Don't think so...didn't they come with a single sliding pickup?..Old eyes can't tell. Are those the stock pups on the Dan Armstrong or ??.
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Thunderbird Club
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And that tacky fake wood paneling pickguard?..
Which I think was left over drawer liner material.
Plus it's a shorter scale, it's hollow and has single coils...can't think of a more different bass to a TBird
Everyone to their own bag and I know it's iconic but I could never"get with"the Dano's horns or those dinky little tuners
Totally agree, and they weigh like 1 pound! That said, back in 65, it was prolly the only bass that offered any twang..Everyone to their own bag and I know it's iconic but I could never"get with"the Dano's horns or those dinky little tuners
No that's a "Mann Armstrong"Old eyes can't tell. Are those the stock pups on the Dan Armstrong or ??.
My old friend passed a few years ago and his family gave me that. It needed a lot of work, but it turned out really nice.
Yeah we have numerous L&Ms, but no stock of vintage pros. I'm seriously considering ordering one.
It was Arborite - which broke the first time you stepped on your cord.Which I think was left over drawer liner material.
LOL - I hear ya!Everyone to their own bag and I know it's iconic but I could never"get with"the Dano's horns or those dinky little tuners
Love my little Dano Longhorn, it just has a unique sound I can't get with any other bass. Sure the tuners are crap, and yes the nut is a joke as is the auto collapse nearly intonatable bridge, not to mention the engineering brilliance of using vinyl adhesive tape instead of paint around the perimeter of the body which, by the way is some cheap core wood covered with Formica. I won't even go into the toilet seat asthetics and playschool control knobs. Yep, in spite of all that garbage Engineering, horrible material selections, questionable quality control and butt ugly astethics they managed to put out a bass that sounds like no other and therefore permanently wedge their product into rock and roll and country music history. I love mine and play it proudly in spite of all it's flaws.
No pic no bass, so here ya go (the squeamish may want to shield their eyes)...
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When I rebuilt the Mann, I went with black plastic.Well,don't DO that
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Just do it! You won't regret it. Possibly one of the best bass purchases I've ever made (and I've made a lot). Sweetwater has a great selection and lists all their weights.
MY EYES,MY EYES! Actually,it's kinda cool!
Cool it is. Kinda in the same butt ugly way a pug dog or that grumpy cat face is cool. Just something unique about it that makes it fun to rock on stage.MY EYES,MY EYES! Actually,it's kinda cool!
Like NRs. Hell, given a choice I'd take the Dano over a Hofner any day..
If it's like my Casady, I'm sure I would like it. It's actually less $ if I order from L&M. I can also return it if I don't like it.
I know there are those that say the NR isn't really a Thunderbird, but I tried both and the NR both hangs and sits better on my froggy little body,so that's what I got
I'd second that. I pride myself on being very open minded when it comes to trying and buying basses but I have yet to find a Hofner Beatle bass that I could bond with. Just don't like the feel or sound of it and I find the controls to be counter intuitive. Others get on with them just fine, like that guy from the '60s with the bowl haircut (Mc who's his face). Just not my cuppa I guess.
