Thunderbird Club

[bobyoung53]

I spot a Narragansett!

We used to call it Narrarancid

 

[bobyoung53]

Since this thread always seems to head towards car talk, here's a fun one.

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Looks almost brand new.

 

[MCF]

There is a '15 on Reverb for what is now a pretty good price. No connection.
Gibson Thunderbird 2015 - 2017 | Reverb

Excellent price in these crazy times. With shipping at only $125; I guess that’s because it doesn’t include the case? Someone in SoCal could sue with a local pickup….

 

[Engle]

C'mon Irv, we're all certifiable here.

My band comes over and it's "you bought ANOTHER bass?"

 

[TheBogart]

My band comes over and it's "you bought ANOTHER bass?"

My band mates are always telling me that. I don’t know how to answer anymore. Ehehehe

 

[GBassNorth]

I think I’m infected with Thunderbird GAS. I ordered a now rare to find Classic Pro for 375€ new. And closed a deal in a Gibson 2008 Thunderbird for 1250€ with case. Am I going crazy??View attachment 5007027View attachment 5007028View attachment 5007029View attachment 5007030View attachment 5007031

All great scores!

As far as crazy goes, it’s questionable as to what defines crazy - is it owning Thunderbirds or is it NOT owning a Thunderbird. Having wasted two thirds of my bass playing life before ever owning a Thunderbird I’d consider the latter to be more crazy than the former.

Enjoy your new acquisitions and wear your psychosis proudly!

 

[BklynKen]

Looks almost brand new.

Most likely improved since the employees bought the brewery.

 

[bobyoung53]

oh my, what do we have here……paid 50 bucks…..NOS tubes alone are worth at least five times that….to think all you needed was the RCA manual and a supply of tubes to build a couple of hundred of these a month and make a decent living…..”Industria Argentina”….long gone days….. these sound exceptionally good (well)…..
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The chassis looks very similar to a Fisher 400 I have, EL84 power tubes?

 

[PillO]

No rational person goes fearlessly into combat.

Indeed. You must have conviction that you are doing the right thing.

 

[PillO]

I'd have to dig through the pics on my PC to be sure, but iirc, mine were labeled "rhythm" and "lead", presumably for neck & bridge, respectively.








......found the pic, Thunderbird Club thread page # 7989, August 2020.......

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That was probably the week that they labelled them... correctly.

 

[bobyoung53]

Are there any distinctive things to look on the TB+ pickups to see which one is for bridge position? Or should I just measure them? Don't have a meter at home so...

Most T-Bird pickups are marked lead and rhythm aren't they?

 

[PillO]

I think I’m infected with Thunderbird GAS. I ordered a now rare to find Classic Pro for 375€ new. And closed a deal in a Gibson 2008 Thunderbird for 1250€ with case. Am I going crazy??View attachment 5007027View attachment 5007028View attachment 5007029View attachment 5007030View attachment 5007031

Sounds normal to me.

I might not be the best arbiter of normal.

 

[bobyoung53]

Most likely improved since the employees bought the brewery.

Sounds like your reply was meant to pair with my Narrarancid comment.

 

[dagrev]

Make it with colors other than burst, black, or white and there is a pretty good chance Gibson would get some of my money.

You are trying to use logic on Gibson. Wont' work.

 

[Nocturnal]

So i measured the nut on my bolt-on Epi thunderbird and it’s a 1.5”. It’s from 2012 and made in Indonesia. It’s the one with a rare dark neck. I tought every bolt-on had a wider nut, and I can’t find another dark neck like mine. So do I have something special in my hands? Ehehehe what do you think?View attachment 5007009View attachment 5007010 View attachment 5007011

I think I’m infected with Thunderbird GAS. I ordered a now rare to find Classic Pro for 375€ new. And closed a deal in a Gibson 2008 Thunderbird for 1250€ with case. Am I going crazy??View attachment 5007027View attachment 5007028View attachment 5007029View attachment 5007030View attachment 5007031

Congrats on adding more Bird's to the collection! You are off to a great start!! Some of us don't know when to stop buying them, much to our spouse' dismay.

 

[MCF]

I did a 2 day track weekend at Buttonwillow in SoCal on my VFR750F. Counter-clockwise on Saturday and clockwise on Sunday. Really learned a lot that day and it was a blast. They always run races counter-clockwise.

Fun track. My brother used to run his Ducati there until his wife put a stop to it.

 

[MCF]

David Kiswiney shared these pics with me.
Gibson's master builder Jim De Cola built this beautiful Thunderbird II for him.

The neck is not a nine ply laminate. But three piece mahogany.
The machine heads are Hipshot Ultra-lites.
It also has the Rex Brown Active boost via a push/pull switch on the tone control.
At the request of David the lower strap button was placed off-center, for better balance

Gibson should be taking these into production! They'd have a real winner in their hands.

Oh my. But aren’t those the licensed Hipshots and not the USA ones? Saved what, 50 bucks? But I would still buy one in a heartbeat.

 

[Stealth57]

Your guitar was made in
Indonesia
on June, 2012
Production Number: 7784

This Epiphone guitar was made in 2012 during June
Samick factory in Indonesia

I didn’t know they were made in Indonesia. I thought they were made only in Korea or china.

My 2018 IV was made in China but my 2014 CP and 2019 VP are Indonesia.

 

[TBird1958]

I think I’m infected with Thunderbird GAS. I ordered a now rare to find Classic Pro for 375€ new. And closed a deal in a Gibson 2008 Thunderbird for 1250€ with case. Am I going crazy??View attachment 5007027View attachment 5007028View attachment 5007029View attachment 5007030View attachment 5007031

Awesome! Let know if you'd like a club number.

 

[MCF]

So i measured the nut on my bolt-on Epi thunderbird and it’s a 1.5”. It’s from 2012 and made in Indonesia. It’s the one with a rare dark neck. I tought every bolt-on had a wider nut, and I can’t find another dark neck like mine. So do I have something special in my hands? Ehehehe what do you think?View attachment 5007009View attachment 5007010 View attachment 5007011

Yes you do. I’ve heard anecdotally that some Goths have 1.5 nuts. But they’re pretty rare.