Thunderbird Club

[PhR75]

Was Martin's first Thunderbird a Thunderbird II? The one that was later stolen? I came across a picture from 1972 or 1971 (couldn't find it now, of course...) where he played a II. I believe his current '60s 'Bird IV was first loaned from Overend Watts and then bought from him and later refinished etc. Overend of course normally played a II.
Of course it's also possible that it was a II and they added a bridge pickup as it was converted into stereo for a while. That's only a theory. I try to find the pic.

 

[PillO]

One good way is an electric carving knife, if one is around. A wire connected to current will smoothly (generally) melt it nicely. Not a recommendation. We used to use this for in construction to carve out Styrofoam in OSB sandwich panels we had made (Structural Insulated Panels or SIP). When we started using them in early 80 I'm not sure they even had a name. The wire with current worked great. Not a recommendation.

Oh how I miss the electric knife every Christmas. Nothing so merry as seeing a turkey disassembled with all the finesse of a chainsaw!

 

[PhR75]

Ha, there's the rub...I mean the pic! Or pics.
Looks like a stripped 60's II.

WISHBONE ASH, LIVE, 1973, 1974, JEFFREY MAYER PHOTO CREDIT: JEFFREY MAYER/ATLASICONS.COM | Atlas Icons

 

[dagrev]

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And your case has about 6" of travel!

 

[dagrev]

No, more this...

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You are clearly not to be messed with. I don't even want to know what you killed that had purple blood.

 

[JJR58]

In that case, don't let that camera drift downward.

Promise I won’t!
That’s for a different forum

 

[BklynKen]

And your case has about 6" of travel!

No, none at all!

 

[dagrev]

No, none at all!

Not enough room to cuss a cat.

(Southerners will tend to know the rest: ...without getting fur in your mouth.)

 

[dagrev]

Bicentennial Wednesday....

 

[MCF]

The "Vintage Years" box? It was a way out of my price range when it was released and the second hand copies are going for more. I have the albums on CD and vinyl already but all the live stuff the box has makes it very desirable. I just wish they'd release at least one 1978 and one 1976 show separately and perhaps a one from the 1980 "Blowin' Free" tour (I managed to grab the '77 Glasgow and 80 Guildford "Just Testing" tour discs they released afterwards).

Yeah. I pre-ordered it from the UK when it was announced. It arrived so long after I placed the order I had almost forgotten about it. It’s really a great collection. Like you, I have most of what is in it on vinyl from back in the day.

 

[MCF]

BTW, what's your verdict on the bass used on "Argus"? I remember hearing the album for the first time in 1992 or 1993 and at first thinking "doh, he has that dull muted flatwound sound" as "Time Was" starts acoustically but then when it gets going I was like "ah, there's the roar" which reminded me of Entwistle's early seventies live sound.
Then I bought "Pilgrimage" and it was different; a classic Rickenbacker clank on most of the tracks.
Just saying I don't hear the Ric on "Argus" at all. I hear it on "Vas Dis" for example or even on "The Way Of The World" (Turner said he used a very early Rickenbacker modded with Dimarzio pickup on most of "No Smoke Without The Fire") but "Argus" sounds like a T-Bird.

I’ve assumed it was the Ric that he was using at the time. It was stolen during tour after Argus was recorded leading him to “borrow” a beat up Thunderbird from Overend. That is what he used on most of the Lives Dates tracks.

 

[Stealth57]

Oh how I miss the electric knife every Christmas. Nothing so merry as seeing a turkey disassembled with all the finesse of a chainsaw!

I still have ours in Harvest Gold. A wedding gift and I've been married for 40 years. Scares the out of little kids.

 

[MCF]

I still have ours in Harvest Gold. A wedding gift and I've been married for 40 years. Scares the out of little kids.

Ours is of a similar vintage. I use it when I do a rib roast, every couple months or so. And amazingly, it still has its original cord.

 

[JIO]

 

[D.M.N.]

Boy howdy, 10,000 pages of Thunderbird!

 

[WillyW]

time to start a new thread this one is all old and crusty


if I start at minute 2, I can make it to almost minute 5....

I must not be a prog rock kinda guy...

 

[PillO]

I still have ours in Harvest Gold. A wedding gift and I've been married for 40 years. Scares the out of little kids.

Well, if you didn't run around the kitchen waving it around over your head, screaming like a banshee, the kids might not be so scared.

 

[Stealth57]

Well, if you didn't run around the kitchen waving it around over your head, screaming like a banshee, the kids might not be so scared.

There's only a 3' cord...they have to come to me.

I know, in very bad taste. I'll say a few rosaries.

 

[cyberhawk]

In honor of the 10,000!

 

[MCF]

The "Vintage Years" box? It was a way out of my price range when it was released and the second hand copies are going for more.

time to start a new thread this one is all old and crusty


if I start at minute 2, I can make it to almost minute 5....

I must not be a prog rock kinda guy...

That is a difficult piece. As are a lot of Squire’s. I haven’t attempted that one. I’m Pretty sure Chucky can.