Thunderbird Club

[JJR58]

I had no idea Ron Jeremy was a bass collector!

 

[Christine]

I don't doubt they sound different but I'm not too sure that they're wound hotter. It may just be the lack of circuitry...

Gibson is a lazy company and that's another reason I think they just threw in the same TB+ Humbuckers P/Ups.

What's under there is it straight through or is there a 500ohm resistor or something in line? Just the different wiring will brighten the sound up no end

 

[Christine]

Someone seems to like it.

Eyes like a hawk!

 

[Haji]

YES!!
Californians can be funny. They solemnly say, "I'll take an earthquake over a hurricane any day" HA!!!
I then politely say to them "but with hurricane, you know when it's coming"... Then they look at you with glazed over eyes and say "I would still prefer an earthquake" HAHA!! I was here visiting my sister when the Loma Prieta quake hit in 89 and man I'll tell you...Give me a hurricane ANY DAY!!!

As a native Californian who left San Diego to work in KY and now Nashville TN, I'll take earthquakes all the time. Hurricanes kill people. Earthquakes rarely break stuff. As to when they happen, that's easy: bout every week. After a while you can tell after a moment what magnitude the quake is. A significant one is fairly rare.

 

[theFixer]

I had no idea Ron Jeremy was a bass collector!

Oh yeah... he loves showin' off his wood

 

[theFixer]

I was about to post a picture of a spotted dick - But then remembered the TB rules about posting stuff...

You really should see a doctor about that

 

[Christine]

I had no idea Ron Jeremy was a bass collector!

Oh yeah... he loves showin' off his wood

I was lost on all that so I foolishly looked up who he was What I'm asking is how you two saw the resemblance?

 

[Haji]

Given the choice, I prefer real ale. Budweiser spoiled lager forever. Yeah, I know, it's not really beer.

Any beer connysewer has to be impressed with Budweiser though, even if you don't like it. Its pale, so there is nowhere to hide artifacts or any errors at all in that brew. And yet, no matter where you are, you're not far from a regional brewery, and no matter where you are, Bud always tastes like Bud. Its one of the most popular beers ever, so we're talking millions of gallons of product that are all identical. That really is an amazing accomplishment. Gibson can barely make two guitars similar enough to be considered the same. Love it or hate it, ya gotta appreciate the control of their process that Bud has.

 

[GonePlaid]

As a native Californian who left San Diego to work in KY and now Nashville TN, I'll take earthquakes all the time. Hurricanes kill people. Earthquakes rarely break stuff. As to when they happen, that's easy: bout every week. After a while you can tell after a moment what magnitude the quake is. A significant one is fairly rare.

I get that, however most of the people who die as a result of a hurricane(in the US)were warned and chose to stay or died afterwards in the clean-up: heart attacks, electrocutions and such. Particularly, but not exclusively, people in other countries whose building falls on them in an earthquake might have appreciated a warning. Or the ones in Oakland when the bridge fell on their cars. I'll take my 2-7 day hurricane warning any day. Just sayin'.

 

[GonePlaid]

Any beer connysewer has to be impressed with Budweiser though, even if you don't like it. Its pale, so there is nowhere to hide artifacts or any errors at all in that brew. And yet, no matter where you are, you're not far from a regional brewery, and no matter where you are, Bud always tastes like Bud. Its one of the most popular beers ever, so we're talking millions of gallons of product that are all identical. That really is an amazing accomplishment. Gibson can barely make two guitars similar enough to be considered the same. Love it or hate it, ya gotta appreciate the control of their process that Bud has.

Like their ads, Don't like their"beer"/

 

[JIO]

Actually, Chucky raises a valid point for some collectors and not so much for other collectors. Some collectors want a specific car because of the back story associated with it, others want it because of its rarity, still others want it because of its engine or color or specific options. Keeping all that in mind, the most sought after Shelby Cobra ever made did not have a 427, nor did it have a 289. It had a 260cuin Ford V8 and sold on auction last year for nearly $18,000,000 making it the highest selling price American collector car to ever be auctioned. The reason it was so sought after wasn't performance, both the 289 and 427 would kill it on the track, it just happened to be the very first Shelby Cobra to ever be built (pre production).

