Thunderbird Club

[Instagator]

LOL - I own 13 thunderbird basses; some would say I have a mental illness…



….and they might just be right.

You should be judged by your peers... Next case please.

 

[JIO]

Is that a 70's B-15 bottom you're using?

Good eye Mr B - '76 to be exact.

The Portaflex amp only comes out the occasional show with a good FOH and for recording, which will happen on April 2nd (no foolin'!)

Sweet BG show at Boz Scaggs club "Slims" (now some sort of Jazz club)

 

[KaraQ]

LOL - I own 13 thunderbird basses; some would say I have a mental illness…



….and they might just be right.

Nah, couldn't possibly be true - you have 13! The perfect number

 

[bobyoung53]

Good eye Mr B - '76 to be exact.

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The Portaflex amp only comes out the occasional show with a good FOH and for recording, which will happen on April 2nd (no foolin'!)
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Sweet BG show at Boz Scaggs club "Slims" (now some sort of Jazz club)
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That looks like a nice one, I bought a new one in 1980 the last year they made them, I liked it and stupidly sold it, I have a 1977 B-15S now. I like the 70's B-15n's though with the ultra lo and ultra hi's.

 

[bylar13]

Has anyone heard if Epiphone will be doing an NR?

 

[JIO]

That looks like a nice one, I bought a new one in 1980 the last year they made them, I liked it and stupidly sold it, I have a 1977 B-15S now. I like the 70's B-15n's though with the ultra lo and ultra hi's.

I was very lucky. I bought it in 2010 from a guy on the east coast for a very fair price. The RI was then featured on the cover of Bassplayer mag and the used prices shot up.

 

[dagrev]

Also, many do not take meds because they do not like how the meds make them feel. Unfortunately, there is not a lot profit in making new psychiatry drugs because the clinical trials are extraordinarily difficult. As well, the metrics of "adequate dose" tend toward objective measures and ignore how the patient feels; there can be a balance between controlling the crazy and feeling OK, but that is not usually how things are done. As well, courts have (rightly) found that involuntary commitment is contrary to personal freedoms. Because of the nature of the institutions, few will voluntarily commit themselves.

I used to take meds because I liked how they made me feel.

Oh, you were talking about something different. Never mind.

 

[dagrev]

Problems like this can also be solved with money. Pay a roadie.

Correct.

I this Canadian used to hire himself out. Likely and union and expensive. Maybe someone knows how to get in touch with him.

 

[dagrev]

Hot off the press -

Looked and sounded great! Well done!

 

[dagrev]

LOL - I own 13 thunderbird basses; some would say I have a mental illness…



….and they might just be right.

You have 13 flavors of medication to keep you sane.

 

[Engle]

Hot off the press -

Right on!

 

[dagrev]

Has anyone heard if Epiphone will be doing an NR?

I hope not. I don't want to want something else.

 

[JIO]

LOL - I own 13 thunderbird basses; some would say I have a mental illness…



….and they might just be right.

Admitting you have a problem is the first step to... buying another T-bird?

 

[Nocturnal]

Has anyone heard if Epiphone will be doing an NR?

Rex Brown was claiming that he was working with Gibson & Epi on a line of basses and he mentioned an EPI NR. That's been a couple years so who knows if that will be a thing.

 

[Mvf]

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[Chucky Stiletti]

You're not talking about PM speakers are you because most of those already have very strong magnets. I thought the electric current from the amp moves the coil against the magnetized structure, in other words if there were no magnet it wouldn't move?

yes, if you say so…

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

I'm not, those are two different things, the preamp in most non master volume amps especially old Ampegs had a lot of gain.

pls define “a lot of gain”…

 

[JJR58]

That looks like a nice one, I bought a new one in 1980 the last year they made them, I liked it and stupidly sold it, I have a 1977 B-15S now. I like the 70's B-15n's though with the ultra lo and ultra hi's.

I played through it, awesome rig if i say so myself, JBL loaded too!

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

just like that…… some person’s “daily”….
lucky f#%~^r!

 

[PillO]

LOL - I own 13 thunderbird basses; some would say I have a mental illness…



….and they might just be right.

Yeah, that's not the reason...