Jeez! Now they break mid neck?
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Thunderbird Club
- Thread starter TBird1958
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- Mar 13, 2008
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- Endorsing Artist Mike Lull T Bass pickups, The Bass Shop, Seattle WA.
- Jun 30, 2010
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- musician/artist/owner - Gildaxe
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Ok, let‘s go for it then
Aaalright… almost everybody recommends to not change the finish. I think I’ll leave it as it is for now. It does not look terrible and the pic was taken under daylight conditions. The brown tone looks warmer with artificial light.
Does anybody know of Epi Classic Pros which are actually (bursted) tobacco brown and not overly red? I have seen very good looking vintage pros and standard IVs, but the classic pros all seem to be pretty reddish.
Yes sir I do. They sound great on a VP. I'm not bothered by any roughness (cheese grater effect), but after playing a while my fretting fingers (tips) become sore and kind of ache. Right hand to a lesser degree. I notice it more when I'm at home just playing by myself. After about 15 minutes or so I start thinking and being aware of my fingers getting sore. I hate it because they sound really good. Just don't want my fingers to rot off!
I think I just soiled myself. Just incredible. I don't think I'd like the neck PU that far back--but who knows, it may be the ideal spot. I'd like to find out, that's for sure.Can't help, but the VP tobacco bursts not only sound fantastic, they look fantastic as well. But not as good as the Gibson burst which is outstanding.Ok, let‘s go for it then
Aaalright… almost everybody recommends to not change the finish. I think I’ll leave it as it is for now. It does not look terrible and the pic was taken under daylight conditions. The brown tone looks warmer with artificial light.
Does anybody know of Epi Classic Pros which are actually (bursted) tobacco brown and not overly red? I have seen very good looking vintage pros and standard IVs, but the classic pros all seem to be pretty reddish.
- Jun 30, 2010
- 49,588
- 221,962
- Disclosures
- musician/artist/owner - Gildaxe
Ok, let‘s go for it then
Aaalright… almost everybody recommends to not change the finish. I think I’ll leave it as it is for now. It does not look terrible and the pic was taken under daylight conditions. The brown tone looks warmer with artificial light.
Does anybody know of Epi Classic Pros which are actually (bursted) tobacco brown and not overly red? I have seen very good looking vintage pros and standard IVs, but the classic pros all seem to be pretty reddish.
Red, if seen within the visual gestalt of a 'brown-burst' T-bird, is subtle at best. My '64 II is about as 'original' as it gets and there is no red involved, at least overtly. Here's a few pics under different lighting situations to illustrate the (brown-burst) finish. There may be some from this period that were slightly different, but to my eyes this is the "standard" look/finish on a gen1 T-bird. As an overview - mahogany has a "red" cast naturally.
Badbird bridge upgrade - and late '80s Seymour Duncan Hawlkbucker (most peeps here know this)
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- Mar 13, 2008
- 18,894
- 142,208
- Disclosures
- Endorsing Artist Mike Lull T Bass pickups, The Bass Shop, Seattle WA.
Imagine this, Lulus asked me to review a dress i bought from them, the pic I have of me wearing it somehow? Somehow happens to have a white Thunderbird in it. 
If you scroll to the reviews.....
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- Jun 30, 2010
- 49,588
- 221,962
- Disclosures
- musician/artist/owner - Gildaxe
Imagine this, Lulus asked me to review a dress i bought from them, the pic I have of me wearing it somehow? Somehow happens to have a white Thunderbird in it.
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a pic or it doese'nt exist... (only a concept)
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Good evening Thunderbird loving sisters and brothers, and happy Friday. I hope all of you are staying well and looking forward to the weekend. I am hoping for a bit of advice on putting together a solo. I am to play two songs for a sort of recital that the music school I take lessons from is putting on. Essentially ad hoc bands made up of students. I am playing Soulshine, the Government Mule version, and Steal My Kisses by Ben Harper. It is the outro/bass solo in Steal my Kisses that I am working on. I believe it is essentially built around a G major pentatonic scale. I have the verse, chorus and bridge, but not the solo. Seems to sound quite random. If anyone has played this song, or has advice on soloing, I would appreciate your thoughts. I hope you all have a great weekend.
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Very beautiful indeed!
What I mean with red is this:
I love the wood grain and burst effect.
But this is not mahogany red, this is overdone. Nice in its own right. But what I want is a TB where the body looks like on the images you shared
LOL - that’s it! From now on, every Amazon purchase I review with an attached picture will somehow have a thunderbird in it.Imagine this, Lulus asked me to review a dress i bought from them, the pic I have of me wearing it somehow? Somehow happens to have a white Thunderbird in it.
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We all need to start doing this, flood the interwebs with the bird!
Can’t speak for the red Eppi, but the grain on that 2015 is rockin! Is that the same 2015 you posted before that you were considering doing a refin on? If so, don’t touch it, the grain looks beautiful.Very beautiful indeed!
What I mean with red is this:
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I love the wood grain and burst effect.
But this is not mahogany red, this is overdone. Nice in its own right. But what I want is a TB where the body looks like on the images you shared
- Jun 30, 2010
- 49,588
- 221,962
- Disclosures
- musician/artist/owner - Gildaxe
Very beautiful indeed!
What I mean with red is this:
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I love the wood grain and burst effect.
But this is not mahogany red, this is overdone. Nice in its own right. But what I want is a TB where the body looks like on the images you shared
Yes - that is an exaggerated hue. Original T-birds were never that colour.
- Jun 30, 2010
- 49,588
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- musician/artist/owner - Gildaxe
I agree - there is the more common 'stripy' mahogany and the less stripy (more like vintage) mahogany. (trans) Red is for ES/SG/EB-O's - not for T-birds. A few are out there, but I've yet to see one that looks good.
Imagine this, Lulus asked me to review a dress i bought from them, the pic I have of me wearing it somehow? Somehow happens to have a white Thunderbird in it.
If you scroll to the reviews.....
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That you don't see in clothing reviews! Score for the mighty Thunderbird!
I wonder if that was really the review they were expecting...Imagine this, Lulus asked me to review a dress i bought from them, the pic I have of me wearing it somehow? Somehow happens to have a white Thunderbird in it.
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Well you rock the dress and the Tbird!Imagine this, Lulus asked me to review a dress i bought from them, the pic I have of me wearing it somehow? Somehow happens to have a white Thunderbird in it.
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