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Thunderbird Club
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The Grecos are also killer, and a bit shorter. There's one in the classifieds for under a grand, and @WillyW had one for sale as well.
$975 with gig bag and shipping within ConUS!?!
Had to skip a few pages. I hate doing that, but super busy, and about to get busier. If I missed where someone is giving away a free '65 reverse, just ship it my way.
- Mar 13, 2008
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- Endorsing Artist Mike Lull T Bass pickups, The Bass Shop, Seattle WA.
I'm not 100% sure but I don't think my '89 had Gibson branded tuners as stock, they may have been from Grover. I changed them out for Hipshots so long ago now.......
Big chip on HS. Spencer said the S/N on the paper didn’t match but the image is too fuzzy to be sure.
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Mike Lulu. Nice. Beautiful bass, though. Weird about the black pickup rings. And it's also backwards.
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I haven’t listed it here because I’d prefer not to ship, and if I do ship I’d prefer it goes to a club member.
mine is an ‘88 tb-70, ‘21 NR too
I think that’s the only red one I’ve ever seen.I haven’t listed it here because I’d prefer not to ship, and if I do ship I’d prefer it goes to a club member.
mine is an ‘88 tb-70, ‘21 NR too
My ‘95 had three Gibson branded ones and an exact match replaced one that was branded Schaller, so, Ima gonna say that Schaller made the ones that were branded Gibson, and those are the ones where the set screw is offset when compared to the Grovers that came on all my post 2000 Gibby ‘birds. The Hipshots are perfect for replacements for the Grovers, but not the Gibson/Schaller ones.
I’m picking up a black ‘97 Gibson ‘bird tomorrow and I will be replacing the tuners with Hipshots, however I do not know if they are Gibson or Schaller, but I do know that they have the offset set screws, so as much as I don’t want to put extra screw holes in the back of the headstock, I even more don’t want black tuners on this one.
- Jun 30, 2010
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- musician/artist/owner - Gildaxe
We'll be having a club GTG in Seattle sometime in 2024, let me know if you'd like to join us, there will be Thunderbirds, alcohol, Thunderbirds, food, Thunderbirds and it may go on for several days.................
We'll probably visit Seattle's music stores to, just to come up for air, possibly a visit to The Museum of Flight.
Will there be room for tb T-bird members before sometime in 2024?
- Jun 30, 2010
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Yes!
This lovely NR 5-string, very interested to get a bridge/tailpiece in order to build myself a 5, is this part available aftermarket or is it Lull's own, and do they sell their parts?
These BaCH basses - I only recent found this forum/club and there are many things that have, no doubt, been covered previously but I know nothing about these instruments and they look just the ticket!! Is this actually a brand or a club member's project? A single pup 'Bird with the bridge/tailpiece combo, droolworthy indeed!
cool basses, IIs and IVs, all mahogany, made in Czech Republic……the necks are very 60’s Gibby….
Now that's great to learn as I've family ties to Czechia!
