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Re: Epi Thunderbird Classic-IV Pro now on their site ...
« Reply #150 on: December 27, 2012, 08:57:59 PM »
They just discontinued the Rick-O-Sound box, which was just a splitter anyway.

I knew they'd discontinued the box, but I thought I'd read somewhere that the newer Rics don't even have the twin jacks. Probably I misread.
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« Reply #151 on: December 27, 2012, 09:24:50 PM »
Ah... Hadn't seen that.

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« Reply #152 on: December 27, 2012, 09:32:48 PM »
I could have easily misread. At any rate, the Ruby Red 4003 was gorgeous, and striking because, short of going to visit Mike Parks, you just don't see Rics on the shelf around here very often.
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« Reply #153 on: December 27, 2012, 10:07:57 PM »
Today I went to Sam Ash and saw two of the new IVs there. Both were bursts with the lighter shade almost an orange. I plugged one into a Fender Rumble 150 and the thing sounded great! I was really impressed by the EPI and at $499 seems like a really good deal.

They also had one of the new Grabber G3s, which was hung high enough on the wall I couldn't reach it. Beside the G3 was a beautiful Ruby Red 4003. It had the standard jack as well as the Ric-O-Sound jack. I thought they had discontinued that?

 Go back, get a step stool and play that G-3!
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« Reply #154 on: December 28, 2012, 11:30:34 AM »
Go back, get a step stool and play that G-3!
Somebody here besides me has to see what a kickass bass it is!

Okay, I'll do it! The finish is much more satin than your posted pics or those on Gibson's website. It's a beauty for sure!
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Re: Epi Thunderbird Classic-IV Pro now on their site ...
« Reply #155 on: December 28, 2012, 01:11:16 PM »

 Uwe's is definately a satin finish, quite striking!


And in a related note, Der Wiesse Donnervogel geht zum Deutschland  ;)
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« Reply #156 on: December 28, 2012, 03:45:24 PM »
I'm erect with anticipation. A Bird with free access down below is what my hands have been craving for. I'm all tactile, you know.
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« Reply #157 on: December 28, 2012, 03:53:06 PM »
I'm erect with anticipation. A Bird with free access down below is what my hands have been craving for. I'm all tactile, you know.

Look at the bridge placement.  I think instead of recutting the body, they pulled the neck out a fret or two and the bridge had to be moved.  I could be wrong, look forward to hearing what you think.

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« Reply #158 on: December 28, 2012, 04:04:09 PM »
Look at the bridge placement.  I think instead of recutting the body, they pulled the neck out a fret or two and the bridge had to be moved.  I could be wrong, look forward to hearing what you think.

Wouldn't that make neckdiving worse? Mark already said that this 'bird is flying high! :D
Also it seems to me that the part of the body where it meets the neck is different.
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« Reply #159 on: December 28, 2012, 04:39:48 PM »


 Side by side with my Gibson on the left.

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« Reply #160 on: December 28, 2012, 04:46:24 PM »
Wouldn't that make neckdiving worse? Mark already said that this 'bird is flying high! :D
Also it seems to me that the part of the body where it meets the neck is different.
You're right, I just looked at mine, bridge is ALMOST in the same place.  Kudos to Epi!

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« Reply #161 on: December 28, 2012, 04:58:46 PM »
Sometimes, only sometimes, Epi can be smart and less burdened than Gibson by that millstone around the neck of innovation called "but we have always done it like that".

Mark's pic still looks like he had an unannounced nightly visitor from Rochester who did dreadful things to one of his basses.


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« Reply #162 on: December 28, 2012, 05:09:19 PM »
That's another idea of Scott's that someone has nobbled...
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« Reply #163 on: December 28, 2012, 05:31:07 PM »


 Is Circumcision too drastic  ;)


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« Reply #164 on: December 28, 2012, 05:34:03 PM »
Depends on how circumspect you are...

Anyway, it's a good job... plenty of tips to be had...
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