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great pictures - Thank you for sharing! If you're not already on the club roster I'm happy to add you.
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Thunderbird Club
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great pictures - Thank you for sharing! If you're not already on the club roster I'm happy to add you.
Gaolee
Official leathers tester and crash dummy
I have a '91 and an '01. The '91 feels just a little better balanced, but I didn't like the pickups as much as the ones in the '01. The differences were subtle, but I put Hongkongbuckers in the '91 and chromed it out for a reason. The '01 is staying bone stock. I doubt that there's any noticeable difference to an audience once you get your sound dialed in, but as far as the feel and balance, I think the '91 is an eyelash better than the '01. We are talking about splitting hairs.Hi all , next week I will buy my first Thunderbird , I'm very excited.
The seller offered me one from 1991 and one from 2000.
I play in a rock band alternative , my rig is a Ampeg SVT -4 and a 410HE cab .
Is there any noticeable difference between these two basses ?
Any suggestions are welcome.
Thanks!
godofthunder59
Life is short, buy the bass.
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Gaolee
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The case looks kinda like a modern Epiphone case with the rounded corners. I'm also wondering if the Gibson factory put the strap button at the heel of the neck or not. I don't know anything about early 1960s Thunderbirds, so it may or may not be completely legit.
Don't know about the strap button, but I'm pretty sure that's a Gibby case from that era.
phaze1todd
Since when did we start getting paid by the note?
Anybody got a black pick guard from an Epi T-Bird Pro IV they want to trade for a white pick guard from an Epi T-Bird Classic Pro IV? My understanding is they are same dimensions and screw patterns and I'm looking for something to make my Epi different.
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Case is correct. Strap button on upper horn is an addition. Main problem I have with it is no serial number and yellowed headstock.
Here's mine. Needless to say I paid a lot less $$. Also notice where the finger rest is, exactly the same place as my '64 II. Something fishy with the Reverb one placement.
We could do a Kickstarter for youAbout $42k Aust.
We could do a Kickstarter for you
Ha! Not sure I'm deserved of such a gesture.
"Please fund me a Vintage Thunderbird... Because I really, really want one".
Don't know how that would fly.
Well, I know a guy that started a gofundme page to help pay for his dog's vet bills... After buying a $1500 camera rig.
Fortunately we shamed him into shutting it down.
Fortunately we shamed him into shutting it down.
hillerup
There are basses, and there are Thunderbirds!
Case is correct. Strap button on upper horn is an addition. Main problem I have with it is no serial number and yellowed headstock.
Here's mine. Needless to say I paid a lot less $$. Also notice where the finger rest is, exactly the same place as my '64 II. Something fishy with the Reverb one placement.
The placement of the finger rest is a bit off/odd...
But what's up with the electronics - Why does it have two orange drop capacitors?
I've got one you can have, but it's been gone over with steel wool in an attempt to create a matte finish. Larry had cut it for my T-Bird Pro IV. Tell you what, of mine fits your needs and you like it, you can send me your white one.
Send me a pm
Any suggestions for pickup screws for vintage-style pickups? I play with fingers directly over the neck pickup, and standard pickup screws stick out too far for comfort.
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The problem with MOST 'vintage style' pickups is the covers. The screw holes are too small for these screws which sit almost flush with the tops of true vintage pickups (or ThunderBuckers, because Steve and I give a s#*% about stuff like that)
Nickel Soap Bar Pickup Mounting Screws | Allparts.com
You can carefully drill the holes in your covers larger to work with the Allparts screws.
