Quick photo study:Love that wear and tear - is the fret board looking like this as well?
As finished in 2018:
This morning, about 8 years, 100ish gigs, 200ish practice sessions and 6 or 7 recording sessions:
Enjoy the benefits of a premium membership!
Upgrade Account
-
TalkBass has been independent since 1998. Add your voice.
Create a free account to reply to discussions, view embedded media, and browse with fewer display ads.
Join free Log in
Want zero display ads or expanded classifieds tools? Compare plans.
Thunderbird Club
- Thread starter TBird1958
- Start date
-
- Tags
- club thunderbird
As finished in 2018:
This morning, about 8 years, 100ish gigs, 200ish practice sessions and 6 or 7 recording sessions:
Nah. This one is pretty much perfect. I have an ‘88 4003s, a Fender Kingman and am finishing up P bass with a jazz neck. It’s way more than I need and I may try to get down to having fewer over the next year. Sold a bunch of stuff this year and trying to keep the amount of stuff small/smaller. Having to help elderly parents and in-laws downsize due to death/changing lifestyles will do that to you!And right there is the problem. Birds need flocks to be healthy.
We have four of them. They ain’t cheep. That guy has them custom made in Japan. I accidentally forgot right after they were installed and stepped on one wearing socks. They work.
Same here. I'm too busy with the band to have to or want to deal with multiple basses. The RNR is a good backup in case the Reverse is getting worked on or whatever.
The covering has a different texture and seems more rugged.
Some people use nail boards. The electric mats are a more humane deterrent and doesn’t injure them.
That damage has devalued the bass and its overpriced by more than $700 IMO.
It's good to see some honest play wear!When you only have one Thunderbird and it gets the majority of your playing time over 8-ish years, it gets dirty…..
That looks good to me. You might want to check the depth of the routes. If you're putting in Epiphone IV type pickups, they are quite tall.
- Mar 13, 2008
- 18,894
- 142,206
- Disclosures
- Endorsing Artist Mike Lull T Bass pickups, The Bass Shop, Seattle WA.
I enjoy working on instruments as much as playing them.
Like the Brady Bunch with their bikes. I'd be into that, but NYC apartments aren't terribly conducive to that.
- Mar 13, 2008
- 18,894
- 142,206
- Disclosures
- Endorsing Artist Mike Lull T Bass pickups, The Bass Shop, Seattle WA.
Completely understand. I have way more basses than I need. But will be selling a G&L L2k Redburst before too long. I've got the perfect G&L in the '81 L1k so the Redburst will be moved along.
If that finish crack was anywhere else except the neck it wouldn’t be a big deal, you could chalk it up as mojo, but where it’s at and how bad it is completely impacts the playability of the bird.
It would have to be fixed, not a cheap task on that type of finish at that location. And the fix, which would require at least a spot refinish, maybe even a whole neck refinish, would run in excess of $500 including shipping. The fix would also unfortunately devalue the bass since it’s not all original or at the very least throw into question the possibility of a damaged and fixed neck with a potential buyer. As it is, it’s a $1500 bass, fixed it’s a $2000 bass tops. Hard pass for me.
Now that’s honest player mojo! Love those trans finishes.
