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Thunderbird Club
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- Jun 30, 2010
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Killer! Not everyone can pull off a Skynyrd song (even a simpler one) with a single guitar. I live what y’all did with this.
“If I wasn’t so humble I’d be perfect”.
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Jaco: Mr Zawinul, I was at the (Weather Report) concert tonight. I've been following your music since Cannonball Adderley, and I really love it.
Joe: So, what do you want?
Jaco: I just wanted to tell you I've been a great fan for many years. My father was a Cannonball fan, and I would like tp play some of my music for you.
Joe: Oh really? What's your name?
Jaco: My name is Jaco Pastorius III, and I'm the greatest bass player in the world.
Joe: Get the fu*k out of here!
first time no practice!….ironically, Becca, the 19 year old picked it….
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@Chucky Stiletti any of this of interest? Clearing out my dad’s old garage stuff.
LOL - I think I read somewhere that John Entwistle was being interviewed by someone and the interviewer referred to John as “one of the best bass players of all time”. John tersely corrected him and said, “THE best bass player of all time”.
Maybe humbleness is inversely proportional to skill level. Which would explain why I’m so humble on bass, a complete lack of skill.
wow! germanium stuff..,some of that stuff is very highly prized by modern retro pedal builders…
Buck’s foundation has put the Crystal Palace on the market. I don’t know if the guitar is included. We should form an LLC and buy it.
There are some vintage components there!
It’s all yours if you want.
won’t say no…thx Dave, was your pop a hobbyist? engineer?
Hello T-bird enthusiasts ! Just picked up a really awesome 79 Ebony Bi-Cen T-bird. Amazing bass. I’ll post pics later this week. I want to gig with it but I can’t seem to find a suitable gig bag for it. I’m sure this has been asked many times before but any suggestions? The headstock is longer than an epiphone bird. Any help is appreciated
He was a journeyman QC guy. Originally at Fridens, so learned working on mechanical and then electrical calculators. Built his own digital clocks. Old school could build or fix anything.
Who did you buy it from? At one point, there was a member here who had all but one that were reportedly produced. Others have mentioned purchasing’79 ebony birds. Either he is liquidating, or more were produced than we thought.
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Honestly, I would never put a '79 in a gig bag of any kind. That headstock is big, and at the nut there is not a lot of material there, this is almost asking for a break - I have two '76s one's broken/repaired.
Congrats on finding that elusive Bird. I asked the same question on this forum a while back. Based on the feedback I got I purchased a Gator Icon gig bag. My 2018 T.Bird fits snugly and securely. It's kinda pricey, but it offers great protection.
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The headstock on a 2018 is quite different from a '79, it's smaller and thicker, much less prone to being broken.
