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Thunderbird Club
- Thread starter TBird1958
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Great looking bass!Wow! Wow! Wow!A trip across Lake Washington to un hip Bellevue brings unexpected surprises.
I remember Dead End. Later 80s band that sang half English/half Japanese. A little darker than most bands from that era, which probably explains why I liked it.
Crap. I just looked in the mirror and saw Keith Richards.
would have never thought Tina Turner, but what do I know…
- Jun 30, 2010
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- musician/artist/owner - Gildaxe
Nice fiver!A trip across Lake Washington to un hip Bellevue brings unexpected surprises.
Oh yeah, good things, small packages..............
We need to have our own club. 8-strings, Hiwatts, white thunderbirds, green NRs (once I get mine finished up), and Suncoast Harmonic Drivers (I picked mine up after hearing yours and it's now an always on pedal for me).
- Jun 30, 2010
- 49,588
- 221,961
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- musician/artist/owner - Gildaxe
I've have searching for the right used Thunderbird the last year. A few days ago I found this one; a 2018 in really nice shape. I mostly play Fenders and Music Mans (men?), so the T.Bird is quite a different beast to say the least. I figured it would take some getting used to, but it felt great right off the bat. The sound is amazing - super clear and articulate. Light-ish weight and perfect balance. I'm loving it.
Love the concept, hate the guard! Looks like it was cut out of thin plastic Freeform with scissors. I bet it sounds great though!
Are those tuners on the white headstock in the last pic stock? They look extra nice for some reason.I picked up some interesting things yesterday.....one was un-planned (and Thunderbird related!), the other had arrived much more quickly than expected.....
1)
Found this on craigslist yesterday unexpectedly, for a good price ($25!), from an Epi eb-0.......
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.... everything but two of the inserts, which the seller had re-used for a Hipshot.
Important information, for my purposes, that I found out - the tuners are easily reversible in a few seconds, turning a 2x2 set into an inline-4 set
B)
This is not really Thunderbird related, so feel free to ignore this part if you like
I ordered this stuff on 5/22, it shipped 5/23, and arrived yesterday morning, 5/25
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.... it's for the bass in the pic, my '96 sr1200.
I'd tried to repair the original electronics, but parts of it had been too damaged by previous owners, so instead of trying to find good condition originals, I decided to just replace it all with an EMG set, that gives the same functionality as the original.
Thunderbird content)
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SGs are fantastic basses! They are my go to short scale.
Now that right there was downright funny!Easily treated with antibiotics I hope...
At this stage in my life, I’ll take whichever one comes with training wheels.
Cute kid BTW, looks like he’s havin a ball!
THAT is a beautiful Thunderbird! I’m sure it sounds even better than it looks, if that’s possible. I clearly need to check out Lulls available inventory more often!A trip across Lake Washington to un hip Bellevue brings unexpected surprises.
You guys don’t just look like bass brothers, you look like blood brothers!
There’s a whole lotta cool in that pic!
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