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Thunderbird Club

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Here
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's Sixx's racks
 
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Dr_Feelgoood212 said:
Where have I seen this before? (insert phony looking pondering emoji here)
@TBird1958 I forget if you made mention of selling it or not, but I'm very surprised that you chose to sell this one. (unless there is that very slim chance that there are two in the Seattle area)

Kick @$$ looking bass though

Gibson Thunderbird IV 1977 Metallic Purple/ Metallic Blue Tiger Stripe

EDIT:
AND THE CHROMED SIXX?
Gibson Nikki Sixx Signature Model Thunderbird IV 2008 Black Cherry
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Wait, what?!? Say it ain't so!
 
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BklynKen said:
I still really like Too Fast For Love. Still have the Leathür Records version. My tastes started changing around Theater of Pain.
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We did a show last weekend we play the entire Too Fast for Love album including stick to your guns and then the entire Shout at the Devil album front to back it was really cool playing stuff like come on and dance and I really love that early tone he had straight up SVT and Bicentennial Thunderbird
 
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theFixer said:
GOOD LAWD!!! Gone are the days of setting an amp head on top of a couple cabinets!:wideyed:
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It's funny cuz early on Nikki said all he had was 1 SVT and one for 10 cabinet hidden behind a screen he said nowadays everybody Raves about those old bases and heads but back then they were kind of just a dime a dozen and can be bought anywhere if that was just regular stuff back then
 
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wolfkeller said:
It's funny cuz early on Nikki said all he had was 1 SVT and one for 10 cabinet hidden behind a screen he said nowadays everybody Raves about those old bases and heads but back then they were kind of just a dime a dozen and can be bought anywhere if that was just regular stuff back then
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I saw him post that on Instagram awhile back. He had a Bicentennial Bird and a 70's SVT, Mick had a 70's Marshall. Back then it was junk but it was all they could afford. It was a good picture too.
Same deal with the '62 7ender P-bass I recently bought, the guy I bought it from said his drummer had taken it and painted it black in the late 60's. He wasn't overly upset about because back then it was just an average bass. Personally woulda painted my drummer's kit pink or something, and his eye black... but that's just me.
 
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JJR58 said:
12's are the new 10's.
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It's more a case of them making a comeback. IIRC 412s were pretty standard in the 70s -- a couple of Marshall stacks for the guitar and more for bass.

If I had plenty of wonga and the inclination to audition a few amps, the list would include Marshall, Fender Bassman, Sunn (O))), HiWatt, Orange, possibly Mesa, and maybe something truly rare and exotic like a WEM (the amp Visconti used on The Man Who Sold the World).
 
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kat888 said:
It's more a case of them making a comeback. IIRC 412s were pretty standard in the 70s -- a couple of Marshall stacks for the guitar and more for bass.

If I had plenty of wonga and the inclination to audition a few amps, the list would include Marshall, Fender Bassman, Sunn (O))), HiWatt, Orange, possibly Mesa, and maybe something truly rare and exotic like a WEM (the amp Visconti used on The Man Who Sold the World).
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Love your choices.
 
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kat888 said:
It's more a case of them making a comeback. IIRC 412s were pretty standard in the 70s -- a couple of Marshall stacks for the guitar and more for bass.

If I had plenty of wonga and the inclination to audition a few amps, the list would include Marshall, Fender Bassman, Sunn (O))), HiWatt, Orange, possibly Mesa, and maybe something truly rare and exotic like a WEM (the amp Visconti used on The Man Who Sold the World).
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I've never played through a Marshall bass amp, but though I always use GK, I'd very much like to try an Orange. Then again, maybe I shouldn't....
 
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JJR58 said:
Had an LH-1000 for all about 8 hours, couldn't hang with that tone stack.
Took it back and got a Mesa M-9. (years ago).
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Indeed. I can understand using the Fender tone stack on a tube amp, for the sake of simplicity... but on a high power SS amp? Unacceptable, for me.

Gaolee said:
It's ALWAYS time to off the Ampegs.
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Nah.

hillerup said:
I'm sorry to say it, but that's not particular helpfull replys... ;)
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You asked, and people answered.

hillerup said:
Better... I was just hoping someone compared their sound to other known stuff - Just like this whole conversation that's going on with Ampeg vs Acoustic vs GK vs Eden vs SWR, and 10" vs 12" vs 15" speakers... :)
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They use the Fender tone stack, so they're pretty inherently scooped. In my experience they sound sterile.

Dr_Feelgoood212 said:
Just to throw another name in the hat... MESA!
I haven't had much experience with any other head outside of a low, store level, volume so I can't really compare tones. I was playing my Mesa yesterday, and was able to get amazing tube overdrive... at a low volume! Feature-wise, the multi-watt switch was a huge selling point for me to begin with, and my ears are thankful. The Strategy is on the high side of pricing though. I would have happily bought a used Mesa Prodigy If I didn't get the deal that I did. The Prodigy is smaller and cheaper, but still kicks out 250W at full power, 125W at half... an SVT puts out 300W... so for being the little brother, it's no slouch.
I vote MESA
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I think I should note that the Prodigy isn't exactly the same as the Strategy in the preamp section. The Prodigy has a boosted top end that can make overdriving the preamp sound harsh, which the Strategy doesn't have. If I was going to pick one, it would be the latter.

kat888 said:
What? No TCE?
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I don't trust anything from them.
 
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