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Thunderbird Club

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The claw and screws were in the box. I did a quick fix on the holes. Likely have to do a better job.
Does have the original 760s!
But there's a problem.....

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The bass is in fantastic condition. Light scratches on one pickup cover, but other than that it looks like it's been barely played...and I'm not sure I want to gut it for parts. It ends up being a fantastic deal on a really nice bass. Feels very quality made. As nice as both VPs and better than many 70s Fenders!
 
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dagrev said:
The claw and screws were in the box. I did a quick fix on the holes. Likely have to do a better job.
Does have the original 760s!
But there's a problem.....

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The bass is in fantastic condition. Light scratches on one pickup cover, but other than that it looks like it's been barely played...and I'm not sure I want to gut it for parts. It ends up being a fantastic deal on a really nice bass. Feels very quality made. As nice as both VPs and better than many 70s Fenders!
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Consider this a sign from the universe to just buy a set of the Gibson Thunderbird pickups and be done with it! I have had things like this happen to me so many times! I try to save some money and end up spending 3x what I would have if I had just taken the easier "more expensive" option in the first place. :laugh:
 
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AllieCat said:
So much of our tone is in our hands. It's kind of amazing.
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It really is. I recently reconnected with a guitarist I played with 15 years ago. Then I found some live recordings of our old band on Reverbnation.
And somehow my sound with an Aria Pro 2 SB600 is not that much different from my current tone.
Check it out:
www.reverbnation.com

SilverGlide | Rock from Burnaby, BC, CA

Rock | Burnaby, BC, CA
www.reverbnation.com www.reverbnation.com

There seems to be a length limitation on the tracks on Reverbnation. I'm going to try to get the originals.
 
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Thumper said:
I would love to hear that. As you know I almost pulled the trigger on a Greco. Still may if a few basses sell (the economy and local cheapskates not helping). It's not worth trying to ship $500 or less basses (or sub $1,000 basses for that matter).
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Here’s a quick clip of the Greco with boomers, 2012 CP with NYXLs and the ‘66 Tribute NR with Fender 7520’s in that order…

After I played back the recording I realized I had the bridge tone knob rolled way back on the ‘66. It would normally be brighter in the recording. The other two basses on board knobs were set at neck vol 7, bridge vol 5 and tone at 5. Played finger style over the top of the neck pickup and recorded direct from bass to iPad going through a SSL12 interface.

Later today I’ll put some labella black tapes on the CP so folks can hear what difference they make.
 
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dagrev said:
The claw and screws were in the box. I did a quick fix on the holes. Likely have to do a better job.
Does have the original 760s!
But there's a problem.....

View attachment 7168190



The bass is in fantastic condition. Light scratches on one pickup cover, but other than that it looks like it's been barely played...and I'm not sure I want to gut it for parts. It ends up being a fantastic deal on a really nice bass. Feels very quality made. As nice as both VPs and better than many 70s Fenders!
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Hate it when that happens. I bought the Ebony ‘17 VP fully intending to paint it PB. But it showed up almost mint. I couldn’t even see the minor scratches that the seller disclosed. It was too nice to repaint.

Nice bass. I’d make sure the claw is properly fixed, flip it, and buy a pair of Gibson reissues. YMMV.
 
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dagrev said:
The claw and screws were in the box. I did a quick fix on the holes. Likely have to do a better job.
Does have the original 760s!
But there's a problem.....

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The bass is in fantastic condition. Light scratches on one pickup cover, but other than that it looks like it's been barely played...and I'm not sure I want to gut it for parts. It ends up being a fantastic deal on a really nice bass. Feels very quality made. As nice as both VPs and better than many 70s Fenders!
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LOL - had the exact same feeling when I got my Embassy as a pup donor. I made the mistake of playing it first and was really hesitant to pull the pups, it sounded so sweet. Did it anyway, and to this day I still have a bit of gutters remorse.
 
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Engle said:
It really is. I recently reconnected with a guitarist I played with 15 years ago. Then I found some live recordings of our old band on Reverbnation.
And somehow my sound with an Aria Pro 2 SB600 is not that much different from my current tone.
Check it out:
www.reverbnation.com

SilverGlide | Rock from Burnaby, BC, CA

Rock | Burnaby, BC, CA
www.reverbnation.com www.reverbnation.com

There seems to be a length limitation on the tracks on Reverbnation. I'm going to try to get the originals.
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That is really good Irv. Hope you can get another project going with that guitarist.
 
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bylar13 said:
Consider this a sign from the universe to just buy a set of the Gibson Thunderbird pickups and be done with it! I have had things like this happen to me so many times! I try to save some money and end up spending 3x what I would have if I had just taken the easier "more expensive" option in the first place. :laugh:
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Our problem, or at least my problem, is that we hate to get rid of a perfectly good bass. Never know when it might come in handy.
 
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MCF said:
I had an HO train, a very cool battery powered Corvair model, and really liked the Beatles.
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In 1964, I discovered that skating on a puddle in a gravel driveway while wearing rubber boots could result in a trip to the emergency room and a whole lot of stitches in my chin. The car wouldn't start, so I got a ride in a tow truck. I thought that was great. My mother was less enthusiastic. I also got my tonsils out. The smell of ether is forever etched into my brain from that, because that's what they used to knock out a 4 year old me. Other than that, I don't remember 1964 very well. It was another year before I discovered the downside of jumping off of the back of a kiddy slide and landing on my face. That was memorable in 1965. Thunderbirds were not even close to my conscious knowledge at the time. Nor was music, beyond whatever preschool and kindergarten songs were current at the time.
 
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