Thunderbird Club

[MCF]

great basses, worth 3x the price.. Too many pickups though…

I may buy one just because.

 

[MCF]

You've all enabled! Still need a legit NR......


The bastards at Houston central location sold 'er from under me. But I'm headed past north side store tomorrow so should be fine.




I REALLY wanted to play the damn thing tonight on the rowdy blues trio gig.

Get a ‘21. They are great Thunderbirds. I love mine.

 

[MCF]

You've all enabled! Still need a legit NR......


The bastards at Houston central location sold 'er from under me. But I'm headed past north side store tomorrow so should be fine.




I REALLY wanted to play the damn thing tonight on the rowdy blues trio gig.

Well, it is GC, buyer beware.

 

[TBird1958]

That's cheap for a Lull now. Their TBirds are discontinued and Spencer won't sell the pickups solo. But ordering a JT (jazz body with TBird pickups ) is coming in over 5k now.

You can still get a Lull Thunderbird, they can't advertise them (because Gibson), when I was last at the shop this blue T5 was hanging up for sale, as the buyer had welched at the last minute..........
It was Spencer's decision to discontinue selling the pickups separately as he felt it diluted the brand, he didn't want folks putting them in just any bass and then saying "it's a good as a Lull". The only reason I got one earlier this year was because Mike and I made a deal for me to be an endorsing artist back in 2008. At the time I wanted to be able to say that publicly, like in my Sig here, I don't get a break on price, didn't want one, just wanted people to know that I was involved with the first and (to me) best reissue Thunderbird pickup.

 

[RedVee]

Isn't there another chubby fluffy Aussie in the group?

Hey?!?!?

Don’t talk about @RedVee that way

 

[WillyW]

You've all enabled! Still need a legit NR......


The bastards at Houston central location sold 'er from under me. But I'm headed past north side store tomorrow so should be fine.




I REALLY wanted to play the damn thing tonight on the rowdy blues trio gig.

I may buy one just because.

Get a ‘21. They are great Thunderbirds. I love mine.
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I like that the Newport has the mudbucker, but I’m not a fan of the 30” scale.. the Embassy is especially awesome, and even at full msrp it’s a steal. A single mudbucker in an embassy would be quite the thing…

the 21 NR is fabulous… and I do happen to have one collecting dust… along with an unloved greco..

 

[semiprohooker]

You've all enabled! Still need a legit NR......


The bastards at Houston central location sold 'er from under me. But I'm headed past north side store tomorrow so should be fine.




I REALLY wanted to play the damn thing tonight on the rowdy blues trio gig.

I've got one waiting at the Katy store if you wanna go pick it up for me.

 

[MCF]

I like that the Newport has the mudbucker, but I’m not a fan of the 30” scale.. the Embassy is especially awesome, and even at full msrp it’s a steal. A single mudbucker in an embassy would be quite the thing…

the 21 NR is fabulous… and I do happen to have one collecting dust… along with an unloved greco..

Well, you do march to the beat of a different drum. Nothing wrong with that. The ‘21 is my #2. The ‘’15 is and will always be #1. Play the ‘21. Fabulous pickups. Stainless rounds and you’re set.

 

[WillyW]

Well, you do march to the beat of a different drum. Nothing wrong with that. The ‘21 is my #2. The ‘’15 is and will always be #1. Play the ‘21. Fabulous pickups. Stainless rounds and you’re set.

My ‘21 is my #2 or #3 haven’t decided for sure… the inverness is just a spare I don’t need… and it has frets..

my #1 has the bridge pickup from my burgundy in it…

 

[semiprohooker]

You can still get a Lull Thunderbird, they can't advertise them (because Gibson), when I was last at the shop this blue T5 was hanging up for sale, as the buyer had welched at the last minute..........
It was Spencer's decision to discontinue selling the pickups separately as he felt it diluted the brand, he didn't want folks putting them in just any bass and then saying "it's a good as a Lull". The only reason I got one earlier this year was because Mike and I made a deal for me to be an endorsing artist back in 2008. At the time I wanted to be able to say that publicly, like in my Sig here, I don't get a break on price, didn't want one, just wanted people to know that I was involved with the first and (to me) best reissue Thunderbird pickup.

There's something to be said about a blue Bird.

 

[dagrev]

Hey?!?!?

For the record, Geoff, I would never call you fluffy.

 

[JIO]

let the kids do it...

 

[semiprohooker]

Alright, let's see here...

 

[semiprohooker]

Between the strings and this my wife would probably appreciate y'all to stop encouraging me. Lolol

 

[dagrev]

Between the strings and this my wife would probably appreciate y'all to stop encouraging me. LololView attachment 5206270

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Bad connection....Can't hear a thing she's sayin'....

Tell her how thankful she should be we didn't talk you into a 1964 Thunderbird.

 

[RedVee]

For the record, Geoff, I would never call you fluffy.

thanks Donnie

 

[RedVee]

I like that the Newport has the mudbucker, but I’m not a fan of the 30” scale.. the Embassy is especially awesome, and even at full msrp it’s a steal. A single mudbucker in an embassy would be quite the thing…

the 21 NR is fabulous… and I do happen to have one collecting dust… along with an unloved greco..

What don’t you like about the Red Greco ?

 

[Stealth57]

Alright, let's see here...View attachment 5206268

Have those on my CP and Dano.

 

[TBird1958]

Love this Sea King! Glam at the Museum of Flight.

 

[MCF]

My ‘21 is my #2 or #3 haven’t decided for sure… the inverness is just a spare I don’t need… and it has frets..

my #1 has the bridge pickup from my burgundy in it…

Seriously. I try to keep track of what my friends here have and play. But with you it’s futile.