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Thunderbird Club

#304,661
Gaolee said:
I would be happy with one of those, provided it didn't need to run reliably. Red would do, but yellow would be even better. I don't remember how long ago it was, but one of those popped up for sale for a pretty reasonable price. I didn't buy it because I didn't have the reasonable price worth of cash at the time, and buying one of those with a loan is a really dumb idea. At the time, I thought it would be the closest I ever could get to owning a Ferrari. That is still true even though they are now stupid expensive like pretty much every other car from that era that has even a hint of exotic-ness to it.
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over 110 grand for a Fiat:oops:…..and most make the mistake (the add doesn’t help) of thinking the motor is built by Ferrari when in reality it’s built by Fiat as part of the deal to use the sexy Dino name branding…..
 
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#304,662
JIO said:
I played one at Chicago Music Exchange briefly years ago, along with a few other cool vintage basses, the most memorable being a '63 Jazz. (only $20k 10 yrs ago...) They didn't have a vintage T-bird there at the time.
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I played two once in Nashville before finding mine. They were not in as good of shape as mine and were not good players. One had a crack from the nut to about the G or G# where the fretboard was separating. That must have been the '66 as they wanted the same money for both. Mine is possibly the best example I've seen in person or online. One problem with those was the pick guards tended to get very wavy as they aged--unlike others than just shrink. Took me a while to find a nice one. Oddly enough I'm considering trading my Epi as part of a deal for an unbroken '66 NR II. Not sure it will happen. I'm not sure I want the Epi to go and he's not sure he wants the let the NR go. Yesterday made me think about if I want to trade the Epi or not. But I would like a NR before my playing time runs out. It's really the only bass I have always hoped to have at some point have never had a good opportunity. We'll see. First world problem for sure.
 
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dagrev said:
I played two once in Nashville before finding mine. They were not in as good of shape as mine and were not good players. One had a crack from the nut to about the G or G# where the fretboard was separating. That must have been the '66 as they wanted the same money for both. Mine is possibly the best example I've seen in person or online. One problem with those was the pick guards tended to get very wavy as they aged--unlike others than just shrink. Took me a while to find a nice one. Oddly enough I'm considering trading my Epi as part of a deal for an unbroken '66 NR II. Not sure it will happen. I'm not sure I want the Epi to go and he's not sure he wants the let the NR go. Yesterday made me think about if I want to trade the Epi or not. But I would like a NR before my playing time runs out. It's really the only bass I have always hoped to have at some point have never had a good opportunity. We'll see. First world problem for sure.
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TBird1958 said:
Was I in the room?! I don't even recall that!
I just dig that amp when it's cranked up just a little, it's slightly mid forward and the bass is underlying, the '64 II sounded really good through it last night - I may finally use that amp for a show!

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Yes, you were, but on the move.
You and Chuck also played together.
Each of you through your amps.
And you also had us try the Bugera.
 
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JJR58 said:
Yes, you were, but on the move.
You and Chuck also played together.
Each of you through your amps.
And you also had us try the Bugera.
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Man, those drugs (some of which I am still taking!) must have been better than I thought. I could try to blame the raw oysters :)
 
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TBird1958 said:
Was I in the room?! I don't even recall that!
I just dig that amp when it's cranked up just a little, it's slightly mid forward and the bass is underlying, the '64 II sounded really good through it last night - I may finally use that amp for a show!

OA5L3hv.jpg
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I think you were in the room, at least when we first fired up the Bugera.
 
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Chucky Stiletti said:
over 110 grand for a Fiat:oops:…..and most make the mistake (the add doesn’t help) of thinking the motor is built by Ferrari when in reality it’s built by Fiat as part of the deal to use the sexy Dino name branding…..
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It is a Fiat Dino. It's probably pretty much a Ferrari motor, but I suppose whether it was built in a Ferrari or Fiat factory matters at some point. I wouldn't want to rely on either for daily transportation, especially from that era.
 
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