Thunderbird Club

[dagrev]

I blow right past them on my bike!

Unless you're carrying a huge goat. (A pic a friend living abroad took recently.)

 

[dagrev]

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

I heard something interesting/exciting a while back. We'll see if they follow through. Unfortunately nothing to do with lefties.

 

[dagrev]

Gibson Thunderbird 2019 - Present - Heritage Cherry Sunburst | Reverb

For any local SF Bay Area people. A studio model in Cherry. Free shipping. Local pickup saves on taxes.

Love the finish on those.

 

[dagrev]

How about a mint condition 78 g3
2nd owner. Purchased 30 years ago and under the bed for the last 20 years.
It was owned by a six stringer who never played it.

Haven't seen one of those to play in forever.

 

[Engle]

How about a mint condition 78 g3
2nd owner. Purchased 30 years ago and under the bed for the last 20 years.
It was owned by a six stringer who never played it.

Sweet! Somewhat ironic that Gibson used a scarf joint on maple necks, and then only on a few models.

 

[TBird1958]

Gibson Thunderbird 2019 - Present - Heritage Cherry Sunburst | Reverb

For any local SF Bay Area people. A studio model in Cherry. Free shipping. Local pickup saves on taxes.

Way over priced, I took a moment and looked at the others listed on Reverb, they were all less than this one. Honestly, they are good basses, just not that kind of $$$ good.

 

[Engle]

How about a mint condition 78 g3
2nd owner. Purchased 30 years ago and under the bed for the last 20 years.
It was owned by a six stringer who never played it.

That would make a great companion for my Marauder:

 

[Ringhammer]

Way over priced, I took a moment and looked at the others listed on Reverb, they were all less than this one. Honestly, they are good basses, just not that kind of $$$ good.

I kinda thought so. I bought my black ‘97 Gibson IV from the same guy and had to talk him down to $1800, which was fair, considering it had the OHSC case, a set of Lollars and Hipshot bridge, plus all the original stuff. I may mention to him he’s asking too much, or, I might just mind my own business. Actually, I find the latter usually is best.

 

[WillyW]

Gibson Thunderbird 2019 - Present - Heritage Cherry Sunburst | Reverb

For any local SF Bay Area people. A studio model in Cherry. Free shipping. Local pickup saves on taxes.

only $800 overpriced....

 

[Gaolee]

You would be surprised..local FB Market Place.
Let me put it this way..I didn’t have to take out a loan.

You have taken up the Duke0Frock deal finding habit. Well done!

 

[Gaolee]

Well…the NR’s are really special. Try it. You might like it.

What, and give up my blasphemous quirks? Besides, those are nice colors, but not quite what I would prefer. For whatever reason, I just flat don't have any interest in a NR. More for you and everyone else.

The fretless is next in line for a refin. We have been talking about the thickness of the poly on Epis. It's got a very thick poly coat on it. It doesn't feel bad, but to my hands, a thin nitro finish generally feels better. A thin poly finish feels better, too. I probably wouldn't be all that happy playing a Dan Armstrong, even if it didn't way a zillion pounds. It has absolutely no effect on the sound that my non-golden ears can pick up.

 

[Gaolee]

If we all knew we’d last this long, we might have taken better care of ourselves.

Using everything up is a goal. Only issue is making sure it all lasts the same length of time. I seem to be failing with the timing part of it. It's a first world problem, though. With the steriod injection, it feels great. For how long? Who knows, but I'm planning on enjoying it while it lasts. Then however many rounds of that it will take, and then comes a metal knee. It is pretty routine these days, so if you are going to have some kind of physical problem, it's not a bad one to have. It was unpleasant for a few months until my wife got me to go see the doc. I figured they would want to trim the meniscus again, and I would just live with it for a month or two while waiting for that to happen. What did happen is a really pleasant surprise.

 

[MCF]

Gibson Thunderbird 2019 - Present - Heritage Cherry Sunburst | Reverb

For any local SF Bay Area people. A studio model in Cherry. Free shipping. Local pickup saves on taxes.

I will be looking for a fiver. My ‘05 Ebony Studio is a really nice Thunderbird. It was $1000 (a steal at that price) last June. It was from the Bay Area as well.

 

[MCF]

Way over priced, I took a moment and looked at the others listed on Reverb, they were all less than this one. Honestly, they are good basses, just not that kind of $$$ good.

I would say no more than $1400-$1500, especially without the original case. Although Gator cases are great. And this one has the drop tuner.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

TT….

 

[GBassNorth]

Munster for me.

I’m in the Macrae clan, Scottish highlands in the Kintail area. According to wiki…

“Clan Macrae of Kintail were famous throughout Scotland for cooking high quality moonshine, or "peatreek" in Scots, from illegal pot stills”

In hindsight, I guess it made perfect sense that I lived in Kentucky for nearly 40 years.

 

[dagrev]

I’m in the Macrae clan, Scottish highlands in the Kintail area. According to wiki…

“Clan Macrae of Kintail were famous throughout Scotland for cooking high quality moonshine, or "peatreek" in Scots, from illegal pot stills”

In hindsight, I guess it made perfect sense that I lived in Kentucky for nearly 40 years.

And should move back!. I'm sure we can find you a still as a fixer-upper.

 

[JIO]

If we all knew we’d last this long, we might have taken better care of ourselves.

Nah.., not likely. And I never bought Pete Townshend's adolescent proclamation.

 

[JIO]

Spit on a hot pan, lol.

Never tried that one... (most likely won't either!)

 

[GBassNorth]

And should move back!. I'm sure we can find you a still as a fixer-upper.