Thunderbird Club

[lidl e]

Some have gone since this picture was taken - replaced by a few more, A new group shot is a goal for next Spring I guess. I don't have the 8 string anymore but know where it is and have a long game to get it back. The biggest change was getting a '64 II.........

way too cool!
a few more days in this thread and i'll be buying another t-bird!

 

[JJR58]

way too cool!
a few more days in this thread and i'll be buying another t-bird!

A few more days?!

Ok, one will choose you.

 

[JIO]

The Dude Pit was hilarious! At least the Gibson part of it was.
BaCH is a set neck bass, there were 3 small groups of them made all similar but with some variations in them. At onne point I had two........( I'll kick myself in the ass later for selling them)

What year was the re-fin'd sea-foam green one? Is it a Greco?

 

[Butcherboy]

Looks cool!! Are you going to leave the finish as is?? I would be tempted to leave it as is.

….the yellow relic finish is nice handwork, so I‘m not tempted to change it…

 

[godofthunder59]

The Dude Pit was hilarious! At least the Gibson part of it was.
BaCH is a set neck bass, there were 3 small groups of them made all similar but with some variations in them. At onne point I had two........( I'll kick myself in the ass later for selling them)

I am lucky to have three Bach Nonreverse Thunderbirds!

 

[bobyoung53]

Opti-grab injury?



Now if they’d just expand it to Great Great Grandparents I’m in!

I saw that when it was new but had no idea what you were talking about.

 

[lidl e]

I am lucky to have three Bach Nonreverse Thunderbirds!View attachment 4867897

Thise are amazing. Were they all single pickup?

 

[Nocturnal]

I owned a Bach until a few years ago. I was stupid and sold it. The guy that owns it has no plans to sell it back to me.

 

[JJR58]

Thise are amazing. Were they all single pickup?

Not this one

@Chucky Stiletti

 

[BklynKen]

Just messing around with a new TRC for my black VP
Extra points for anyone that can identify the sticker.
Hint..upper North West folks might have a better shot at recognizing the skeleton dude.
Cheers!
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I can't believe no one's chimed in on this, unless I've missed it. Rogue Dead Guy?

 

[BklynKen]

We watched Weird: The Al Yankovic Story today and there was a lot of Gibson bass representation. Early on was what looked like a '60s Thunderbird II, and later on a Ripper or Grabber.

 

[Bassmike62]

They were all like flat black finish with red crescent moon inlays I think?

Maybe on some models, but not the ones I've seen over the years

 

[dagrev]

I had surgery on my left right finger. Hopefully the stitches will come out tomorrow.

How is your finger doing?

 

[dagrev]

Of the four, three have a bridge I've never noticed before. Are those stock?

Mine had that three point one like on the cream bass. I still remember when I changed strings for the first time and it gell off. I was so bummed until I realised.

Do you refer to the ones on the other three basses as the three point because I thought the cream bridge was called a three point.

The first two L to R are Epi Vintage Pros. (Best Thunderbird from Gibson/Epi since the 60s.) That is often called the claw bridge and is what the 60s Thunderbirds and Epi Embassy's had. Only the white '76 has what is called a 3-Point.

'64 Epi Embassy. Basically a different shaped set-neck Thunderbird. Same neck profile, hardware and pickups.

'64, '64, '17 Epi Vintage Pro

'64, '06 (which came with a 3-point) Currently has La Bella Black tapes.

 

[JJR58]

The first two L to R are Epi Vintage Pros. (Best Thunderbird from Gibson/Epi since the 60s.) That is often called the claw bridge and is what the 60s Thunderbirds and Epi Embassy's had. Only the white '76 has what is called a 3-Point.

'64 Epi Embassy. Basically a different shaped set-neck Thunderbird. Same neck profile, hardware and pickups.
View attachment 4867924
'64, '64, '17 Epi Vintage Pro
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Not to diss the VP, but dayuuuuum on your '64's!

 

[dagrev]

nice - a special bass

Thanks. It's keeper.

 

[lidl e]

The first two L to R are Epi Vintage Pros. (Best Thunderbird from Gibson/Epi since the 60s.) That is often called the claw bridge and is what the 60s Thunderbirds and Epi Embassy's had. Only the white '76 has what is called a 3-Point.

'64 Epi Embassy. Basically a different shaped set-neck Thunderbird. Same neck profile, hardware and pickups.
View attachment 4867924
'64, '64, '17 Epi Vintage Pro
View attachment 4867925

'64, '06 (which came with a 3-point) Currently has La Bella Black tapes.
View attachment 4867926

Cheers for that. I must have seen hundreds of thunderbirds and played quite a few including the awesome epiphone neck thru and I never noticed the claw bridge.

 

[dagrev]

Some have gone since this picture was taken - replaced by a few more, A new group shot is a goal for next Spring I guess. I don't have the 8 string anymore but know where it is and have a long game to get it back. The biggest change was getting a '64 II.........

Still happy for you that were able to land that one.

 

[dagrev]

OT, Disco time! This is lip synched but never realized that the guy sang all that high stuff in this tune until a few months ago, I would have killed to be able to sing like him

I think I hurt myself just listening to him.

 

[dagrev]

I owned a Bach until a few years ago. I was stupid and sold it. The guy that owns it has no plans to sell it back to me.

I know why, it's gorgeous.