Thunderbird Club

[bylar13]

Great stuff, nice playing all around! I liked moomooo and goadie best, with in the clouds a close second, thanks for posting

Thanks!

 

[bylar13]

That’s really great stuff!

Thanks Ken!

 

[bylar13]

A fan of one of my old bands wrote me to say he noticed I’ve been playing T Birds. Then he sent me a picture of him playing in the ‘80’s. Says it’s a ‘64 that was stolen from him in ‘89
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Wow...so much there...nice T-Bird!

 

[Klondike]

Ol Blue is having some issues on the surgery table. We are using Gibson Thunderbird pups( blue is a goth btw) and there is no sound. She has 500k pots on both volumes and we are doing a 250k on the tone. What capacity cap does gibson use? The Iby was a 0.049 orange cap.

Dear universe I hope its not the ground!

 

[hillerup]

With all due respect - I wouldn't. Epiphone produced it - why give Gibson credit when they wouldn't produce the only legit retro/tribute of the original (Gibson) T-bird?

+1... I wear my Epiphones with as much pride as my Gibsons...

 

[hillerup]

Geddy has dogs - Stanley and Lucy Wasserman.
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Well obviously he doesn't have cats anymore - There's a limit to what even cats will endure, and with that voice of his they'll probably split a long time ago...

 

[hillerup]

I’m kinda with the cat on that one

+1000...

 

[hillerup]

Indeed.

Beat me to it...

 

[JJR58]

Yep! It is done.

MINE, MINE, MINE!

Ehhhhhhxcellent!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Instagator]

With all due respect - I wouldn't. Epiphone produced it - why give Gibson credit when they wouldn't produce the only legit retro/tribute of the original (Gibson) T-bird?

Just clarification..That Epiphone Vintage Pro was a trade on TB.It came to me that way,no big deal.I agree with the credit due to Epiphone.They are knocking it out of the park with the recent offerings.I purchased the Embassy as well,which led me to the Vintage Pro Thunderbird...not trying to cause trouble with the TRC.

 

[JJR58]

Just clarification..That Epiphone Vintage Pro was a trade on TB.It came to me that way,no big deal.I agree with the credit due to Epiphone.They are knocking it out of the park with the recent offerings.I purchased the Embassy as well,which led me to the Vintage Pro Thunderbird...not trying to cause trouble with the TRC.

The only trouble is all the Fender HS's in your avatar, change one to your VP to avoid any conflict.

 

[Dadagoboi]

You mean like this one?

Gibson Thunderbird 1964 "Sunburst" | Rumble Seat Music

Only worth that price with an intact head stock IMO.

A fan of one of my old bands wrote me to say he noticed I’ve been playing T Birds. Then he sent me a picture of him playing in the ‘80’s. Says it’s a ‘64 that was stolen from him in ‘89
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Damaged input jack area, almost as common as broken head stocks.

Judging from the evidence the original Carter jack on mine must have gone bad and a previous owner or his 'luthier' thinned out the underside to install a standard Switchcraft jack instead of a long one resulting in the top cracking when stressed. I removed the football jack plate that was on it, stole a Carter from my '67 Embassy and added a minimal fender washer made of pick guard stock. Yes, fender washer is a thing.

Luthier is in quotes for a reason....as @godofthunder59 knows, the first rule of repair is 'do no harm'. That's why I'm glad there's no head stock repair on mine . You never know how good a job was done until it breaks again.

 

[TBird1958]

Love that bass Carlo, I doubt you could ever post too many pics of it. The reddish finish just makes it even cooler.

 

[BklynKen]

Only worth that price with an intact head stock IMO.



Damaged input jack area, almost as common as broken head stocks.

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Judging from the evidence the original Carter jack on mine must have gone bad and a previous owner or his 'luthier' thinned out the underside to install a standard Switchcraft jack instead of a long one resulting in the top cracking when stressed. I removed the football jack plate that was on it, stole a Carter from my '67 Embassy and added a minimal fender washer made of pick guard stock. Yes, fender washer is a thing.

Luthier is in quotes for a reason....as @godofthunder59 knows, the first rule of repair is 'do no harm'. That's why I'm glad there's no head stock repair on mine . You never know how good a job was done until it breaks again.

Is that an ebony fretboard?

 

[Dadagoboi]

Is that an ebony fretboard?

No, very tight grain rosewood.

 

[Gaolee]

Well I saw a funny thing the other day. A mamil riding along a 3lane major Rd near home... riding a PennyFarthing.

No photo, sorry - I was driving.

Er, can you translate into English. Or American or something?

 

[Gaolee]

You mean like this one?

Gibson Thunderbird 1964 "Sunburst" | Rumble Seat Music

Yes, like that one. Speaking for myself, of course, but probably most of us, too.

 

[Gaolee]

An Epi IV. I'm looking for the white version and haven't found one for sale yet.

I am not sure whether Epiphone ever made a white bolt-on. You may have to refinish another color. The bolt-on 'Birds are cheap enough that it isn't a daunting thing to refinish, rerout, and do all kinds of things to one of those bodies.

 

[Gaolee]

Just clarification..That Epiphone Vintage Pro was a trade on TB.It came to me that way,no big deal.I agree with the credit due to Epiphone.They are knocking it out of the park with the recent offerings.I purchased the Embassy as well,which led me to the Vintage Pro Thunderbird...not trying to cause trouble with the TRC.

Don't worry. We aren't the headstock decal police like some others.

 

[Larry V]

Er, can you translate into English. Or American or something?

mamil - middleaged man in lycra

penny farthing - huge front wheel, small rear wheeled bike from the turn of the century. I posted a video of a guy mounting and riding one back a few posts.