Thunderbird Club

[Miles_ONeal]

didn’t know they were building them in Vietnam, not like they’re high tech, can you tell what tube brand yours has?

Vietnam has been quietly growing high tech for years.

 

[Stealth57]

Vietnam has been quietly growing high tech for years.

And growing faster since technology supply chains are leaving China. The Vietnamese hate China now. See them as too imperialistic with attempts to grab the resources of the entire South China Sea.

 

[GBassNorth]

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Shouldn’t that pricing be $500 for the rig and $6000 in shipping?

 

[JIO]

 

[GBassNorth]

They’re amazing. I have to force myself to play my CP now that I have a Greco, and I love that CP!

LOL - I had the exact same problem. Just got a nice white CP a couple of months ago that plays and sounds wonderful, but I kept reaching for the Greco next to it. So I moved the Greco to the other side of the room, to force myself to play the CP instead.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

LOL - I had the exact same problem. Just got a nice white CP a couple of months ago that plays and sounds wonderful, but I kept reaching for the Greco next to it. So I moved the Greco to the other side of the room, to force myself to play the CP instead.

can totally see that, Miles’ CP is a gorgeous bass…

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Vietnam has been quietly growing high tech for years.

yeah, many cut their teeth in silicon valley and go back…

 

[Instagator]

Thunderbird Thursday..again.
Cheers!
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[dagrev]

Back from being on the covid couch. The gift from china that keeps on giving.... Do people here still play those pesky neck-divers? Has anyone sworn off crazy shaped basses for real FSO basses as they were meant to be? Anyone buy a 60s? No way I will attempt to catch up, so please update if anything important happened.

 

[JJR58]

Back from being on the covid couch. The gift from china that keeps on giving.... Do people here still play those pesky neck-divers? Has anyone sworn off crazy shaped basses for real FSO basses as they were meant to be? Anyone buy a 60s? No way I will attempt to catch up, so please update if anything important happened.

Somewhere here there's a yes to all of that.
Glad you're doing better Donnie.

 

[Nocturnal]

Back from being on the covid couch. The gift from china that keeps on giving.... Do people here still play those pesky neck-divers? Has anyone sworn off crazy shaped basses for real FSO basses as they were meant to be? Anyone buy a 60s? No way I will attempt to catch up, so please update if anything important happened.

Glad you are felling better Donnie!

 

[Border]

Back from being on the covid couch. The gift from china that keeps on giving.... Do people here still play those pesky neck-divers? Has anyone sworn off crazy shaped basses for real FSO basses as they were meant to be? Anyone buy a 60s? No way I will attempt to catch up, so please update if anything important happened.

Glad to hear you are back from the couch!

 

[Border]

Drove over to Seattle yesterday for work, and missing my Birds already. Not a Thunderbird, but had this big girl in my yard yesterday. She was making breakfast out of the neighbors tree and shrubs. Have a great day everyone.

 

[MCF]

didn’t know they were building them in Vietnam, not like they’re high tech, can you tell what tube brand yours has?

The first few SVT VRs, ‘06 - ‘07 were made in the USA. Production shifted to Vietnam in ‘08 (mine’s an ‘08). Then to South Korea. I think by ‘13 or ‘14 they were made in China.

I’ll see if I can tell what type the 6550’s are next time I’m up at the other house. I think they’re Sovteks…

 

[MCF]

Back from being on the covid couch. The gift from china that keeps on giving.... Do people here still play those pesky neck-divers? Has anyone sworn off crazy shaped basses for real FSO basses as they were meant to be? Anyone buy a 60s? No way I will attempt to catch up, so please update if anything important happened.

Welcome back!

Not sure if he showed before you went out, but @PillO has been hanging around again!

 

[Engle]

this one just came down 3k!….ok, it is TH’s but…..
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I haven't seen the term "curved line" before. What's that referring to?

 

[Ringhammer]

I haven't seen the term "curved line" before. What's that referring to?

Sometime in the mid seventies the graphics on the faceplates of the SVT and V2, V4, V4B, B-15n, and others all changed to a curved line graphic around the knobs. Maybe to look a little more “space-aged” maybe? Also they changed from toggle switches to rocker switches.

 

[MCF]

I haven't seen the term "curved line" before. What's that referring to?

Old school:

Curved line:

 

[dagrev]

Somewhere here there's a yes to all of that.
Glad you're doing better Donnie.

Glad you are felling better Donnie!

Glad to hear you are back from the couch!

Welcome back!
Not sure if he showed before you went out, but @PillO has been hanging around again!

Thanks. This time was worse than the first (which wasn't a big deal), so I'm happy to not feel perfect yet and just feel as good as I do.

Yes, I saw PillO just before taking a dive.

 

[JIO]

Back from being on the covid couch. The gift from china that keeps on giving.... Do people here still play those pesky neck-divers? Has anyone sworn off crazy shaped basses for real FSO basses as they were meant to be? Anyone buy a 60s? No way I will attempt to catch up, so please update if anything important happened.

Welcome back - it still is out there, a good friend got it recently and luckily not too bad. Hope you're better. Everything's the same here