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Gibson Basses / Re: Thunderbird dimensions for comparison please...
« on: June 11, 2010, 06:49:19 PM »
From my '64 T-bird II:

1 - fin to horn:  23"
2 - fin to other lower edge:  14-1/4"
3 - widest point between the points:  13-1/8"
4 - narrowest point on the waist:  9-1/4"
5 - lower left to top right:  16-3/4"
6 - centre of bridge pis to nut:  34-3/8"

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The Bass Zone / Re: Best Bass Riffs of All Time
« on: March 30, 2010, 03:52:16 PM »
I like:

- just about anything Geezer played with Sabbath

- Dennis Dunaway, especially on "Gutter Cat vs. the Jets", but plenty of others also

- Jamerson (Bernadette has always been my fave)

- Flea on "Higher Ground"

- "Superstition" (all versions are cool but BBA stands out for me)

- Larry Graham on "If You Want Me to Stay" & "Let Me Entertain You"

- Ronnie Wood w/JBG on "Around the Plynth" & "All Shook Up"

Probably a million others but I'm gonna quit for now.

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Gibson Basses / Re: Cool Victory bass article and interview with designer Chuck Burge
« on: March 26, 2010, 03:04:41 PM »
Looking forward to the Dennis Dunaway article!  He's one of my bass-playing heroes!

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Gibson Basses / Re: new bridge on the old Epi
« on: February 23, 2010, 06:29:43 PM »
Quote from: dminer on February 22, 2010, 02:45:07 PM
More like 227 were shipped according to the shipping totals book:
SB 232- 149 from 61-70
SB232ch- 78 for the same years
...rarer'n hens' teeth
Great job on bridge swap.


507 according to this page:

http://www.flyguitars.com/epiphone/bass/EmbassyShippingFigures.php

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Gibson Basses / Re: new bridge on the old Epi
« on: February 23, 2010, 06:18:42 PM »
Quote from: Pilgrim on February 23, 2010, 03:08:00 PM
So, for someone not fluent in Gibson....

1) What is the new two-piece bridge called?

2) Does the saddle assembly mount to the original bridge posts? 



The bridge I used is this one:

http://cgi.ebay.com/CHROME-BASS-GUITAR-BRIDGE-FITS-SG-GIBSON-LES-PAUL-LP_W0QQitemZ330406897069QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar_Accessories?hash=item4cedc925ad

I guess it's just called a Tune-O-Matic bass bridge.  Not sure what the original application is.  Anyone?  Mounting it on the Embassy was not exactly straightforward.  The stud spacing is almost perfect, but the mounting studs supplied with the bridge are metric thread.  The original Epiphone inserts are of course SAE.  Also, the inserts supplied with the bridge have a MUCH smaller diameter than the originals.  What I ended up doing was pulling the original inserts out of the body.  Then I took another old set of Gibson inserts I had and retapped them to the metric thread.  Popped them in the body and mounted the new bridge.  Works fine.  Also, the string spacing of the Tune-O-Matic is about 3/16" wider overall than the old 3-point, which I think is a good thing.  I think it worked out pretty well, and I didn't spend $200 for a Thunderbird repro.  I'm happy.






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Gibson Basses / new bridge on the old Epi
« on: February 21, 2010, 10:11:35 PM »
I finally put a new bridge on the old Embassy.  What do youse guys think?

The old:


and the new:


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Gibson Basses / Chandler Thunderbird pickup
« on: February 21, 2010, 09:43:52 AM »
Did anyone here get this?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120531571039&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

How do they sound?  Pretty good?

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Gibson Basses / Re: Tilt-O-Matic cure
« on: February 01, 2010, 02:13:58 PM »
I didn't know those SB basses had gotten this expensive:

http://eldreds.com/sales/detail.php?itemID=138383

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Gibson Basses / Re: Tilt-O-Matic cure
« on: February 01, 2010, 05:22:58 AM »
Thank you, uwe.  As I'm sure you're aware of, Americans are known for our short attention spans. :-[ :-\

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Gibson Basses / Re: Tilt-O-Matic cure
« on: January 31, 2010, 06:34:52 PM »
Has anyone mounted the SuperTone 2-point bridge on a long-scale bass yet?  I found some pictures of one mounted on an EB-0 here:

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=575912

The bridge studs on my EB-4L are very close to the edge of the body.  I'm not sure if that SuperTone design with the long offset in the rear will mount on the body without hanging over the edge.

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Gibson Basses / Re: Anybody like this one?
« on: January 30, 2010, 09:17:42 PM »
I just went back and took a look at this seller's completed auctions and he actually seems to be doing very well.  Now I'm wondering to myself - who's crazier, the seller or the bidders?!?  A lot of his neck/body auctions closed at just a bit less than what the complete guitar would sell for.  :o ??? :puke:

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Gibson Basses / Anybody like this one?
« on: January 30, 2010, 09:02:02 PM »
http://cgi.ebay.com/Gibson-2007-Blue-Flame-Les-Paul-Money-Bass-Body-Neck_W0QQitemZ200431076714QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?hash=item2eaa9f856a


Seems like an odd business model - pulling apart perfectly good instruments and parting them out??  Am I missing something here?
 ???

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Gibson Basses / Re: Custom Thunderbird "S" Strap
« on: January 28, 2010, 10:41:28 PM »
What is the maximum length of the strap, eye to eye?

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Gibson Basses / Re: Tilt-O-Matic cure
« on: January 28, 2010, 05:21:20 PM »
Those Hipshot bridges look ugly as sin (IMO :mrgreen:), but i'd bet they function very well.  Has anyone here used one to replace a Tilt-O-Matic?  Which one would fit?  If I remember correctly, the early two-point bar bridge has a slightly different stud spacing than the Tilt-O-Matic.

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Gibson Basses / Re: Greco Single Pickup Thunderbird bass craigslist
« on: January 28, 2010, 05:13:13 PM »
Thanks OMC! :toast:

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