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Thunderbird Club

#66,382
kat888 said:
The plan is to get a piece of pickguard cut to the same dimensions as a ring, with two holes where the pickup mounting screws would go. Screw down with the two pickup mounting screws using the existing holes.
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Good plan!
 
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godofthunder59 said:
We really need a vulture circling emoji.
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It's vintage Sunday once again, let's see where did I leave off? Ah yes the purchase of my Ibanez Destroyer in 12/14/76. Finally a solid body bass I was able to bond with. I almost immediately installed a Dimarzio Model P in the neck and a Gibson EB3 bridge pickup at the bridge. I was very happy with this bass and it has served me well to this day.
By '77 I was working at the House of Guitars and the new Bicentennial Thunderbirds had been arriving along with other cool gear, like first generation B.C.Rich basses. I had to have a Thunderbird! Problem was I was out of money and trade material after the G3 Moserite debacle.
In December of '77 I took out a loan for a Tobacco Sunburst Bicentennial Thunderbird. It was a tough choice between that and the white. I would like to say that it was a match made in heaven but the bridge pickup was microphoic and I found myself dissapointed in the tone, it certainly didn't sound like the 60's Thunderbirds I had played . It soon became backup to the Ibanez. It took Gibson until 1980 to supply new bridge pickup. I eventually regrettably sold the bass in Boston in 1986.
Today I have a black 77 as a stand in.
Fun fact I wrote the sales receipt for the bass!
Next week my first nonreverse Thunderbird!
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godofthunder59 said:
It's vintage Sunday once again, let's see where did I leave off? Ah yes the purchase of my Ibanez Destroyer in 12/14/76. Finally a solid body bass I was able to bond with. I almost immediately installed a Dimarzio Model P in the neck and a Gibson EB3 bridge pickup at the bridge. I was very happy with this bass and it has served me well to this day.
By '77 I was working at the House of Guitars and the new Bicentennial Thunderbirds had been arriving along with other cool gear, like first generation B.C.Rich basses. I had to have a Thunderbird! Problem was I was out of money and trade material after the G3 Moserite debacle.
In December of '77 I took out a loan for a Tobacco Sunburst Bicentennial Thunderbird. It was a tough choice between that and the white. I would like to say that it was a match made in heaven but the bridge pickup was microphoic and I found myself dissapointed in the tone, it certainly didn't sound like the 60's Thunderbirds I had played . It soon became backup to the Ibanez. It took Gibson until 1980 to supply new bridge pickup. I eventually sold the bass in Boston in 1986.
Today I have a black 77 as a stand in.
Fun fact I wrote the sales receipt for the bass!
Next week my first nonreverse Thunderbird!
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NICE!!
Still continuing to impress! :thumbsup:
 
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godofthunder59 said:
It's vintage Sunday once again, let's see where did I leave off? Ah yes the purchase of my Ibanez Destroyer in 12/14/76. Finally a solid body bass I was able to bond with. I almost immediately installed a Dimarzio Model P in the neck and a Gibson EB3 bridge pickup at the bridge. I was very happy with this bass and it has served me well to this day.
By '77 I was working at the House of Guitars and the new Bicentennial Thunderbirds had been arriving along with other cool gear, like first generation B.C.Rich basses. I had to have a Thunderbird! Problem was I was out of money and trade material after the G3 Moserite debacle.
In December of '77 I took out a loan for a Tobacco Sunburst Bicentennial Thunderbird. It was a tough choice between that and the white. I would like to say that it was a match made in heaven but the bridge pickup was microphoic and I found myself dissapointed in the tone, it certainly didn't sound like the 60's Thunderbirds I had played . It soon became backup to the Ibanez. It took Gibson until 1980 to supply new bridge pickup. I eventually regrettably sold the bass in Boston in 1986.
Today I have a black 77 as a stand in.
Fun fact I wrote the sales receipt for the bass!
Next week my first nonreverse Thunderbird!
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Found it! The only know picture of me with my '76 Thunderbird!
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