Thunderbird Club

[TBird1958]

A 2019 white Epi Vintage Pro showed up locally for sale and I pounced on it. Been playing all night. Great bass. You could use the headstock to paddle a jon boat.
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Congratulations on a great bass!

Let me know if you'd like a club number, and be welcome here!

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Cold fried chicken and cold pizza with pulpy orange juice and cold beer sounds absolutely orgasmic!

the original pizza (before the contest winning margherita) was left over pasta over toasted bread for breakfast…..works every time…

 

[TBird1958]

Wednesday............

 

[JJR58]

Was there a beaded curtain?

 

[JJR58]

Is Manny's still around? They were big behind getting G&L to do small runs of special basses. The first was the BABE (Bad A$$ Bass Player [limited to 23] Edition).

Not mine- but better pics.
SOLD - G&L L2000 BABP Limited Edition Blackburst

They all got pushed out of 48th Street a long time ago.
Forced out because of high rents, and not the sales all the places there used to make.

 

[GonePlaid]

I have a set of their NPS. They are nice strings and sounded good on a VP and a couple others, but currently not on anything. They remind me of Power Wounds and Boomers kind of territory more than anything else off the top of my head. But it's been a while since I've used them. (No silks, so you know where the tone resides.) They recently introduced SS strings which I've yet to try, but would like to at some point. One thing I like is that you can ask them to make a set with basically whatever typical gauges you want at no extra cost. From their site you can easily customize however you want by clicking on the size of each string you desire. They also reply to email, which is nice. Made in Nashville.

I looked-they don't do flats.

 

[GonePlaid]

They all got pushed out of 48th Street a long time ago.
Forced out because of high rents, and not the sales all the places there used to make.

That sux. Not unexpected, but...

 

[Stealth57]

That was back in 2011-ish.
Their vintage room.
They kept the room locked.

How in the world did they let you in?

 

[JJR58]

That sux. Not unexpected, but...

Was bound to happen, you wouldn't even recognize it now.

 

[Stealth57]

Out here on the Wet Coast, hope WBW doesn't mean Wet Bird Wednesday.

 

[JJR58]

How in the world did they let you in?

I looked the part, they unlocked the door for me.

 

[GonePlaid]

Was bound to happen, you wouldn't even recognize it now.

Well, since I haven't been to NYC since 73...

 

[dagrev]

Seems to me that the one called "plastic" brings out the best results.

I'm not convinced unless you A/B plastic with the original Mahogany tug bars. Then, and only then will we know for sure. Chrome or nickel plated screws? It all adds up!

 

[JJR58]

Well, since I haven't been to NYC since 73...

Honestly, you haven't missed much, although.......
Was still buying vintage basses at a slim fraction of what they cost today.

 

[dagrev]

Was there a beaded curtain?

If the answer is "yes," I'm questioning the whole music store location thing.

 

[Stealth57]

I'm not convinced unless you A/B plastic with the original Mahogany tug bars. Then, and only then will we know for sure. Chrome or nickel plated screws? It all adds up!

I wonder if Bakelite would add another old school dimension

 

[dagrev]

I looked-they don't do flats.

No, at least not yet. Maybe one day. But we're all running out of time.....

 

[dagrev]

I wonder if Bakelite would add another old school dimension

Too brittle for Thunderbirds I would think. They would rattle it to bits in no time.

 

[Stealth57]

Too brittle for Thunderbirds I would think. They would rattle it to bits in no time.

But it would be fun watching folks when you say your tug bar is Polyoxybenzylmethylenglycolanhydride.

 

[GBassNorth]

I made a comparison of the VP without and with the tugbar. Don't laugh! There's a difference! It's slight but it definitely inspires me. I hope you can hear it.

First without, then with.

LOL - that’s the best before and after bass demo I’ve ever heard! The difference is very subtle, there’s definitely something more going on with the tug bar that I can’t quite describe, but I love the new sound. I have a tug bar that I haven’t installed yet, this inspires me to follow your lead!