Setting on a stool kills my neck after a while. I really have to stand or slouch and sit.
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Thunderbird Club
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Tell him while he's at it to put his phone number on it for booking.
I found a few more picks laying around. I used to buy these Gibson picks years ago when I had trouble finding the Dunlop triangles. The other one is a very sturdy pick that came in the package with the Thunderbird thumb rest/tugbar I bought off eBay. The grip section is raised with small lightning bolts for grip, and the letters are cut out, which I assume adds to the grip? Super heavy duty but work well when my hands start to sweat.
My first car was a used 1966 E-100, the type with no rear windows or rear seats. It did come with shag carpet, Recaro aftermarket seats, two home-brew 15” bass bins, three on the tree, roof vents, black 2x12” wooden bumpers, manual steering, and a 10” dragster steering wheel. I gained an inch on my biceps my first week wrestling the beast through Atlanta traffic for work and church.I quit caring 'bout "looking good" years ago when I bought my first van*(that would hold all my bigass gig gear).
*1969 Econoline-302, 3 on the tree
<Not mine, but similar
Still don't care but gig gear is smaller.
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I wish I still had it!
This turned up in my Facebook feed today. Pretty close to home, but not close to my budget.
Gibson Bicentennial Thunderbird Bass 1977 - White | Reverb
Gibson Bicentennial Thunderbird Bass 1977 - White | Reverb
On a similar path, My sister used to borrow my manual steer Holden’s while muttering something along the lines of “I must, I must, I must improve my …. “
I half sit. Takes the weight offa my knees and feets. Right foot on floor; left on footrest. Allows me to sling the bass almost as low as I used to when I stood.
Well my thunderbird came in and it has an issue. I bought it as second stock but it was a little more "blemished" than I expected. Big ol neck crack. While I wait on the company I bought it from to call me back I'm just gonna fix it. I've built a few guitars along the way so why not. Maybe I can get them to knock a few more bucks off so this one doesn't end up in the trash.
It's kinda hard to see in the first picture, I was rushing and didn't get a clear shot. You can see a bit better after I spread it and flooded it with glue. I used some of my daughter's oven dry clay to make a plug for the truss rod. I'll color match the crack tomorrow and refinish it to a gloss before I knock it back down. I like satin necks. Then I'll decide if it's worth exchanging it or not.
While it's apart, anyone got any recommendations for a good nut?
It's kinda hard to see in the first picture, I was rushing and didn't get a clear shot. You can see a bit better after I spread it and flooded it with glue. I used some of my daughter's oven dry clay to make a plug for the truss rod. I'll color match the crack tomorrow and refinish it to a gloss before I knock it back down. I like satin necks. Then I'll decide if it's worth exchanging it or not.
While it's apart, anyone got any recommendations for a good nut?
Has anyone here ever put filter tron pickups in their T Bird bass before? Like the TV Jones Thunder'Tron?? and how do they compare to the standard T Bird style pick ups?
Do like filtertrons on guitar but never experienced them with bass before. A Thunder Tron in a Thunderbird sounds a good mix
Do like filtertrons on guitar but never experienced them with bass before. A Thunder Tron in a Thunderbird sounds a good mix
So there is that pickup winder still available that someone pointed out. Irv needs to buy it. And start Engle’s Mod Shop offering pickups, 3D printed accessories, pick guards, TR covers, etc.
I’m looking for ideas for truss rod covers that match the paint scheme while the LPB VP cures.
I might just support my local brewery. This is just a rough draft.
Cheers.
I might just support my local brewery. This is just a rough draft.
Cheers.
I've mentioned-numerous times-that I've used the TBird for a bunch of different genres of music. Yesterday(2/14), I got a call from a bassist friend that just came back from a visit to England. It seems he brought back something he didn't want(COVID) and asked if I could take his place on a big band gig last night. I'd played most of their charts-all written out-B4, so it wasn't a BFD for me. It pays(tho not enuff
)to be versatile.
)to be versatile.
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Has anyone here ever put filter tron pickups in their T Bird bass before? Like the TV Jones Thunder'Tron?? and how do they compare to the standard T Bird style pick ups?
Do like filtertrons on guitar but never experienced them with bass before. A Thunder Tron in a Thunderbird sounds a good mix
I have an import Gretsch, so I'm not sure how "true" the pickup is, as I'm not sooper familiar with those type pickups.
Jones has a stellar reputation, so it could be worth experimenting.
I have figured out a few types of pickups I don't care for so I'll be converting a jazz pickup'd 7enderbird to probably a dimarzio model one, maybe a future conversion will be a Thunder'Tron unless you give us a bad review....
That was a guy that initially listed it as a '76 and I sent him some info indicating Gibson didn't record making any white '76s, and his SN didn't seem to indicate 1976 (what could be read). He didn't respond and left it as a '76 until a few weeks ago.
My weird one with a '76 SN is in better shape. If anyone wants that rare bird I'll sell it for $6,000 and ship free or hand deliver!
There have been a couple of us who have had Epi Vintage Pro (60s) Thunderbirds with that issue.
In the pic below it looks huge, but isn't that bad. Mine has very little movement, and none with the strings on which hold it tight. I later got a little glue in there but it was difficult due to the crack not flexing open much. It was used and paid just under $400 for it. Been solid/stable for several years now and is a great bass. With your fix I wouldn't think you would have any problems.
A quick search brought up a bunch of STL files for picks. This one had some unique ones too!
You probably already know all of these sites.
