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Thunderbird Club
- Thread starter TBird1958
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You’ll be 62 soon enough. We’ll consider you a grownup then.Ok, 2 in a row. Not sure how much more i can take.
But i am a 61 year old child.
Ok I can’t resist.
Just a screenshot but man what a looker! Something tells me if I put the strap pin in the (now) top horn it will balance really well and look awesome! I’m also thinking a black pickguard or pickguard delete. If anyone has an extra black pickguard please pm me.
I have been thinking about this since I first saw it. If it was a different finish I probably would have pulled the trigger. ESP stuff is fantastic and I wouldn't lump this in with the bolt neck Epi's.
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Ok, 2 in a row. Not sure how much more i can take.
But i am a 61 year old child.
That’s very cool! Those are nice birds with the 120th Anniversary inlay. I almost bought one in 2015 when I bought my ‘15. Our GC had both on sale and I chose the ‘15. I decided I also wanted the ‘14, but when I went back for it a couple weeks later it was gone.Hi all,
So it was a hard decision for my 1st Tbird (not really) but I decided on a 2014 in the Walnut/Natural color. I’m a sucker for natural finishes and I absolutely love love that look on this style of bass. It was pretty much love at first sight. So classy. I’ll post pics when I get it and convert it to lefty.
Thanks for the help all.
Cool, good to know. Maybe a bit of brand bias on my part, based on all the trashed Vipers you see in used listings.
- Mar 13, 2008
- 18,895
- 142,212
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- Endorsing Artist Mike Lull T Bass pickups, The Bass Shop, Seattle WA.
Too many temptations lately........You guys are lucky, there's always model train stuff and women's clothing calling my name as well....
- Mar 13, 2008
- 18,895
- 142,212
- Disclosures
- Endorsing Artist Mike Lull T Bass pickups, The Bass Shop, Seattle WA.
One of the guys at Emerald City Guitars has a '76 that's flipped to play lefty, worked well! Congratulations! I'm happy to add you to the club if you wish.
If I wasn't nearing completion of my bolt on bird, I'd probably be buying that esp, or even that Low End bird. If the dingwall d-bird I had didn't have the canned frets, that would have stayed my main bird. On birds I'm a straight up pick player and the bridge never felt right under my pick hand. The lowest notes were a little stretch too. Sure had the best low end ever though.
Black pickguards were available until the pandemic from this seller on eBay. Overstocktoys | eBay Stores. He is reputable. Contact him to see whether he can hook you up.
And nice that it has a Hipshot bridge. You are really going to love it.
Sure!
...as long as you don't mind to wait a bit to get them back. I'm back to normal (aka too many) hours at work...
(gotta pay for that new Thunderbird somehow!)
Nice! And it's already got a Hipshot bridge on it, which is great. I like the white pickguard on it. But either way, I'd get another and a Thunderbird decal to put on so it sits properly when it's flipped. I'd first try it with the stock neck heel strap pin. I don't know if that lower bout comes out far enough to make enough of a difference.
Gaolee
Official leathers tester and crash dummy
Not why they were given. What do you do with them? Are they like a virtual cookie?
Gaolee
Official leathers tester and crash dummy
There is a rout for wiring under the pickguard.
Getting close, he asked with or without neck ring, I said with. Opinions?
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