TT….. my crack is tighter…Thursday................I think the neighbors will enjoy hearing this bass
Possibly not as much as I do.
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Thunderbird Club
- Thread starter TBird1958
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- Mar 13, 2008
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- Endorsing Artist Mike Lull T Bass pickups, The Bass Shop, Seattle WA.
Well, there's really no doubt about that considering what team I play for
AhemWell, there's really no doubt about that considering what team I play for
Well, there's really no doubt about that considering what team I play for
..touché!
You people are awful.... Have some decency. I keep my crack covered. Didn't your Momma tell you to cover your your crack before going to a gig?
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I’ll be back home in a few days, then I’ll take a couple of pics. Hopefully by then I’ll have my other Tbird back from the luthier and the new white pick guard to replace the skull on the Simmons.
Yeah. We do that one. Crowd likes-and requests it.
Addendum: As previously stated, our "normal"(?) crowd is 55+y/o. A lotta the songs many of you play don't interest our audience. They wanna hear the [stuff]they listened to in their younger dating, dancing, and school
days. Saves us having to learn the latest 'flash in the pan' POS. Although we did get 1(one!)request for some Ed Sheeran. Nope.
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We have at least one owner here as I recall and at least one other on the FB Thunderbird group, they are actually pretty well regarded from what I've read. The neck is likely similar to the 2021 Non Reverse and the long gone Studio models, heftier than the "Standard" Gibson Reverse but certainly not a Log.FWIW I think more modern pickups sound pretty good in a set neck bass like these.
Indeed, not the log I had on an Epi Explorer a couple of years ago.
Word
Pretty much anytime I walk into a music shop, some teenager is playing something ACDC.
That's gotta say something.
I think that one and the Rex Brown bird both look really nice. Haven’t played or heard either one though.
Is the Simmons the one you were changing the pickups on?
Interesting pic for the Thunderbird at gibson.com when searching by body style.
no the Simmons one is fine as is!
the 2000 model was sold to me with the faulty/noisy ceramic pickups from that era. It’s the vintage sunburst one:
The pickups will be gold but I had to order rings as well to hide the gaps since the Lollars are slightly smaller. Lollar sent my tech the only rings they had, which are nickel. My tech has all the pieces and it may look weird until I get the gold rings from another vendor to go along with the pickups. Right now I just want the bass back.
Would this work for you?
Gold Plated metal bass pickup mounting ring for Gibson® Thunderbird bass guitar
thanks! I saw those and also the ones that are a little wider along the sides. I’ll have to wait until I get the bass back in my hands to see what fits best. My tech is two hours away and I haven’t been able to see the setup since he’s received the parts.
