Thunderbird Club

[Inky13]

Yeah, I was bitten by a cat which came into my house one night to steal food from the girl who liked having her nails filed. I woke up with a balloon where my hand used to be. Antibiotics and tetanus shots all round!

Cat teeth have much more bacterial crap than dogs.
Don't mess with a grumpy cat. No, really.

 

[JJR58]

Am I correct in that, when tilted back, the ported part of that cab would be on the top? I have seen other cabs built that way (e.g., Eden) but most I see others (e.g., Markbass) ported on the bottom. Stupid question of the day: Does it matter (and if so, why)?

I'm sure Mark will chime in on this, my guess there is good reason for this design.
And has got to do with how the low end is dispersed and heard. Of course I don't really know.

 

[Gaolee]

He’s pretty great with company, when we have folks over. It’s our furniture...

He likes people. He hates furniture. It could be worse. He could hate Thunderbirds. Then what! Actually, Kat has a point. He might be bored. Another hateful furry shedding machine might help with that problem. It would make vacuuming up the fuzz twice as impossible. Pick your poison.

 

[Inky13]

You make it sound like Canine bites are the lesser of two evils....

Nah, they both suck. But a dog I can reason with.

 

[Dr_Feelgoood212]

Nah, they both suck. But a dog I can reason with.

Agreed

 

[Gaolee]

Oh god, I hadn’t considered that Kat was capable of that level of cruelty. Might as well say, “perhaps if you gouged one of your own eyes out...”

Never, ever rub any feline the wrong way. Bad things happen!

 

[PillO]

Still for sale...

For Sale - Gibson Thunderbird 50th Anniversary

Price has dropped US$105...

 

[Inky13]

This is his favorite...
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You’re right...he does a big stretch every time he uses it

That's no moon! It's a feline Death Star!

 

[dukeorock]

Am I correct in that, when tilted back, the ported part of that cab would be on the top? I have seen other front-ported cabs built that way (e.g., Eden) but others I see (e.g., Markbass) are ported on the bottom. Stupid question of the day: Does it matter (and if so, why)?

Some say port location matters, but it really isn’t important at all. Side, top, bottom, front, back...it’s all the same according to the most respected designers out there. Some would argue rear ported cabs are bad because of its interaction with the wall behind it. Entirely false unless you completely shove it flush against the back wall, which the speaker cable wouldn’t let you do anyway. My 1822 cab doesn’t even have ports, but like any other cab, ported or not, it tends to sound a bit nicer to me a foot or more away from the back wall in most rooms

 

[Gaolee]

Cat teeth have much more bacterial crap than dogs.
Don't mess with a grumpy cat. No, really.

When I was a kid, we had barn cats. Mostly because there was a barn full of cows for a while, then just barns. A few of them were at least partly tame and liked to play. One brought me a live mouse to play with. I was kinda flattered that the cat thought I was acceptable enough to play with the mouse with her for a while. Poor mouse. Eventually the cat got bored and ate the mouse.

The moral of this story, if there is one at all, is that cats, like dogs, have teeth that get into things we really just don't want to know about. Same with claws. They call it cat scratch fever for a reason.

 

[Gaolee]

Price has dropped US$105...

It's a nice one, especially as the price goes down. I don't know why it hasn't sold yet.

 

[kat888]

 

[Gaolee]

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Your cat looks like an enormous panther in that photo.

 

[Stevis]

Price has dropped US$105...

It is such a great color and a good price. Good thing I have already spent the money I didn't have . . . on bass stuff I didn't need.

 

[dukeorock]

It is such a great color and a good price. Good thing I have already spent the money I didn't have . . . on bass stuff I didn't need.

Sure am glad I’ve never done that

Today

 

[bylar13]

Funny, when you see your old bass for sale:

Gibson Thunderbird IV 2006 "Sunburst" | William's Gear Garage

Went from Philly to Chicago to Alabama...where to next?

 

[JJR58]

It is such a great color and a good price. Good thing I have already spent the money I didn't have . . . on bass stuff I didn't need.

I'm not totally done yet . But feeling the pain from my latest purchases. I like this kind of pain though.

 

[PillO]

We have just had a staff mbr in Hospital after an untended cat bite

As opposed to the intentional cat bites!?

 

[Gaolee]

Funny, when you see your old bass for sale:

Gibson Thunderbird IV 2006 "Sunburst" | William's Gear Garage

Went from Philly to Chicago to Alabama...where to next?

I had a 1998 Ric 4003 that made the rounds for a while. I could always tell it was my old one because it had an unusually dark Fireglo finish. It could almost have passed for reddish sunburst. I don't know where it finally ended up. It was a nice bass. Easy to play, sounded good, looked the part. But, I never quite bonded with it or the other Ric that briefly passed through on account of a trade for an Acoustic 320/408 stack. That Ric was recognizable, too, but I haven't seen it again.

 

[dukeorock]

Funny, when you see your old bass for sale:

Gibson Thunderbird IV 2006 "Sunburst" | William's Gear Garage

Went from Philly to Chicago to Alabama...where to next?

Strange it should change hands so many times. The guy who sold that cool looking ‘Bird to @WillieB the other day...saw him asking about the Sandberg ‘Bird for sale. His question to the seller was “does this bass have a shorter reach than a Gibson?” I guess the reach was a bit much for that particular person

I like this kind of pain though.

Ehem