Thunderbird Club

[Count Bassie]

3 hunnerd bux??? That 'bird has a broken wing! Hell... it's practically your responsibility to give it a home!

(plus, ya gotta tell me what the neck is like)

$. I'm selling stuff, that's where it's at. Many car repairs in a short time, bass repair, and two days out of work, I'm one paycheck shy of the soup line.

I'll be back... and that Bird will likely still be there.

 

[theFixer]

Very easy fix, often when things break the solution isnt that simple. Are you gonna buy it?.

This is probably the first time I've ever seen a substantial break in a guitar, that didn't render it non-playable. Some decent wood glue & a clamp on a big clean snap like that... I'd fully expect a clean, easy repair... but at 3 hunnerd bux for neck-thru construction, I'd sand the edges down & play it, if the broken piece were lost!

 

[Count Bassie]

This is probably the first time I've ever seen a substantial break in a guitar, that didn't render it non-playable. Some decent wood glue & a clamp on a big clean snap like that... I'd fully expect a clean, easy repair... but at 3 hunnerd bux for neck-thru construction, I'd sand the edges down & play it, if the broken piece were lost!

Yeah it's a good deal. There may be a bass I'd rather save for, but there it is.

 

[theFixer]

Have a great day, here is my fave. @theFixer try this one out.

Well... when there was music, it had a groove... but all the weirdness just wrecks everything for me. With as revered as Zappa is, I know there's gotta be something there... but maybe I don't know what to look for

 

[Count Bassie]

Well... when there was music, it had a groove... but all the weirdness just wrecks everything for me. With as revered as Zappa is, I know there's gotta be something there... but maybe I don't know what to look for

I know what you mean. Take a good piece of music with a good riff, etc., and make it into a middle-school oriented joke. Kind of a shame- to make so much out of simple "shock value", I guess. As smart as he was, and as much good as he had to say when it mattered, from time to time he made himself dismissible.

Shut up and play yer guitar... yeah.

 

[theFixer]

View attachment 2789383 May I be granted a number in this club that I have been stalking for many years?
I submit for your approval my two Epiphone Classic Pro IV ‘birds.
Changed the hardware on both to chrome and added bicentennial birds to the pickguards (born in’76 and I think the special bird looks awesome! Certainly not trying to pass these as vintage! Lolz) also added hipshot detuners and relocated the strap buttons. Changed the truss rod cover on the white one for a white/black/white “tuxedo “ effect as well.
Thanks.
-John

Hey man... I dig the W/B/W headstock! Makes for a cool unique look, without a drastic change to anything

 

[hairypete1138]

Having posted a track of ours featuring the classic pro, I thought it was only fair to pop one up featuring my Tokai TB48 Lady Penelope (because she’s not quite a thunderbird!) we usually close the shows with this one and I kind of get a bit lost in my own groove.
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[hairypete1138]

Hey man... I dig the W/B/W headstock! Makes for a cool unique look, without a drastic change to anything

That’s standard for the classic pro (and vintage pro I think) in alpine white.

 

[theFixer]

Well I joined the Thunderbird Club yesterday by picking up this little gem.
May I please get a number?View attachment 2789430

Nice!

Hey! Is that a GK MB210?

 

[RenoDave]

Welcome RenoDave! It's your lucky day, we want you for our elitist outfit!
Check the list just above, I've added you as #680, we want your questions, pics and good humor.

Thank you TBird!

 

[RenoDave]

Nice!

Hey! Is that a GK MB210?

GK MB115

 

[JJR58]

$. I'm selling stuff, that's where it's at. Many car repairs in a short time, bass repair, and two days out of work, I'm one paycheck shy of the soup line.

I'll be back... and that Bird will likely still be there.

The like wasn't because of your scene, I've been there. I still hit a wall or two myself. Wish I could help a fellow Bird bassist.

 

[Leiria]

Hey guys,
I need a replacement bridge for my Epi. I dont want to get another 3 pointer. I want something that's black and is either a direct replacement or doesnt leave any of the holes from the previous bridge exposed. (And of course, it needs to work well)

What are my options?

 

[Count Bassie]

The like wasn't because of your scene, I've been there. I still hit a wall or two myself. Wish I could help a fellow Bird bassist.

I get it, and appreciate the sentiment. We walk...

 

[theFixer]

Somebody got a pretty sweet deal! I hope it was someone here!
non reverse thunderbird DuMont | eBay

Yeah... that was a sharp piece!

Here's a good lookin' customization I just spotted...

epiphone thunderbird bass | eBay

 

[theFixer]

So Mike @hillerup and I are doing a little neck swap. Here's the pair, his Goth for my Blackbird. The Goth is considerably wider at the nut than the BBird... getting it jigged onto the body this weekend, if all goes well.

Interesting also is the difference in headstock shape. The BBird is wider than the Goth...

WOW!!! When their side by side like that, the Goth neck looks a LOT wider!

 

[RenoDave]

Hey guys,
I need a replacement bridge for my Epi. I dont want to get another 3 pointer. I want something that's black and is either a direct replacement or doesnt leave any of the holes from the previous bridge exposed. (And of course, it needs to work well)

What are my options?

You might look at one of the BABICZ FCH 3-POINT, FOUR STRING BASS BRIDGE (GIBSON STYLE)

 

[theFixer]

That’s standard for the classic pro (and vintage pro I think) in alpine white.

I don't recall noticing it before, but I like it!

 

[Leiria]

You might look at one of the BABICZ FCH 3-POINT, FOUR STRING BASS BRIDGE (GIBSON STYLE)

I should of said that Im aware of the Babicz and Hipshot, I just want to see what other options I have

 

[theFixer]

GK MB115

Nice! I have the 210. These are great amps at a good price! For where I am musically right now, I couldn't be happier. Somewhere on the horizon, a tube amp awaits, but even then, I think the MB210 & I will be Thunder buddies for life!