Thunderbird Club

[Engle]

Now THAT is a worthy craigslist ad.

Well worth the read!

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Well worth the read!

Every picture tells a story. That just wasn't the story I expected from the picture- which did make me look.

"Must sell by Wednesday." I know Wednesday. Wednesday is a friend of mine. And that, seller, is no Wednesday.

 

[Inky13]

So much fun in that ad (presumably unintended).

I bought a used TBird a little over 4 years ago when I moved here from a guitar center. - so, he used to live in GC, but presumably has a nicer place now.
$300, must sell by Wednesday - so if he can't sell it, he doesn't make rent and he is back to living in Guitar Center.

As long as the bedroom isn’t in the drum room.

 

[Inky13]

Just in that one picture - you know the camera adds 20lbs.

I’m off to take a picture of a bag of weed!

 

[Gaolee]

Definitely different body sizes - FB is smaller. There is a raised center on my FB and it is neck through.
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I stand corrected. A FB is on my one of these days wish list that probably won't happen until I sell something else. And that won't happen.

 

[Gaolee]

Those exact words and every other variation possible. I even went as far as just looking for generic electric bass on eBay and scrolling though dozens of pages. I guess the universe just doesn’t want me to have one

One hasn't chosen you yet. But, since you came here, the odds went up. The right one will find you and demand that you take it home. That's how it always works.

 

[Gaolee]

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Well, ok, then!

The poor girl holding that bass in the photo looks like she's embarrassed to be associated with the gibberish that follows. Gotta give the guy credit though. He can actually compose complete sentences, even if they are not particularly useful.

 

[Redwine006]

One hasn't chosen you yet. But, since you came here, the odds went up. The right one will find you and demand that you take it home. That's how it always works.

Thank you! I really hope so. I missed a shot on the black and white stripe one a few months ago that was in Australia and I've been sick ever since. I was more partial to a solid black or black and white stripe but as long as I've been looking if I can justify buying a red one, I may just do it.

 

[Gaolee]

We had a coupla those on the aircraft carrier.

We didn't need to know that.

 

[Kriegs]

One hasn't chosen you yet. But, since you came here, the odds went up. The right one will find you and demand that you take it home. That's how it always works.

Heed those words well. It will come to pass just as @Gaolee has phrohesied. It happened to all of us and, since you have already taken a step down the Path of Birds, it will happen to you as well

 

[Gaolee]

LOL - quintessential guitar god attributes (and none of them positive)

My favorite line in the ad (which is really more of a wandering rant than an ad)...

"I do, however believe in taxing mumble rappers a full 35% on all SUPREME purchases because don't be an idiot, it's poorly made clothing with a red label the size of a stick of gum on it."

What that has to do with an Epiphone sale is beyond me.

Nothing. Like most of the rest of his ad. His girlfriend is probably an ex-girlfriend now, and probably has figured out that she really needs to be with a bass player. She comes along with the bass, even though the guy who posted the ad doesn't know it.

 

[Gaolee]

Does it make me look fat?

Just in the head.

 

[Gaolee]

Thank you! I really hope so. I missed a shot on the black and white stripe one a few months ago that was in Australia and I've been sick ever since. I was more partial to a solid black or black and white stripe but as long as I've been looking if I can justify buying a red one, I may just do it.

Come here for help with justification. We are always willing to offer a hand in that regard.

 

[GBassNorth]

Nothing. Like most of the rest of his ad. His girlfriend is probably an ex-girlfriend now, and probably has figured out that she really needs to be with a bass player. She comes along with the bass, even though the guy who posted the ad doesn't know it.

She looks like she's 14 years old and he strikes me as someone that mentally hasn't progressed much past that. How'd ya like to be stuck in a band with that jerk.

 

[Gaolee]

She looks like she's 14 years old and he strikes me as someone that mentally hasn't progressed much past that. How'd ya like to be stuck in a band with that jerk.

Avoided it so far. At least as far as I know. I was amused by his comment about buying a bass is how guitarists devolve into bass players. That's going to help sell a bass guitar, no doubt. Plus, the girlfriend, who, as you point out, looks both embarrassed and seriously underage.

 

[Redwine006]

Heed those words well. It will come to pass just as @Gaolee has phrohesied. It happened to all of us and, since you have already taken a step down the Path of Birds, it will happen to you as well

Gah you guys are great! This is the fastest responding, most positive/informative forum that I think I've ever been on! I love it!

 

[fasterpussycat]

Ha! used to work with someone in London whose name was Randall Knob...

I have previously worked with a Coxhead and a Sandercock. No giggling at the back there!

 

[TBird1958]

Gah you guys are great! This is the fastest responding, most positive/informative forum that I think I've ever been on! I love it!

Just remember, one Thunderbird is not enough..........

 

[Redwine006]

Just remember, one Thunderbird is not enough..........

I've seen lots of really cool ones but I have to hold back and just hope one of those Hamer's falls into my lap

 

[TBird1958]

I've seen lots of really cool ones but I have to hold back and just hope one of those Hamer's falls into my lap

I don't know how many of them Hamer produced, as I understand it they.re kind of rare. Do you have and idea on production totals?
As a thought, you might email a few of the more notable shops and request that they let you know if they come across one. The guys at The Bass Shop | Selected Used and Vintage Bass Guitars are really good about that kind of thing.