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The reason why Gibson Thunderbirds are so cool...
- Thread starter Gibenbackerbass
- Start date
- Mar 13, 2008
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- Endorsing Artist Mike Lull T Bass pickups, The Bass Shop, Seattle WA.
Discount. There's an 'n' in it.
LOL: But then again, "Wishin'" usually only has one 'h', so I'm not alone.
You meant je ne sais quoi, sais is from the verb savoir which means to know.
Yes, that would make even MORE sense. As I said, its a shame about my french considering where I was raised. But then again, where I am from speaking English well is much more rare, so I am at least good at something compared to that particular base line.
Nothin' else has "the tone, the look...................The word is Thunderbird!
Killer picture & bird. Love that purple bird
Out of curiosity, since I lost count, how many Gibby threads have you started in the past...twelve minutes?
- Nov 14, 2003
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- Endorsing Artist: Aguilar Amplification, Sadowsky, D.Markley, Spector
Thunderbird...Schmunderbird
no...probably just another thunderbird hater.we can't help the fact that half of the forum (all of the finger players) hate thunderbirds....it's w/e
I have been looking for a 5 string Thunderbird for about a year now.. I love them. Love the sound, the feel, the look. Don't get me wrong, I am a Fender Pbass dude as well.. I love my 5 string PBass, but I still want a Thunderbird.. (also looking for a Gibson Firebird to match). 
no...probably just another thunderbird hater.we can't help the fact that half of the forum (all of the finger players) hate thunderbirds....it's w/e
Why are tbirds known as "pick exclusive"? Does anyone play one with their fingers?
i slap and pop and pluck and well yes, even pick sometimes on my birds. The goth epibirds have such a punchy-hollow slap and they mute like a dream with steels and this gives me a unique sound. Love doing RATM or flea-style lines with it..
btw- i actually caught my gibson doing the famous neck dive in a photo...
btw- i actually caught my gibson doing the famous neck dive in a photo...
i like this pic..why are they cool? they seem like they should have a warning message on them or something..
caution: proper use of this device will make you both musically and sexually attractive to almost everyone.
caution: proper use of this device will make you both musically and sexually attractive to almost everyone.
Yea, I'm sorry but this warrents its own thread.
Oh my, oh my, Little Richard look out!
Hell yeah!!! Pick, fingers, whatever feels good.
Another great thing about T birds is that the difference, if you go back & forth from pick to fingers, seems less pronounced with a T bird than with other basses. For me that's a +... ...But playing a T bird with fingers? I do it all the time.
