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Thunderbird Club

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Larry V said:
Thanks, all! The kind words and thoughts are very much appreciated!

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20 plus years later and I love her as much or more than ever. :)
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Know how you feel- 25 years for us too.
 
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RedVee said:
That was quick, if it is the one I'm thinking of I only saw it after I saw this post!
Good work. Enjoy! @veebass
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Yes, I suspect it is the one you are thinking of, a white Greco TB IV.
I had some gig money sitting waiting for one or two of those new Epi Vintage Birds (a white and a black one).
Said white Greco with chrome and original case came up at a reasonable price. Game over.
 
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RikiP said:
2 months before i adjusted my Thunderbird's truss rod, from horrible first frets to sound perfect.
Now summer is coming and slightly it starts to buzz again.
pain in the ass :dead:
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Normal, I adjust my truss rods 3-4 times a year.
 
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Larry V said:
On the health-front... a few weeks ago, my wife had scheduled her thyroid cancer surgery for the 8th of May and obviously that date has come and gone. We had met with the surgeon and the plan was to remove half of the thyroid and we felt comfortable with this Dr. since he was recommended from my wife's friend who is also an MD.

No sooner had we left that Dr.'s office, my wife started talking about having another biopsy and letting another lab look at the results. Fast forward through those new appointments and the lab results from a different lab show nothing abnormal and we got that news just yesterday. Obviously we are thrilled for this news but it also means that into the future she'll need to been tested periodically to insure that the thyroid is stable. Fingers are crossed. :)
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i wish you good luck
 
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Gaolee said:
Yep. The Tuesday night thing. That leads to Sunday night and then late Friday or Saturday, so long as you can turn out an audience at all those sub-optimal times.
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Yeah. Here, whether you get better offers afterwards seems to be less about whether you draw on a weeknight (the venues are aware that it's a tough sell), and more about whether you play well, and how easy or hard you are to work with. This is why it's always a good idea to be nice to everyone you meet, and to practice setup and tear down so that you can get it done quickly with a minimum of fuss.

Haji said:
Stopped by the very cool Warwick showroom in Nashville yesterday to see if these were available yet
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What makes them cool is that they're super flat, super flexible and super short, which is exactly what I was looking for. They're not quite on the market yet, but they hooked me up. Pics of the pedal board once I get it all plugged up. That may take a little while. All my gear is at the practice room as I've recently moved and I'm recovering from a sprained wrist. On top of that, our drummer broke his wrist a couple weeks ago. Just a little delay.
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Interesting. I use the orange Reverb ones on my board. These look possibly even flatter, though, so I'll be looking out for them when they hit the market.

godofthunder59 said:
Normal, I adjust my truss rods 3-4 times a year.
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Really? Wow.

I'm so used to my 4001 and 4003S, basically never adjusting the truss rod after the bass is set up. Will have to pay closer attention and see if the T-bird starts needing it as the weather warms up a bit.
 
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Larry V said:
Who was that to?

Something about new band gigs,sorry. It's impossible to delete responses once you start them and TB 'saves' them. You have to wait until you post an answer to another post and do it then. Sometimes I forget.

The first biopsy indicated an abnormal level of certain "markers" that indicate the thyroid may be producing cancerous cells. The meetings with the Dr.'s post first biopsy had the Dr.'s always saying that we should remove at least half "just to be safe" and then they could send the piece that was removed to the lab to be further analyzed. This left my wife questioning whether to have the surgery at all and as I said earlier, she chose more testing. First biopsy took samples from 4 places. the second took samples from 6. The results were sent to a lab in California that specializes in this sort of testing. The result this time was negative but with the advice to continue monitoring.

I completely understand your point and I too felt the same way initially thinking, Ok, who's right, Lab 1 or Lab 2? We're hopeful Lab 2 is but we know it may not be over.
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Thanks for the explanation. Best not to have surgery unless absolutely unavoidable IMO. New techniques and treatments are coming along all the time.
 
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godofthunder59 said:
Normal, I adjust my truss rods 3-4 times a year.
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I think the norm has a lot to do with the number of seasonal and temperature changes the bass is in. Here in sunny SoCal where the humidity is relatively low (15 miles inland) and the daytime temperature stays between 65F and 85F year round with very little rain I've only adjusted the neck on my TBird once in three years and that was the initial set up.

I suspect outdoor playing (which I do very very little of) could also play havoc on a neck with the hot sun beating down on it in high humidity then taking it into a drier, cooler air conditioned space afterwards.
 
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Larry V said:
On the health-front... a few weeks ago, my wife had scheduled her thyroid cancer surgery for the 8th of May and obviously that date has come and gone. We had met with the surgeon and the plan was to remove half of the thyroid and we felt comfortable with this Dr. since he was recommended from my wife's friend who is also an MD.

No sooner had we left that Dr.'s office, my wife started talking about having another biopsy and letting another lab look at the results. Fast forward through those new appointments and the lab results from a different lab show nothing abnormal and we got that news just yesterday. Obviously we are thrilled for this news but it also means that into the future she'll need to been tested periodically to insure that the thyroid is stable. Fingers are crossed. :)
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Glad to hear the great news!
 
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veebass said:
Yes, I suspect it is the one you are thinking of, a white Greco TB IV.
I had some gig money sitting waiting for one or two of those new Epi Vintage Birds (a white and a black one).
Said white Greco with chrome and original case came up at a reasonable price. Game over.
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I was simultaneously disappointed and pleased it went so quickly. :)

Glad you got it.

I can go back into my self imposed restriction period without great temptation. :)
 
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Larry V said:
On the health-front... a few weeks ago, my wife had scheduled her thyroid cancer surgery for the 8th of May and obviously that date has come and gone. We had met with the surgeon and the plan was to remove half of the thyroid and we felt comfortable with this Dr. since he was recommended from my wife's friend who is also an MD.

No sooner had we left that Dr.'s office, my wife started talking about having another biopsy and letting another lab look at the results. Fast forward through those new appointments and the lab results from a different lab show nothing abnormal and we got that news just yesterday. Obviously we are thrilled for this news but it also means that into the future she'll need to been tested periodically to insure that the thyroid is stable. Fingers are crossed. :)
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That is good news, Larry! :)
 
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hillerup said:
Anyone seen this:

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Very cool an unique Gibson bird in a rare color....
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I remember seeing that bass on ebay at 10 years back...............I was still a dude pitter!
 
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