Thunderbird Club

[Ringhammer]

Starting recording of four more for Red Sun Ruins. Back with Bart at House of Faith in Oakland!

Not very “Metal”, but the PF 50 has a great Transformer Balanced output right off the power tubes. The little “FlipTops” SB12 has an Eminence DeltaLite II speaker, sounding a little gritty. Typically he relies on the direct out for most of the time but hopefully the cab will add some good mids and additional definition.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Still checking things out but there's definitely love.

hardcore fan here.....Welcome!!

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Starting recording of four more for Red Sun Ruins. Back with Bart at House of Faith in Oakland!

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Not very “Metal”, but the PF 50 has a great Transformer Balanced output right off the power tubes. The little “FlipTops” SB12 has an Eminence DeltaLite II speaker, sounding a little gritty. Typically he relies on the direct out for most of the time but hopefully the cab will add some good mids and additional definition.

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your P?

 

[Gaolee]

Jeez. Eight pages in less than a day.

Thread 'What key would you say this song is?'

Jan 24, 2026

Ok… Dreams by Fleetwood Mac.

I asked my band and got different answers from everyone. What key would you say the song is in?

• Core Creek
• Replies: 204
• Forum: General Instruction [BG]

Key of H. That's the drum key. I thought everybody knew that. Sheesh.

 

[dagrev]

do we sense more NR love coming this way?.......

I'm 'bout ready to state Reverses suck.



OK, that's not true. But I am loving the old NR. It might be my #1 one day, who knows.

 

[dagrev]

Nothing from NAMM this year that I'm aware of. (I didn't go, but have followed some of the news, especially Big/Epi.)

And Gibson has one ready to do as more a custom order that is a replica of the early 60s. Why just sit on it after developing it?

 

[dagrev]

hardcore fan here.....Welcome!!
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And you didn't include my white one. In the mail is it?

 

[Gaolee]

You should suggest they replace it with one of these.
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or even.
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I s'pose a little 'splaining is in order.
The first Thunderbird I ever held(in'70)may have been a reverse. Long ago, don't remember. All I know is that I was blown away by the neck, so the quest began. However, I was playing mostly keys and sax at the time-along with my '66 EB-3, so it wasn't urgent. Two years later when I went back to playing bass, I took a gig in NYC to be able to "stalk" the 48th(?)street music stores to find one. That's when I found/was found by the '66NR. And that's the main bass I've been playing since '72. IOW, I'm used to the NR configuration. I've since held-not played-a reverse at a GC. Felt familiar but not quite right.
For me.
And now you know (most of) the rest of the story.

Thanks, Paul Harvey.

 

[Gaolee]

And Gibson has one ready to do as more a custom order that is a replica of the early 60s. Why just sit on it after developing it?

Well, Gibson. Any more explanation necessary?

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

And you didn't include my white one. In the mail is it?

your white one, (you should thank @Butcherboy ) came from Deutschland and it's the front one in the pic before graduating to.....

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Ashdown Thunderbird? That's a new concept.

right along with a Markbass J....go figure....

 

[RedVee]

Count me in on this!
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Yes, a bit far away though. It’s in the Adelaide Hills, closing to Hahndorf (I think).

Yes, there's 4 or 5 feeding on the back deck any given time (among others). It's our state bird. Some some blue trash the people in Lexington would have preferred. I think Kentucky was the first state to choose a state bird.

Cool.
NSW State bird is the Kookaburra. Fun fact, in earlier days some referred to them as the “laughing Jackass”. I’m glad that fell from favour.

 

[RedVee]

Pretty much that! Though it's a complete project: body work extensively, new paint, chrome details, interior, & all the mechanic too. But again, it's a hopeful project, if i can actually acquire the car from whoever the owner is. It's been sitting where i used to live a couple of years ago, on a trailer bed, waiting.

I’m guessing then that Canada got both British and American Fords like Australia did?

We would have (before my time) things like Prefects, Anglias and Zephyrs alongside Customlines and Fairlanes before the Falcon and its derivatives took over locally. Even then we were building/assembling Escorts and Cortinas with the unique locally produced Falcon & local Fairlane.

 

[godofthunder59]

Hey Everybody! I've bee interested in the Epi Thunderbird Vintage Pro. Has there ever been any talk of them making a Non-reverse model?

I've brought the subject up with Epiphone they didn't seem very interested but you never know.

 

[SJLee]

I've brought the subject up with Epiphone they didn't seem very interested but you never know.

Maybe the non-reverse birds do not get as much love? Mike Lull didn't make them initially but later came around. So who knows.

 

[MCF]

Hey Everybody! I've bee interested in the Epi Thunderbird Vintage Pro. Has there ever been any talk of them making a Non-reverse model?

They get plenty of love on here.

Going back to when the VP was released for model year ‘17, many of us on here expressed hope that they would do an Epi NR VP. I think most hopes were put to rest when Gibson did the NR reissues in ‘21 and they became Gibson’s bread and butter as far as Thunderbirds were concerned up until now. The good news is that there are plenty of used ones at decent prices available. Heck, Sweetwater was practically giving away Ebony ones a couple weeks ago. But they’re back to the regular $2399.00 this week. They are very nice Thunderbirds.

 

[MCF]

I'm 'bout ready to state Reverses suck.



OK, that's not true. But I am loving the old NR. It might be my #1 one day, who knows.

I still prefer the Reverses. But I do like my two Gibson NRs and my two BaCHs.

 

[Instagator]

Maybe the non-reverse birds do not get as much love? Mike Lull didn't make them initially but later came around. So who knows.

Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder.
Lots of love for the NR. Cheers!

 

[TBird1958]

Lotsa Love for the NR!

 

[Miles_ONeal]

I guess... can't really think of a reason to replace the heavenly neck of a TBird for a 7ender one unless it is to move away from the rosewood fb, but that's just me....

Me, either!