Thunderbird club

[FloydianAnimal]

Nikki Sixx Blackbird with EMGs:

 

[rockinrayduke]

1993 Orville by Gibson. Great bass. Elixers.

 

[Ramstien]

What's the gauge on the standard T-bird strings?

 

[Thunderitter]

The Thunderbird IV comes from the factory with .045 / .105 strings

 

[Red701]

1993 Orville by Gibson. Great bass. Elixers.

the glow coming off your hardware gives the bass a bit of a divine aura

 

[Johnny Crab]

In case anyone has a Entwistle-Bird or other project, a chrome Gibson pickup came up on eBay today:

http://cgi.ebay.com/CHROME-GIBSON-T...ryZ64402QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[RickenBoogie]

My 76' Tbird.....seen a lot of miles and I don't take her out of the studio much these days, but still got that amazing tone.

Anybody own one of the new Gibson Tbird 5 strings? Saw one at GC the other day, doesn't look like it's neck thru, but still caught my eye.

Yeah, I got a Studio 5 last year. They've got set necks, but sound amazing. My only 5 string, and only bass with humbuckers. Sweet, dark, and mean. LOVE this bass.

 

[JGR]

Anyone planning on changing their bridge to the new Hipshot replacement? I replaced the 3-pt bridge on my Schecter with one and it was nice improvement.

JR

 

[lavmonga]

This is an Epi that used to be the bass I'd use on tour when I knew something bad might happen (house parties, crazy bars). It was thrown, dropped, stepped on etc... It was originally tobacco burst but since it was so beaten I painted it kind of a seafoamish light green (latex wall paint mind you!) It's still in the arsenal but only used for when a bass is gonna take a beating. Oh and as you can see, it's missing the g string right now.

 

[vistacruiser]

Lavmonga,

Your straplocks are killer!

I would bet backing out the top screw helps control neck-dive.

 

[svtbass]

My 2002 in natural satin (non-burst) finish

 

[lavmonga]

Lavmonga,

Your straplocks are killer!

I would bet backing out the top screw helps control neck-dive.

I wish! I've learned to live with neck dive. But I'll tell you I have no worries about the strap ever coming off, I can toss it around as much as I want.

 

[macahan]

And her room-mates

***warning!! non-gibson content***

 

[envika]

WHat kind of strings does everyone use for their Thunderbird, Epiphone or otherwise?

The heaviest GHS rounds available. I'm considering flats though.

 

[EASonBass]

Studio 5

 

[The Golden Boy]

WHat kind of strings does everyone use for their Thunderbird, Epiphone or otherwise?

What's the gauge on the standard T-bird strings?

On my 79 Gibson, I use 45-100 D'Addarios, compared to the 50-105s on the rest of my basses.

 

[bluerimedeyes]

in glorious action:

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An Epi Goth Series

Wow! I love these magic eye/ optical illusion thingies. If you stare at the picture long enough, you think you see a guy playing bass! Sorry, but that guitarist is CUTE!! And no, I do not currently own a t-bird, but I plan on fixing that eventually. Maybe I can convince Nino to make another V-bird, as that would be just too sweet.
/end thread hijack

 

[Pennydreadful]

Blue- I don't think you can see enough of her face to safely make that statement. Maybe that's just me, though. I'm a cautious man.

 

[bluerimedeyes]

Just going by the information at hand. Besides, I'm pretty sure I will never have the chance to find out first hand, so I will give her the benefit of the doubt. ;-)

 

[Stevieconlon]

Here are mine:

76 T-bird

76 Ibanez Lawsuit T-Bird converted to 12 String bass
(actually 11 strings--single low B & E; 3 sets Eee/Aaa/Ddd)

Stevie
Ampeg Club Member No. 203