dangerboy Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 I've just picked up a lovely Epi Thunderbord from eBay. It looks great, and it's comfortable to play around your knees (as I do). I really hate the sound, though. It's really unfocussed and lacking in top-end. So I thought I might put some single coil pickups in and see what happens. Has anyone ever tried this? Which pups might be best? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerboy Posted February 8, 2009 Author Share Posted February 8, 2009 Hmm. No replies, but a few people looked, so I thought I'd update. I've now installed some Eastwood P90s, as seen on this bass: [url="http://www.myrareguitars.com/pictures/hiflyerbassshrtsunFINAL.jpg"]http://www.myrareguitars.com/pictures/hifl...hrtsunFINAL.jpg[/url] The entire character of the bass has changed. But I still look cool playing it. More details once I take it to band practice this week and CRANK it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 I always thought the epi pickups sucked too. Think the EMG HZ soapbar style pups would be a suitable replacement, great rock tone with none of the TBird mud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinynorman Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 Which Epi TBird is it? If it's the black Gothic version, the body is mahogany, which would contribute a lot to the unfocussed sound. The others are Alder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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