Thunderbird Club

[GonePlaid]

I know those particular ones quite well.
One band i was in had their own PA, some of which consisted of those very A7's.

The group I was in 70-72 had 4 A7s. When we broke up, I got 2. Used for my home stereo 'til we got the Miami Beach hotel gig. Used them there for 2 years then sold them to the hotel.

 

[RedVee]

No tube Wodensday

 

[GBassNorth]

Unrelated.... I have a nephew and niece who are Chemical Engineers. Both work for the military/NASA. The nephews first job was designing/redesigning diapers for astronauts. Wasn't what he thought his first job was going to involve. He's a supervisor now. So he either did really well or they needed to move him to something less important!

…or they figured he was really good at managing Sh**

 

[WillyW]

Last night assembly, tonight first lesson…

I’m worse than I remember… maybe I need lessons too…

 

[GBassNorth]

I know a lot of Chem Es that start at P&G making Pampers

I started out designing PM programs for heavy equipment. Loved working in underground coal mines

LOL - I started out designing Nuclear Power Plants for GE, left that company and started designing Gasohol Plants, soon after I left that company for P&G designing Toilet Goods Plants (shampoo, toothpaste, deodorant, mouthwash…).

 

[GBassNorth]

My modded VPView attachment 4664157 View attachment 4664158

Sweet mod!

 

[Stealth57]

LOL - I started out designing Nuclear Power Plants for GE, left that company and started designing Gasohol Plants, soon after I left that company for P&G designing Toilet Goods Plants (shampoo, toothpaste, deodorant, mouthwash…).

If you still have any contacts in micro nuclear, I’m working on a funding white paper on energy production costs. Green ain’t so green when you look at the entire supply chain.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Yep, that's Chuck. Does Golden Chuck have a nice ring to it?

…stop!….still sore at you over that despicable AMX commentary of a few pages back….

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Gibson Gene Simmons G2 Thunderbird Bass - Silver | Long & McQuade (long-mcquade.com)

One Long & McQuade in Canada has one in stock. And it happens to be my local!

So you own that bird now?

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Dayuuuum!!! Never knew he played one of those.
Still one of my fav bass players and basses.

I still listen to Hawkwind.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Never say that Gene Simmons doesn't have a sense of humor, that clip is hysterical!

I thought that poor kid was going to turn into Captain America. Still a great ad. But what about the jack? Is it a Hipshot?

 

[Miles_ONeal]

LOL - I started out designing Nuclear Power Plants for GE, left that company and started designing Gasohol Plants, soon after I left that company for P&G designing Toilet Goods Plants (shampoo, toothpaste, deodorant, mouthwash…).

I did a little bit of work with P&G in Cincinnati; we sold software they used for editing and documenting PC programs on the factory floor. Getting to see the lines up close and personal was kind of cool.

 

[RedVee]

…stop!….still sore at you over that despicable AMX commentary of a few pages back….

Yes, Donnie behave!!! You know @Chucky Stiletti is leaving the AMX to me

 

[JIO]

Never say that Gene Simmons doesn't have a sense of humor, that clip is hysterical!

Have to say, never a fan of KISS or GS... but the retro vibe of this promo is perfect, if not nauseating. I unfortunately had to live through this period...

 

[GBassNorth]

If you still have any contacts in micro nuclear, I’m working on a funding white paper on energy production costs. Green ain’t so green when you look at the entire supply chain.

Not only is Green not so green, it’s rarely even black and is frequently red.

Unfortunately, I’ve been out of the Power Plant field long enough now I don’t think I have any serious engineering contacts left. But at the end of the day, if you can find a way to spin a turbine nonstop 24/7/365 then you’re half way there. The other half of the picture is minimizing the by product or finding a good use for it.

I would think Micro would offer some interesting advantages by being more localized, less capital intensive and having less transmission losses in the distribution systems. It’s an interesting time to be in the Energy business as long as you can successfully navigate through the politics and special interests.

Until Gibson comes up with an acoustic Thunderbird I’ll need an electric outlet to plug my amp into, so hats off to you good sir for thinking out of the box on power generation improvements for the future!

I did a little bit of work with P&G in Cincinnati; we sold software they used for editing and documenting PC programs on the factory floor. Getting to see the lines up close and personal was kind of cool.

Chances are you and I worked on many of the same projects. The last 15 years I worked there I reported up through the IT branch of the company (in the Facilities division) leading the global R&D facilities and Process Equipment Design departments and the HS&E and GMP functions for all Pilot Plant and R&D testing operations around the globe. Most of the IT solutions we incorporated at the manufacturing level were frequently tested at the Pilot Plant scale then rolled out to the plants.

 

[D.M.N.]

Some footage from a show I played last week. Audio is just from the camera, VP into Hiwatt DR103 into my customized Vox 4x12.

 

[PhR75]

I haven't knowingly tried them, but think they were on the NR I just got (D'Add Steels according to the seller). I've yet to find anything from D'Add I like, but it's honestly been years and different rigs ago that I tried them. Whatever they were on the NR they kind of disappeared in a live setting and had no mid punch.

I noticed that the slight mid scoop the Pro Steels had as new isn't as prominent now. I have so much low-mid in my sound anyway so the slight scoop doesn't do any harm.

I also did "the opposite" and slightly lowered the pickups. Gives more headroom to my Broughton SV-Pre preamp so it isn't overdriven at the lowest gain settings. My non-reverse have lower output pickups and not it matches that better.

 

[KaraQ]

Decent price so long as the crack isn’t structural. I’d check it out but have no plans to go up to Sacto any time soon (even though I have an office there). It would look great with a Pat Wilkins Pelham Blue finish job.

Let me know if you're coming up to your office on a weekend


You can hear how it sounds though an 80's Peavey amp...

 

[godofthunder59]

My modded VPView attachment 4664157 View attachment 4664158

Very nice!

 

[PhR75]

No points for recognising the drummer but who is the bassist?