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Thunderbird Club

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TBird1958 said:
Amazing show last night! At least 500 people, we had great FOH and played two 55 minute sets. I'm dog tired this morning, very happy with how it went!View attachment 5168107
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Excellent! Which Thunderbird(s) did you use? I see the white one on the stand.

I think TalkBass went a little nuts with repeating the photos.
 
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dagrev said:
:thumbsup: Possibly the best sounding guitars ever made. Was in two bands where the lead guitarists had them. One was the cherry finish. My favorite guitar I was ever in a band with as far as looks and sound. But he sold it..... I road him about it. He later regretted it. They may not look "cool" (which is relative to situation), but they are sweet sounding. Don't know about the new ones.
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Wife bought me a Epi 335 pro a couple years back. The pickups were kinda meh and choked sounding. Dropped a Duncan JB and Jazz in it and it's an amazing sounding guitar. A good Tele and a good 335 can cover A WHOLE LOT of great tone territory.
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JIO said:
That behemoth is similar to mine the night I was playing with the Eddie Taylor Blues Band in an east-side Chicago club ('79) when a M-F argument at the bar developed into everyone at the bar brandishing a knife or gun. (!) I jumped behind my 2X15 cab Acoustic amp until the owner/bartender known as "Neck-Tie" deescalated the tense moment. Would have provided a good shield against stray bullets...

not mine but one like it...
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ACC lead sleds are good for all kinds of things. I hadn't thought of carrying it around for protection from a gunfight, but it would probably work as well as anything for that.
 
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Ringhammer said:
"Mike" seems to be the name I'm in with:
Bad Lemon = Mike S on drums and lead vocal, Mike D on guitar and backing vox. since it's only a three piece, I'm in the minority.

Red Sun Ruins, no Mikes, but Brian Michael on rhythm guitar and backing and some lead vox.
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I have been through a succession of Brians and Bryans in bands. None for the moment, though. I can't think of any other obviously recurrent names.
 
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dagrev said:
:thumbsup: Possibly the best sounding guitars ever made. Was in two bands where the lead guitarists had them. One was the cherry finish. My favorite guitar I was ever in a band with as far as looks and sound. But he sold it..... I road him about it. He later regretted it. They may not look "cool" (which is relative to situation), but they are sweet sounding. Don't know about the new ones.
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ES-335s have always been what I think a guitar should look like. That's unlikely to ever change.
 
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dagrev said:
:thumbsup: Possibly the best sounding guitars ever made. Was in two bands where the lead guitarists had them. One was the cherry finish. My favorite guitar I was ever in a band with as far as looks and sound. But he sold it..... I road him about it. He later regretted it. They may not look "cool" (which is relative to situation), but they are sweet sounding. Don't know about the new ones.
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The ES335 was perfect for Eddies Mississippi Delta born sound. He was a finger picker and really got it to chime when needed, but it had a warm, rich tone.
 
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Nocturnal said:
Like Scott said, has more in common with a Precision than a Thunderbird in construction and sound. Stock electronics are decent, but a weak J pickup as Mike mentioned. Well made and a great platform for modification. I still own two of them. My white one has several mods done (P pickup, bridge, refinished) but the green is stock aside from a bridge replacement.

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I could see dropping in two Guild RI Darkstar's which would deliver some thunder. The reverse hs makes more sense if a B, so BEAD would work for me as I don't play 5'rs.

These are Novak Darkstars as the Guild's are for narrower spacing and this bass has a Fender J neck.
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