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Thunderbird Club

It’s Tbird Saddleday, lots of different Bridge options out there. Post your bird with a unique bridge…
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From left to right…
Epiphone Goth with black Hipshot bridge (fender style mod - 5 body screws to keep the studs from lifting)
Greco 3 point plus claw in black
Greco 3 point plus claw in chrome
Gibson 2015 with Babicz in black minus the shim plate
Gibson 2013 Anniversary model with 3 point in Gold
North 2022 BlingBird with TBird vintage style Gold two piece bridge from Philadelphia Luthiers
Epiphone VP chrome two piece
BaCH NR with chrome two piece
Here's an Orville with a Tone Pros 2 Point.
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Jackson with a Kahler
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Greco with a Bad Bird II
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"Modern" bridge on my Studio
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Two Point on the Epi.
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Two Point on the Lull.
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I do like the 3 point bridge, but the Greco styled claw 3 point is my favorite.
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I have a variety of bridges on my Birds.
Spector Euro Bridge
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Schaller Roller bridge
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Spector USA bridge
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Greco Bridge & Claw
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70's 3 point
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ABM style
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Babicz
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Hipshot A style
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Hipshot Supertone
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Epi 2 piece bridge
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When I built my 7enderBirds, and “others” I just went for the easiest and most plentiful bridges out there…
The 7ender style…. I used Gotoh’s and BadAss’s, Hi-Mass, whatever I found in the classifieds.
Even my former Schecter Sixx came with 7ender style…
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:)Awesome responses! Lots of bridge options that many may have not even thought of using!
Speaking in third person for the Bent one in Colorado - George will be bookmarking this post, it should be helpful as TBers consider bridge choices on future builds and mods. :thumbsup:
 
I love how this North guy talks about himself in the 3rd person here...
Love the display though!
George does what George wants (until Mrs. George says stop doing that!)

@GBassNorth might be the only normal/sane one here...
I’d say I’m normally sane, it’s what I am at the other times that has people worried.

I have never gotten that impression of him…
Most rarely do.

Well, let’s say on a sliding graded bell curve, he’s probably the most normalish
In a kind of obtuse statistical sort of way.

I looked up the word "normalish" and this appeared -
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My older brother! Mom says he got all the personality, I got the good looks.

:laugh:
Is that what G looks like? I just assumed he looks more like this:
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Actually my look has changed a bit over the years…
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But our bell curve is skewed…
In the Tbird club that’s an understatement!

Yah, I don't think "normalish" (Bates) fits George. But it sure fit Tony Perkins!
People on line confuse me with this guy all the time…
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…of course when they meet me they quickly realize they were wrong.
 
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George does what George wants (until Mrs. George says stop doing that!)


I’d say I’m normally sane, it’s what I am the other times that has people worried.


Most rarely do.


In a kind of obtuse statistical sort of way.


My older brother! Mom says he got all the personality, I got the good looks.


Actually my look has changed a bit over the years…
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In the Tbird club that’s an understatement!


People on line confuse me with this guy all the time…
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…of course when the meet me they quickly realize they were wrong.

Well, if we know anything about George, we know he's a funny guy. (but then, 'funny' can mean a lot of things also...:cautious:)
 
Well they do. :)

But I’m sure you knew what I meant.

From Collins.
A jumper is a Invalid Link Removed knitted piece of clothing which covers the upper part of your body and your arms.
[British]




trying to catch up and I did a double take.
I read that as lamingtons. :laugh:

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Ooh, those look good.
 
That Orville could have fooled me.

As was originally meant for it, though not my project, it started as a stock 'burst Orville with a 3 point clone, it was modified with the two point and a re-fin to make it resemble a '64, it passes for one at first glance but it can easily be decerned from the real deal by the details..... It needs a better set of pickups, I may try some Seymour Duncan ones in it.
 

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