Thunderbird Club

[Miles_ONeal]

Thanks Captain Obvious

That's Captain (Pink) Floyd to you, bucko!
Also,

 

[dagrev]

That's Captain (Pink) Floyd to you, bucko!
Also,

Somebody say Captain???

 

[GBassNorth]

My '66 P is better/worth more than your '68 P cause it's more "vintage"! (actually I played it and it is pretty swell!) George has an embarrassment of great sounding basses, and I didn't get a chance to play all of them!

FTR... If you removed four '0's - my '66 was still less than that!

My observation - every bass you played at my house sounded better than when I play it! Just confirming one more time - it ain’t the tools, it’s the hands.

That's weird looking.

What’s really weird is that in some of the pics the nut looks fine but in others it looks like a total hack job. The seller didn’t do himself any favors with those pics - just created total confusion for the buyer.

Can we get video and audio of you playing butter for comparison?

Just for the record - none of my basses play smooth as butter, but some of them play slicker than hot snot on a French door knob. (Don’t ask me how I know that).

 

[TBird1958]

Is it Seattle Lighting you work for? I meant to ask while in Washington, as we passed it on one of our trips to meet up somewhere.

I'm in this building as I type this....................

We've been in this location since about 1928, it's a funky old place, but the showroom is quite nice.

 

[dagrev]

I'm in this building as I type this....................

We've been in this location since about 1928, it's a funky old place, but the showroom is quite nice.

Very cool looking building.

 

[GBassNorth]

Yesterday was Manic Monday, that means today must be…


Extra points: how many members in the video are from the original band, and what bass was originally used for the original recording?

 

[dagrev]

Yesterday was Manic Monday, that means today must be…


Extra points: how many members in the video are from the original band, and what bass was originally used for the original recording?

And what other bands are represented?

 

[Gaolee]

There was a point when I was gonna call @TBird1958 to come scoop me up from Sea-Tac.
But when Sewark decided they thought they could bring in a few more aircraft, I had to go.

I did fly right over Casa De Veronica.

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If the plane was routed in from the north like they usually are, you also flew over casa Gaolee.

 

[Gaolee]

As promised, some shots of my new/old Bicentennial bird: she plays like butter with some TI flats. All original aside from replaced strap buttons and shockingly no headstock repair.

I like the way the finish has worn off the back of the neck. That's a whole lot of playwear. It must be a really good one to have been played that much.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Somebody say Captain???

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah...

 

[Gaolee]

I think old Fender basses are far more common than most folks realize, it's no exaggeration to say that there are thousands of them in existence from the mid '60s, I could walk 3 blocks from my work right now and buy one, were I so inclined. With just over 1k Reverse Thunderbirds made (and some lost to breakage) the math isn't all that difficult.
There's just something cool about the old basses regardless of who made them, mines a Road Warrior at best, pretty beat up, but it still just has that "something" going on when I play it, I feel quite fortunate in being able to own it.

There always seem to be a number of EB-2s for sale here and there. I haven't seen one for sale locally, but on Reverb and eBay, there's always a few. Of course Gibson made them for quite a few years, not like Thunderbirds.

 

[Gaolee]

I'm in this building as I type this....................

We've been in this location since about 1928, it's a funky old place, but the showroom is quite nice.

And I'm about two or three blocks away in another building that's triangular.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

I like the way the finish has worn off the back of the neck. That's a whole lot of playwear. It must be a really good one to have been played that much.

Or Jeff played it one time.

 

[GonePlaid]

Yeah, Mike talked about "tongue slapping" a couple weeks ago. Let's don't go there. I don't know if that's a fancy musical term or not, but I don't want to know no more.

Actually, it's slap tonguing. Makes a popping sound like from the roof of yer mouth.

 

[GonePlaid]

I’ll bet you were all over that sax!

I was never a really 'good' saxist. If you heard me play an "ad lib" solo on Friday night, you'd hear the same solo on Saturday night. Melodies aren't my strong suit. Changes are. Maybe that can be attributed to my jazz background.
Or not.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Indeed.
Still thrilled you got that one. And Chuck scored recently as well! Life can be really good at times.

yessir!….

 

[TBird1958]

yessir!….
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[brian579]

I like the way the finish has worn off the back of the neck. That's a whole lot of playwear. It must be a really good one to have been played that much.

Yeah man. It’s my first vintage Gibson bass. And yes, it plays and sounds fantastic. It was used but not abused

 

[GonePlaid]

Indeed.
Still thrilled you got that one. And Chuck scored recently as well! Life can be really good at times.

It was good to me in '73. And it's all I've really needed.
< Original configuration B4 custom PG.

 

[brian579]

yessir!….
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Wow this is a beautiful instrument