Thunderbird Club

[Instagator]

Be wary. While I have not had a problem with mine, at least one on here had issues. Hipshot or Gibson made good. But they are not the same internal design. It is the only disappointment about my ‘21 NR.

That would be me.

 

[D.M.N.]

My bird brethren, I would like to take a informal pole. How many of you would be interested in a Overend Watts signature Thunderbird II? Imho a Epiphone 60s Thunderbird would make the perfect starting point and from a manufacturing standpoint a very easy process aside from getting Pete's estate on board.
Please keep it to yes or no, not I'd rather see so and so get a signature bass as I hope to use this to make my case with my friends at Gibson.

I'd be happy to see an II made, so that's a yes from me!

 

[WillyW]

Wayne Kramer and Carl Weathers in the same day.

RIP

 

[MCF]

That's a good question. I thought about it, but they emboss their logo on the covers, so they'd be upside down. And I'm shallow that way.

Yeah. EMG started doing it long ago and everyone else followed suit.

For a small, medium or large coffee ?

I stopped into a Starbucks a couple weeks ago to use the clean restroom and get a tea. The price was ridiculous. The prices were insane. It was more than $3.00 for a small cup of coffee or tea.

 

[MCF]

Nothing about a new run of Gibson Flying V basses and the Gene Simmons G2 Flying V seems to have been shelved, I haven't heard another word about it. The 2011-2012 Gibson Flying V bass is probably one of the better ones made and would be my puck if I wee buying one. The Epis aren't bad either. I bought a cheap kit and had a lot of fun with it and it came out well.

That is a great post Scott. Thanks for sharing.

 

[BklynKen]

Yeah. EMG started doing it long ago and everyone else followed suit.

I think Bartolini did it before EMG.

 

[Stealth57]

Yeah. EMG started doing it long ago and everyone else followed suit.

I stopped into a Starbucks a couple weeks ago to use the clean restroom and get a tea. The price was ridiculous. The prices were insane. It was more than $3.00 for a small cup of coffee or tea.

Flat white small coffee and a kid’s cocoa $8. Good thing for free points.

 

[D.M.N.]

Saw this in a post about Wayne Kramer. Michael Davis with a II in the 2nd photo!

 

[MCF]

That would be me.

I thought it was you. But I couldn’t recall so I didn’t mention you. But yeah. For what they charge, they should be USA Hipshots. As your unfortunate experience indicated, the imports may be a disappointment. I, for one would not chance going the licensed route just to save a few bucks. False economy IMO.

The strange thing is that I read somewhere that the reason Gibson stopped using the Babicz bridge after 2018 was that Babicz outsourced production to China. So who knows. I have a Chinese Babicz on my ‘13 NR and it is identical in every way to the US one on my ‘15.

If it were me, and I intend to kept the bass, I would stick with the Gibson.

 

[dagrev]

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That's a lot of backside.

 

[MCF]

I think Bartolini did it before EMG.

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Huh. 99% of anyone would never notice it. My guess is that if you contacted them, they would do a special set for you.

 

[BklynKen]

Huh. 99% of anyone would never notice it. My guess is that if you contacted them, they would do a special set for you.

I did, and no. No big deal. I love the TB+. It was just a passing fancy.

 

[kyral210]

Nothing about a new run of Gibson Flying V basses and the Gene Simmons G2 Flying V seems to have been shelved, I haven't heard another word about it. The 2011-2012 Gibson Flying V bass is probably one of the better ones made and would be my puck if I wee buying one. The Epis aren't bad either. I bought a cheap kit and had a lot of fun with it and it came out well.

I tired the Gene Simmons Thunderbird didn’t sell well enough to demand a sequel. No surprise there, Kiss haven’t been relevant in over 30 years!

 

[JIO]

That's a lot of backside.

 

[Nocturnal]

My bird brethren, I would like to take a informal pole. How many of you would be interested in a Overend Watts signature Thunderbird II? Imho a Epiphone 60s Thunderbird would make the perfect starting point and from a manufacturing standpoint a very easy process aside from getting Pete's estate on board.
Please keep it to yes or no, not I'd rather see so and so get a signature bass as I hope to use this to make my case with my friends at Gibson.

YES

 

[Miles_ONeal]

It selects

The Dude abides, the Switch selects.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

All my gigs, I wear an untucked shirt, either Hawai'ian, or Guayabera.

I still switched to a musician's belt (when I wear a belt) because the buckle was tearing up my shirts.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

And youse guys love CA so much.

It ain't cheap, but it's also freaking BEAUTIFUL. And the fresh food is amazeballs.

 

[Engle]

Yah, I love hearing about people complaining about $3.00 gal gas... snowflakes.

Gas was $2.37/Liter here in the summer. Now it's down to about $1.65 CAN so about $1.22 USD per liter. Multiply by 3.7854 for a US Gallon and you get $4.61 USD. Glad I work from home!

 

[Matt Dean]

Yeah… I’ll call Spencer in the morning.

It's as I thought... loosen the locking nut and turn the bolt counter clockwise to rise the string.