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Thunderbird Club
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Yes, a great piece of tech that got replaced by a silicon chip and battery - like the wind up watch itself (for the masses). The Bulova watches were / are really nice. Yours is very nice in a minimalist way, cool it has the “Railroad Approved” mark. Back in the day that was a serious matter.
I think they may be owned by Citizen these days?
Enicar (started by a branch of the Swiss Racine family) has an interesting history as well. They have a Sherpa model due to being used in early Everest climbing attempts. They were also prominent in early dive watches, and were chosen as the preferred supplier to the US Navy divers after they won a competition against the Rolex and a couple of other famous dive watch brands.
They had an eye on promotions and famously strapped a dive watch to the propeller of a ship, and when it was retrieved at the other end of the journey it was still working!
They used famous brand ambassadors in print ads, the three most recognisable to me being race drivers Stirling Moss and (2x F1 WC) Jim Clark, and Aussie Tennis great Ken Rosewall.
Like a lot of great watch brands they died during the great Quartz watches revolution in the 1970s. These days the brand is owned by a Chinese company, like MG in cars, not the same to me.
I found them while searching to replace / emulate the watch my Dad wore when I was a kid. I remembered the “look” of it and that it had a distinctive logo on the watch face. My sister’s think it was an Omega and that it was very thin front to back. But when I searched the internet I found Enicar with their Saturn logo and it leapt out to me. I ended up buying one on eBay and it looks very close to Dads old watch. It was also much cheaper than buying a vintage Omega! It is a daily “wind up” style watch. It is a circa 1958 model. I only wear it occasionally but I do like it. Plus dad played tennis regularly up til having family responsibilities, and Ken Rosewall was a favourite player of his and also lived in the St George area of Sydney. So I put 2 and 2 together and got 7.25… I figure it is within the realms of possibility that he had an Enicar rather than an Omega.
Dads looked very similar to this, but it had one of those gold stretch watch bands. I just have leather. Keep tossing up about getting one of the stretchy metal watch bands…
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- Mar 13, 2008
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Rehearsal tonight, the Ashdown will sub for the Trace Elliott, new D'Addario Nickel Rounds on the F Bird.
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Most US pronunciations I hear have been kil-lom (like mom)-eh-ters
. In bicycle-speak, a "century" (ride) is 100k/62 miles and conversely a double century ride is 200k/124 miles. (removing fractional tails). A 40k individual time trial (ITT) is 25 miles. (24.8m) Like my Honda VFR Interceptor that is 782cc and branded as 800cc... "rounding off"
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My strings of choice. EXL160BT'sRehearsal tonight, the Ashdown will sub for the Trace Elliott, new D'Addario Nickel Rounds on the F Bird.
50-67-90-120
I have two (2) TB+ pickups I want to part with. One is from my ‘97, where the other original one was dead, the other is a brand new Gibson Modern TB+ I bought a few months ago.
$75 plus shipping.
The new one alone is worth more.
LMK
- Mar 13, 2008
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- Endorsing Artist Mike Lull T Bass pickups, The Bass Shop, Seattle WA.
My strings of choice. EXL160BT's
I like them on that bass, especially when they're reasonably new, bright a nd a bit snappy. Haven't tried them on anything else just yet.
My strings of choice. EXL160BT's
A .120 tuned to E?
I was all set to do general body sanding, when the asymmetry and boxiness of the wood around and under the neck pocket just really started griping me.
So I made some changes based on what was available to work with.
Feels like an improvement and a better match to the planned asymmetries of the shape, instead of a production error.
Before:
...and after:
It's still slightly asymmetric (limited to the wood that's available), but in a way that echoes the asymmetric horns. More harmonious to the overall design, I think.
It'll also let me extend the profiled part of the neck by a fret or two for better access.
So I made some changes based on what was available to work with.
Feels like an improvement and a better match to the planned asymmetries of the shape, instead of a production error.
Before:
...and after:
It's still slightly asymmetric (limited to the wood that's available), but in a way that echoes the asymmetric horns. More harmonious to the overall design, I think.
It'll also let me extend the profiled part of the neck by a fret or two for better access.
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I think you will like them. For me they deliver all the things I want to hear. I pretty much have them on all my basses, except for those with flats.
I should have known you’d beat me to it!
Gaolee
Official leathers tester and crash dummy
What does it matter?
Thunderbird treasure hunt
Reverb…
https://reverb.com/item/91611651-gibson-thunderbird-2014-walnut
Rare finish, great shape and an anniversary year collectible at a reasonable price for what it is.
MusicGoRound
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Killer deal on a beautiful rare bass that looks to be in excellent condition.
Guitar Center
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Can’t believe it’s still for sale, not a bad price at all for a very rare short scale bird
eBay
A reversed reverse Greco in nice shape, very uncommon, love it or hate it looks
Reverb…
https://reverb.com/item/91611651-gibson-thunderbird-2014-walnut
Rare finish, great shape and an anniversary year collectible at a reasonable price for what it is.
MusicGoRound
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Killer deal on a beautiful rare bass that looks to be in excellent condition.
Guitar Center
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Can’t believe it’s still for sale, not a bad price at all for a very rare short scale bird
eBay
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I really like my 2014, the neck is a bit different than all my other (‘95, ’97, ’99, ’01, and ’03) Gibsons. It’s a smidge narrower and I swear it’s slightly compound, like my ‘13 EB.
they sounded soooo good with the LB tapes today....the P never left the stand.....
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I see this tuner pedal on many players boards - including mine...
But I'm also a big fan of TC Electronics. 
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- Jun 30, 2010
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Sure.., why not - it's your bass.
