Thunderbird Club

[TBird1958]

First impressions of the TB 900 Thunderbird!

So glad you like it, Scott!
That pickup, is something very special, in the II configuration that bass is tough to beat. You certainly can tell a real '64 II was used as inspiration, short of a Gibson I think it's easily the next best Bird.

 

[Rickplaysbass]

They should make a Thunderbird that matches the Blue one.

I think we all know I'm a sucker for a Blue Bird.

Though I'm awfully tempted to make something happen for its sister NR in the classifieds...

 

[GonePlaid]

Don't. The "Exit" sign is your friend.

"Check", not "buy".

 

[Rickplaysbass]

So glad you like it, Scott!
That pickup, is something very special, in the II configuration that bass is tough to beat. You certainly can tell a real '64 II was used as inspiration, short of a Gibson I think it's easily the next best Bird.

So is the II positioned differently than the neck of a IV?

 

[JJR58]

First impressions of the TB 900 Thunderbird!

Just love how it sounds!
Nice score Scott.

 

[JIO]

This is one of my favorite versions.

I left that door open for you!

 

[Stealth57]

The bird magnet

Only if we are talking Thunderbirds.

 

[MCF]

Marshall, you must be wearing me down. I kind of liked that.

Iif you get a chance, catch a NYCH show. Use ear protection. But the shows are wonderful.

 

[JIO]

A very fun evening after getting to play All. The. Birds. And then the Father of Trolls showed up!

who's that?

 

[godofthunder59]

Just back from The House of Guitars!

 

[TBird1958]

who's that?

That would be Will @Gaolee

Seen here with said Troll, a Seattle landmark.

 

[GonePlaid]

Just back from The House of Guitars!

 

[TBird1958]

I have the feeling an Ember Red Thunderbird is in my near future

 

[godofthunder59]

Catch the Mott The Hoople Live reference?

 

[SubHuman]

This is a cool bit of history I just stumbled accross - the 1st recording of "Hey Joe" by its author Billy Roberts from 1961-2. I remember 1st hearing Jimi Hendrix's and The Byrd's up-tempo version in the late '60s and later Nick Caves somber/suspenseful version later still. A song that seemed to resonate enough to be continually resurrected.



JHE version - still the defining version

The Byrds version 1966 -

Love's 1966 version -

The Leaves raucous (nearly punk!) version -

I like Nick Caves version a lot - puts it in the right atmosphere -

And Tim Rose (not sure when... late '60s?)

Otis Taylor sounding a little like Neil...

I remember seeing this tidbit about Hey Joe many years ago and this adds one more layer to the history of the song. Billy Roberts performed "Hey Joe" regularly in the early 1960s, without copyrighting it, and some other performers including Pete Seeger recognised that it had been developed from Niela Miller's song who was Billy Robert’s girlfriend. She wrote it in 1962 but never got a copyright for her version.
My favorite is Jimi Hendrix and I used to play that version in a band.

 

[Stealth57]

Just back from The House of Guitars!

It is truly a new color VP? No changes otherwise?

 

[JIO]

I remember seeing this tidbit about Hey Joe many years ago and this adds one more layer to the history of the song. Billy Roberts performed "Hey Joe" regularly in the early 1960s, without copyrighting it, and some other performers including Pete Seeger recognised that it had been developed from Niela Miller's song who was Billy Robert’s girlfriend. She wrote it in 1962 but never got a copyright for her version.
My favorite is Jimi Hendrix and I used to play that version in a band.

...another door opens!

 

[Gaolee]

Hey Joe is one of those songs I learned as a teen, and its ingrained in my brain.

That's probably true for a lot of us. I just started playing it again. It probably won't ever go away.

 

[godofthunder59]

It is truly a new color VP? No changes otherwise?

A few little things are different. The nut has changed to a molded one, the truss rod cover is a thicker material. Clover tuners are of a more generic type. Point of manufacture has changed from Indonesia to China.

 

[Gaolee]

Do firebirds count? Cuz those two look pretty damn good in pictures and on paper...

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If the V came in heather poly, my wallet might get pried open. I need another guitar like I need a spare kitchen sink, so it's just fine that it doesn't.