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Thunderbird Club

#173,343
GBassNorth said:
DRs are great strings for the TBird. @KaraQ has them on a number of hers and I've very successfully used Black Beauties on mine. Truthfully, I've never been much of a Flats person but the Cobalts are about the most roundwound sounding flat I've ever tried. They do sound fantastic on every bird I've put them on (with the exception of my 2015 TBird, but that's a bird of a different feather).
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MCF said:
Anything black.

I’m currently running Black Beauties on my Goth. They’re fine for Thunderbirds.
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I do love the way the DRs sound on my Thunderbirds! :thumbsup:

I've got the neon red on both my Classic Pro and Vintage Pro, and currently have Black Beauties on the "Redbird".

I also have Roto 77 flats on a couple, my old(est) Korean bolt-on, and on the Blackbird (for now, at least).



I've been working on new knobs myself - found some I like well for the CP, and I put the 4th from the set on the Blackbird.
Still not decided how I like the look....maybe? Maybe not? :thumbsdown:


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#173,344
KaraQ said:
I do love the way the DRs sound on my Thunderbirds! :thumbsup:

I've got the neon red on both my Classic Pro and Vintage Pro, and currently have Black Beauties on the "Redbird".

I also have Roto 77 flats on a couple, my old(est) Korean bolt-on, and on the Blackbird (for now, at least).



I've been working on new knobs myself - found some I like well for the CP, and I put the 4th from the set on the Blackbird.
Still not decided how I like the look....maybe? Maybe not? :thumbsdown:


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OK, but now you need matching red ball ends.:rolleyes:
 
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#173,353
Miles_ONeal said:
Long a fave! I remember when this came out, almost NONE of my friends were listening to it. It might have been depressing, but I'd just listen to the song again. I still love this band. Early B52s and REM put Georgia back up the musical rankings.
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I dated a girl (a previous redhead not my wife), who was really into them in the very early 80s (and other similar bands, most of which I won't comment on). They never could hold my attention, but when Love Shack came out I was hooked on that song. It's one of those nearly perfect songs both the song and the way they did it. I still could listen to it several times in a row.
 
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dagrev said:
I dated a girl (a previous redhead not my wife), who was really into them in the very early 80s (and other similar bands, most of which I won't comment on). They never could hold my attention, but when Love Shack came out I was hooked on that song. It's one of those nearly perfect songs both the song and the way they did it. I still could listen to it several times in a row.
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blast to play too! oh, man....the good ole days.....
 
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