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Thunderbird Club

#95,821
PillO said:
Get the rag out of the stand and use it t clean up those tuning keys!
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That’s what happens when a bass is gigged 5-7 nights a week for 15 years straight. Chrome becomes tarnished.
The control knobs are deeply worn.
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#95,825
bizzybass said:
Epiphone Thunderbird ProIV Bass alert! $50!?!?!!

Epiphone Neck Thru Thunderbird Bass IV Pro 2016 Gibson U.S.A. Pick-ups | eBay
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@Band Mom see this ?

Moody Tuner said:
It’s over $100 now. Still a good deal.

I bought my Goth Tbird for $50 off CL. It came with Loxx straplocks, roadrunner gig bag and a couch strap. Those theee accessories alone are well over $50. The bass had a broken string but I restrung it with labella black tape-wounds anyway. After a setup, I’ve been rocking it’s since.

If anyone here has gotten a better deal on their bird, I want to hear about it!

Oh, I also got a Boss NS2 for $20 in the same deal.
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My Goth was $200 sans strings. My Ibanez AEB10 was $200 with a stand. But my Feider (looks like 7ender in script) was a gift and my Challenge was also free with OHSC.

First 4 basses for $400 qualify as a bargain ?

Still have them all and they all play fine - granted the Challenge has 6” of action but hey - they did call it a Challenge.
 
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PillO said:
There are so many reasons to hate Billy Sheehan, but the guy can groove. And he can solo. When he solos (in the right group) he can do it simply and extraordinarily well.



Long solos (guitar, drums, bass, or anything else for that matter) bore me to tears. When I see the rest of the band walk off stage, I want to leave for a beer.
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Ok, you're not Geddy Lee...:laugh::laugh:
 
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Normally I don't mind trying new strings from time to time, but on my '64 I just can't bear thinking of trying something else. Every other bass I've had has had various strings over the years. But I've had TI Super Alloy's on the '64 for years. Mostly the same set! Because I don't take it out all that much. But when I do, it just magic. I mean Magic, Magic. The whole time I'm playing I'm thinking, "Holy Cow this thing sounds amazing! Why play something else?" In the '80s I used Rotos on it and was happy, but my tonal tastes have changed or matured and there is literally nothing I would change. My '76 has TI flats and sounds almost as good, but the '64 does have a slight edge. (Not to mention it's light as a feather.) Anyone else have one of those bases and you would never think of changing anything about it?
 
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dagrev said:
Normally I don't mind trying new strings from time to time, but on my '64 I just can't bear thinking of trying something else. Every other bass I've had has had various strings over the years. But I've had TI Super Alloy's on the '64 for years. Mostly the same set! Because I don't take it out all that much. But when I do, it just magic. I mean Magic, Magic. The whole time I'm playing I'm thinking, "Holy Cow this thing sounds amazing! Why play something else?" In the '80s I used Rotos on it and was happy, but my tonal tastes have changed or matured and there is literally nothing I would change. My '76 has TI flats and sounds almost as good, but the '64 does have a slight edge. (Not to mention it's light as a feather.) Anyone else have one of those bases and you would never think of changing anything about it?
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Well my 67 EBO has had the same roundwounds on it since the 80's. I can't think of any reason to change them unless I were to break a string.
 
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