Thunderbird Club

[Shannon]

Is it really a 'vintage' bass if it's not 'relic'd'?

Sure. These are independent levels of 'added value'. A 'vintage' bass might be in such awesome shape it looks new, while a 'relic'd' bass might have a 2017 serial number. Gibson's gonna charge you more for either version than for a box-stock production 'Bird/SG/Embassy/Whatever.

Now if you have a "relic'd vintage" Gibson, that's gold.

And you'll pay for that gold. Oh yes...

 

[Shannon]

Officially not a Thunderbird. But it's got all the right specifications ;-)
My latest build; the Brooks EB-TB (EB-0 meets Thunderbird II)]

EB-TB sounds like a Star Wars droid designation.

 

[Basvarken]

Here's a quick video I made yesterday. Recorded with a Vox Amplug straight into my iMac with Garageband and Photo Booth.

 

[Shannon]

The II cost less than any of my bought used motorcycles. Takes up less space, doesn't require licensing or maintenance and won't depreciate...I wish I'd figured that out four bikes ago.

Basses and bikes do have one thing in common though.

GAS

 

[theFixer]

Here's a quick video I made yesterday. Recorded with a Vox Amplug straight into my iMac with Garageband and Photo Booth.

Absolutely LOVE that bass!!! It's also good to know that my best friend & I aren't the only two "Cry of Love" fans left on the Earth

 

[PillO]

St. Catharines. It’s a 2014, not a new 2018. If you wanna check out a 2018, you can see which stores have them in stock via their website.
Haven’t seen a VP yet either, they’re not even listed on their site.

Yeah, the website is sometimes suspect - note that they always tell you to confirm availability with the store. Moreover, there are two Embassy Pros in stock in my local L&M but they haven't listed the Embassy Pro on the website yet. I also ordered my red JC before it showed up on the website.

 

[Dr_Feelgoood212]

Yeah, the website is sometimes suspect - note that they always tell you to confirm availability with the store. Moreover, there are two Embassy Pros in stock in my local L&M but they haven't listed the Embassy Pro on the website yet. I also ordered my red JC before it showed up on the website.

I find it funny that the first couple VP’s we’ve seen, came from L&M, but they aren’t listed.

 

[Dadagoboi]

Just about ready to ship @dukeorock's NR41

 

[theFixer]

Just about ready to ship @dukeorock's NR41

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Carlo... have you ever considered making a real dud... you know... just for contrast?

 

[BklynKen]

I'm a big fan of German precision engineering - So it's König & Meyer all the way:

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I have the latter double and quadruple stands, and they work perfect with all kinds of wierd shaped basses and guitars.

So you use LOXX strap locks, too? ;-)

View attachment 2883848 Once again vintage Sunday is here, for those of you who missed my first post I am chronicling my early years collection and the path that lead me to Thunderbirds.
My second bass was a '65-'66 Hofner purchased in if I remember correctly Feb of '74. I remember driving out to R.I.T with my dad in a snow storm to get it. The seller lived in RITs student apartments. It was a funky place, black lights and hippie art and there laid out on the couch was the Hofner. I can only imagine what my Dad a WWII era Marine thought. After a few minutes of noodling on the bass my Dad asked are you sure this is what you want? I of course said yes he forked over the sum of $125.00. I remember it being a very happy ride home. God bless my Dad the stuff he did for me.
I foolishly traded the Hofner for another bass in '76, more on that next week.
In '81 I spotted the my bass at a local rercording studio I was laying tracks at. I tried to buy it but the studio owner didn't want to sell, he did say he would call me if he ever did. Well he never did call but in '83 I saw a add in the paper for a Hofner for sale and it turned out to be mine! I was broke so I brokered a deal with a good friend of mine who really wanted a Hofner. He gave me rights to first refusal. In '86 he called me up and asked if I wanted it, I jumped at the chance. It's been in my possession ever since. View attachment 2883778 View attachment 2883779 View attachment 2883778 View attachment 2883779 View attachment 2883781 View attachment 2883783

I love that story. Thanks for sharing, Scott.

Officially not a Thunderbird. But it's got all the right specifications ;-)
My latest build; the Brooks EB-TB (EB-0 meets Thunderbird II)

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Very nice! I love the Thunderbirdesque logo on the pickguard, too.

Just about ready to ship @dukeorock's NR41

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Hot damn that’s beautiful.

 

[BklynKen]

Evidence of the tight space. It’s so dumb that the stage is rotated 90° of how it should be.

 

[JJR58]

Just about ready to ship @dukeorock's NR41

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Speechless.........

 

[Dadagoboi]

Carlo... have you ever considered making a real dud... you know... just for contrast?

There's a few of them lying around the shop, mostly cannibalized for the good parts...Duke's NR41 is a prototype from 2012, it's definitely not perfect.

 

[theFixer]

There's a few of them lying around the shop, mostly cannibalized for the good parts...Duke's NR41 is a prototype from 2012, it's definitely not perfect.

Looks pretty perfect from this side of the monitor

 

[kat888]

Just about ready to ship @dukeorock's NR41

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@dukeorock best not leave the house for the duration then.

 

[kat888]

150 pages behind the Spector club -- Thunderbird righteousness on their tail!

 

[BklynKen]

150 pages behind the Spector club -- Thunderbird righteousness on their tail!

Ok, then I’ll push it along by complaining about the sound last night. No one except for Jeff was able to hear vocals. It was even worse with the two bands after us. There was a girl on the sound board, but she seemed more interested in her phone than actually fixing stuff. And there certainly wasn’t a lack of people mentioning it. The last band ended up actually turning their stage monitors around toward the audience.

 

[Dr_Feelgoood212]

150 pages behind the Spector club -- Thunderbird righteousness on their tail!

RELEASE THE KRAKEN… THE FIXER

 

[JJR58]

Ok, then I’ll push it along by complaining about the sound last night. No one except for Jeff was able to hear vocals. It was even worse with the two bands after us. There was a girl on the sound board, but she seemed more interested in her phone than actually fixing stuff. And there certainly wasn’t a lack of people mentioning it. The last band ended up actually turning their stage monitors around toward the audience.

It really was a shame. All she had to do was bring the band mix down, everything would have been fine.

 

[kat888]

Ok, then I’ll push it along by complaining about the sound last night. No one except for Jeff was able to hear vocals. It was even worse with the two bands after us. There was a girl on the sound board, but she seemed more interested in her phone than actually fixing stuff. And there certainly wasn’t a lack of people mentioning it. The last band ended up actually turning their stage monitors around toward the audience.

That's a bit frustrating. I didn't have a phone when I used to do FOH and was consequently able to pay attention to the job in hand. You shoulda got me to do it instead.