Thunderbird Club

[Stealth57]

You can always get a new bass instead.
Gibson Custom Limited-edition Gene Simmons EB-0 Electric Bass - Ebony VOS

I'd get the Bicentennial and save a couple grand.

 

[MCF]

I'd get the Bicentennial and save a couple grand.

Yep.

 

[GBassNorth]

…did someone say @Chucky Stiletti needed a ‘76?

https://reverb.com/item/82221288-gi...are&utm_campaign=listing&utm_content=82221288

I can do my best to enable here as well…

Very sharp looking. Too bad the bridge was swapped out. Looks like inserts are still there, so it could be reverted, but the Badass screw holes may be visible.

 

[MCF]

I get grief for being a Neil fan. But I’m really excited about this release so I can’t resist telling about it.
Neil Young

 

[Camaro69]

Title: Incontinental Divide.

Subtitle no country for old men

 

[MCF]

Very sharp looking. Too bad the bridge was swapped out. Looks like inserts are still there, so it could be reverted, but the Badass screw holes may be visible.

Gives the buyer room to bargain. I have a Studio someone put a Badass on. While I’ve come to terms with it, I wish it had the Gibson Studio bridge instead.

 

[GBassNorth]

I get grief for being a Neil fan. But I’m really excited about this release so I can’t resist telling about it.
Neil Young

You going to the September show?

 

[Dr_Feelgoood212]

 

[dagrev]

I'd get the Bicentennial and save a couple grand.

In a heartbeat. No contest in my mind.

 

[dagrev]

I get grief for being a Neil fan. But I’m really excited about this release so I can’t resist telling about it.
Neil Young

Are you going to be able to see him anytime soon? I did see a local sign advertising him being here, as you mentioned some time back.

 

[GBassNorth]

Another New Bird Day!
Arrived last night expertly packed and shipped from @saltymonkey (best packing job I’ve ever seen by a long shot!).
Beautiful BaCH II +1 in stunning aged white. Looks like a Gen1 - tummy cut, no forearm contour, originally a single pup bird but nicely converted to a two pickup beauty with Chinabuckers, a bit heavier than my blue Gen2. It’ll be a spa day today - level frets, set up, restring, deep clean and fine tune.
Here she is…

And BaCH to BaCH with my soon to be upgraded (with Eppi or Gibby pups) blue bird…

Right now they sound very different (due to different pups, wiring and strings) but once I drop the new pups in the BlueBird I’ll see how it compares to the ChinaBucker BaCH. I might eventually string one up with flats and the other with rounds, but for now I’ll put the same strings on both to see just how close the pup difference is.

 

[D.M.N.]

Quadruple-tracked T-bird (or related) basses. Got the idea when I thought how thick a synthesizer sounds when you add more oscillators playing the same pitch.
Not that it's very usable in a song but then again, why not? If there's a part written for that sound etc.
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What's the signal chain there? Love all the clips you post, tone is so meaty and articulate. It was your demos that sold me on the Suncoast HD-1, which I now have as an always on. Kinda want to get another, and frankenstein them into a single case so I can use a single footswitch to flip between the Boost and OD.

Oh, @Chucky Stiletti what's the story on the Blue bird? I missed that, happened to send the post M&M Guitar bar posted on IG to my brother this morning! If you ever feel that white Bach is weighing you down, I might know someone interested in adopting it

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

I'd get the Bicentennial and save a couple grand.

insanity….I can get both (59/60) of these for that price….

 

[SubHuman]

insanity….I can get both (59/60) of these for that price….
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That one with the Banjo tuners is pretty cool! The 1st ultralight Bass tuners.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

In Texas, I bet you can just put it out in the summer sun a couple of hours, then stick it in the freezer.

 

[dagrev]

Another New Bird Day!
Arrived last night expertly packed and shipped from @saltymonkey (best packing job I’ve ever seen by a long shot!).
Beautiful BaCH II +1 in stunning aged white. Looks like a Gen1 - tummy cut, no forearm contour, originally a single pup bird but nicely converted to a two pickup beauty with Chinabuckers, a bit heavier than my blue Gen2. It’ll be a spa day today - level frets, set up, restring, deep clean and fine tune.
Here she is…
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And BaCH to BaCH with my soon to be upgraded (with Eppi or Gibby pups) blue bird…
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Right now they sound very different (due to different pups, wiring and strings) but once I drop the new pups in the BlueBird I’ll see how it compares to the ChinaBucker BaCH. I might eventually string one up with flats and the other with rounds, but for now I’ll put the same strings on both to see just how close the pup difference is.

Have mercy! I can't take it. I'm in love with those white BaCHs.

 

[Engle]

That repair looks scary.

No fear! I'm going to assemble the bass first to see if it's solid. It may need reinforcement. Worst case scenario is a new headstock. These are things I have done before.

 

[DJ Bebop]

It's only a matter of time before a 'Bird claims you. It's pretty obvious you are already nuts enough to fit right in.

 

[Gaolee]

Subtitle no country for old men

No cross-country for old men.

 

[MCF]

You going to the September show?

Hopefully. The Hollywood Bowl is my favorite venue in the world. The Greek is second.