PaulThePlug Posted September 21 Share Posted September 21 Incoming, FAB! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulThePlug Posted September 21 Author Share Posted September 21 @binky_bass fault... 5... 4... 3... 2... 1... Needs all the usual... but, FAB! 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayman Posted September 21 Share Posted September 21 Yeah I had one. Good basses. My only criticism was the Epiphone logo on the headstock. I just wish they’d be a little bit more subtle about it. The bass though, was great. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 Piezo bridge too? Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 11 minutes ago, Rodders said: Piezo bridge too? Nice! Not unless someone modded it. The stock bridge just happens to have saddles which aren't black. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeftyJ Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 (edited) That's my thought too whenever I see that bridge design somewhere. But my guess is they're just made of fairly soft metal, with hardened inserts to handle the pressure and friction of the strings. Nice score, those basses always look great to me! Edited September 23 by LeftyJ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulThePlug Posted September 23 Author Share Posted September 23 (edited) Non-Piezo, just a polished saddle insert It's fully stripped, for a deep clean and maybe a light sand. And there is a route to ease the front pup wiring under the scratchplate, so that puts the kibosh on going No Plate or Clear Plate Edited September 23 by PaulThePlug 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulThePlug Posted September 25 Author Share Posted September 25 (edited) Project: Passive-Agressive Modding Blah Blah... Edited September 27 by PaulThePlug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 On 23/09/2024 at 13:18, PaulThePlug said: so that puts the kibosh on going No Plate or Clear Plate Unless you could cleanly cut out the T’Bird logo from the existing p/g and put that over the rout (it looks like it would cover it). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulThePlug Posted September 25 Author Share Posted September 25 (edited) Might consider a wooden plate, maybe with the Thunderbird logo engraved and/or burnt in... or a nice bit of Suede... i'll keep an eye out in charity shops 😉 Lot of faff... might just go for a little sticker or decal. Currently undergoing a Route Mod for a pickup swap... Edited September 25 by PaulThePlug 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skybone Posted September 26 Share Posted September 26 Those natural finish through neck Thunderbird's are fantastic looking basses. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted September 27 Share Posted September 27 The wiring rout is the same on all Gibson/Epiphone Thunderbirds; this isn't anything about authenticity really, it's just convenience and laziness. When you think how the wiring snakes through a Les Paul body, there's an element of thought gone into it. With a Thunderbird, any holes for the pickup loom could easily be done before the wings are glued in; these Epiphone things are/were mass produced, multiples at a time. It's fine to mess with the headstock carving and body geometry, but the rout under the plate? Nah, leave it in. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jd56hawk Posted September 27 Share Posted September 27 (edited) My first good bass was a Thunderbird Pro IV. Some people don't like them because they're active, but that's probably because they didn't try flatwounds or tapewounds. GHS black tapewounds would look great on that and they're a good match for the pickups and electronics. Countless pickguards available these days, too. Edited September 27 by jd56hawk 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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