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Gear Discussion Forums => Gibson Basses => Topic started by: godofthunder on August 21, 2023, 12:58:59 PM

Title: Epi 60s Thunderbird number 4!
Post by: godofthunder on August 21, 2023, 12:58:59 PM

  Just a short video documenting my ongoing love affair with these basses. https://youtu.be/6_6dhgZHfqE

Title: Re: Epi 60s Thunderbird number 4!
Post by: morrow on August 21, 2023, 01:06:29 PM

Great video!

Title: Re: Epi 60s Thunderbird number 4!
Post by: Dave W on August 21, 2023, 10:23:37 PM

Excellent review, Scott.  :toast:

Title: Re: Epi 60s Thunderbird number 4!
Post by: BTL on August 24, 2023, 08:23:44 AM

They're such cool basses, nice work!

Title: Re: Epi 60s Thunderbird number 4!
Post by: Ken on August 25, 2023, 08:32:45 AM

I have a set of Probucker 760s coming my way.  Scott, did you notice much of a tonal difference between the Probuckers in the Epiphone '60s and the Gibson NR due to the difference in spacing?

Title: Re: Epi 60s Thunderbird number 4!
Post by: godofthunder on August 25, 2023, 06:44:01 PM

   The contemporary Gibson Nonreverse Thunderbird I put the Probuckers in I actually moved the neck pickup to the 60s position so it's not really a apples to apples comparison.

Title: Re: Epi 60s Thunderbird number 4!
Post by: n!k on August 27, 2023, 04:47:57 PM

I have an Epiphone Goth Thunderbird for a band that's tuned in C Standard but it's been killing me to play it for long periods of time. It weighs about 9.5 lbs. I decided to get one of the new-ish Epiphone Embassy basses with the probuckers because it weighs only 7 pounds and change. I dig the pickups a lot. The Embassy design is kind of an ergonomic Thunderbird; shame they made the neck wider (1.625 nut width) but the flat Rickenbacker-esque shape to it makes it manageable.

Scott (or anyone) have you ever swapped the bridges on these with a Hipshot Supertone two point bridge? I saw someone else do it and it has me intrigued because they say it doesn't require any modification. I like how tweakable the Hipshot design is.

Here's the picture. Yes it leaves some holes behind but... just call it "Weight Relief" and it's a premium!
(https://images.loox.io/uploads/2023/5/10/DhC7qMaSC_mid.jpg)