Thunderbird Club

[JJR58]

Thunderbird, Bigblock. I dig it.

 

[PillO]

Catching felines by the tail usually has bad results. We might want to stick to stroking.







What?

Ahem

 

[PillO]

Great outfits. They just need matching hats.

 

[PillO]

@hillerup may be a great looking 56 year old...I have the mind and body of an older Buddy Epson

Nope, I think he actually meant his friends old dot matrix printer. His buddy's Epson is pretty well worn out by now.

I think he meant Buddy Epsom, that old salt.

 

[veebass]

THANK you for this! I borrowed a friend's Greco T Bird years ago, and your assessment is spot on. I suspect these are like Rickenbackers in the sense that my Rick 4000 from 1974 has a PU that is much more like the Greco, snarly and gritty. My Epi Embassy Pro PU sounds warmer, more mids, but VERY amazing!! I ask since I am considering getting a Vintage Pro T Bird, and your input is most appreciated!

I just got n Epi VP and am very impressed. I have a single pickup Greco and a double pickup one and a Gibson TBird with Chinabuckers.
@TBird1958 nailed the response to your question.
The Epi VP wouldn't be a double up for a Greco TBird- quite different.

 

[veebass]

Just want to check that I am not crossing anyone here by bidding on the Cataldo Fenderbird that goes off on eBay later today. Let me know if there is a problem.

 

[dukeorock]

Did you mean Buddy Ebsen?

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Proof that I’m old and worn out...couldn’t remember how to spell the name and too intimidated to “ask the google” to spell it for me

 

[dukeorock]

Just want to check that I am not crossing anyone her by bidding on the Cataldo Fenderbird that goes off on eBay later today. Let me know if there is a problem.

Would if I could! Looks like it’s all yours!

 

[veebass]

Would if I could! Looks like it’s all yours!

We'll see where it gets to/
I have a figure in mind. The shipping, exchange and import duties are not insignificant.

 

[BklynKen]

Nope, I think he actually meant his friends old dot matrix printer. His buddy's Epson is pretty well worn out by now.

No, you're thinking of his wife, Dot. Dot Matrix.

 

[Nocturnal]

Thunderbird, Bigblock. I dig it.

That was one of the clips that made me consider the Big Block.

 

[dukeorock]

We'll see where it gets to/
I have a figure in mind. The shipping, exchange and import duties are not insignificant.

That makes sense, but it’s a cool bass!

I once shipped a guy two 115 cabs and a matching rack case. The shipping was $780USD not counting all the duty fees on his end...and I get pretty good shipping rates!

 

[Dr_Feelgoood212]

That makes sense, but it’s a cool bass!

I once shipped a guy two 115 cabs and a matching rack case. The shipping was $780USD not counting all the duty fees on his end...and I get pretty good shipping rates!

...

 

[Stevis]

I used to hate this stuff as a kid - mostly because “Hee Haw” was a viewing staple in our house. But as an “adult”, I have come to appreciate how influential the Bakersfield sound was and that “Dangerous” Don Rich was the country version of Keith Richards, as a side man, in helping Buck Owens be the Mick Jagger of country in his day. Owens wrote some corny/campy stuff but even the Beatles covered his work (“Act Naturally”). Those outfits were part of the campiness.

I think the so called “cow punk” of the 80s and early 90s helped my appreciation of the chick’n pick’n of Rich and others.

I believe that the Telecaster Rich is playing in that clip has a story behind it. I only learned this, when doing some research before having my sparkle P bass paint job done. Owens and Rich were gifted a couple of Teles, with sparkle finishes that apparently had some unique ingredients.

sparkle telecasters

 

[Rob Martinez]

I just got n Epi VP and am very impressed. I have a single pickup Greco and a double pickup one and a Gibson TBird with Chinabuckers.
@TBird1958 nailed the response to your question.
The Epi VP wouldn't be a double up for a Greco TBird- quite different.

Thank you, I guess what I have learned through the years is there are many T Bird tones and none are the "true" tone, though the mid 60s is the Holy Grail. That is the same for Rickenbacker. I have never played a 60s Rick, but my 1974 Rick 4000 has a HOT and snarly PU, and I am always surprised when I played 80s to current Ricks that the bridge PU never sounds quite like my 4000. I had a US made Gibson T Bird and put Lull T Bird PUs in it and they sounded a bit quieter and less "dark" than the modern T Bird PUs, and these Epi 760s seem to capture that sound pretty well. EXACTLY? I will never know, but perhaps it is safe to say they approximate original T Bird PUs pretty well. Or am I off the mark? MARK???

 

[BklynKen]

Speaking of Mesa/Boogie....

For Sale - Mesa Boogie Bass 400+ with Mesa Boogie Suspension Rack Road Case

 

[dukeorock]

I used to hate this stuff as a kid - mostly because “Hee Haw” was a viewing staple in our house. But as an “adult”, I have come to appreciate how influential the Bakersfield sound was and that “Dangerous” Don Rich was the country version of Keith Richards, as a side man, in helping Buck Owens be the Mick Jagger of country in his day. Owens wrote some corny/campy stuff but even the Beatles covered his work (“Act Naturally”). Those outfits were part of the campiness.

I think the so called “cow punk” of the 80s and early 90s helped my appreciation of the chick’n pick’n of Rich and others.

I believe that the Telecaster Rich is playing in that clip has a story behind it. I only learned this, when doing some research before having my sparkle P bass paint job done. Owens and Rich were gifted a couple of Teles, with sparkle finishes that apparently had some unique ingredients.

sparkle telecasters

I had a cowpunk band at one time...good gateway for sure. I dunno, at this point, great country music and punk rock are basically the same thing

Speaking of Mesa/Boogie....

For Sale - Mesa Boogie Bass 400+ with Mesa Boogie Suspension Rack Road Case

LOVE those amps! Prices a tad high and local pickup only (ehem)

 

[JJR58]

I had a cowpunk band at one time...good gateway for sure. I dunno, at this point, great country music and punk rock are basically the same thing



LOVE those amps! Prices a tad high and local pickup only (ehem)

Outcall is a b!tch man.

 

[Gaolee]

Just want to check that I am not crossing anyone here by bidding on the Cataldo Fenderbird that goes off on eBay later today. Let me know if there is a problem.

You must win it. Simple as that.

 

[dukeorock]

You must win it. Simple as that.

I gotta go with ol’ Fuzzbow on this one