Thunderbird Club

[Chucky Stiletti]

45 years….

 

[SubHuman]

45 years….
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To me the clover keys just look good! Nice Birds.

 

[ectoflanger]

Ouefs á la niege (misspelled with an 's' in my previous post)

 

[RedVee]

43 years between the Challenge and the T’Birds. (guesstimate)

 

[SubHuman]

43 years between the Challenge and the T’Birds. (guesstimate)

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That Challenge is retro-cool. Has a Teisco vibe. Those blocky looking tuning keys are unique looking too. I own a few old instruments and love them as well as my new gear! That fretboard looks new!

 

[RedVee]

That Challenge is retro-cool. Has a Teisco vibe. Those blocky looking tuning keys are unique looking too. I own a few old instruments and love them as well as my new gear! That fretboard looks new!
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Yes, I don’t really know but I suspect Teisco. From looking at pictures of similar instruments I guessed at 1968 for build. Coincidentally, my Eminar valve amp is 1968.

 

[JIO]

45 years….
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48 yrs (ago) King Moretone from the '50s

 

[JIO]

That Challenge is retro-cool. Has a Teisco vibe. Those blocky looking tuning keys are unique looking too. I own a few old instruments and love them as well as my new gear! That fretboard looks new!
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A Teisco product shared by many "brands"... yes.., quirky but very good/playable instruments.

'65 Teisco Del Rey EB-200

 

[11th Street Kid]

Aside from V’s purple bird, I think white is my favorite color T Bird

I love the red ones that show up from time to time but I agree, white is lovely too. I can’t believe that Epiphone have currently discontinued the white model in the Thunderbird 60’s bass line.

 

[Lammchop93]

Spotted this on linkedin

 

[Nocturnal]

you read my mind dude, thx for posting…..couldn’t remember who had this bass and pics……been awhile since last posting…

No clue who owns this one, but I thought it actually looked good so I stole the pics

 

[JJR58]

awesome pic….
dig this new category (you still win)
45 years..
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Yummy!

 

[GonePlaid]

43 years between the Challenge and the T’Birds. (guesstimate)

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2021 Embassy(bought in 2022)/1967 Thunderbird(bought in 1973)

 

[Instagator]

Spotted this on linkedin

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I expected some shade of blue for the new VP.

 

[dagrev]

Because Gibson counted them I=G1, II=B1, III=G2 w/ stud or Vibrola, IV=B2, V=G2 with Tune-o-Matic and Vibrola, VI=MIA, VII=G3 where the number is number of pickups.

It's pretty insane if you just go looking online- some people understand the Gibson numbering system, and some thing it's like you asked about.

So there's an actual system. You obviously have the decoder ring.
I recall hearing that about the pickups once. It kind of makes sense. Not necessarily common sense, but there is a pattern.

 

[dagrev]

3TSB / tort

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And that's how that one should be. Year again please? Late 60s, right?

 

[Bent77]

I’m not playing this game since y’all keep posting pictures of basses older than me

 

[dagrev]

thankfully she looks like Rosa…
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If it’s open season on grandkids

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They all look like keepers to me. Life is a beautiful thing. I can't imagine what the three of them will encounter. Hopefully many good things. And lot's of cake..... May their childhood be filled with fun and their adulthood with wisdom.

And Thunderbirds.

 

[dagrev]

laid back circle of 4ths…. these guys write well imho..

Very interesting. I noticed what Jeff said and completely agree with his well worded observation.

 

[dagrev]

I scored two duckets for the opening show for Nikki’s 2024 tour at the Ventura Theater on 02/08. George has right of first refusal to be my date.
I’m getting excited!
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You know she's in a band, right? I'm not sure you ever noticed the others on stage or not.