My parents had a ‘79 or ‘80 built in PA. It ran forever, more than 200k when it finally rattled itself to pieces. It was their around town beater/run errands car. I know they had it for at least 30 years...
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Thunderbird Club
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I had an '86 GTI, I think made in PA. What an excellent car. So much fun. I think the only mod I made was the requisite golf ball shift knob.
I’ve played a few of the SRs over the years. I love the skinny 24 fret necks, lightweight balanced bodies, and they sound good.
It’s the look that keeps me from owning one.
Greetings Thunderbird loving sisters and brothers. I hope everyone is enjoying a long relaxing weekend. After several weeks of playing only my Thunderbird with the flats, I got out my 5 string American Jazz, as I have been working on different versions of Superstition. I was struck by how the roundwounds felt under my fingers. They are GHS balanced nickels, which had been my go to strings before venturing into flats. They sounded fine, but felt slow, and I kept thinking, I wonder how this would feel with a set of flats? I picked up a set of GHS Brite flats and now just have to decide whether they are going on the Jazz or the 5 string bird. I seem to be enjoying the flats much more than I expected. My teacher was surprised to see them on the Thunderbird when they first went on, but even compliments me on their sound, and I am sold on their feel. The adventure continues.
Have a great weekend everyone.
Have a great weekend everyone.
If memory serves, brite flats are ground round wound strings. You may also want to try some type of pressure wounds (DR Fat Beams are my favourite).
I’ve had Cobalt and Fender flats on my VP. Both sound great!
I bet Cobalt flats sound really good on a Thunderbird. TIs and Dunlops probably do, too. I don't know if I would want to put a set of dark vintage-style flats on one, though. I generally prefer nickel rounds or flats (my other basses have DR Pure Blues or TI flats on them), but I immediately ran home and put a set of Hi Beams on my VP. It absolutely kills with SS rounds.
There are a few of us on/in Thunderbird Club using Cobalt Flats. Most are very happy with them.
The obvious answer is get another VP for flats.
I’ve been thrilled with Cobalt Flats on my VP, CP, and bolt-on. I currently have RS66s on the VP to have an even wider tonal variety between it and the CP.
Love DR Pure Blues on my JC.
White Thunderbird is currently wearing RS 66s. As it is tuned to D standard, I may consider changing to DDTs which are also steel.
And some of us are members of the Princess Fingers club.
PSA: Sorry to tell you that that page has disappeared and I don't see it (another run of Embassy Pro) anywhere else either.
According to a reliable source, someone at Zz "jumped the gun" with that email. Prolly got their butt chewed. They will be back in the fall.(The Embassy's, not the 'gun jumper')
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Yeah. I checked too. And also looked on CME. Nothing.
You are a man of mystery Plaid. Good to hear.
The fingers club that finds RS66s fine and EB Cobalts injury inducing. Still shaking head...
I questioned my sales rep at "another outlet". He dug into it. The official pre-order announcements should come out late Sept/early Oct.
ETA: I might've been 'in the market' but I scored a really good deal on an Epi EB-0; sold my Squier VM jag SS and came out ~$100 ahead, which will about cover a Hipshot to replace the 3 point-maybe.
