hillerup
There are basses, and there are Thunderbirds!
I swear man... between TBird, dadagoboi, Nocturnal, GBass, and you... it's amazing to me that there are any good basses left for the rest of us!
You forgot Scott 'GodOfThunder' there...
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Thunderbird Club
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You forgot Scott 'GodOfThunder' there...
They are as nice as they look...
And I have to agree, they do sound good, even though there is the Mudbucker, which I grieve over just a tad, the magic is in combining that bridge pickup.
It's an underrated bass, even by me.
Good catch! Yup... he doesn't make it any easier for the rest of us either!You forgot Scott 'GodOfThunder' there...
Gaolee
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I think the conclusion is that Kat has a wicked sense of humor. Which is why she's the conscience of the Thunderbird club.
- Mar 13, 2008
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Gaolee
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Maybe that's an addition to the initiation rule - you have to get a copy of that book.
Gaolee
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As long as we are on the subject of non-Thunderbird Gibson bass guitars we all have, here's the EB-2. I will have it forever
It lived in a gig bag for years without damage, then I got a case that was too short. It lives in a proper case now, not the one in the picture.
It lived in a gig bag for years without damage, then I got a case that was too short. It lives in a proper case now, not the one in the picture.
Yes it is and no they didn't. That black with white binding "custom" line came out this year. Gibson has not made a Thunderbird since 2015. And if they did I'm sure you would have seen a couple in this club
Yes... I suppose I would've.Yes it is and no they didn't. That black with white binding "custom" line came out this year. Gibson has not made a Thunderbird since 2015. And if they did I'm sure you would have seen a couple in this club
Remind me to "thank" Henry J. (...and the horse he rode in on)
A good education never hurt anyone.
Gaolee
Official leathers tester and crash dummy
It's a Dimarzio One. It was already there when I got the bass back in the early 1980s. It is most definitely not a mudbucker. There's a place for mudbuckers, but that pickup makes the bass sound warm and thumpy and very much like the hollowbody that it is. It's got a lighter, not brighter sound than a mudbucker. I'm trying not to lapse into colors.Too cool man
What's up with that neck pup?
Why is it that I can't Google anything related to Thunderbirds, without seeing pix of Tbird1958 and godofthunder all over the place cluttering things up?
- Mar 13, 2008
- 18,895
- 142,215
- Disclosures
- Endorsing Artist Mike Lull T Bass pickups, The Bass Shop, Seattle WA.
I was a bit slow getting in to work this morning................. I saw the pig in question, he was quite large. Just another day in The Evergreen State!
Photos: Large pig hangs out I-5 near Federal Way
Photos: Large pig hangs out I-5 near Federal Way
The phrase was popularised by a program called 'Minder' in the 80s. It was a comedy-drama about small time London crims. The 'boss' - Arfur Daley - referred to his always unseen wife as 'er indoors. Him is the person who refers to me as 'the missus' or 'wor lass'. 'Him' has many names, unfortunately the TB profanity filter will filter them all. I do recall that I did on one occasion address him as 'Bill'. I was out somewhere and said 'can I have the Bill please!' ... and he's been following me around since. Him does go outdoors quite a bit, particularly as he is of the opinion that I shouldn't be allowed out without adult supervision.
"Him inside might even favor tort"?!....... Thats gonna ruffle her feathers Dude!.
[HHHACK!!!] Mods don't dig tort.
Cool.
Literal? Literally bollox more like. Most everything is for comedic effect.
Guild makes a helluva good acoustic, but I find their electrics to be aesthetically "yucky". I just don't like 'em.
Not even Guild B-300 series basses?
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Nope... not even. If I had the money, I'd buy the factory just to close it down and burn all the inventory. I've not seen one example of an electric guitar or bass with the name "Guild" on the headstock, that I found remotely attractive on any level. I've always loved semi-hollows, but Guild even managed to make those ugly. IMO... Guild electrics are the wart on the arse of the history of electrified musical instruments.
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The HQ-HZ was pretty 'inspired' by the 71 ish A body cars. The HQ-X Monaro coupe rear end looks a bit like the GTO.veebass, a Monaro looks like our Monte Carlo
Cool stuff, thanks for sharing
The HJ facelift model added a nose cone looking like the Chevelle.
The HQ Monaro stripes look like Chevelle SS stripes.
The HX Monaro LE coupe (that veebass showed) has the Pontiac Honeycomb wheel inserts, oh and the whole HQ-HZ 'sports wheels' were stylistically the Pontiac wheels, 5 spoke pressed steel wheels.
Are those Rotosound Steve Harris strings?BRG with Tort...deal with it!
Kat explained it quite a while back - Like 1200-1500 pages back...
So like... 2 days ago then?