A couple of years ago a couple of car nut friends and I hooked up with Bruce Meyer for dinner and a few drinks in his very well equipped private car collection man cave. He walked us through his fine collection and we got to see everything up close and hear all the interesting back stories. Among his great collection of cars was a Shelby Cobra. Now this is a guy who only buys the best and can afford to do so pretty much whenever he wants. His Cobra was a 289. I asked him why he specifically sought that vs a 427. His reply - as long as it's all original it didn't matter to him, he bought it because it was the very first Shelby Cobra off the production line. Really cool car but engine size didn't even come into question, just like the auction above.

On the other hand, one of my car nut friends is into vintage car racing. He travels the globe to race cars from his collection, including a mint 1964 Aston Martin DB4, a 1966 Ford GT350 factory race car and a mid 1960's Jaguar race car. To him, performance is very important followed closely by originality and rarity (he'd probably opt for the 289 cobra over the 427 for the type of racing he does). He just recently sold his Jag on auction for about $12,000,000. The very same Jag that he raced fender to fender and bumper to bumper at Laguna Seca just weeks before. No way I could do that, but he does all the time and is quite good at it. Nerves of steel, tremendous skill and a very fat wallet must be at least three of the prerequisites.

Speaking of Bill Cosby - didn't he briefly own the most powerful Colbra ever produced? (something like 800hp) Nearly undrivable with that kind of power - apparently he tried to drive it and it scared him so hard that he then sold it. Invalid Link Removed

 

[theFixer]

I was lost on all that so I foolishly looked up who he was What I'm asking is how you two saw the resemblance?

Actually... I didn't. I just went along for the joke

 

[Christine]

Actually... I didn't. I just went along for the joke

So you're just dumping poor @hillerup neck deep in it?

 

[theFixer]

Any beer connysewer has to be impressed with Budweiser though, even if you don't like it. Its pale, so there is nowhere to hide artifacts or any errors at all in that brew. And yet, no matter where you are, you're not far from a regional brewery, and no matter where you are, Bud always tastes like Bud. Its one of the most popular beers ever, so we're talking millions of gallons of product that are all identical. That really is an amazing accomplishment. Gibson can barely make two guitars similar enough to be considered the same. Love it or hate it, ya gotta appreciate the control of their process that Bud has.

You're saying we should give them kudos for being able to accurately reproduce schitty over-carbonated bread soda?

 

[GonePlaid]

You're saying we should give them kudos for being able to accurately reproduce schitty over-carbonated bread soda?

I was at the beach yesterday and saw a girl spill her beer. She got sand in her Schlitz. Ba-dum-pum(crash)

 

[theFixer]

So you're just dumping poor @hillerup neck deep in it?

He's reputed to be an excellent swimmer

 

[Haji]

I get that, however most of the people who die as a result of a hurricane(in the US)were warned and chose to stay or died afterwards in the clean-up: heart attacks, electrocutions and such. Particularly, but not exclusively, people in other countries whose building falls on them in an earthquake might have appreciated a warning. Or the ones in Oakland when the bridge fell on their cars. I'll take my 2-7 day hurricane warning any day. Just sayin'.

Yeah, but Oakland in in the bay area. That's not really California anyway....

 

[theFixer]

I was at the beach yesterday and saw a girl spill her beer. She got sand in her Schlitz. Ba-dum-pum(crash)

I had a pretty bad case o' the Schlitz about a week ago

 

[Larry V]

Any beer connysewer has to be impressed with Budweiser though, even if you don't like it. Its pale, so there is nowhere to hide artifacts or any errors at all in that brew. And yet, no matter where you are, you're not far from a regional brewery, and no matter where you are, Bud always tastes like Bud. Its one of the most popular beers ever, so we're talking millions of gallons of product that are all identical. That really is an amazing accomplishment. Gibson can barely make two guitars similar enough to be considered the same. Love it or hate it, ya gotta appreciate the control of their process that Bud has.

While I'm not a drinker of Budweiser beers, my favorite beer is also a mass produced beer and the fact that it tastes "right" every time I have it is the reason I go to it first when I'm in the mood for a beer.

Like their ads, Don't like their"beer"/

There isn't a mass produced beer I couldn't drink in a pinch... Old Milwaukee, Goebel, Bud, Miller(actually really like them)... etc. etc...

 

[Haji]

You're saying we should give them kudos for being able to accurately reproduce schitty over-carbonated bread soda?

Try brewing it. See if its as easy as you think. Its not.