Good point. Something about his devious nature makes me think he really wants to sell the solution with more fiber.
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The upper one. The alignment of the tuners is the key. Here is a pick of my -91 as a proof
. And yes, they are reverse tuners, just as on my -66 or -67 EB3.
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Congrats !
I love those big guitars, traded a Godin Ultra for one just like that last year. I don't use it much, but it's perfect for my limited electric guitar needs, I mostly play acoustic stuff when I pick up a guitar.
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You can easily replace the robo tuners right?
Sure, but they're going the other way making them reverse reverse tuners, right?The upper one. The alignment of the tuners is the key. Here is a pick of my -91 as a proof
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If you're interested in getting rid of the min-e-Tune system, I'll trade you the standard Les Paul Gibson tuners for the robo-tuner set up.
My sons use them all the time for tuning on the fly when jumping from one song to the next in different tunings. They got really good at programming them for custom tunings. We actually added them to their SG and Les Paul.
Anyway, let me know... we could always use spares since they get stripped from time to time.
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To come back to yesterday's tuners......
On both of these basses (Orville on top, '76 Gibson on bottom) to bring a string up in pitch you must turn clock-wise - I believe these are termed "Reverse" tuners.
Everything else, the VP, Greco, Jackson, Gibson with Hipshots or Wilkensons you're turning counter-clock-wise to bring a string up to pitch....
On both of these basses (Orville on top, '76 Gibson on bottom) to bring a string up in pitch you must turn clock-wise - I believe these are termed "Reverse" tuners.
Everything else, the VP, Greco, Jackson, Gibson with Hipshots or Wilkensons you're turning counter-clock-wise to bring a string up to pitch....
Oui, je les ai vu en spectacle jadis. He and his 2 UZEB cohorts, guitarist Michel Cusson and percussionnist Paul Brochu, are legends in QC and rightfully so. At a time where our music scene gravitated from folky-rootsy stuff towards progressive, harder-edged rock, punk and new-wave, these guys went in their own direction with their brand of fusion jazz and generated a near-fanatical following. Can't say you heard about them everyday, but anybody remotely connected with music knew about them and still do. I remember this gig when they opened the show by coming out from the back of the venue playing their instruments (drummer had a small cymbal tied to a tom held with shoulder straps) and built the intensity when they got to their full arsenal on stage. Absolutely awesome.
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'64, (ok, I'm guessing!) a real '76 would have a decal S/N as would some '77s. I've forgotten exactly when Kalamazoo started stamping S/Ns in '77. IIRC some '76s were made in Nashville too, but I could be wrong
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Funny thing is that I just flat don't like the specific tone he uses before all hell breaks loose very much. It's too nasal and a murky, flat light green that doesn't do it for me. I sure do appreciate his playing, though.
He had a couple of 360s, and it appears that he also had a 320/408 stack. I had one of those for a while, and if you can't have a 360, that's a close second.
I have a quick question for all the Tbird family here! Do you prefer the front strap button on the top edge of your bird or on the back at the neck/body join? I’m having a dilemma of weather or not to move/add one to the back of a recent purchase. All my other birds have it on the back. Just curious if anyone noticed a difference if you’ve moved it to the back from the edge? Thanks!! I know it’s not a true Tbird, but I really like the tone I can get from it. These basses haven’t been liked much, but I’m finding it to be great!
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I thought both '64s and '76s had a serial number decal, and since that one doesn't, I'm guessing that it has been repaired at some point. The tuners are spaced a little wider, so I'm guessing '64. Being Gibson, that may not be much of a clue to go on.
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At the neck heel works for me. I have had a couple 'Birds that had the strap button on the top side of the vestigial upper bout, and moved those.
