Thunderbird Club

[Gaolee]

John Diggins (JD) better known as Jaydee..

I had not heard of those before. That one sounds different from anything I own, but it sounds great. The guy playing it did it justice.

 

[Gaolee]

@Ringhammer The battery you suggested arrived. Too bad one of the terminals was smashed by the USPS. Another is on the way. You mentioned the ones you buy were made in Vietnam. This one is made in Taiwan.

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I'm pretty sure the motorcycles have Yuasa batteries in them. They work well and last well for what they are and the kind of use they get.

 

[BklynKen]

Here's an interesting Thunderbird find I came across.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Here's an interesting Thunderbird find I came across.

Dusty Hill fingers...

 

[MCF]

Vids of Nikki from last night are starting to appear on YouTube. She was making her Thunderbirds soar. She stayed with the ‘18 bright cherry most of the night.

 

[kyral210]

Thanks for all of the birthday wishes. That was very kind of you all to help me make it to 65.
I finished all of the clear coat on the blue VP.
Now she has to gas off and harden until somewhere around the first week of April. After that I’ll start the wet sand and polish part of the show.
Anything that looks rough is just reflection. There's no orange peel in the finish.
Lots of work but it will be worth it in the end. I pick out the project and Mrs. Gator chooses the color.
In our marriage, I'm the Boss..and I have her permission to say so.
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Congratulations!

 

[Gaolee]

Here's an interesting Thunderbird find I came across.

I played a show with some crazy Bulgarian guys and that was one of the songs. One of them played a Bulgarian instrument that looked like a recorder but sounded like a flute. We threw it together in a week, which means I didn't play anything like Glen Cormack. I didn't even attempt the solo. Nobody threw anything at us, so I guess it was OK.

 

[Ringhammer]

@Ringhammer The battery you suggested arrived. Too bad one of the terminals was smashed by the USPS. Another is on the way. You mentioned the ones you buy were made in Vietnam. This one is made in Taiwan.

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You should be able to get a small screwdriver under the terminal and pry it up enough to get you battery lead on it?

The ones I currently have are Vietnam.

Take a pic of the top, I wanna see the date code.

 

[Stealth57]

You should be able to get a small screwdriver under the terminal and pry it up enough to get you battery lead on it?

The ones I currently have are Vietnam.

Take a pic of the top, I wanna see the date code.

Since the seller is sending a new one, I didn't want to risk that it is damaged more than the terminal. The box was mangled. Date code looks like September 2023.

 

[Stealth57]

@MCF need another "Big Bass?" Looks like a National with too many "upgrades."

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[MCF]

@MCF need another "Big Bass?" Looks like a National with too many "upgrades."

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I guess that’s a what’s the point? bass. The charm of them is the different pickups they originally came with.

 

[Ringhammer]

Funny, I have a bunch of them from April and June 23, all Vietnam, but I have other smaller (4Ah) from ‘21, those are Taiwan.

 

[saltymonkey]

always wanted one of these….Diggins passed way in Jan……
tried to finance one in London in 90 with no luck…

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Diggins two sons and a grandson are still building JayDee basses. The company lives on.

 

[RedVee]

On a personal note the last 12 days have included my 64th birthday, our 45th anniversary, and testing positive for the ‘VID after a night of fever and coughing. Still alive but fever goes in and out and joints hurt. And it’s not just old age.

Happy Birthday and I hope you feel better soon

 

[RedVee]

Reminds me of The Crowded House song…Everywhere you go, you always take the weather with you

I sing “take your Weber with you”

good band the Crowdies

 

[ectoflanger]

Heads up for anyone of you who have lost or broken knobs on amps, pedals, or keyboards-

There’s this guy from Romania who fabricates them along with wood paneling-

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Found him very helpful when the knobs on my TC Electronics RH450 started falling off seemingly when I breathed on them- so I ordered some of his offerings and have been replacing the originals as needed- come in a number of different colors but I chose red in this case-

 

[GBassNorth]

always wanted one of these….Diggins passed way in Jan……
tried to finance one in London in 90 with no luck…

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Always thought the JD basses looked a lot like Alembic basses. Never played a JD, any good?

 

[ectoflanger]

Ugly Duck.....NOT!
Duck Egg Blue

Nice dress! Nice bass!

 

[ectoflanger]

On a personal note the last 12 days have included my 64th birthday, our 45th anniversary, and testing positive for the ‘VID after a night of fever and coughing. Still alive but fever goes in and out and joints hurt. And it’s not just old age.[/-

Sorry that you’re suffering so- here’s wishing you a speedy and complete recovery-

As for the rest- congratulations and a belated happy birthday!

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Always thought the JD basses looked a lot like Alembic basses. Never played a JD, any good?

more craftsmanship (imho) than an alembic (just look at the pup covers)….play and sound phenomenal….