Thunderbird Club

[Rickplaysbass]

This club talked me out of looking for a Ric. Now suddenly it's a Ricfest.

I went to the store a couple weeks ago ready to pay for one. Tried a few 4003s models and could not get along with it whatsoever. I was a sad sad boy.

 

[GonePlaid]

Oh wait!! An unexpected T-Bird sighting!



And another one-

With American Bandstand's "early wireless".

 

[dagrev]

My mistake, there were 5.

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Good man. Broccoli needs some kind of "help." Virtually anything will help.

 

[dagrev]

This club talked me out of looking for a Ric. Now suddenly it's a Ricfest.

Simple. Thunderbird players are tried of not having neck dive. Thus Rics are an obvious and logical choice.

 

[dagrev]

Given some subjects of late relating to southern bands and Ricks, I thought I would share this vid-

Big Paul! Fantastic band that really had their own sound.

 

[Tommygun_ted]

Okay

Sorry, I must have missed an earlier post. You had strings slipping off the edge of the fingerboard on a new Epi Tbird 64?

Happened a few times. Strings are much closer to the edge of the board than I'm used to.

 

[dagrev]

Another band of that time frame, thought not southern, it does feature another blonde Rick-

Man...I had forgotten all about that song. Been since the 70s (likely) since I have heard it.

 

[dagrev]

My MIJRic is a beast:

You can see that bass player and hear the bass player. Amazing!

 

[dagrev]

Equally well done!

 

[dagrev]

 

[MCF]

no... this is whack!

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It looks like Gumby rubber.

 

[JJR58]

Oooooo, a model 4000.
Had one of those.
Traded it for a ‘65 Precision.
Not sure if it was a smart mover or not.
But I don’t have either anymore.

 

[MCF]

Great tune; just a tad long for air play. Now, that is. There was an AOR station in Miami in the mid70s that would play extended cuts. Prolly while the DJ took a 'smoke' break.

We had Jim Ladd on KMET “A Little Bit of Heaven 94.7.” He’d put Achilles Last Stand on and still have a hard time getting back on mic in time.

 

[MCF]

At first I thought they were Thunderbird Thieves sneaking around....
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I caught a glimpse of one Wednesday evening. It was gone by the time I got my phone. Best I could tell, she was alone.

 

[MCF]

This club talked me out of looking for a Ric. Now suddenly it's a Ricfest.

Well, we’re a fickle lot. The good news is that we’re open minded. Until we’re not.

 

[MCF]

Another band of that time frame, thought not southern, it does feature another blonde Rick-

That’s a blast from the past. We actually did Green Eyed Lady when we ha a keys player. It was pretty challenging.

 

[JJR58]

Well, we’re a fickle lot. The good news is that we’re open minded. Until we’re not.

What we?, not me.

 

[GonePlaid]

We had Jim Ladd on KMET “A Little Bit of Heaven 94.7.” He’d put Achilles Last Stand on and still have a hard time getting back on mic in time.

I can't recall(a lotta things)the call letters or frequency of the Miami AOR station-it was in the mid 70s and didn't last very long. Couldn't get enuff advertisers. They played all kinds of extended versions with long solos, etc., such as the 17 minute version of In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida.

 

[GonePlaid]

That’s a blast from the past. We actually did Green Eyed Lady when we ha a keys player. It was pretty challenging.

We worked it out pretty well but the crowd at the country club we were playing at just looked stunned, so I think we only played it a coupla times.

 

[MCF]

We worked it out pretty well but the crowd at the country club we were playing at just looked stunned, so I think we only played it a coupla times.

My guitarist/singer buddy had a good voice for it. IIRC we learned it because a girl we knew liked it. I’ll add it to the list to relearn.