Thunderbird Club

[MCF]

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

Fugly doesn’t even come close. But orphans deserve good homes. Go for it.

 

[MCF]

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.

We think a lot alike. Should I be concerned? I know you should be.

 

[Engle]

That’s awesome Irv!
I tried my hand at Saxophone at an early age.
What a disaster that was

It's been fun. When she realized how easy it is to carry a flute around, she said why didn't I pick this as my main instrument?

 

[BklynKen]

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

I think you'd have more fun with this.

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[GonePlaid]

Monday's Presidents Day. Don't forget to buy a car, mattress, major appliance, furniture, or-best yet-a Thunderbird. Preferably NR.

 

[godofthunder59]

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

Man you could land a F-18 on that headstock.

 

[GonePlaid]

I think you'd have more fun with this.

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Hmm. That's actually kinda cool. If I didn't already have my Epi EB-0...

 

[Engle]

Due to a change in QC and change in origin of production perhaps?

The reason I ask is that a friend of mine, an electrical engineer with patents to his name, never had a complaint, apart from that high price they wanted for replacement battery connectors that had been damaged by alkaline battery leakage. In his case, the particular unit was logic circuit capable in addition to testing for capacitance and other measurements beyond your typical volts, current, and ohms-

My first contact was in the military myself.

Their electrical meters are solid, but some of the modules for the DTX (Category cables and fiber) were really cheaply made and very expensive. And their one year calibration cycle was (and still is) a cash grab IMO.

 

[godofthunder59]

I think you'd have more fun with this.

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Got it covered. I have the Aria version of this, great little bass!

 

[Stealth57]

Monday's Presidents Day. Don't forget to buy a car, mattress, major appliance, furniture, or-best yet-a Thunderbird. Preferably NR.

And cruise duckets

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

gotta love Italy..

 

[TBird1958]

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

Turn around and run away!

 

[Engle]

gotta love northern Italy..
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A weed vending machine?

 

[Gaolee]

My criteria thus far, for any electric bass north of four grand is neck thru design, five strings and having an unlined Fretless fingerboard-

With that said, I can’t say I would never deviate from that and certainly wouldn’t judge others who have-

My criteria for any musical instrument in that price range: somebody else's.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

A weed vending machine?

yes, but notice is asks you to “borrow” someone’s (italian national) health insurance card to operate the machine if you’re foreigner and don’t have one…
so you can ask a policeman, a nun or whoever happens to be walking by….….only in Italy….

 

[JJR58]

yes, but notice is asks you to “borrow” someone’s (italian national) health insurance card to operate the machine if you’re foreigner and don’t have one…
so you can ask a policeman, a nun or whoever happens to be walking by….….only in Italy….

Mmmmm, I need to plan a trip….

 

[Stealth57]

Mmmmm, I need to plan a trip….

I'll bring you a surprise in July

 

[Stealth57]

I think you'd have more fun with this.

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The guy is local (San Jose) asked him if he would accept an offer and local pickup if it doesn't sell.

 

[godofthunder59]

Turn around and run away!

Fortunately I am still paying off the Gene Simmons EB0 gotta stay focused on that for a bit longer. I did bring this cheapie home though, astounding bass for the $

 

[Haji]

So my Dingwall is sitting at the UPS facility in the next town north of me, and has been since 9PM last night. I swear they're just doing this to be cruel.