Recent content by matthewthall

Greetings, I own a 1991 Gibson Thunderbird and have been debating about trading it lately. It's not that I don't like the bass, I just own a 1979 4001 Rickenbacker and the thundy never really comes out of the closet. I have been eyeing the fender roadworn jazzes lately, especially the...

My 1979 4001 is the only bass i've ever been attached to, and that's really saying something. I've owned copious basses, (MIA fender jazz/p-basses, gibson rippers, gibson thunderbird, vintage kay) and i've swapped them all for one thing or another. In my opinion it does not get any better than...

my first bass was a Slammer Hamer. Why it mattered? Because it turned into this... Youth

Holy mackerel those are some gorgeous basses. I guess my question is, if at this moment in time, you only had enough money to have a ripper or thunderbird, what would it be, and why?

This is a good question, I have gone through 10 or so basses (7 of them being american made fender p and jazz basses) however I always come back to my 1979 4001 Rickenbacker. I will never get rid of that bass, however at times i've seriously thought about trading it for a Gibson Rd bass (my...

Hey, I've been thinking about trading my 1980 Ripper for a 1990 Thunderbird. I'm not too familiar with the thunderbirds, so what are the pros and cons in comparison to a Ripper? Tone? Feel? Versatility? Thanks, -Matthew