In case anyone is interested I put my Bach NR Bird up for sale in the classifieds. Link is in my signature below.
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Thunderbird Club
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Man... that sounds like a whole lotta life happening all at once. Those are hard times. Perhaps among the hardest. But... as you said... we all get through it. I wish I could offer more than a little distraction...
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Not as good as dollars
Yes, and very underrated.... The Blacktop Club here on TB has got to be one of the smallest and least attended clubs around here...
Only Jazz I'd be interested in I think. Wonder if the P PJ club/s accept them. They have P pickups.
OOO! That's a sweetheart man! You gave it a really cool vibe
That looks like it belongs in Kat's collection!
Not as good as dollars
Only Jazz I'd be interested in I think. Wonder if the P PJ club/s accept them. They have P pickups.
I see whats going on here!. Why you sneaky little clever minded son of a gun you!.
I approve this comment!.
OOO! That's a sweetheart man! You gave it a really cool vibe
That looks like it belongs in Kat's collection!
It would cost almost as much to ship as it would to buy. But it is really, seriously cool.
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WOW!!! Yeah... I can totally see how that could be perceived as red!
After you mentioned that earlier, I went back & looked at it again and saw what you were talking about. Just a lighting thing I guess...
For sure Dude but damn!, how could they not manufacture quality goods......they friggin' invented Chinese food Dude!.
And Bruce Lee
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I kinda favor the finish on the Korean one. Looks more "vintagey" to me.The China made looks killer, thats how my China made looked before I got all kinds of crazy ideas. I never expected anything from China to be made with fine quality but this bass proved that they do understand quality in at least one of their factories. Love that finish
NO NO NO you dont Dude!, dont change it up now!. I would prefer you hang with your earlier posting that states "I can see a "burst" effect... but it definitely looks like a dark red to me (that may be 'cuz I'm lookin' through bloodshot eyes)". I like that one, I believe that one.
... or as the Chinese call it... "food"For sure Dude but damn!, how could they not manufacture quality goods......they friggin' invented Chinese food Dude!.
well... um... lemme blood shoot my eyes & have another looky-see...NO NO NO you dont Dude!, dont change it up now!. I would prefer you hang with your earlier posting that states "I can see a "burst" effect... but it definitely looks like a dark red to me (that may be 'cuz I'm lookin' through bloodshot eyes)". I like that one, I believe that one.
hillerup
There are basses, and there are Thunderbirds!
Not as good as dollars
Only Jazz I'd be interested in I think. Wonder if the P PJ club/s accept them. They have P pickups.
Hard to tell - However the P Club did accept my Blacktop P, despite their rules said it should have split PU, or something along those lines...
Somebody, just for the fun of it, should start a P bass club for any bass that has an original Fender/Squier sticker on the headstock that says Precision bass. It would be a hoot to see all the different basses out there that would qualify as an official P bass based upon the only true criteria for determining a P bass - the stinkin sticker!
When you really get to thinking about it, the P bass is more of a mongrel not a pure blood like the TBird. And that's ok, mongrels can be the best of companions but at the end of the day they're still a mutt (with or without the tort).
hillerup
There are basses, and there are Thunderbirds!
All this talk about the Fender club rules had me go W A Y back to check the rules of The Official Fender Precision Club:
This is The Official Fender Precision Bass Club,.
I have searched and discovered there isn't one, so here is it
The Rules,
1. I shall assign numbers.
2. It must be a genuine Fender Bass ( no parts Bass and no Frankenbass ).
3. It must sport a genuine Fender Logo on the head stock ( sorry no Squier's ).
4. It must have a split singlecoil pickup or vintage p-bass singlecoil.
5. Can have more than one pickup, but must have a split singlecoil or vintage p-bass singlecoil ( Standard, American Standard, American Deluxe, Highway One, American Vintage etc... ).
6. They can be MIA, MIM, MIJ etc... as long as it was produced under license for Fender.
7. Vintage and Modern are welcome.
8. Pictures are encouraged.
9. Please no rude comments on the basses of others.
10. No PMs please. it's only to make it fair when assigning numbers.
11. Have fun.
The guide lines.
- I saw a lot of Clubs on the Forum such as " The Precision Decision ", " The Official Fender MIJ/CIJ ", " The Squier ", etc... but I did not see "The Official Fender Precision Bass Club", so I thought it would be a good idea to put one together.
- The Club is meant to be a tribute to Leo Fender's Precision Bass, and the Basses presented stay with in the rules, the guide lines / spirit of the club, meaning the Basses being genuine Fender's, sporting a genuine Fender Logo on the head stock.
- I just don't know when a Fender stops being a genuine Fender and becomes a parts Bass, I'm thinking upgrades with Fenders parts such as the pick guard, the bridge, things like Fender's Custom shop stuff, not to mention other parts produced under license for Fender or used by Fender such as the Badass Bridge.
- I don't want to be a fanatic, nor do I want to split hairs and police this Thread with "Is the Bass you present a Genuine Fender Bass?", and "what upgrade is valid and witch one is not?".
That being said.
- I will leave it up to each individual to determine if the Bass they are presenting, falls under the rules and guide lines of this Thread of being a genuine Fender Bass.
This is meant to be a fun Thread, it's intended to be The Official Fender Precision Bass Club and for " genuine Fender Basses ", I hope that every one who will be participating, will keep it in the scope of things.
The rules are rather strict in regards to the appearances of a P-bass, and it's a wonder they even accepted the Blacktop P, since it doesn't comply with rule #4 & #5...
Fortunately our club accept and embraces a lot more variety among our bird slinging brethren...
This is The Official Fender Precision Bass Club,.
