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I give up on Epiphone and Gibson
godofthunder:
More nonsense from the gang that couldn't shoot straight.
While the new colors are great they just couldn't leave well enough alone when they shifted manufacturing from Indonesia to China. They altered the neck angle so the end of the fingerboard is raised about a 1/8" above the body thus forcing the bridge to be raised higher and even necessitating a black plastic spacer under the neck pickup. Why they just couldn't leave it alone is beyond me. It's like someone who has never even seen or played a 60s bird gets involved in the planning. I'm wildly frustrated by this. I guess I'll just scoure Ebay and Reverb for Vintage Pro Thunderbirds. Oi!
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saltymonkey:
Ugh. That’s annoying. Thanks for saving me $850 Scott. I almost ordered one two days ago. I’ll look for a used VP as well. I wish sellers would stop treating the white ones like collectors items.
Basvarken:
Oooh that looks pretty bad.
Thanx fir poibting that out Scott.
4stringer77:
Well at least the Les Paul players will feel at home on those. Wouldn't this neck angle make for a less lengthy reach toward the nut end of the neck? Maybe they viewed it as an improvement to the design? I wonder if it will effect sales that much. Most first time Thunderbird buyers may not be bothered or concerned.
By the way, hope you enjoy the eclipse coming up Scott. Looks like you'll be in the path of totality over in western New York. I'm debating whether or not it'd be worth making the drive to see it myself. Those eclipses happen as often as Epiphone China get vintage Gibson specs right. ;)
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