Thunderbird Club

[PhR75]

Here's another picture:

There's something in that headstock that reminds me of Goya:

 

[JIO]

 

[GBassNorth]

Yes, he just learnt when he saw the post
Husk? Of a new release? That’s just odd. Isn’t it?

There has to be something seriously wrong with the bass for the seller to strip all the hardware and electronics off of it and try to part it out vs just fixing it under warranty. I’m guessing a factory screw up serious enough that Gibson decided to get rid of it vs listing as a demo or factory second.

 

[JIO]

There's something in that headstock that reminds me of Goya:

...still clueless about that bass!

 

[JIO]

Jimmy Page guitar - John Bonham drums -

 

[JIO]

At one time, every woman I knew loved Todd. I liked his music, but understood why women loved him - the same reason they loved Neil Young.

 

[PhR75]

Todd is great. Always done his own thing. Could have been a very big artist since he apparently could knock out a pop gem in 15 minutes. Luckily he did that every now and then. Love his more experimental/proggy stuff too.

His '89 album "Nearly Human" is one of his best later albums but this performance surpasses the album version.

 

[RedVee]

There has to be something seriously wrong with the bass for the seller to strip all the hardware and electronics off of it and try to part it out vs just fixing it under warranty. I’m guessing a factory screw up serious enough that Gibson decided to get rid of it vs listing as a demo or factory second.

Big gamble for the buyer imo. I’d offer $100, $900 is a rort.

Edit: maybe that’s why I never win one of these

 

[PhR75]

It's Thursday, right?

The red pedal is a Broughton Low+High Pass Filter. Seems to work very well.

First off, then on. Headphones should tell what it does better.
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[WillyW]

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.

if I’m counting right I have 16 firebird base pickups at my disposal and I rarely use a bridge pickup on a 2 pickup base…

I’m hoping this DC base becomes a main player, so no skimping on the pickup.

I’m thinking an exposed pole piece pickup from my EB might be the ticket, I really love those.

 

[WillyW]

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.

my fav rounds have been the EB extra slinky nickle, and I have found the SIT nickle in the same gauge to be virtually identical, and often cheaper.

out of character for me, but I recently got the 4003AC Rickenbacker and I’m very much liking the factory roundworms on it, but I’m not sure what material those strings are. (Looked it up… nickle)

and I still have the factory strings on my 4003w fretless

AND so far I have kept my second embassy base fretted and am enjoying the factory roundworms on it as well, but again I have no idea what the material is, and I have the set of factory strings still from the first embassy for backup if I need them in 20-30 years.

I don’t like to put roundworms that have fretwear spots onto a fretless, they gotta be fresh, but then never changed, ever, ever..

 

[GonePlaid]

nice shot!

Thanks. My usual HD pic.

 

[godofthunder59]

Thunderbird Thursday! My three Vintage Pro Thunderbirds all together!

 

[dagrev]

Have you tried SITs with that one?

No I haven't. My Power Steels are on a Jazz and I'm not taking those off! Additionally, I have box of various strings to try that I'm working through. However, I do think some version of SIT strings would be a great option. I would actually like to order a couple different sets from them to try. But for now, I was just working through what I had on hand first in case there was a perfect match.

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

Well, I do try strings fast. The Roto NPSs were the 4th set. Now that we're practicing again I can try a couple sets a week in a band setting. Everything has sounded really good at home.

 

[dagrev]

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.

Someone likely chimed in, but...
"The Great Blizzard of 1978 was a historic winter storm that struck the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes regions of the United States as well as Southern Ontario in Canada from Wednesday, January 25 through Friday, January 27, 1978. It is often cited as one of the most severe blizzards in US history."

 

[dagrev]

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

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If so, my mint '06 with custom PG and TRC with Hipshot bridge is available for less!

 

[GonePlaid]

Thunderbird Thursday! My three Vintage Pro Thunderbirds all together! View attachment 4665637

Hmph! Yer "roadie" shoulda put them on stands.

 

[dagrev]

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

We had one weather guy (of four at the time) who said it was going to be bad. Everyone else was saying several inches, but he said "it's going to be bad." He was right.

 

[dagrev]

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

What changed around 2000? I know I read someplace about better wood before mid 2000s or something like that.

 

[GonePlaid]

What changed around 2000? I know I read someplace about better wood before mid 2000s or something like that.

The century?