Thunderbird Club

[BklynKen]

I was watching the vid from your December show that is on the FB page. Cool stuff.

Thanks, Marshall. It was a good set. The recording not so much. Someone's tinny phone mic.

 

[godofthunder59]

Had a chance to put my mitts on the Epiphone Rex Brown Thunderbird!

 

[MCF]

Funny (true) story related to your pics (Neil Young and bulge-mobile) Backstory - Neil collected big '40s cars. At the time, he lived south of SF on a ranch with lots of land around it. For enjoyment he frequented a toy-store in San Mateo called Talbots because he was a RR/train guy and they had a back room with a full-on landscaped model train "environment". (V would love it) He would go there & hang out playing with trains, smoking weed having a great time on a Sunday morning.

So on one of those Sundays, my friend Lyle & I were returning from a long Peninsula bicycle ride. At an off-ramp from HW 280 to where NY needed to exit to get home, Lyle and I are arcing to that off ramp "T" intersection at speed while assessing the big 'woody' Hudson wagon heading for the stop-sign. I was in the lead and judged that I would be at that "T" exactly when that big woody wagon would stop there. The wagon "touched" the brakes, and was going to power through - right in front of me! I yelled - STOP! with my hand outstretched and (luckily) it stopped. But the driver (Neil Young - hard to not identify him) smiled and gave me the "Oh-Kay" hand symbol. !!! Totally stoned judging by his grin - like "sorry dude"...

Being a Neil Young fan - I don't hold it against him... I always wanted to meet him knowing he was "in the (general vicinity) hood"... but that could have been a less that optimal way to do so. Needless to say - I remember it like it was yesterday - Neil... no memory of it happening.

He even owned Lionel for awhile. Here’s an old vid about the layout he built for his son.

 

[Stealth57]

C'mon man, there are downsides to everything. Where's your sense of adventure? I'm just glad gas and batteries aren't explosive.

They actually have good technologies that make Hydrogen as safe as other current options. And the byproduct out the pipe is....water. Could be promising and far more reliable and not as much drilling and ungodly amounts of mining which would be a good thing.

Fuel cells by Bloom Energy can run on vodka...what a waste of fuel.

 

[GonePlaid]

C'mon man, there are downsides to everything. Where's your sense of adventure? I'm just glad gas and batteries aren't explosive.

They actually have good technologies that make Hydrogen as safe as other current options. And the byproduct out the pipe is....water. Could be promising and far more reliable and not as much drilling and ungodly amounts of mining which would be a good thing.

Yeah, but whenever someone mentions hydrogen,...

 

[GonePlaid]

Yeah...ever boogle "Fender" and get car parts...... What was with them naming guitars "Fender" anything.....

Maybe 'ol Leo named that part of cars.

 

[Stealth57]

Had a chance to put my mitts on the Epiphone Rex Brown Thunderbird!

any chance you measured the pickup placement? Interested to see if it's the same as a VP or closer to a '64.

 

[GonePlaid]

Fuel cells by Bloom Energy can run on vodka...what a waste of fuel.

Alcohol abuse.

 

[godofthunder59]

any chance you measured the pickup placement? Interested to see if it's the same as a VP or closer to a '64.

Naw I didn't. This is just a short initial reaction video I did for the store. I'll be moving on it's a fine bass but I'm saving my $ for the custom color 60s Thunderbirds to be released soon.

 

[Engle]

Dude, I can picture than in my mind! Modern Cheach and Chong scene maybe!

My wife has work friend who got a Tesla rental in FL. They always get convertible Mustangs. The Tesla was an "upgrade" they were told. The had funny stories like that. I've heard people talk about what steps you have to go through to do "X" and good grief you need a cheat sheet at times or you create other problems. I'm not against them at all and if someone wants one that's great. Hybrids really make the most sense to me. But seems most who have full EVs don't get them again. One day the technology will be there (if hydrogen or something like that doesn't toss batteries to the side).

My drummer friend has a Tesla.
Positive: when he leaves band practice he never forgets his phone because it's the "key" to his car.
Negative: if he forgets to charge his phone and it dies, he's walking home.

 

[dagrev]

Yeah, but whenever someone mentions hydrogen,...

Yeah, that is the first thing most people of decent age think of.

 

[MCF]

Naw I didn't. This is just a short initial reaction video I did for the store. I'll be moving on it's a fine bass but I'm saving my $ for the custom color 60s Thunderbirds to be released soon.

Pelham Blue hopefully…

 

[dagrev]

My drummer friend has a Tesla.
Positive: when he leaves band practice he never forgets his phone because it's the "key" to his car.
Negative: if he forgets to charge his phone and it dies, he's walking home.

That's one I hadn't heard. The upside is nice, though.

 

[GonePlaid]

Yeah, that is the first thing most people of decent age think of.

Or in my case, indecent age. I've been told that people like me should be obscene and not heard.

 

[Gaolee]

While your imagination is working, the car war painted green

If it was lime green, that would be even better. I saw one like that quite a while ago, but it wasn't for sale and I didn't have any money at the time anyway. In about 1978, I could have gotten a 1950 Cadillac hearse for really cheap. Only problem was that it had no glass. You can imagine the rest of the problems it had if it was missing all the glass. Another time lack of money saved me from a really dumb decision.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Gibson bought Mesa 2 years ago didn’t they? That’s pretty solidly in the amp game.

Sure. But that was buying an established brand, and letting them basically do their thing. It's just Mesa to most people, same as it ever was, built and run by the same guy. The Gibson corporate family trying to establish and market their own amp brands has always (AFAIK) had mediocre sales results at best - even with great amps. The Lab amps were incredible, but sales never came close to their potential. Gibson branded amps were never that big. Kalamazoo did OK. Etc.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Class A? No wonder it’s 7 watts.

Class A is just a marketing term here. With a single 6V6, 7 watts is pretty hot.

 

[Gaolee]

You could get this

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Nah, not outrageous enough.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Iykyk

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Or in my case, indecent age. I've been told that people like me should be obscene and not heard.

That lets them lock you up easier...