Thunderbird Club

[Gaolee]

Used asking prices are crazy right now. Two years ago, that would have been around $1200 to $1300. That one has a beautiful fretboard if the pictures are accurate.

I got the Flamingo for around $1k, but that was a while ago and it sure wasn't mint. I sure have spent a lot more on it to make sure it's value doesn't increase.

 

[bobyoung53]

I can picture the sound guy saying, "Just had to bring not one, but two SVTs, did ya?

He knew, we used to blas...er play that place a lot. He had a surprisingly open mind for a sound guy, never complained, never told us to turn down (which probably would have been in everybody's best interest )

 

[Gaolee]

I was first chair in elementary school

My son plays his trumpet for a living. He can't play much bass, though. He is about to marry an oboe player. It will be a jazz/classical mixed marriage.

 

[bobyoung53]

I can be more 'experimental' in the music I consume. I can listen to an artist I have never heard of without committing to buying an album...

I do the same with YouTube, I've bought a lot of albums because of YouTube, in fact I almost always check before I buy an album unless I'm sure of the artist. That makes me wonder why like for example the Hendrix estate takes his stuff down routinely. I've seen a lot of bands relent though over the past few years, McCartney bought his stuff back for example and all of a sudden The Beatles' music was back, Chet Baker's family made an account and allowed his stuff on etc. There are many full albums on YouTube now, I can remember not so long ago when you couldn't put videos in over 10 minutes long.
Rant over.

 

[Gaolee]

That 76 sounds sooooo good. I would take it over the Dingwall any day

Nah. You need both.

 

[bobyoung53]

He’s a talented producer too.

I have a book about him waiting in line on my Kindle.

A Wizard, A True Star-Todd Rundgren in the Studio

 

[Nocturnal]

My daughter is stationed out of Logan. She says it isn’t all that bad. Have you ever flown to San Diego? Worst of all the major airports in the US.

I have probably flown out of SD 8 times and none of the flights were ever even close to leaving on time.

Just saw this Greco for sale in NYC on CL. No connection.

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Same model and year as mine! Great basses!!

 

[bobyoung53]

I had a satellite service on one of the cars for a while and it was interesting to hear some music that I otherwise would have likely never encountered. Then again there was a lot to give a reason to turn the radio off or change the channel. But somebody liked it.

I bought a lifetime subscription to SiriusXM in 2008 with a new car for 400 bucks when they were having a hard time, it's paid for itself over many times. I still use it online out here in Lima. I play along with it a lot, I have about 15 saved channels and can see what's playing on them all from the same page, if I don't like what's on I just change the channel. I still own the car but it needs some work.

 

[Gaolee]

Just saw this Greco for sale in NYC on CL. No connection.

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Somebody would have stabbed it in Bed Stuy when I lived in NYC. Things seem to have changed.

 

[Gaolee]

Starting to have Bird Envy......

Probably best to buy one before the rest of us scoop 'em all up. But if you are a Thunderbird player, one will chose you and let you know you are it's player. When that happens, you will know.

 

[PillO]

Right notes? I just play notes.
Barely, at that.

I'm not out of tune. I play microtonal music.

 

[Gaolee]

I can picture the sound guy saying, "Just had to bring not one, but two SVTs, did ya?

These days, sound people don't know what a 360 stack is. Or most don't. They find out. If they crank the kick drum to.mud, I can fight back and still sound reasonably good even in a decent sized venue.

 

[KaraQ]

Nah. You need both.

I think I'd like to have a multi-scale bass, but I'd want it to be much closer to the "original" Thunderbirds.

At one time, I toyed with the idea of getting a body from a bolt-on 'bird, and a multi-scale neck, & making my own.

Maybe someday, it shouldn't be that difficult.....

 

[bobyoung53]

These days, sound people don't know what a 360 stack is. Or most don't. They find out. If they crank the kick drum to.mud, I can fight back and still sound reasonably good even in a decent sized venue.

I never got to play out with one but from the live things I've heard they sound great, I did try one once in a rehearsal space but really didn't spend any time with it.
I did used to use Sunn 2000S cabs though years ago with a Marshall Major 200 watt head, those were also kind of long throw cabs, if you walked 10-20 ft out in front of them, you could feel the air hitting you, that set up used to earthquake every place we played.

 

[JJR58]

Just saw this Greco for sale in NYC on CL. No connection.

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Spendy, but I love it!

 

[RedVee]

TY. I cheated and went looking. 45-65-85-105. If my EBCFs ever die, I might try them.

There are also DR Legends which I’ve never tried. But are supposedly smooth with a tad less tension than chromes and Fenders (from reading TB)

 

[BklynKen]

Spendy, but I love it!

BUY IT!!!!

 

[RedVee]

On a side note, I just heard 3 or 4 Kookaburras all laughing together.

I love that.

 

[dagrev]

I was a trumpet player when I was a kid, always loved Herb. (and this album cover)



But this guy was better, my private lesson teacher told me to listen to him, BIG sound.:

I had that album. I know more as an adult why I liked it.....
I'll have to check him out.

 

[dagrev]

I was first chair in elementary school

I don't think my chair had a number.... But I didn't play long and got moved a baritone. I walked to elementary school (and it wasn't close) and that thing was bigger than I was. Needless to say I gave that ordeal up.