Thunderbird Club

[Dr_Feelgoood212]

Still doing my part to bump us past the Spector boyz.
A couple of TBird club members mentioned they also play Warwick's, here's my Warwick family shot...
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1998 Thumb BO5 ovankol body with a wenge/wenge neck, 2012 Vampyre 5 Neck Through custom shop in blood red satin stain on a figured maple cap with a swamp ash body, 2007 Flaming Blonde Limited edition BO Thumb in solid lacewood body.

I Pretty much have all the Warwick's that ever interested me but there's still that unicorn of a bass they built called the Buzzard. If I ever run across one at a reasonable price I'll snap it up and sell some FSOs to cover the cost. Of course if I ever get the Buzzard I'll have to work with Carlo to make an exact JAE Fenderbird tribute, maybe even with a slight relic finish (as much as I detest those) just to complete the picture.

I saw a buzzard for sale recently. I think on reverb.

 

[GBassNorth]

Really cool. Where's the strap button on the Vampyre?

Normally on the back side of the upper horn, but it digs into my chest when played sitting, so right now the button is actually removed and in the case. My Thumb BO5 has the flush mount Dunlop strap pins. So when I get around to it I'll install some of those on the Vampyre.

 

[GBassNorth]

I saw a buzzard for sale recently. I think on reverb.

Yeah, I've seen it. It's a very early model, possibly a prototype but it's had a chunk of the body broken off and not professionally glued back on. If they were asking a lot less I might be interested but I've seen much better for the same price or less.

 

[Dr_Feelgoood212]

Yeah, I've seen it. It's a very early model, possibly a prototype but it's had a chunk of the body broken off and not professionally glued back on. If they were asking a lot less I might be interested but I've seen much better for the same price or less.

So it’s not all that elusive.

 

[GBassNorth]

The Spector clan is at 65,603 posts and we're only at 63,063. We have a ways to go yet!

 

[BklynKen]

Normally on the back side of the upper horn, but it digs into my chest when played sitting, so right now the button is actually removed and in the case. My Thumb BO5 has the flush mount Dunlop strap pins. So when I get around to it I'll install some of those on the Vampyre.

Oh, so those are as useless as LOXX if you have to use a regular strap end?

 

[TBird1958]

The Spector clan is at 65,603 posts and we're only at 63,063. We have a ways to go yet!

We'll pass them in no time at all, I've been watching the post count and we bury them daily.

 

[GBassNorth]

So it’s not all that elusive.

I've seen about 3 used ones for sale in the last ten years. So still fairly difficult to come across. I could always go the Warwick custom shop route but I really don't want to pay those prices for a bass I just won't use that much. Now Carlo's Fenderbird tribute on the other hand would get a royal flogging from me.

 

[hillerup]

Much better, thank you! Remember the rule on Internet forums

“What I Like = what everyone else should like (if they weren’t so stupid)”

Damn right!

 

[GBassNorth]

Oh, so those are as useless as LOXX if you have to use a regular strap end?

Yep, boobies on a tomcat if you have a strap without a matching lock. The body piece is a completely flush female component, the strap piece is the male component.
( @theFixer - get your mind out of the gutter, we're talking straps here!)

 

[JJR58]

The Spector clan is at 65,603 posts and we're only at 63,063. We have a ways to go yet!

Doesn't really seem that far off, look how close we've come already.

 

[Larry V]

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believe

 

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how

 

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quickly

 

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we're

 

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catching

 

[Larry V]

up!

 

[BklynKen]

Yep, boobies on a tomcat if you have a strap without a matching lock. The body piece is a completely flush female component, the strap piece is the male component.
( @theFixer - get your mind out of the gutter, we're talking straps here!)

Plus this is way too blatant for an “ahem” comment from the peanut gallery.