yeah, but a few mA instead of a few hundred...
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Thunderbird Club
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The two best deals on Reverb right now…
If you can get him down a couple hundred bucks
https://reverb.com/item/91611651-gibson-thunderbird-2014-walnut
If you can work a better deal on shipping
https://reverb.com/item/91406966-2006-gibson-usa-thunderbird-studio-bass-ebony
The best deal on Craigslist right now…
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Interesting eBay find with a unique finish…
Very well built bass at a good price…
A sweet buy on a not frequently seen bass from Musicgoround…
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If you can get him down a couple hundred bucks
https://reverb.com/item/91611651-gibson-thunderbird-2014-walnut
If you can work a better deal on shipping
https://reverb.com/item/91406966-2006-gibson-usa-thunderbird-studio-bass-ebony
The best deal on Craigslist right now…
[This invalid link has been removed]
Interesting eBay find with a unique finish…
Gibson Thunderbird 4 -Natural- Electric Bass Guitar [AUTH] | eBay
Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Gibson Thunderbird 4 -Natural- Electric Bass Guitar [AUTH] at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!
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Very well built bass at a good price…
A sweet buy on a not frequently seen bass from Musicgoround…
[This invalid link has been removed]
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I have a great appreciation for Italian craftsmanship- I had some Venetian masks made, one of which was one of custom request- it's been a few years but one of them was La Fucina dei Miracoli out of Verona.
So I sent this one place a picture of this mask- which I was unable to find- so they made one out of scratch-
And here am I modeling the one they made for me-
I wanted them to make a replica of this one but they were having issues with creating the cracked porcelain look-
Then I lost touch with them- wound up going with another company, but they weren't able to replicate the second one so I went with these made by Original Venice, from, you guessed it, Venezia.
Then there was an individual working out of his own shop in Venice who made this for me and also a plague doctor mask which I don't have a photo of-
I’ll say it again. The Tbird+ pickups in my ‘06 Studio are awesome. That’s a decent price for a Studio considering it’s in OZ. But the shipping…ouch. And tax on top of that.The two best deals on Reverb right now…
If you can get him down a couple hundred bucks
https://reverb.com/item/91611651-gibson-thunderbird-2014-walnut
If you can work a better deal on shipping
https://reverb.com/item/91406966-2006-gibson-usa-thunderbird-studio-bass-ebony
The best deal on Craigslist right now…
[This invalid link has been removed]
Interesting eBay find with a unique finish…
Gibson Thunderbird 4 -Natural- Electric Bass Guitar [AUTH] | eBay
Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Gibson Thunderbird 4 -Natural- Electric Bass Guitar [AUTH] at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!www.ebay.com
Very well built bass at a good price…
A sweet buy on a not frequently seen bass from Musicgoround…
[This invalid link has been removed]
As an eBay Associate, TalkBass may earn a commission from qualifying purchases.
I made another promo video:
Here's also a pre-save link when it eventually appears on streaming sites etc. Fear not, it's not all glissando guitars and forlorn synths and landscaping. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/oman21/81
Here's also a pre-save link when it eventually appears on streaming sites etc. Fear not, it's not all glissando guitars and forlorn synths and landscaping. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/oman21/81
Venice is a world apart....ever been to the carnival?
A shot from @Butcherboy’s place when we went to meet him and his wife.
You bought the lady and she will be on your mantel, right? And vid Rosa when she opens the box.
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The generally consistent story was that the NR pups tended to be a little hotter. I don't ever recall hearing why that seems to be true though.
That would be good!
V you will appreciate this. Note the little sign between the two cabs. It's not readable but says "Ask me about my cats." Almost always there. He has a custom bass case made wood for tours that sits to the side with what he's using. On the ends it has a funky/cool looking cat (or two?) carved into/onto (don't recall) as part of the case. Very cool looking.
I always thought the NR had a funky cool look. Nothing looks like them. Not so sure I don't like the looks better than the reverse.
Keyboards are cool, but give me a B3 and someone who knows what they are doing any day.
I can't believe the '68 is still around. It's waiting for someone here to bring it home.The two best deals on Reverb right now…
If you can get him down a couple hundred bucks
https://reverb.com/item/91611651-gibson-thunderbird-2014-walnut
If you can work a better deal on shipping
https://reverb.com/item/91406966-2006-gibson-usa-thunderbird-studio-bass-ebony
The best deal on Craigslist right now…
[This invalid link has been removed]
Interesting eBay find with a unique finish…
Gibson Thunderbird 4 -Natural- Electric Bass Guitar [AUTH] | eBay
Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Gibson Thunderbird 4 -Natural- Electric Bass Guitar [AUTH] at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!www.ebay.com
Very well built bass at a good price…
A sweet buy on a not frequently seen bass from Musicgoround…
[This invalid link has been removed]
As an eBay Associate, TalkBass may earn a commission from qualifying purchases.
Gaolee
Official leathers tester and crash dummy
I am a heretic. I am not a fan of the Ampeg sound.
Gaolee
Official leathers tester and crash dummy
Could that be due to the inconsistencies in winding that existed until more recently?
Gaolee
Official leathers tester and crash dummy
We are all different. I flat do not like NR looks to the point i will probably never have one. I am shallow that way. More for those who like them. It is a service I provide.
Gaolee
Official leathers tester and crash dummy
I am guessing this one is early 90s? I didn't try to decode the serial number. It has a custom shop logo in it, which is on the three pickup Thunderbird, but which I have never seen otherwise. It must have been a special order finish. It looks great to my eyes.
Tea burst Thunderbird on ebay
Tea burst Thunderbird on ebay
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Some don’t like a Jazz bass. That’s my second favorite looking bass, better than a P-bass (to me) for sure, but my P-basses get more playing time because mine (with the two P-bass pickup config) sound better than my Jazzes.
A Ric is a strangely cool yet kinda ugly looking bass to me, I have always found it kinda odd how the fretboard stops at the body, and I have come to prefer the less elaborate “S” model over the 4001/4003. I do love how a good one sounds and at this time I do not own one. I had a 2019 matte black 4003 that I recently let go for pretty cheap, mostly because I didn’t care for the matte finish, and even more, the neck was too chunky. I hope to find a newer single truss rod one for a good price, and if I like the neck profile better, will have one back in the collection someday. I have a MapleGlo 4003s/5 and it is the only five string I have ever liked, but it isn’t really a “Ric” sound. Close, but not exactly that growl.
See, to me an explorer has that cool but just “too much” look. At least as a bass. I know it’s a ‘50’s design (right?), but it’s so firmly ‘80’s hair metal in my mind. I think they are alright when they are guitars but I’d never own an explorer bass.
My guitarist in Bad Lemon just bought one, ‘2000’s in a dark wood, like walnut, color.
Are there even vintage explorer basses? Seems like they only made the bass version in the ‘80’s-‘90’s. I’d also have to guess they weren’t very awesome sounding?
