Thunderbird Club

[Stealth57]

What the hell is that?

You have to be old as dirt and from the US to understand that reference.

 

[Hondapunk]

So here I is playing at a party in college.

You can see my nose and my foot in a cast. Morrisville NY spring 1979. My Ibanez Roadstar.

 

[TBird1958]

And if you ever sell yours, I'll probably start thinking about why I need two kidneys. What strings did you have on it when I played it? It became my holy grail that evening.

Will, it has Ken Smith Rock Masters (Stainless Round Wound) 45-105, the best strings out there with Purple Silks.

 

[dagrev]

So here I is playing at a party in college.View attachment 4890478 You can see my nose and my foot in a cast. Morrisville NY spring 1979. My Ibanez Roadstar.

Cool. You and the guitarist even had an endorsement deal with Ibanez.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

I thought this was a pretty good deal…
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It is. That one wasn't showing for me before. It's not a wasteland, just not as good as some markets.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

The story about WLW was that you could pick it up on a barbed wire fence in places. No radio necessary. When I was a kid, they had dialed it back quite a bit, but you could still get WLW near Columbus. Their transmitter was somewhere near Cincinnati. I listened to Big Red Machine baseball games on WLW.

I recall getting them on my transistor radio in Augusta, GA at night.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

If it is BMM, I don't care if it's real Naugahyde or Sears Naugahyde.

A Searsahyde poncho?

 

[dagrev]

Love listening to these guys...

 

[PhR75]

I notice the pickups are in the original positions, or awfully close if not exact. He did it right.

He also got the rings right.

 

[GBassNorth]

The story about WLW was that you could pick it up on a barbed wire fence in places. No radio necessary. When I was a kid, they had dialed it back quite a bit, but you could still get WLW near Columbus. Their transmitter was somewhere near Cincinnati. I listened to Big Red Machine baseball games on WLW.

You’re not kidding. When I lived in the Cincinnati area I used to get WLW on my bathroom sink. I suspect it was the metal drain lines and the sink bowl was acting as a megaphone. When I first moved into the apartment I thought I was going nutz. Kept hearing faint voices talking when I knew I was the only person in the apartment. After a day or two I finally figured it out.

Now days I only hear voices saying “Buy it! Buy it!” I try to ignore them but sometimes I give in.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

You’re not kidding. When I lived in the Cincinnati area I used to get WLW on my bathroom sink. I suspect it was the metal drain lines and the sink bowl was acting as a megaphone. When I first moved into the apartment I thought I was going nutz. Kept hearing faint voices talking when I knew I was the only person in the apartment. After a day or two I finally figured it out.

Now days I only hear voices saying “Buy it! Buy it!” I try to ignore them but sometimes I give in.

The best is when it's your wife's voice saying that. "Honey, your bonus money is just sitting there waiting to be spent, so just do it!"

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

green…..

 

[Miles_ONeal]

green…..
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Army. Drab. YMMV but no, thank you.

 

[JIO]

I had a set on their Low Tension Flats that sounded great on a '05 Pbass.

I've yet to try the Low Tension version - I'll have to order a set. Are they noticeably different?

 

[Bassmike62]

Waintin' delivery perhaps next week.
Used drive, with Sovtek 12AX7WB

This looks nice ?
Has an EHX vibe to it, but never heard of this EFX company before.

 

[icefly]

Army. Drab. YMMV but no, thank you.

green…..
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Olive Drab?

It wouldn't be my chosen shade of green, but nice to see these guitars.

 

[icefly]

This looks nice ?
Has an EHX vibe to it, but never heard of this EFX company before.

Probably because it´s a boutique brand, brazillian handmade.


I was determined to buy this pedal, new; but luckily I saw an used one advertised.

Description
Fully valved with Fender tone stack.

100% tube preamp, it has a Sovtek 12AX7WB tube, two amplification stages, Level, Gain controls and has the same circuit as the tone stack of Fender amplifiers: Mid, Bass, Treble. The valve operates at 265 Volts DC.

Controls:
LEVEL: master volume
GAIN: Saturation
BASS: Bass
MID: Medium
TREBLE: Adds or cuts treble

Specifications:
Dimensions: 13cm x 10cm x 7.5cm
true bypass
font plug
Carbon steel case
Anti slip bottom

 

[JIO]

Nope, I don’t normally waste my time or insult the seller by tire kicking or low balling. If it’s a fair price I’ll buy it, if not I’ll wait for one that is. And if that opportunity never materializes then it just wasn’t meant to be. There’s plenty of equally nice birds out there to choose from.

That said, I would consider a straight trade for one of my basses that market values at around $2500 to $3000, but I didn’t see any note from the seller about trades.

I'm of the same mind - and same goes for someone making an offer on my custom basses. If it's a respectful offer (a bit less) I can be swayed to accept for the sale. Low-balling... ah, no. As long as it sez' "make offer" - that's what it means and I price accordingly.

 

[JIO]

I thought this was a pretty good deal…
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That is a good price!

 

[Ringhammer]

green…..
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The one on the left is my very favorite green, I have a P bass in that green as well.