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Thunderbird Club

Do any of you guys use a “small” dehumidifier? If so, any recommendations? Looking for small and quiet. The room, (insulated and mostly Sheetrocked garage), is not too large, and the humidity runs between 72% and 46%, over the last two weeks, so not terrible. It’s a concrete floor and there are a couple of vents low on one wall. I store almost all my guitars there, mostly in well padded gig bags, but most of the Thunderbirds are hanging out.
Temperature in there has been between 71F and 57F over the last two weeks.
We used to always have one in the basement at the other house. I found the newer ones with good specs and reviews last about 2 yrs now. I've bought several and that seems to be my pattern anyway. Like everything else, the old one's used more juice, but lasted forever. Takeaway might be to not waste much money on one since you may be buying another one in a couple years. Feel free to completely disregard.
 
I was driving down a 4 lane Highway a few Summers ago and the sky was bright blue...not a cloud in the sky. All of a sudden, brake lights everywhere and my favorite Jet aircraft flew over low enough to see detailed features of the Stealth Bomber. That thing is breath taking to see it flying. Almost caused a wreck!
I found out later there was an air show in the area.
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Cool! We saw one here once. It was heading back to Kansas I suppose after an air show that's held every pre-Derby. Breathtaking is correct.
 
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Interesting conversation today. A former drummer and sound guy comes up and asked about the bass I played last week and had on the stand today. Told him the story on the 1981 G&L L1k. He started telling how good it sounded and how much he liked it. He said "I think it sounds virtually as fantastic as your..." and I said, "Old Thunderbird." He said, "Yeah, it really does." I told him I was coming to the same conclusion. (The '64 is his favorite bass and can tell from other places in the building if I'm playing it.) He went on to mention things he was hearing and liking about it. He said there's something about how both of them sound that is really special.

I was thinking the same thing but was wondering if I just wasn't enjoying a new bass that really did sound good with no fiddling to get there. It was good to get some bass tone feedback from a discerning ear that helped confirm what I was hearing as well.

That said, these old G&L's suck, so don't start looking and buying them up. I think they are simply rebranded Hondos.
 

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