Thunderbird Club

[GonePlaid]

See you’re on the north side, so you are very odd! Or something!

Tell me sumpin' I didn't know.

 

[Bent77]

Tell me sumpin' I didn't know.

You’re odder but close to town!

 

[Bent77]

Well I’ve wrecked enough havoc here for the morning, time to peruse the want ads for some dignity or a used bass before doing engine stuff!

 

[dagrev]

To the rest of the world.... you are most welcome!
This is funny and interesting to watch while playing your vintage or non-vintage Thunderbird.


For the record, there isn't much sausage in the gravy in the actual video, and sweet tea doesn't have to be like syrup. Most know how to balance it well.

 

[dagrev]

Ran across an old list of songs we were doing years ago. Interesting to think back about enjoying playing those songs. Looks like we were beginning to add original material to the lineup at that point. Really a snapshot of what was going on early 80s.

 

[Cliff_Lightyear]

Congratulations! The Avidissian’s are on our radar, but I don’t recall anyone saying that they had a set. We would love to hear your take on them.

I have no comparative values, apart from the previous active electronics that were installed.
But I am very happy with my set. It's got plenty of oomph and bottom end, but at the same time, I can get into the region of a raging jazz bass if I only use the bridge pickup and turn the tone all the way up. But above all I want Thunder and not Jaco...
Since the previous layout had four potentiometers built in, I took the opportunity here and installed one volume and one tone for each pickup, which gives you some nice options for finding the right sound.
I recommend the pickups without hesitation. The communication with him (I've unfortunately forgotten his first name...) was also great.

 

[godofthunder59]

A burd only a mother could love, or maybe it's daddy. Talk me out of this it's so fugly I gotta have it. Sheeese.

Sunburst Electric Bass Guitar White Pickguard Rosewood Fretboard Chrome Parts | eBay

 

[Ringhammer]

I think you have mistaken this thread for one that has ppl that are sensible about spending money, especially vicariously spending others’ money.

and since there is no way I’d buy it, I’d say if you love that ugly thang, do it. Even homely basses need love.

 

[GBassNorth]

@Haji and @GBassNorth
It'd the only one I've ever seen for sale, they might be dreaming on the price - but who's to say, very rare Bird.

Jackson TBX Professional 1994 - Dark Metallic Violet | Reverb

I saw that one. Thought about making him an offer but figured it would probably just insult him. I wouldn’t pay anywhere near his asking price, maybe half at best.

 

[GBassNorth]

A burd only a mother could love, or maybe it's daddy. Talk me out of this it's so fugly I gotta have it. Sheeese.View attachment 5354857 Sunburst Electric Bass Guitar White Pickguard Rosewood Fretboard Chrome Parts | eBay

Hey, at $265 you could salvage the… well, never mind, there isn’t anything worth salvaging.

 

[GBassNorth]

My daughter brought home a different kind of bass instrument today. An English Euphonium:
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That’s the strangest looking Tbird I’ve ever seen!

 

[dagrev]

A burd only a mother could love, or maybe it's daddy. Talk me out of this it's so fugly I gotta have it. Sheeese.View attachment 5354857 Sunburst Electric Bass Guitar White Pickguard Rosewood Fretboard Chrome Parts | eBay

This is your conscience speaking. "Don't. Buy a pedal or more strings."

But that truly looks like a some kind of reverse body flipped to make a NR.

 

[Bent77]

That’s the strangest looking Tbird I’ve ever seen!

Like a 4 door T bird

 

[Bent77]

This is your conscience speaking. "Don't. Buy a pedal or more strings."

But that truly looks like a some kind of reverse body flipped to make a NR.

Tell me that's not what it is

 

[GonePlaid]

Like a 4 door T bird

You rang?

 

[Engle]

That’s the strangest looking Tbird I’ve ever seen!

She has been bringing home different instruments as she learns the basics of each one. She can actually play that thing

 

[godofthunder59]

You rang?
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Dream car right there!

 

[JJR58]

She has been bringing home different instruments as she learns the basics of each one. She can actually play that thing

That’s awesome Irv!
I tried my hand at Saxophone at an early age.
What a disaster that was
Mom was much happier went I eventually found the bass as my instrument.

 

[Engle]

A burd only a mother could love, or maybe it's daddy. Talk me out of this it's so fugly I gotta have it. Sheeese.View attachment 5354857 Sunburst Electric Bass Guitar White Pickguard Rosewood Fretboard Chrome Parts | eBay

Aesthetics aside, its probably heavy. But we've seen worse!

 

[GonePlaid]

Dream car right there!

The 4 door Continental convertible, maybe. That? Nope.(JMNSHO).