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Bye-bye 3-point, hello Supertone
« on: February 09, 2024, 12:13:35 PM »
I found a great deal on an unused Supertone (black of course), and I bought it, after all no matter what I've done to my Epi, the action is on the "brave" side...
The weird is the extreme bent on the original 3-point, I am not sure if this is how it suppose to be, looks bent.
Anyway, I am happy, the installation was super easy and the action gone way down.
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Re: Bye-bye 3-point, hello Supertone
« Reply #1 on: February 09, 2024, 12:19:00 PM »
Excellent.  I have SuperTones on both my Thunderbirds.  Love them.
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« Reply #2 on: February 09, 2024, 12:50:48 PM »
Ugly, but they work.  :mrgreen:

Naw, they can be ok on some basses, but I prefer the elegance of the "floating bridge".

The bent look of your original bridge is an Epi disease. Epi uses bridges made from cheaper softer metal that doesn't withstand the uneven pull a three-point has to withstand (depending on the setup) as well as the Gibson bridges. The Epi bridges are also lighter.

With the bridge as bent as yours it was near impossible adjusting it to a reasonable action. Not that TBirds are low-action wonders.

OTOH: With your obsession for bananas, the poor orignal bridge perhaps tried to emulate the curvature of the exotic fruit? You should perhaps opt more for German style bananas going vorwärts?



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Re: Bye-bye 3-point, hello Supertone
« Reply #3 on: February 09, 2024, 12:53:25 PM »
I think they'd look a lot better if they'd cut the front part straight across. They obviously went out of their way to cover up the third bolt hole, but I'd prefer to just leave it exposed and have the bridge look cooler.
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Re: Bye-bye 3-point, hello Supertone
« Reply #4 on: February 09, 2024, 01:03:09 PM »
Quote from: uwe on February 09, 2024, 12:50:48 PM
Ugly, but they work.  :mrgreen:

Naw, they can be ok on some basses, but I prefer the elegance of the "floating bridge".

The bent look of your original bridge is an Epi disease. Epi uses bridges made from cheaper softer metal that doesn't withstand the uneven pull a three-point has to withstand (depending on the setup) as well as the Gibson bridges. The Epi bridges are also lighter.

With the bridge as bent as yours it was near impossible adjusting it to a reasonable action. Not that TBirds are low-action wonders.

I don't find it ugly, maybe a bisschen full, but nothing distracting.
As for the action, it is true, I have even tried to switch the saddles, it looked funny but helped a bit. But now it almost is another bass.
Also: this banana looks fake, must be german-made indeed... :P
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« Reply #5 on: February 09, 2024, 01:12:24 PM »
PS: Have you become a Staatsbürger yet? With the curse of the AfD  \ : - = ( convening secret Remigration meetings, you shouldn't waste time!

As for that banana, it parades goose-steps twice a day to this here ...

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« Reply #6 on: February 09, 2024, 01:21:01 PM »
Yes, after a looong process I finally did it. Things aren't looking very good thru, it seems that Remigration has started without any "help" from AfD... We will see what will happen...
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« Reply #7 on: February 09, 2024, 01:28:24 PM »
Mein Landsmann!
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« Reply #8 on: February 09, 2024, 01:42:27 PM »
No need to try hard, when it comes to hardware color, you got my vote.
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« Reply #9 on: February 09, 2024, 03:15:43 PM »


 Geez...........Let me make this right. :-*

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« Reply #10 on: February 09, 2024, 04:59:36 PM »
Can we see you in a dirndl, Mark?
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Re: Bye-bye 3-point, hello Supertone
« Reply #11 on: February 09, 2024, 05:09:22 PM »
Quote from: uwe on February 09, 2024, 04:59:36 PM
Can we see you in a dirndl, Mark?
 

 It could happen!  ;D
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Re: Bye-bye 3-point, hello Supertone
« Reply #12 on: February 10, 2024, 09:22:00 AM »
A black or a silver (chrome) one?
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« Reply #13 on: February 10, 2024, 09:52:11 AM »
I’m flexible re the color, but nuthin’ underneath the apron please! 🙏
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« Reply #14 on: February 10, 2024, 10:03:44 AM »
No bridge/pickup covers then...
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