Thunderbird Club

[Gaolee]

I was Thunderbird deficient, meaning only a fretless one. I'm now waiting for a 1991 to arrive, thanks to TB classified ads and the sale of a Ric. Not having a fretted Thunderbird was about a four year long mistake that's being fixed.

 

[hillerup]

I was Thunderbird deficient, meaning only a fretless one. I'm now waiting for a 1991 to arrive, thanks to TB classified ads and the sale of a Ric. Not having a fretted Thunderbird was about a four year long mistake that's being fixed.

You can never have too many Thunderbirds!

 

[AEAbass]

You can never have too many Thunderbirds!

You can have too many! And those people that have more than 1 should send me the excess in their collection. I will help others by taking on this terrible burden.

 

[Klondike]

You can have too many! And those people that have more than 1 should send me the excess in their collection. I will help others by taking on this terrible burden.

That position has already been filled. I am confident everyone here shares your sentiment.

 

[marko57]

You can never have too many Thunderbirds!

Agreed and on that note (hope I'm not jinxing myself by speaking too soon!) I may soon be the proud owner of an Alpine White Epi Pro IV! Co-worker of mine just bought/picked it up from GC last week and
knows my desire for another TBird (he sold me my first one!). He also has a 5 string TBird on the way and said he didn't need two, he's constantly buying/flipping guitars and basses, so I'll get the benefit
of his latest acquisition!

 

[hillerup]

You can have too many! And those people that have more than 1 should send me the excess in their collection. I will help others by taking on this terrible burden.

Ha ha! You wish!

 

[rockdude4492]

My '94 Thunderbird! It's possibly the most resonant bass I have ever played. Definitely want to chrome-ify it and make it look more like a vintage bird, but for now, this thing flat out rocks!

 

[Gaolee]

They really look great chromified. Waiting for the '91 to turn up is going to seem like forever. It's on the east coast, and I'm as far away as you can get without swimming, so it's going to be a week or so, most likely.

 

[Leiria]

I was Thunderbird deficient, meaning only a fretless one. I'm now waiting for a 1991 to arrive, thanks to TB classified ads and the sale of a Ric. Not having a fretted Thunderbird was about a four year long mistake that's being fixed.

Did you have TBird pups on the fretless?

 

[Gaolee]

Did you have TBird pups on the fretless?

No. It has Lace Alumatone Bass Bars. It's pretty unique at this point, and its wiring is an ongoing project that I keep changing. I love it!

I have to see if the original pickups and preamp are still around and send 'em down to DonovanJM. Time keeps getting by without me digging through the git-box parts drawer.

 

[darren1970]

Thanks for the "sweet spot" dimensions guys

Will be starting the new build in the next few months.

 

[mistergoats]

Hell yea!

It's awesome through the reeves live but for recording I use a dr504 clone that I built. Something about the mids in the original hiwatt circuit. But the bottom end of the reeves is magnificent.

They work well together too!

The Reeves 400 is my dream head.

 

[Gaolee]

You can have too many! And those people that have more than 1 should send me the excess in their collection. I will help others by taking on this terrible burden.

The correct number is one more.

 

[TBird1958]

I find it convenient to just lose track of how many Thunderbirds there are at the house - Bad luck to count 'em!

 

[D.M.N.]

"As for your original question, the Thunderbird series by Epiphone is the dumbest looking bass I've ever laid eyes on. I'm sure it has its qualities, but to me nothing says dbag punk better than the Epiphone Thunderbird.

Flying V basses are an extremely close second."


Man, that seems a little harsh...

(From the Basses you wouldn't own because of aesthetics thread)

 

[jd56hawk]

Not to mention just plain wrong.

 

[rickwebb]

"As for your original question, the Thunderbird series by Epiphone is the dumbest looking bass I've ever laid eyes on. I'm sure it has its qualities, but to me nothing says dbag punk better than the Epiphone Thunderbird.

Flying V basses are an extremely close second."


Man, that seems a little harsh...

(From the Basses you wouldn't own because of aesthetics thread)

Well, we're all entitled to our opinions. I choose to keep mine to myself. (Most of the time...)

 

[Leiria]

I'm sure it has its qualities, but to me nothing says dbag punk better than the Epiphone Thunderbird.

Really? Because I could have sworn all the douches from the poopy wannabe punk bands all had either Fender Precisions or Jazz Basses

 

[hillerup]

Well, we're all entitled to our opinions. I choose to keep mine to myself. (Most of the time...)

Yeah, or live by the mantra: If you got nothing nice to say, keep quiet... There's just no need to piss off other people or hurt their feelings unnecessarily....

 

[AEAbass]

"As for your original question, the Thunderbird series by Epiphone is the dumbest looking bass I've ever laid eyes on. I'm sure it has its qualities, but to me nothing says dbag punk better than the Epiphone Thunderbird.

Flying V basses are an extremely close second."


Man, that seems a little harsh...

(From the Basses you wouldn't own because of aesthetics thread)

The guy is playing a 6 string bass in his profile picture and is commenting on a thread designed for negativity.

I know I get more work using a thunderbird than I ever would playing a 6 string bass.