Thunderbird Club

[GBassNorth]

An example of how high prices are. I like a nice PBass. And a very cool limited run color. But $1050 for an essentially standard MIM PBass is crazy. Even with Quarter Pounders.
https://reverb.com/item/66858202-luthier-made-jazz-bass-2023-aged-british-racing-green

Fender Player Precision Bass Limited-Edition British Racing Green

Yeah, I’ve all but given up on buying new basses unless they come with a clearance level discount. Very few have the bang for the buck I’m looking for. Nearly all my purchases these days are used equipment, and even that has started creeping up towards the absurd category. And let’s not even get started on shipping costs, that’s already past the absurd level.

That said, there’s always great new and used deals out there but you really have to look hard to find them and you better have the cash in hand because they go quick.

As for British Racing Green - I love that color on cars and guitars! It’s not a P bass but this is one darn nice relic job on a BRG Jazz….
British Racing Green Player Precision Bass

 

[Instagator]

From our own TB classified.
For Sale - Lot of Nickel Thunderbird parts (Lollar, Hipshot, Allparts, Gibson)

 

[GonePlaid]

From our own TB classified.
For Sale - Lot of Nickel Thunderbird parts (Lollar, Hipshot, Allparts, Gibson)

What, no headstock?

 

[GBassNorth]

What, no headstock?

 

[Ringhammer]

Is there a direct replacement for the tuners on a 2001 Gibson ‘bird? I want to change to nickel without adding any screw holes if possible.

 

[bylar13]

I think the Hipshot, Ultralite, mini clover is a direct drop in.

 

[GBassNorth]

Is there a direct replacement for the tuners on a 2001 Gibson ‘bird? I want to change to nickel without adding any screw holes if possible.

Can you post a pic of the back of the headstock? Curious to see the screw pattern for that year.

 

[JIO]

I have never knowingly had Gin. I think I have avoided it since I hate Tonic water. I think it is the quinine since I also hated the Schweppes Bitter Lemon drink that also contained a quinine.
My Dad had quinine during WW2 as a preventative or reliever? for Malaria. He still got a (mild I think) dose of malaria for his troubles. He served in Morotai and Balikpapan, Borneo at the end of the war.

So, I hear g & t and think of the tonic water flavour and get something completely different.

I believe that's all true. My father was a Captain piloting B-25's in the South Pacific Theater at the end of WWII and also got malaria, but I don't recall him having lingering problems with it.

 

[JIO]

An example of how high prices are. I like a nice PBass. And a very cool limited run color. But $1050 for an essentially standard MIM PBass is crazy. Even with Quarter Pounders.
British Racing Green Player Precision Bass

Fender Player Precision Bass Limited-Edition British Racing Green

It's a nice colour.

 

[JIO]

This is a cool finish - I've never seen one like it.

Epiphone THUNDERBIRD PRO IV used Electric Bass Guitar | eBay

 

[Ringhammer]

Can you post a pic of the back of the headstock? Curious to see the screw pattern for that year.

I will do that once I have it in my hands.

 

[PillO]

I have never knowingly had Gin. I think I have avoided it since I hate Tonic water. I think it is the quinine since I also hated the Schweppes Bitter Lemon drink that also contained a quinine.
My Dad had quinine during WW2 as a preventative or reliever? for Malaria. He still got a (mild I think) dose of malaria for his troubles. He served in Morotai and Balikpapan, Borneo at the end of the war.

So, I hear g & t and think of the tonic water flavour and get something completely different.

I like the taste of quinine in tonic. I had a g&t in Germany that wasn't right. The tonic contained artificial quinine flavour. The bartender searched around and found tonic with quinine for me.

From memory (so I may have a number of details wrong, up to completely wrong), there are 3 major strains of malaria. Quinine is a treatment/prophyaxis for two of them including the most common strain. Another drug (which eludes me right now) treats the strains other than the most common strain.

Fun fact - quinidine (an anti-arrhythmic) is an enantiomer of quinine. That is, same atomic structure, but a chiral centre has the opposite orientation (left-handed vs right-handed molecules).

 

[Miles_ONeal]

What, no headstock?

Those are a dime a dozen. They breed like rabbits or coathangers.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

This is a cool finish - I've never seen one like it.

Epiphone THUNDERBIRD PRO IV used Electric Bass Guitar | eBay

The trans black was a nice second choice after the natural oil finish.

 

[BklynKen]

I learned about Dunable Guitars from some NAMM coverage I was watching and they make Thunderbird pickups. There's a demo here of all their bass pickups.

 

[GBassNorth]

I like the taste of quinine in tonic. I had a g&t in Germany that wasn't right. The tonic contained artificial quinine flavour. The bartender searched around and found tonic with quinine for me.

From memory (so I may have a number of details wrong, up to completely wrong), there are 3 major strains of malaria. Quinine is a treatment/prophyaxis for two of them including the most common strain. Another drug (which eludes me right now) treats the strains other than the most common strain.

Fun fact - quinidine (an anti-arrhythmic) is an enantiomer of quinine. That is, same atomic structure, but a chiral centre has the opposite orientation (left-handed vs right-handed molecules).

Hydroxychloroquine is the other one you were probably thinking of.

 

[GBassNorth]

I learned about Dunable Guitars from some NAMM coverage I was watching and they make Thunderbird pickups. There's a demo here of all their bass pickups.

Interesting clip! After listening to all the sound clips on my iPad I kinda like the Katana pickups best.

 

[JIO]

I like the taste of quinine in tonic. I had a g&t in Germany that wasn't right. The tonic contained artificial quinine flavour. The bartender searched around and found tonic with quinine for me.

From memory (so I may have a number of details wrong, up to completely wrong), there are 3 major strains of malaria. Quinine is a treatment/prophyaxis for two of them including the most common strain. Another drug (which eludes me right now) treats the strains other than the most common strain.

Fun fact - quinidine (an anti-arrhythmic) is an enantiomer of quinine. That is, same atomic structure, but a chiral centre has the opposite orientation (left-handed vs right-handed molecules).

I like the taste of tonic water/quinine also. These days there are boutique brands that have many varieties of flavor.

 

[dagrev]

I like the taste of quinine in tonic. I had a g&t in Germany that wasn't right. The tonic contained artificial quinine flavour. The bartender searched around and found tonic with quinine for me.

From memory (so I may have a number of details wrong, up to completely wrong), there are 3 major strains of malaria. Quinine is a treatment/prophyaxis for two of them including the most common strain. Another drug (which eludes me right now) treats the strains other than the most common strain.

Fun fact - quinidine (an anti-arrhythmic) is an enantiomer of quinine. That is, same atomic structure, but a chiral centre has the opposite orientation (left-handed vs right-handed molecules).

Medicine/Meds need to be more ambidextrous. Can you fix this?

 

[Thumper]

Really digging, KaraQ's white VP. Still no fretting hand pain, if/when I do I may consider a neck change. Now, may just keep an eye out for a Drop tuner, which one will fit?