Gibson Thunderbird players

[Magi003]

That guy from The specials plays one, i forgot his name?

Horace Panter

 

[Jeff Scott]

Chris Squire - sometimes...

Pics of this?

 

[FiregloRob]

Pics of this?

 

[Lowslung]

Jeremy Cunningham of the Levellers has always played one (and always played it low, as it should be...)

 

[Count Bassie]

Jeremy Cunningham of the Levellers has always played one (and always played it low, as it should be...)View attachment 4094107

Proudly rocking the oft-dissed three-point bridge too...

 

[godofthunder59]

Mike Watt

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Matt Bischoff of The Fluid

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I just did some work for Mike on bluey! I made a new pickguard and sent him

a Badbird Bridge! Hell of a nice guy, I'll be meeting up with him in April when he is in town to do a show!

 

[godofthunder59]

Entwhistle, Overend, Martin Turner of Wishbone Ash. Martin Turner has one of the best Thunderbird sounds ever on Wishbone Ash Live Dates. Give this a listen make sure to listen to the end. Martin is playing his Thunderbird through a Acoustic 360! JPJ is not the player that made me want a 360 !

 

[godofthunder59]

Geddy Lee, check out the R40 dvd!

using my Badbird Bridge

 

[godofthunder59]

Quick demo of my Acoustic 360.

 

[PhR75]

Entwhistle, Overend, Martin Turner of Wishbone Ash. Martin Turner has one of the best Thunderbird sounds ever on Wishbone Ash Live Dates. Give this a listen make sure to listen to the end. Martin is playing his Thunderbird through a Acoustic 360! JPJ is not the player that made me want a 360 !

Did he have the 360? I thought he used Orange gear at least in Europe (in Midnight Special clips he has two 370 heads with at least one 301 cab and another Acoustic cab with a tweeter) at that time.
Not saying he could not have had.

 

[PhR75]

I watched again those '73 US clips and he really has the 360 preamp on top of the 370 head so the other cab must be a 361 cabinet.
Did he use those in Europe too?

Anyway, great tone whatever he used.

 

[Charliewayne]

Which known bass players do you know who use Gibson Thunderbird? Espacially as a main instrument.

Another Tbird player I haven't seen mentioned is Sven Pipien of the Black Crowes