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More mod collection basses. Tbirds too
« on: June 27, 2022, 01:35:22 AM »
A Tbird with a stoptail and three point.


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Re: More mod collection basses. Tbirds too
« Reply #1 on: June 27, 2022, 04:19:16 AM »
He missed the 4 knobs.

The guy has embarrassingly little knowledge outside of his Norlin-era Gibson comfort zone.

Look at what he has to say about a 1960 Ric 375F ("Huh! apparently it's valuable!" and the unbelievable "and as far as the rest of it goes - regular Rickenbacker stuff") (07:13)



And a '96 360 TUR - apparently he hasn't seen a single Ric in the 35 years between 1973 to 2008 (09:35)

« Last Edit: June 27, 2022, 09:19:35 AM by ilan »
The guy who bought the same bass twice — first in 1977 and again in 2023

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« Reply #2 on: June 27, 2022, 11:10:56 AM »
^^^
LMAO!!
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Re: More mod collection basses. Tbirds too
« Reply #3 on: June 27, 2022, 12:35:48 PM »
Trogly  :puke: :puke: :puke:

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« Reply #4 on: June 27, 2022, 02:04:50 PM »
Well, if "it makes the strings feel slinkier" it must be a good thing. The dreaded non-slinky feel of the strings has really held me back from playing TBirds all these years.

Apart from being unnecessary, the holy immaculate three-point/stop-tail combo is butt-ugly.
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Re: More mod collection basses. Tbirds too
« Reply #5 on: June 27, 2022, 03:09:52 PM »
It's not about him or his descriptions. I don't even listened. It's about the basses,

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« Reply #6 on: June 28, 2022, 01:44:13 AM »
Chris wants to enlist Trogly's sparse yet succinct, charismatic depth of perception & analysis for Warwick. He's no less than stalking him, you just wait ...

PS: Just noticed your new avatar personal text, Herr Decker, have I christened you? :mrgreen:
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« Reply #7 on: June 28, 2022, 11:02:05 AM »
It's not about him or his descriptions. I don't even listened. It's about the basses,

You must be unflappable. Five seconds of his voice is enough to make me shudder.

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Re: More mod collection basses. Tbirds too
« Reply #8 on: June 28, 2022, 03:00:41 PM »
Chris wants to enlist Trogly's sparse yet succinct, charismatic depth of perception & analysis for Warwick. He's no less than stalking him, you just wait ...

PS: Just noticed your new avatar personal text, Herr Decker, have I christened you? :mrgreen:

I have this name here for many, many years, thanks to you! At least five years, maybe more.

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« Reply #9 on: June 28, 2022, 03:14:56 PM »
I need to get out more.
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Re: More mod collection basses. Tbirds too
« Reply #10 on: June 29, 2022, 05:49:32 AM »
Someone over at Talkbass bought the NR Tbird with the Tune-o Matic tailstop.
Looks like a very amateuristic job on that tailstop...




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« Reply #11 on: June 29, 2022, 06:25:39 AM »
It's as crucial a modification as a pair of pontoons on an F-16 jet fighter. Form follows function - not.

I find silly fake stuff like this laughable, sorry.

But of course the strings will feel slinkier that way.
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« Reply #12 on: June 29, 2022, 06:48:46 AM »
They haven’t used that stop tail since the ES Les Paul Bass. Maybe they should sell them with a Slinky…….
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Re: More mod collection basses. Tbirds too
« Reply #13 on: June 29, 2022, 07:11:06 AM »
Yeah it's silly. And yeah it's a mismatch.
But what really bothers me is the sloppy craftsmanship.
It is not parallel to the bridge and not aligned properly.

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« Reply #14 on: June 29, 2022, 07:13:47 AM »
I like the way they’re just goofing around and putting out some silly stuff .
Just about everything else coming down the pike is mindless assembly line work .