Epiphone Thunderbird

[ljahalive]

I went online to check about the thunderbird. There were complains about neck dives. But i love the tone and looks. Should i go for it? Is neck dive really uncomfortable? It there anyways other than replacing the strap button thing?

 

[rottenramone]

if u love the looks go for it. rock out with your genitals exposed i say.

 

[shinobi]

neck dive is a problem that can be solved rather easily

 

[audie]

For simple solutions to neck dives, using a proper guitar strap can eliminate the issue. I use a Dunlop heavy duty strap (the ones with metal lined holes within the strap) for my Gibby Thunderbird. The metallic lined holes helps in 'gripping' onto your clothes and thus eliminates the neck dive.

 

[zel]

then again can u can knock another hole and shift the strap nut to the neck to eliminate it

 

[5stringwonder]

or swap out the bridge to a heavier bridge to offset the weight or in similar vein switch out the tuner to lighter ones..

 

[lordie]

if u try it and like it there are a lot of solutions to neck dive some cheap some expensive depending on how much $ u got