Thunderbird Club

[PaleAngel_90]

OT but has TB been slow today for anyone else here? A few times I got a blank page saying there was an internal error or something like that.

Yes, a few times.

 

[dagrev]

I prefer huffing purple mimeograph paper.

I know. That's possibly what's wrong with all of us. We were all paper sniffers.

 

[dagrev]

I'm a connoisseur, when I was 17 I had a summer job in a sweatshop that had 55 gallon drums of pure Toluene for a solvent.

Wow! Just skip the gold paint and go big time.

 

[dagrev]

Speaking of Tbird necks, I normally really don’t pay any attention to neck size, but last night I was playing my Gibson 2021 NR bird for an hour or so then switched over to one of my other Tbirds and immediately noticed how thin (front to back) the neck was compared to the new NR. The NR has a very rounded and, for a Tbird, beefy neck. No baseball bat, very comfortable to play but might end up being a bit more durable design than previous Tbirds.

The front to back neck thickness right up against the 9th fret of my Gibby 2021 NR bird is .999”

for comparison…
BaCH NR bird .857”
China Goth .885”
Acaica fanned fret 5 string NR bird .889”
BlingBird (with slightly shaved P bass neck) .915”
Eppi VP .939”
Greco IV .941”
Korean Goth .942”
Gibby 2015 bird .965”
Gibby 2013 bird .990”

Thanks for measuring. That's interesting.

 

[dagrev]

Spent some time refreshing memory on playing chords on this thing. I'd rather play a Thunderbird. Or any bass for that matter.

 

[dagrev]

Gibsons QA department hard at work making sure every Tbird and Firebird that goes out the door has been thoroughly tested for defective headstocks and paint imperfections.

In related news, Gibson has just announced the creation of a parts department for pickups and hardware, along with occasional scratch and dent sales.

So that's how they do it.

Maybe I missed something, but why? Stupid was the first thing that came to mind.

 

[dagrev]

Yes, me

OT but has TB been slow today for anyone else here? A few times I got a blank page saying there was an internal error or something like that.

Yes, me too.

 

[dagrev]

you know what’s up D…
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[Bassmike62]

B

beauty!…. love the finish….was considering one of these but the original driving reason of the fenderbird…was the fender maple fb (imho)…great player though….
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Was not aware of those, looks pretty good and having MM type pickups is an interesting tonal option.

 

[WillyW]

Hmmmm…

 

[Stealth57]

Hmmmm…

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Looks like those would cure neck dive.

 

[WillyW]

Looks like those would cure neck dive.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

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Was not aware of those, looks pretty good and having MM type pickups is an interesting tonal option.

ouais, tone fitting to the way the bass feels and plays….instrument magnifique..

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Really? You must be younger than me, I can remember buying all sorts of things you can't get anymore.

By a few years IIRC. But it was a recent development because glue sniffing was becomingbknown.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

I'm a connoisseur, when I was 17 I had a summer job in a sweatshop that had 55 gallon drums of pure Toluene for a solvent.

A college friend worked at a plant that put soda pop and beer in cans (not in the same cans). He and another guy had to clean giant vats with MEK. The other guy went back into a vat to get something he’d forgotten - without his respirator or goggles. He was carried out dead.

 

[GBassNorth]

Hmmmm…

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The Hummer of bass bridges. Who makes that? Can’t say I think it would look great on a Tbird, but who knows.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

So that's how they do it.

Maybe I missed something, but why? Stupid was the first thing that came to mind.

these were the robot guitars that didn’t sell well at all. I was never sure what the message here was, but it wasn’t out of character for the insane way Gibson was being run at the time. (Near the end of King Henry the Juszkiewicz‘s reign.)

 

[GonePlaid]

…nice bass indeed…imported mine from Florida…not my favorite (active) one…
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That's the gig bag I got from Dean for my 67NR. Currently using it-with some extra padding-instead of the CoffinTM Case.

 

[KaraQ]

Did I manage to make it to Whitebird Wednesday?!

 

[dagrev]