I have searched and discovered there isn't one, so here is it
The Rules,
1. I shall assign numbers.
2. It must be a genuine Fender Bass ( no parts Bass and no Frankenbass ).
3. It must sport a genuine Fender Logo on the head stock ( sorry no Squier's ).
4. It must have a split singlecoil pickup or vintage p-bass singlecoil.
5. Can have more than one pickup, but must have a split singlecoil or vintage p-bass singlecoil ( Standard, American Standard, American Deluxe, Highway One, American Vintage etc... ).
6. They can be MIA, MIM, MIJ etc... as long as it was produced under license for Fender.
7. Vintage and Modern are welcome.
8. Pictures are encouraged.
9. Please no rude comments on the basses of others.
10. No PMs please. it's only to make it fair when assigning numbers.
11. Have fun.
The guide lines.
- I saw a lot of Clubs on the Forum such as " The Precision Decision ", " The Official Fender MIJ/CIJ ", " The Squier ", etc... but I did not see "The Official Fender Precision Bass Club", so I thought it would be a good idea to put one together.
- The Club is meant to be a tribute to Leo Fender's Precision Bass, and the Basses presented stay with in the rules, the guide lines / spirit of the club, meaning the Basses being genuine Fender's, sporting a genuine Fender Logo on the head stock.
- I just don't know when a Fender stops being a genuine Fender and becomes a parts Bass, I'm thinking upgrades with Fenders parts such as the pick guard, the bridge, things like Fender's Custom shop stuff, not to mention other parts produced under license for Fender or used by Fender such as the Badass Bridge.
- I don't want to be a fanatic, nor do I want to split hairs and police this Thread with "Is the Bass you present a Genuine Fender Bass?", and "what upgrade is valid and witch one is not?".
That being said.
- I will leave it up to each individual to determine if the Bass they are presenting, falls under the rules and guide lines of this Thread of being a genuine Fender Bass.
This is meant to be a fun Thread, it's intended to be The Official Fender Precision Bass Club and for " genuine Fender Basses ", I hope that every one who will be participating, will keep it in the scope of things.
The rules are rather strict in regards to the appearances of a P-bass, and it's a wonder they even accepted the Blacktop P, since it doesn't comply with rule #4 & #5...
Fortunately our club accept and embraces a lot more variety among our bird slinging brethren...
I suspect the club was formed before Fender released the dual Humbucker equipped Blacktop bass and since the club had already stretched the rules to include the original single coil they kinda had to (begrudgingly) allow the Humbucker as well (although they didn't bother to rewrite the rules, which kinda implies you're an exception and they really don't want to encourage any more of you 'buckers).All this talk about the Fender club rules had me go W A Y back to check the rules of The Official Fender Precision Club:
This is The Official Fender Precision Bass Club,.
I have searched and discovered there isn't one, so here is it
The Rules,
1. I shall assign numbers.
2. It must be a genuine Fender Bass ( no parts Bass and no Frankenbass ).
3. It must sport a genuine Fender Logo on the head stock ( sorry no Squier's ).
4. It must have a split singlecoil pickup or vintage p-bass singlecoil.
5. Can have more than one pickup, but must have a split singlecoil or vintage p-bass singlecoil ( Standard, American Standard, American Deluxe, Highway One, American Vintage etc... ).
6. They can be MIA, MIM, MIJ etc... as long as it was produced under license for Fender.
7. Vintage and Modern are welcome.
8. Pictures are encouraged.
9. Please no rude comments on the basses of others.
10. No PMs please. it's only to make it fair when assigning numbers.
11. Have fun.
The guide lines.
- I saw a lot of Clubs on the Forum such as " The Precision Decision ", " The Official Fender MIJ/CIJ ", " The Squier ", etc... but I did not see "The Official Fender Precision Bass Club", so I thought it would be a good idea to put one together.
- The Club is meant to be a tribute to Leo Fender's Precision Bass, and the Basses presented stay with in the rules, the guide lines / spirit of the club, meaning the Basses being genuine Fender's, sporting a genuine Fender Logo on the head stock.
- I just don't know when a Fender stops being a genuine Fender and becomes a parts Bass, I'm thinking upgrades with Fenders parts such as the pick guard, the bridge, things like Fender's Custom shop stuff, not to mention other parts produced under license for Fender or used by Fender such as the Badass Bridge.
- I don't want to be a fanatic, nor do I want to split hairs and police this Thread with "Is the Bass you present a Genuine Fender Bass?", and "what upgrade is valid and witch one is not?".
That being said.
- I will leave it up to each individual to determine if the Bass they are presenting, falls under the rules and guide lines of this Thread of being a genuine Fender Bass.
This is meant to be a fun Thread, it's intended to be The Official Fender Precision Bass Club and for " genuine Fender Basses ", I hope that every one who will be participating, will keep it in the scope of things.
The rules are rather strict in regards to the appearances of a P-bass, and it's a wonder they even accepted the Blacktop P, since it doesn't comply with rule #4 & #5...
Fortunately our club accept and embraces a lot more variety among our bird slinging brethren...
If you really want to watch that club tie itself in knots just wait until Fender releases a piezo equipped precision - LOL! Hey, it's Fender, they can do whatever they want to their P bass, as history shows.
Edit: as luck would have it, apparently Fender DID make a Piezo equipped P bass in the 1989-90 time frame that also had a hollow body and split coil pup. I'd love to see this try to worm its way into the club...
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hillerup
There are basses, and there are Thunderbirds!
Absolutely... And it also has a parchment pickguard, which add to the "vintageness" - Same reason I'm contemplating giving it the chrome treatment, albeit with a 3-point bridge like the 70's birds.
