.

But the really short answer is:

Pickguard shapes and screwholes differ as night and day, and aren't interchangeable...
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Ouch... thanks a lot pal... :roflmao:

...and yes, Gibson and Epiphone have really made a mess of the whole PG shape and screw hole thing haven't they?
 
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Dadagoboi said:
Firebird guitars came out at the same time in 1963. Their models were I, III, and VII. Thunderbirds got what was left.
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There's also a Firebird V...

So basically were missing a Thunderbird VI to make the numbering complete! Which could either be a 3 pickup bird or a medium scaled "Bass VI" type of bird! :)
 
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Dadagoboi said:
Firebird guitars came out at the same time in 1963. Their models were I, III, and VII. Thunderbirds got what was left.
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Thanks for that info.

Could you tell me if a single one of these Chinese pickups that have been spoken about would be a good candidate for a new age single pickup Tbird? Maybe a NR to avoid the Grecos.

Not placing an order but it has been floating around in my skull for a little while...
 

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