Thunderbird Club

[TBird1958]

A copy of "The Gibson Bass Book" is in order. Christmas is coming

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[ToddOfThunder]

A copy of "The Gibson Bass Book" is in order. Christmas is coming

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So much awesomeness in one book! Oh and I forgot about the Les Paul bass, gotta get one of those too! Bowing before my Queen now.....

 

[TBird1958]

So much awesomeness in one book! Oh and I forgot about the Les Paul bass, gotta get one of those too! Bowing before my Queen now.....

That book is by a club member and TBer, truly a labor of love and a "must have" for those of us that love Gibson Basses.

I'm certain you'll enjoy it Todd.

 

[ToddOfThunder]

That book is by a club member and TBer, truly a labor of love and a "must have" for those of us that love Gibson Basses.

I'm certain you'll enjoy it Todd.

Thank you I’ll put it on my Xmas want list. Along with all the basses, it’ll probably be the one thing that I actually get.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

A copy of "The Gibson Bass Book" is in order. Christmas is coming

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Thought you had it. Is there a new edition out?

 

[Rezdog]

Greetings from the North,

'The Gibson Bass Book' will remain a feature on my coffee table for a long time. I received my copy a few weeks ago. Even people that don't play enjoy looking at the photography.

Rezdog

 

[TBird1958]

Thought you had it. Is there a new edition out?

I do have a copy of it, one of my basses has a tiny picture in it, also 5-6 of the basses in the book were ones I bought here in the States and sent to Uwe Hornung in Frankfurt, Germany.

 

[Gaolee]

He will need to collect a few more now that the current EB has gone through a few iterations, etc. I'm hoping the newly de-Henry-fied Gibson rediscovers bass guitars, and maybe even bass fiddles in the future. Then Uwe will have even more to collect and there will be more for the rest of us to have pleasant dreams about.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

I don't like it-and can't do it due to a bone spur on the side of my right thumb, which I can't see having surgery on to do something I don't have any interest in doing. Or something like that.

Maybe that spur would sound good when popping!
Joking aside, in the Bay Area, unless you are playing with an Original or Tribute band, no slap = no work

 

[Gaolee]

Good thing I live in Seattle. Or maybe I should learn to slap, just because I should probably know how to do it.

 

[Larry V]

Thought this was interesting that zZounds's ad people chose to put the Thunderbird in their Facebook advertisement.

Nice!

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

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Thought this was interesting that zZounds's ad people chose to put the Thunderbird in their Facebook advertisement.

Nice!

yeah no FSO's and an Orange amp as well!

 

[dagrev]

I love TI Super Alloy's on my '64. Every time I play it out I keep thinking about how incredible it sounds. I really enjoy hearing that bass. A lot. So, I just put some GHS Pressurewounds on my '76/77 Bird. I think this is going to be a good match. I love the feel and play-ability more than before. I had TI flats on it as was happy, but the last time I played it out a week or so ago I wanted more of the magic I get from the '64. With the PWs having the same Alloy 52 I'm thinking it might be a match made in sonic heaven. We'll see in a week or so, but sure sounds good at home.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

this just became available, 340...hmmmm...

 

[GonePlaid]

Cherry...uber nice..

Gibson Thunderbird II Cherry 1966

That dark(er) cherry, I like. The lighter cherry looks, to me, like a thin coat of paint. The price, however, makes it unappealing-or untouchable.

 

[GonePlaid]

Gibson Ripper Four-String Bass Natural 1975
This! One of my fav’s as well, I also want a Grabber, the one with the adjustable pickup? I’ll take a Explorer bass too please.

Nice! But it does need a bridge cover-to replace the one that someone removed.

 

[GonePlaid]

A copy of "The Gibson Bass Book" is in order. Christmas is coming

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I was s'posed to be getting one for Father's Day........still waiting....................................

 

[GonePlaid]

So much awesomeness in one book! Oh and I forgot about the Les Paul bass, gotta get one of those too! Bowing before my Queen now.....

Ya mean one of these?:

 

[GonePlaid]

Maybe that spur would sound good when popping!
Joking aside, in the Bay Area, unless you are playing with an Original or Tribute band, no slap = no work

The popping would be droned out by my screams of pain. I can just see the big band leader going ape doo-doo if I did pop.

 

[GonePlaid]

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Thought this was interesting that zZounds's ad people chose to put the Thunderbird in their Facebook advertisement.

Nice!

Gen pop will rise up in protest.