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Thunderbird Club
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Just finishing up an Aussie tour, I’ve seen a few posts on Maton’s IG. Tommy being a Maton ambassador. Tommy plays a Maton, I only own a Maton.
He spends most of his time in the US now and I think he got citizenship*. I read some time ago that he is a Washington Colonel? Do you see him in the Colonel’s Club Donny?
* he is still an Aussie to us
Do you mean Kentucky Colonel?Just finishing up an Aussie tour, I’ve seen a few posts on Maton’s IG. Tommy being a Maton ambassador. Tommy plays a Maton, I only own a Maton.
He spends most of his time in the US now and I think he got citizenship*. I read some time ago that he is a Washington Colonel? Do you see him in the Colonel’s Club Donny?
* he is still an Aussie to us
Fun fact for the day - I’ve been a Kentucky Colonel since 2002 when Governor Paul Patton bestowed the title on me for global contributions I made in the health care industry.
Another fun fact - I don’t have a clue about how to fry chicken, but I do like to eat it cold for breakfast.
Absolutely I did.Do you mean Kentucky Colonel?
Fun fact for the day - I’ve been a Kentucky Colonel since 2002 when Governor Paul Patton bestowed the title on me for global contributions I made in the health care industry.
Another fun fact - I don’t have a clue about how to fry chicken, but I do like to eat it cold for breakfast.
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News from the Epiphone camp. The Vintage Pro will now be called the Thunderbird 64 and some really good new color choices are coming 
Sorry I can't tell you the colors but I already pre ordered one. I was really hoping for a Thunderbird II but I don't think that is going to happen.
Sorry I can't tell you the colors but I already pre ordered one. I was really hoping for a Thunderbird II but I don't think that is going to happen.
I've not heard of the Washington Colonels and I would not be associated with anything with DC in the name. He needs to visit here and find a better class of people.Just finishing up an Aussie tour, I’ve seen a few posts on Maton’s IG. Tommy being a Maton ambassador. Tommy plays a Maton, I only own a Maton.
He spends most of his time in the US now and I think he got citizenship*. I read some time ago that he is a Washington Colonel? Do you see him in the Colonel’s Club Donny?
* he is still an Aussie to us
We do have Kentucky Colonels he can join. Won't see me there either. A philanthropic group. He likely wouldn't want to join anything that would let me in anyway. The Kentucky Privates would be more my level. But that just sounds really, really weird.....I see that was a typo.
Maybe he lives here in Kentucky. I'm not sure if if have to live here to be granted being Kentucky Colonel or not.
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News from the Epiphone camp. The Vintage Pro will now be called the Thunderbird 64 and some really good new color choices are coming
Clearly Gibson isn't involved and is out of the loop. Otherwise this good decision would never have been made.
They’ve been mentioned. I don’t recall specifics. I would maybe try one in the BaCH if there was a chrome option.
Paving the way for a Thunderbird 68 NR we hope?News from the Epiphone camp. The Vintage Pro will now be called the Thunderbird 64 and some really good new color choices are coming
He also bestowed pardons on his chief of staff and a few others for "creative" use of funds during a campaign. You were really somebody if you were granted one of those. Why did you say you left Kentucky again?Do you mean Kentucky Colonel?
Fun fact for the day - I’ve been a Kentucky Colonel since 2002 when Governor Paul Patton bestowed the title on me for global contributions I made in the health care industry.
Another fun fact - I don’t have a clue about how to fry chicken, but I do like to eat it cold for breakfast.
If it's the same noise that my Pro 5 had, it's pretty common on the Pros.
Copper shielding should eliminate most, if not all, of that noise - I did the electronics bay and the pickup routes on mine, it was the pickups shielding that ultimately made the difference.
Mine is almost dead silent now
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News from the Epiphone camp. The Vintage Pro will now be called the Thunderbird 64 and some really good new color choices are coming
Psst! 
Turn off the 'superfluous' pup.
I still get mine out of the case occasionally.
It does weigh in there but worth the effort.
Very cool! The bass player on the Voice has an RD and played it the other night.
That's great news!News from the Epiphone camp. The Vintage Pro will now be called the Thunderbird 64 and some really good new color choices are coming
News from the Epiphone camp. The Vintage Pro will now be called the Thunderbird 64 and some really good new color choices are coming
And I *just* made an order of an alphine white VP to "replace" my broken tobacco sunburst VP...
Well, those are kinda hard to find now if I'm correct and I will have the neck fixed at some point so why not have a different color plus I don't own a single white bass. Win-win even 'though I really can't afford it.
when did you get a fridge?If it's the same noise that my Pro 5 had, it's pretty common on the Pros.
Copper shielding should eliminate most, if not all, of that noise - I did the electronics bay and the pickup routes on mine, the was the shielding that ultimately made the difference.
Mine is almost dead silent now
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