Thunderbird Club

[JIO]

Ooops..I did it again.
Just got home from a pick up..
Can you all guess what’s inside the case?
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EB-0, EB-3 or an SG bass

 

[ThaCoast]

Ooops..I did it again.
Just got home from a pick up..
Can you all guess what’s inside the case?
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I'll guess something along the lines of Grabber/G3/Ripper bass. Most likely vintage (based on the case shape alone), or you got a reissue version of either.

 

[Count Bassie]

It's a Les Paul.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Sad to say; that "somebody" ain't me. The Guitar/Bass Dept. manager at the Sam Ash in Las Vegas, was my connection. He had "just a phone call away" contacts at Gibson, and he was very aware of the dearth of left handed stuff - especially basses. He's the guy that ordered my '13 T-Bird for me. He also got me my my '18 T-Bird. Which, for reasons I won't go into, and really had nothing to do with the bass, I sold to a fellow T-Bird member here, in...2021? I forget. Since I moved here 3 years ago, I don't have an "in" with Gibson anymore. TBH, it doesn't bother me; my bass herd is full; a Thunderbird was really the only Gibson bass I ever wanted; and, 25 basses is... plenty for this old player...

I'm just waiting to see if @godofthunder59 weighs in. 8^)

 

[Miles_ONeal]

thank you sir!!! heading towards….. bet you seen one of these….,…
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I blow right past them on my bike!

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Both EPs are on Apple Music - listened to them on my shop system the other day. Their sound takes me back to the early 80's punk scene.

EDIT: Well, now they show. Purchased. Thanks!
I will look again. They didn't show for me earlier.

 

[JJR58]

We're talking about a potential Greco pickup reissue.

My bad Ken
Me brain be side winded.

 

[Gaolee]

Not liking that, Will. Hope you can at least get some relief.

It was completely asymptomatic until about three months ago. The right knee still is mostly that way. Now that it has been drained, it feels great. Plus steroids. My left knee will be Ah-nold.

I wonder if it is time to consider an amp that is a little lighter than an ACC 360. Nah.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

This will be cool. Maybe we can commission a run of Greco reissues if it works out. He can call them TB Thunderbird Club pickups. I’d be up for putting a set in one of my Eppi IVs.

That's what I was thinking.

 

[Gaolee]

big bummer, sorry to hear, something cortizone could help?

That's exactly what the doc did. I will sleep really well tonight, what with no whimpering body parts.

 

[Instagator]

EB-0, EB-3 or an SG bass

Nope..try again

 

[Stealth57]

Nope..try again

Acoustic electric.

 

[Gaolee]

Ooops..I did it again.
Just got home from a pick up..
Can you all guess what’s inside the case?
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It looks like an arch top guitar case. ES 335 or ES 175 or variant?

 

[Miles_ONeal]

I agree with that. And each person can claim the percentage of affect as an individual (to their ears), which makes the percentage of affect across the board variable. Even if A-B'd using as close a match as possible - two 'identical' instruments would be incrementally different, and this leaves out individual player input. As long as someone is happy with the way their own instrument sounds to their ears - it's all just conjecture.

Agreed. Ultimately, if I'm happy with an instrument, it inspires me to play better and more. Then so long as whoever's listening is happy enough with the sound, I'm happy. Spending time and money to chase tiny incremental changes is almost never worth it to most of us.

 

[godofthunder59]

I'm just waiting to see if @godofthunder59 weighs in. 8^)

My source says no basses at all for the foreseeable future.

 

[Engle]

EDIT: Well, now they show. Purchased. Thanks!
I will look again. They didn't show for me earlier.

At least the band name is easy to search. It took me a while to find "Hair"!

 

[Instagator]

It looks like an arch top guitar case. ES 335 or ES 175 or variant?

Bass related

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Bass related

EB-2

 

[Engle]

This will be cool. Maybe we can commission a run of Greco reissues if it works out. He can call them TB Thunderbird Club pickups. I’d be up for putting a set in one of my Eppi IVs.

I'd be in. Next we need Rob to convince Bach to make another run of NRs

 

[JJR58]

I'd be in. Next we need Rob to convince Bach to make another run of NRs

Let’s convince Rob to make them.