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Thunderbird Club

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MCF said:
I was gonna say. I’m an upside down smiley face kinda guy. YMMV (and Donnie’s).
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That pic was taken right after I unboxed the amp. I have started using some of the recommended settings from the manual or setting it all flat. Either way sounds fantastic! This thing is LOUD!!!!
 
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JIO said:
Luckily for all of us - there's a lot of music/bands/artists out there to like, or not particularly like/care about. :) I'm certain there are a lot of artists/bands/music I like that most people could do without.
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I totally understand it when my friends are confused by some of the music I listen to. I am all over the map with styles I enjoy so I am thankful that there are so many varieties out there.
 
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Blazer said:
Okay, five years ago, the City of Maastricht lost its final music shop.
View attachment 5495516 Of which I had been a loyal customer for over 35 years. I remember how that shop had the most deluxe Fenders and Gibsons and was always ahead of the curb. Heck, when as a kid, I was granted permission to play a Steinberger bass I found that to be a very big privilege.

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But the DJ culture and internet sales made it that the shop started to lose its main source of income and for many years, those racks which held the most amazing guitars became empty. Then the owner of the shop, Daan Smit himself, lost his wife and he decided that enough was enough.

Now in that picture of the interior of the shop, there are two guitars which stand out. A Green strat and a Blue strat. Which had been part of the personal collection of the guitar tech there: Arnold Smit, the son of Daan. He and I became good friends over the years I was a customer of the shop.

Last year, I bought the green strat off of him.
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And today, I managed to acquire the blue one as well. I got in contact with Arnold, and he congratulated me and also pressed to me that I should keep them both and that if anybody should continue playing them, it would be me.
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Sorry to hear of all Daan lost, but so happy you got those Strats!
 
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Speaking of real Thunderbirds…

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from my bike ride Sunday.
 
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JJR58 said:
I don’t know about the rest of you.
But this so called upgrade to talk bass seems like a major downgrade.
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From what I understand it's still birthing itself, give it a couple days.
There will be basses to play, food to eat and drinks to drink in Seattle soon, regardless of what happens here :)

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