Nice. I'd play one of those... That looks really comfortable. I always wanted to play an eight string.Been there, did that.
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Thunderbird Club
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I love Circus Peanuts! And yeah good color...
I almost bought one of these from a mom&pop music store in N. Miami. I saved up the money, went there...and they were closed. As in "outta bizness".
They look cheesy in a cool way.....always wanted to try one....didn't Noel Redding play one?I almost bought one of these from a mom&pop music store in N. Miami. I saved up the money, went there...and they were closed. As in "outta bizness".
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I played an Epiphone Thunderbird the other day at a local music store. Although it's not as extravagant as a Gibson, I loved it to death. The body shape makes the neck sit out perfectly (I'm 6'0 in "freedom units", for everyone else, around 183 cm). Every time I try a Thunderbird, I'm pleasantly surprised. I love the tones they have too. I usually run both pickups on full or just the neck pickup. I played it through some Italian made Markbass combo that was actually pretty decent, I've had bad experiences with other Markbass amps in the past but this one checked my boxes, at least for practicing. I boosted the high mids and highs a decent bit, lows boosted higher than the other two controls, and low mids somewhat scooped. Sounded good by itself but in a mix, I'd most likely do things differently.
I'd love to own one someday personally. I "only" have one 4 string haha. My other 3 basses are 5s.
There's a pickup line hidden in there somewhere
Thought that was a burst Jazz. Think they made a sig series at one point
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One of the originals -I almost bought one of these from a mom&pop music store in N. Miami. I saved up the money, went there...and they were closed. As in "outta bizness".
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You could trade/sell one of the five strings and buy the Epiphone. Then you would have a "balanced" collection of two four string and two five.
Which model Epiphone was it?
The E1, not the nicer Pro version. It's a hell of a bass for the money! I've wanted one of those and an Ibanez ATK for a while but I put those plans on hold after buying my Warwick Thumb
I love my 2018 E1. It was what convinced me to join this group and then they forced me to buy 5 others.
Boooooo!!!!!I almost bought one of these from a mom&pop music store in N. Miami. I saved up the money, went there...and they were closed. As in "outta bizness".
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Sounds like it's interested in you.
Yeah, my pre-E1 E1 was what brought me here and led to buying 5 others (the Pro V having been sold due to incompatibility).I love my 2018 E1. It was what convinced me to join this group and then they forced me to buy 5 others.
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Forgot I owned a Pro IV for a bit. Only bird that didn't like me...
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Just got home from a Wed night show down on the Peninsula, Menlo Park to be exact - the Guild Theater. When I lived in Burlingame many years ago I saw a movie there. It's since been converted into an intimate club that gets a lot of good music acts. Tonight it was British blues singer/guitarist Joanne Shaw Taylor. My friend Chris Kuffner (on bass) is touring with her. He lives in Nashville where JST is based. Wasn't aware of her but she's a pretty kick-ass blues artist and they put on a killer show. She introduced a song saying it was on an LP of hers playing with Joe Bonamassa - that caliber. They also had a great female drummer, a keys player from Canada and second guitarist - all top tier pro's.
Chris & I collaborated on the design - I made the body of roasted swamp ash and SF luthier Dan Ransom made the short-scale neck maple neck with ebony fb blocks. It weighs under 7lbs. Mas Hino, NYC luthier sprayed the Pelham blue and assembled it, 6 years ago now.
I hadn't seen Chris for years and it was awesome catching up. He's sort of a hired gun and I've seen him playing with a few touring bands coming through SF over the years; Ingrid Michelson (twice), Greg Holden Band, and A Great Big World. We went down to the green room where he introduced me to his bandmates - all really sweet people. While we were talking, a guy with a "House of Blues" hat walked up to Chris and said "what kind of bass were you playing- it sounded really good". Chris said - "funny you should ask, this guy right here made it!" He turned and introduced himself, "Hi, Joe Bonamassa". (!)... "Nice to meet you Joe".
Chris & I collaborated on the design - I made the body of roasted swamp ash and SF luthier Dan Ransom made the short-scale neck maple neck with ebony fb blocks. It weighs under 7lbs. Mas Hino, NYC luthier sprayed the Pelham blue and assembled it, 6 years ago now.
I hadn't seen Chris for years and it was awesome catching up. He's sort of a hired gun and I've seen him playing with a few touring bands coming through SF over the years; Ingrid Michelson (twice), Greg Holden Band, and A Great Big World. We went down to the green room where he introduced me to his bandmates - all really sweet people. While we were talking, a guy with a "House of Blues" hat walked up to Chris and said "what kind of bass were you playing- it sounded really good". Chris said - "funny you should ask, this guy right here made it!" He turned and introduced himself, "Hi, Joe Bonamassa". (!)... "Nice to meet you Joe".
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