Thunderbird Club

[dagrev]

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[GBassNorth]

I heard it was Entwistle Wednesday.

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Entwistle Wednesday you say…
Not a Tbird but a sweet playing Rainsong Carbon Fiber Acoustic Electric bass custom built for John that I now own…
John at the LA House of Blues playing it.

It’s the only custom bass Rainsong ever built. They decided to get out of the bass business after making about 6 AE basses and instead just focus on guitars.

(Pay no attention to that cloud reflection on the front of the bass).

 

[PillO]

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Is that 11 March 1975, 3 November 1975, or 75 March 1911?

And I note it was tested by ET. I assume that is Eddie Torres, the Extra Testicle.

 

[GBassNorth]

thanks, if they are middle of the road, I may just scavenge from my other basses.

Hey a pair with trim rings for $90 is hard to beat. I used them as place holders in my BlingBird build. They sound good just not as good as VP pups or some other after market options that cost 5 times as much.

 

[Stealth57]

Is that 11 March 1975, 3 November 1975, or 75 March 1911?

And I note it was tested by ET. I assume that is Eddie Torres, the Extra Testicle.

This is America. We put the month first. The rest of the world is bassackwards.

 

[JIO]

One more, Kenny Rogers was originally a jazz upright bassist, he hadn't played upright for years here in this video but he was still good, he played bass in Kenny Rogers and the first Edition, played a Fender Tele bass. Some of these good 'ol boys could play.

Strange editing...

 

[dagrev]

Entwistle Wednesday you say…
Not a Tbird but a sweet playing Rainsong Carbon Fiber Acoustic Electric bass custom built for John that I now own…
John at the LA House of Blues playing it.

It’s the only custom bass Rainsong ever built. They decided to get out of the bass business after making about 6 AE basses and instead just focus on guitars.

(Pay no attention to that cloud reflection on the front of the bass).

How cool!

I think the cloud looks great. Maybe a cloud sticker would look good there. Then again....

 

[JIO]

Entwistle Wednesday you say…
Not a Tbird but a sweet playing Rainsong Carbon Fiber Acoustic Electric bass custom built for John that I now own…
John at the LA House of Blues playing it.

It’s the only custom bass Rainsong ever built. They decided to get out of the bass business after making about 6 AE basses and instead just focus on guitars.

(Pay no attention to that cloud reflection on the front of the bass).

I know a guitarist that has a Rainsong cf acoustic.

 

[dagrev]

Got to use the NR with Roto 66 Nickels at practice. Sounded much better than other strings thus far by a lot. Throughly enjoyed hearing some massive Thunderbird tone tonight. Much more of what I was looking for all the way around. I might swap out some SS 66s from a VP to see how that goes. But if no other string works well, the Roto 66 NPSs sound great at home and at church. Sounded great with both PUs or just the bridge.

 

[avi]

Where you there during the blizzard of '78?

Do you mean 77? There was a Blizzard that went through Chicago to Buffalo. There were games and books and stuff. I was young. I remember the powerlines falling behind my house and them jumping around like crazy. My mother was totally freaked out.
We get our share of fun in Buffalo. October storm in 06. Leaves still on the trees and we got a wet heavy snow. Took down powerlines and trees everywhere. Neighbors roof collapsed. Our tree went down and took off half our siding. It was crazy. You could stand outside and hear all the trees cracking and splitting in half. Crazy night. Didn't have power for at least a week. Living at the end of Lake Erie has its challenges.

 

[BklynKen]

Got to use the NR with Roto 66 Nickels at practice. Sounded much better than other strings thus far by a lot. Throughly enjoyed hearing some massive Thunderbird tone tonight. Much more of what I was looking for all the way around. I might swap out some SS 66s from a VP to see how that goes. But if no other string works well, the Roto 66 NPSs sound great at home and at church. Sounded great with both PUs or just the bridge.

Have you tried SITs with that one?

 

[GonePlaid]

Have you tried SITs with that one?

Jeez! Give him time. He's only had it about a week(+/-).

 

[BklynKen]

Jeez! Give him time. He's only had it about a week(+/-).

Like you weren't gonna suggest EBCF!

 

[Stealth57]

I don’t know what is a good price anymore. Says, like new.

 

[GonePlaid]

Like you weren't gonna suggest EBCF!

Awready did.

 

[GonePlaid]

I don’t know what is a good price anymore. Says, like new.

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Good for the seller?
For me it would be a helluva lot less than that.
And I still couldn't justify it.

 

[bobyoung53]

Do you mean 77? There was a Blizzard that went through Chicago to Buffalo. There were games and books and stuff. I was young. I remember the powerlines falling behind my house and them jumping around like crazy. My mother was totally freaked out.
We get our share of fun in Buffalo. October storm in 06. Leaves still on the trees and we got a wet heavy snow. Took down powerlines and trees everywhere. Neighbors roof collapsed. Our tree went down and took off half our siding. It was crazy. You could stand outside and hear all the trees cracking and splitting in half. Crazy night. Didn't have power for at least a week. Living at the end of Lake Erie has its challenges.

Nope, it was 1978, you guys probably get one like we had in 1978 every year, I know Buffalo's rep.

There's a pretty good story about it below at that link, 100 people died in Mass, it was the worst storm in 200 years. The whole state pretty much stopped for about a week.

A Terrifying, Deadly Storm Struck Massachusetts In 1978… And No One Saw It Coming

 

[GBassNorth]

I don’t know what is a good price anymore. Says, like new.

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IMHO - anything under $2000 for a pre 2000 Gibby in excellent condition is a good price. Post 2000 Gibby $1500ish unless it’s a special run (gold anniversary, 2015…) in which case add another one or two thousand bucks. Post 2000 Gibby NR $1500 to $2000 new or used. Bicentennial $3000 to $4000. 1960’s model $5000 to $10,000 depending on condition. YMMV

 

[GBassNorth]

I know a guitarist that has a Rainsong cf acoustic.

Excellent instruments if you gig outside a lot, super stable construction, heat and humidity have very little impact on them.

 

[GonePlaid]

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