Recent content by godofthunder59

The Bronco gets my vote, a quality little bass that's bullet proof. Glary and Ibanez are decent options as well. When my son was 9 we bought him a Douglas violin bass, he begged for a Hofner lol, he still has it and even turns to it on occasion. Soon to be 29 he's become a accomplished...

Get a pre amp pedal, problem solved, no need to rip out the pickups. I'm a big Thunderbird fan I have about R40 Thunderbirds of various stripes from 1964- 2025. I love these 60's spec Epiphone Thunderbirds I have at least five of them. Metal tone means various things to different people but...

Bass looks right to me .

Looks like typical mustard ketchup burst of the late 70s. Not messed with imho.

I have two 70s Fretless Precision Basses, great basses I like them much better than a Fretless Jazz Bass.

I built a Mahogany body Precision with one Thunderbirdpickup, let me see if I can find someone video.

Being a independent builder is definitely a low margin business.

Congrats on the new bass! We got one in trade at the store, it was virtually unplayable and in desperate need of a set up. I gave it a good going over, the neck had a lot of positive bow but adjusting the trus rod sorted that, set the intonation, new strings , cleaned the pots and gave the...

More is more and more is better. 😄😎

Daum.

I've definitely thought about doing a refin, for the price I can't complain.

So here's some post bday pics of my unintentional present. This used Epiphone '64 Thunderbird in Silvermist came in on trade at The House of Guitars and after it sat for a while I decided it should come home with me and join the flock. I got a great deal on it, it needed a cleaning and a...

Thanks for the B day wishes guys! 67 man that's hard to believe! Keep on Rock'n!

I was nearly 40 years into my playing career before I got my first Fender, I'm a Thunderbird player through and through. Having said that I've acquired quite a few FSOs and in particular find the shear simplicity of the Precision Bass very appealing.

I do like a good Bugs Bunny reference.