Thunderbird Club

[TBird1958]

Here is a strange one I had not seen before:

Waterstone Voltaire Bass Prototype

I'd like to hear it, but I say that with some caution as I recall Scott GoT59 had an 8 string one and felt it was somewhat lacking.

 

[JIO]

Here is a strange one I had not seen before:

Waterstone Voltaire Bass Prototype

too weird -

 

[yobtaf]

so im not really digging the epiphone thunderbird sound. its kinda boucy boing boing, weird sounding. Pickup height? I lowered a bit but not sure.

 

[TBird1958]

Here is a strange one I had not seen before:

Waterstone Voltaire Bass Prototype

too weird -

It's a bad copy of a Mike Lull Tom Petersson Sig T4 'Bird, but I agree the pickup locations...…...

 

[Miles_ONeal]

It's a bad copy of a Mike Lull Tom Petersson Sig T4 'Bird, but I agree the pickup locations...…...

Yeah, I have to assume it was intentional, but whyyyyy?????

 

[Nocturnal]

Here is a strange one I had not seen before:

Waterstone Voltaire Bass Prototype

I like this one better:

Used Waterstone Thunderbird-Style Bass, Black

 

[Bent77]

so im not really digging the epiphone thunderbird sound. its kinda boucy boing boing, weird sounding. Pickup height? I lowered a bit but not sure.

Lower some more and see

Humbuckers are pretty hot

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

I like this one better:

Used Waterstone Thunderbird-Style Bass, Black

And cheaper. Are those Korean or Chinese?.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

And cheaper. Are those Korean or Chinese?.

Chitlin. Definitely Chitlin.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Chitlin. Definitely Chitlin.

?? Chinese?

 

[godofthunder59]

I'd like to hear it, but I say that with some caution as I recall Scott GoT59 had an 8 string one and felt it was somewhat lacking.

The Waterstone 8 was indeed lacking. Hundreds of dollars in parts upgrades and it still made a bolt on Epi look spectacular. I believe I said the best thing about it was the case. I kept the case, the bass is long gone.

 

[godofthunder59]

Here is a strange one I had not seen before:

Waterstone Voltaire Bass Prototype

Proceed with caution. It even looks cheap

 

[PillO]

why not pull the head out of the sleeve so you can hold the back end while screwing the front in?

AHEM!

 

[GonePlaid]

?? Chinese?

No, Southern.

 

[GonePlaid]

AHEM!

Knew That was com....er, arriving.

 

[bylar13]

Proceed with caution. It even looks cheap

Agreed. This was a curiosity, not a consideration for purchase! My eyes have not degraded that quickly....

 

[GonePlaid]

Agreed. This was a curiosity, not a consideration for purchase! My eyes have not degraded that quickly....

The black one might be worth having as a backup or for risky venues.

 

[Nocturnal]

?? Chinese?

Probably Chinese made but I don't know for sure. I hear both good and bad stories from people that own/owned Waterstone. I trust Scott's judgement completely and if he says the 8 string was bad I won't question him on it. My tech owns a brand new Waterstone 12 string bass and he raves about the quality while another friend had the 12 string and said it was garbage. Maybe it's hit and miss with them and some batches are good and others not so much. I would buy one of their basses, but only if I could return it or had plans to modify it as a project.

 

[godofthunder59]

Probably Chinese made but I don't know for sure. I hear both good and bad stories from people that own/owned Waterstone. I trust Scott's judgement completely and if he says the 8 string was bad I won't question him on it. My tech owns a brand new Waterstone 12 string bass and he raves about the quality while another friend had the 12 string and said it was garbage. Maybe it's hit and miss with them and some batches are good and others not so much. I would buy one of their basses, but only if I could return it or had plans to modify it as a project.

I think the TP 12vers are much better quality than the V basses, I played one of Petersson's , beautiful bass. It had been refinished and gone over thoroughly though.

 

[godofthunder59]

so im not really digging the epiphone thunderbird sound. its kinda boucy boing boing, weird sounding. Pickup height? I lowered a bit but not sure.

Which epi ya got?