But does it have sparkles in the vinyl? That's what makes those Kustoms sound good....
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Thunderbird Club
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As a guess, some kind of scoop plus bass/low mids boost.
Given the choice between forcing students to learn the names of things and re-educating the entire corps of serving healthcare professionals, easier to teach the students.
yeah, you’re right, forgot about that… so is it, Kustom vs. Kasino?….But does it have sparkles in the vinyl? That's what makes those Kustoms sound good....
Looks like we are...
12. The iconoclast. Hates FSOs. Loves Gibsons and swears none of their 12 nearly-identical non-reverse t-birds neck dives. Can't understand why Gibson won't reissue the Grabber or the Ripper.
Well, kind of. Not really all true. The post wasn't meant as a dig.
The 13 posters you meet on talk bass
12. The iconoclast. Hates FSOs. Loves Gibsons and swears none of their 12 nearly-identical non-reverse t-birds neck dives. Can't understand why Gibson won't reissue the Grabber or the Ripper.
Well, kind of. Not really all true. The post wasn't meant as a dig.
The 13 posters you meet on talk bass
oh my….what have we here…
fittingly, from Jim Rosenberg, ex CEO of Epiphone
fittingly, from Jim Rosenberg, ex CEO of Epiphone
Kasino was Kustom's less fancy version. Basically the same amps w/o rolled and pleated covering. This ole thing still sounds damn good for being 52 y/o, with original speakers.
Love the added decor of post-it notes.
Couldn't find my Dymo.
I bought an ebony Gibson LE T-Bird in 2018 and had to really fight with myself not to buy the bright cherry T Bird that was also out that year.
Dark lousy picture (one of my trademarks) (Lull pickups)
When in doubt, buy both.
Also, when not in doubt, buy both.
Actually, it would appear that the correct answer is always buy both.
Hmm. Lessee. The Kasino is 52 y/o, the TBird is 55, the owner is 76.833. I detect a trend...
The two step program this group keeps professing; see it, buy it.
Yes, I've been kicking myself since. Seeing all these nice older T-Birds has got me thinking though, either one of them or a 4001, decisions decisions........
I never knew that. There was a local band around my area who used to use all Kustom, they did an outside gig in one of the parks and they either owned a lot of them or rented half the music store, piles of blue sparkle.
No reeducation needed since the "street" names are already known. No more of this, "Sir you are lacking follicles on the apex of your cranium, what we call androgenic alopecia" business. "You're bald" works fine without any clarification or education needed!
*I say this in jest. I realize there are good reasons professions have their technical terms. Yet I know a guy who went into a certain profession and he talked about things he had to learn in school that had nothing to do with doing the job, but seemed to make the degree look better because it required more time in school. He bragged about knowing these areas, but admitted they had nothing to do with carrying out the job.
Buy both.
Obviously.
Limited edition, only out that year and I knew it, that's why I wanted it so bad, oh well......
