Thunderbird Club

[GBassNorth]

HPF/LPH, it's the only pedal i need.

…and if you had one of these you wouldn’t even need the pedal…

 

[MCF]

No affiliation and sorry if I'm enabling ... but this pristine '66 NR is worth ogling over. You'd be hard pressed to find another (w/OHSC) is better condition.

Gibson Thunderbird II Electric Bass Guitar (1966), ser. #553134, black tolex hard shell case. | Reverb

Never apologize for enabling Geo. It’s what we do.

 

[PhR75]

"Undercover (Of The Night)" has a great bassline and sound too. According to the liner notes it is Bill but according to a wiki page it's Robbie Shakespear.

 

[GonePlaid]

No affiliation and sorry if I'm enabling ... but this pristine '66 NR is worth ogling over. You'd be hard pressed to find another (w/OHSC) is better condition.

Gibson Thunderbird II Electric Bass Guitar (1966), ser. #553134, black tolex hard shell case. | Reverb

 

[GonePlaid]

Understood Dave.
And i can relate being of Armenian decent.

Well. That explains the "alien" thing("Armenia, City in the Sky"-the Who).

 

[GonePlaid]

Yep. Unfortunately we’re not so blessed. And my son didn’t come up to help because he has to pick up my wife at LAX on Monday and didn’t want to risk getting snowed in. So I did it all by myself. My back is killing me. I can hardly move. But the chore is done and the wood will stay dry. It has been really cold this winter. Much colder than last year. We went through a cord + between late October and mid January. And we use the wood as County registered supplemental heat to our propane forced air system. The joys of being at 6,000 feet. But I wouldn’t trade it for anything.

"Spring has sprung,
Fall has fell,
Winter is here, and
It's colder than...last winter"-O. Nash

 

[wango55]

So we have an Emmy Award winner amongst us. Awesome!

Great Thunderbird! I bet is sounds awesome.

Ha! Yes, but not for acting or anything.

I ended up taking the pickups out of that thunderbird to put into this one. The neck on the bolt bird is pretty bowed, and I think the truss rod nut is stripped. I’ll see about possibly getting it fixed although buying another used one might cost the same!

 

[MCF]

I went ahead and requested a refund thru PayPal. The seller had over three weeks to at least acknowledge the sale so pretty safe bet he is no longer selling.



That is a beauty!!

I use the Music Nomad Fring polish and have the kit. You can by tubes of the polish separately. Works well, won’t mess with pickups like steel wool can and won’t harm the fretboard. I tape the board off anyway before using and use the supplied fret thingies (three in the kit; I don’t know what they’re called). It takes a bit of time, but is kind of a therapeutic exercise. Excellent results.

 

[godofthunder59]

I’m proud to have it Scott. It is a wonderful Thunderbird. And still in great condition. It’s nice, thanks to George, that we kept it in the family. Do you know what year it is?

Unfortunately not I don't know the exact year. Rob Van den broek is the person to ask.

 

[MCF]

why do the British drink warm beer?…..
https://youtube.com/shorts/pojvYRtEHPA?feature=share

They don’t really, just warmer than we’re used to. Having consumed many pints of Scottish Ales over the years in pubs in Scotland, I can tell you they have the temp dialed in. But the English, well…..they need to figure it out.

 

[MCF]

Unfortunately not I don't know the exact year. Rob Van den broek is the person to ask.

Thank you Scott. I have a PM thread with him and will ask. I wasn’t aware until now he was the BaCh authority.

 

[BklynKen]

Well. That explains the "alien" thing("Armenia, City in the Sky"-the Who).

Bob Mould's band Sugar did a cover of that.

 

[BklynKen]

Thanks Ken. FWIW, you would love the neck. It’s awesome. You might just want to try and pick one up and convert it. Get a II. You can always swap the pickup. But you would have a completely different bass to complement your arsenal.

I’m really happy I got this one.

I'll keep it in mind. Left-hand conversion is a big process; not one I'm keen to repeat.

 

[MCF]

Joined a company in the mid 80s. I was introduced to senior staff, including the head of quality. Asked him where he previously worked given his English accent. He said Lucas Electric…I couldn’t help the short laugh.

Now that’s funny.

 

[godofthunder59]

Thank you Scott. I have a PM thread with him and will ask. I wasn’t aware until now he was the BaCh authority.

He got Bach to build these. If I remember right I helped with some details along with others.

 

[Bassmike62]

Ha! Yes, but not for acting or anything.

I ended up taking the pickups out of that thunderbird to put into this one. The neck on the bolt bird is pretty bowed, and I think the truss rod nut is stripped. I’ll see about possibly getting it fixed although buying another used one might cost the same!View attachment 4952111

Love the way the whole bridge/pickup/tuning keys thing comes out.

 

[MCF]

They seem to get snapped up pretty quickly!

Yes they do. And thanks to George, I now have one. And we kept this one in the family.

I think I’m George’s private funding source for his very cool Thunderbird builds he is working on. All right by me. I bought his SVT VR and Berg cab and his Bach. I couldn’t be happier with getting what he wasn’t using and passed on to me.

This club is an amazing group of very nice people.

 

[MCF]

They are really good basses, I agree!
Didn't you play Chucky's at the GTG?

I did. And recall thinking the neck was nice and may have said as much. But frankly, once I heard the Thunderbird with the Lulls, that’s what I was focused on.

We really need to do another GTG., including Rosa and Frank.

 

[MCF]

I love that bass!

It is a great Thunderbird. Start setting your sights on one and keep an eye out. You will not be disappointed.

 

[MCF]

Yeah, when mine came up for sale on the GC used gear site it was listed as an Epic Firebird. I realized what it was and pulled the trigger immediately, didn’t take time to even confirm what it was.

And I’m glad you did.