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Thunderbird Club
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probably the same way they reacted when CBS bought Fender in 65, altered the amp line for more "clean headroom" and sales fell tragically..I wonder how the Fender people would have reacted if someone had showed up from the future to thank them for spawning an industry in turning silverface amps back into the good stuff.
Nope! It's all 'cos o' the Bassman amp.I was never a fan of the look of Teles myself, but then I picked up this ASAT one day and, for me, that laid to rest any doubt that looks and sound are related
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Nah. Too many strings.Since we've veered off topic into 6 string territory, already, does anyone own or has anyone played one of these? I'm specifically interested in the neck and weather or not it really and truly feels like a Strat neck. Thanks in advance
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A Bassman does make everything sound betterNope! It's all 'cos o' the Bassman amp.
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I figured it'd be OK as long as I put a bridge cover on it
They make everything better!
Man, I wish I still had even one of my two 63 piggyback 6g6b Bassmans.A Bassman does make everything sound better
Thanks for the feedback, @Miles_ONeal ! I just pulled the trigger on one
Let me know what she thinks! I don't recall whether it felt like a Strat neck, but I do recall it feeling really nice and playing well.
Man, I wish I still had even one of my two 63 piggyback 6g6b Bassmans.
I wish I still had one of your two 63 piggyback 6g6b Bassmans, too!
Gaolee
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Chrome!They make everything better!
If anyone might be interested I've put my Trace Elliot Elf up for sale in the Classies. Not for lack of love, but lack of other, also necessary things ($...).
I'll get another, when things change, as they are wont to do.
...annnnnnnd sold. This facilitates keeping my Acoustic 370. Bonus.
I'll get another, when things change, as they are wont to do.
...annnnnnnd sold. This facilitates keeping my Acoustic 370. Bonus.
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'86 Single pickup Thunderbird.
Can't remember if you said or not, but how many of those were made? I'm guessing very little of them are out there.
What Ampeg cab is that in your ad CB?
It's not Ampeg, it's a one-off EAW slant-face 410 that I diy'd into a 210. It was too small to be viable as a 410 bass guitar cab, so I did some shade-tree math, whipped out the skilsaw and some Bond-O, and threw a pair of EMI BP102s into it. Been gigging it for several years now. Heckin' thing's a tank.
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Nah man, the last pic, Sure see an Ampeg cab next to the EAW.
Lol, sorry! That's a 410HLF that I don't have anymore. It's a mud-box... overpowered our poor guitar payer, so I sold it off.
I know, I've rehearsed that story before. I admit it's kind of a point of pride... that cab is a little dynamo, just got dumb-lucky.
