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Thunderbird Club

#40,021
B-line said:
Build quality is not subjective. Tell me that the Gibson or wait, Epiphone T-Birds are on the level of a one-off small batch build like the Japanese builders I mentioned I will tell you-
"Fine, you go with those, and I'll go with these"

See. Clear now, or do we want to bat it around semantically some more?:roflmao:

The"no bass is better" comment was a response to the poster who stated that. It would appear we are talking that no preference in bass is better, you like a Squire, you like a Squire. A Sadoswsky, e.g is measurably better.

The vibrancy of the Japanese MI scene is like nothing here. Obviously, a small homogeneous Country with an ancient culture has a reverence for things that can be tough for an American after time- EG- in every store, before you try a bass, the clerk takes, it, wipes it down, tunes it w/ a headstock tuner, only THEN hands it to you. Little different than GC, huh?
After many shops, I finally blurted out; "Gimme the *&&^% Bass, I know what to do!":roflmao:
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Sure we can bat it around some more if you really want, but now that you've dropped the silly claim about crushing every Gibson "tone wise and otherwise" which are completely subjective viewpoints and instead just limited the discussion to build quality, which is measurable I'd probably agree with you. "See clear now?":roflmao:
 
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#40,022
theFixer said:
I have the weedwacker, toothpaste, soldering iron, & pickle juice. You guys got the other stuff?
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I have the handcuffs, the straight jacket and the gurney... :D

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My exposure to active pick up systems is extremely limited... but your "soggy cardboard" description does it's fair share to keep my curiosity at bay.
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They really are THAT bad... :vomit:
 
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hillerup said:
I have the handcuffs, the straight jacket and the gurney... :D



They really are THAT bad... :vomit:
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That wasn't me that posted that :confused:o_O
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#40,024
TBird1958 said:
Take a breath.

I'm quoting your post, and you are the one that might do some growing up.
You stated that this particular Japanese bass would "crush" a Gibson yet offered nothing as proof or evidence, I simply called you on it, and you have nothing to back up your statement.
Evidently you're not actually going to buy the bass you seem to like so much so what exactly are you trying so hard to prove?
I see no point in comparing a mass builder bass to a boutique builder's one, Sadowsky vs. 7ender anyone?
Insulting other participants hardly helps your cause, which at best was thinly veiled antagonism. Which I take to be the real point of your recent posts here.
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No YOU take a breath, (2) Deep ones!:roflmao:

So I take it that you feel a Gibson T-Bird, recent or Vintage would be on par with the build from Japan I represented?
OK.
I do NOT think so. Thats a matter of taste and opinion.

And as far as hurling insults, not I. Check out the mighty Cataldo for an fine example of rhetoric-including a racial slur.

My antagonism towards what? I've posted here in the spirit of contributing what I think are amazing examples of Thunderbird builds, by builders which I think the majority of posters may not be aware of, and might in fact appreciate
Whether or not I intend to buy that bass, or another like it, is totally irrelevant. I'm headed off to Tokyo in October. We'll see what we see!:roflmao:

So far, besides many "likes" and some nice exchanges, I grow tired of hearing'"That there bass looks like a tree! Hawwwww Hawww":roflmao:

B-O-R-I-N-G! IMO that is one of the finest builds I've encountered, I know of the builder and what they do. I don't like the fancy topwood, but whoever ordered it did!
Jeesh. E-mail him!
 
#40,025
GBassNorth said:
Sure we can bat it around some more if you really want, but now that you've dropped the silly claim about crushing every Gibson "tone wise and otherwise" which are completely subjective viewpoints and instead just limited the discussion to build quality, which is measurable I'd probably agree with you. "See clear now?":roflmao:
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Well, it was always clear to ME, but you quoted me in an incorrect context and I set ya straight!

See how easy it is?:roflmao:

(PS- they would "incinerate a Gibson tone-wise and otherwise including build-wise"; better?)
 
#40,030
GBassNorth said:
Been busy (playing golf today, hey I'm retired, gotta do somethin) and trying to catch up on this dang fast moving thread.

Anyway, my preference in basses is typically in fancy woods and finishes. I have dozens of top end fancy schmancy basses in my collection. But oddly enough, for some reason I can't explain, the TBird design just doesn't appeal to me in quilted or spalted or Burl or 5A Curley maple or a lot of other fancy options that look great on virtually every other bass design. YMMV, and that's cool, but for me a cool paint job maybe with some pinstriping or a subtle flamed maple visible thru a tinted gloss body stain would be perfect. So yes, I can imagine that bass in a nitro color and I'm sure it would rock.

Would it crush anything Gibson makes, quality/tone/or otherwise? Last I checked there wasn't any general consensus on which bass is the best bass in the world (well, maybe the mothman bass is near the top). So I kinda gotta disagree with you on the "crush any Gibson" comment.

Look at my tagline, it's there for a reason, it's a fundamental truth. A bass is a tool. Like any tool, some can be cheaper than others or built stronger than others or be more popular than others but at the end of the day it's still a tool. And all that really matters is having the right tool for the job. If that right tool for you is a Japanese bass, that's cool but don't assume that's the right tool for everybody. I can easily envision settings where a $300 Eppi Goth would be a better selection for me than a fancy top TUNE bass, or situations where a TUNE might be a better option than a much fancier and much better built and much more expensive Alembic TBird. Just sayin.
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I think this is this guy's right tool for the job.

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#40,035
slobake said:
I haven't gotten to play a Cataldo bass but I sure would like to. I can't comment on the quality of build because I have never held one but they sure look good to me.
Not bashing your basses either. The important thing is to play whatever bass moves you.
I won't mention the very popular bass I play in this thread. :bag: For sure I wouldn't knock Tbirds though. No doubt there is a good reason so many people here love those basses.
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Aw, shoot, there's a whole bunch of us who play Precisions as well as Thunderbirds. No need to be shy.
 
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Aw, gosh. I prefer Gibson Thunderbirds and Epiphone Thunderbirds. They feel good in my hands and sound like what I think a bass guitar should sound like. Then there's the fact that I don't care for fancy veneers or excessive numbers of knobs and switches and stuff. Fancy and complex hits the diminishing return really fast. Paint is good. Burst on mahogany looks great, too. Mahogany is subtle, which is perfect on a design like a Thunderbird, because the shape is what it's about, not the veneer. Build quality? What does that mean, anyway? I don't know. Neck through with a good finish, level frets, perfectly intonable, and durable. What else is there - I don't know.
 
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