Thunderbird Club

[dagrev]

Here's the '69 GTO at the national show, looks better with the hood on it..........7enderbird colors!

Cool. Just saw a '69 (hardtop) sell on a Mecham's auction and thought of your pics.

 

[Gaolee]

anyone remember these? one of the best sounding transistor guitar amplifiers ever, imo...
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A friend has one sitting on a shelf in his music room. It broke down and he hasn't gotten it fixed.

 

[GBassNorth]

Hope y’all have been doing well!

I’m currently holed up and losing my mind playing bass through all this crap
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My new pedalboard
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Already been said and answered but I'll add to the chorus - I bet you get some really cool sounds out of that uberflexible set up. I'll also bet you can't repeat them easily once you tear it down and reconfigure for the next sound. So I assume high quality digital recording of everything is imperative, then use or save each track for a rainy day as needed. Certainly not gonna be part of your live rig.

Very cool, reminds me of the early pre moog days, great for Prog rock.

Patience of a saint!

And on an unrelated note, I stumbled across an awesome ride that I thought you'd like as well...
1957 Plymouth Plymouth | eBay
Recall that I've been looking for a wagon to use as a beach car. Something to haul the surfboards and other gear in that I don't need to worry about if it gets a bit beat up and sandy. This one checks all the right boxes.

I've been thinking about adding a new TBird to the collection. Right now I have two (well really just one I suppose). I have an early 2000's Gibson TBird that has the best neck, and plays and sounds great! I've posted pic here before. I added an aluminum pickguard, and made my own matching aluminum truss rod cover. The other is a green Epiphone non-reverse TBird from the 90's. These have the PJ pickups, so its not so much a Thunderbird, except in looks. Its not very playable. Big and heavy with a wide neck, it doesn't feel or sound anything like a TBird. But it sure looks good hanging on the wall

I've had my eye on the Epiphone custom versions .. Pelham blue, TV silver, and Silverburst. But I can't find any good info on the necks. Are they thin and feel something like my Gibson? How do they sound? If anyone has one of these and can share any info it would be appreciated.

The other one that interests me is the Epiphone Vintage pro. I've heard great things about these. Thin neck, great pickups. A little more than the other ones, but still a great value compared to the cost of a Gibson. Anyone have one of these?

Yes, a number of us here have Eppi VPs. Everything you've heard about how great they are is absolutely true.

 

[dagrev]

It is interesting, I have met many lawyers and so many are unhappy in their profession. Those who are happy in the profession seem to fit two categories. The schoolyard bullies seem to like it. And those who found the profession through something else - for example my IP lawyer has a PhD in biology and worked as a research scientist for quite some time before she realized that what she really liked was doing patent work.

Amoungst all professionals (not limiting to lawyers anymore) I find that many are unhappy with the path they have chosen but feel trapped. They have invested so much in their career path that they feel unable to change direction. But that is the sunk cost fallacy. I don't understand why they can't/won't change direction. I can't understand because I have done it at several levels. I trained as a pharmacist and did that in the Army. I didn't want to become a pension hostage (as so many of my contemporaries sleep-walked into). I also didn't want to be a pharmacist so I changed direction. I ended up as a venture capitalist then an investment banker (there is a group that is more depressing than lawyers; they are ONLY in it for the money) and only then did I become an entrepreneur which I think is my true calling. I'm glossing over some areas in which I have dabbled. All the zigs and zags though my career have broadened me to hone the skills I use every day.

A few years ago, I had one of my colleagues from pharmacy school ask me how I had so effortlessly changed direction. She would like to do that because she is unhappy but doesn't know what to do. I can't give any advice because when I have been unhappy in what I am doing, I look for something else and move on to it. And I just can't understand how other people don't do that; it seems to me that they fear change more than they don't want to be unhappy. Maybe that is what makes me an entrepreneur - I can't just accept things, I need to be happy in myself. Maybe it is in part how I was raised - my parents picked up our young family and moved to Canada when I was 4 to escape the high taxes in the UK (well that didn't work out so well).

Catching up....Seems three kinds of people change directions in life. Those who are lazy and fall into or forced into some kind of change; those who lack direction and/or wisdom; and those who simply have the courage to admit that something (possibly nice), isn't working and are willing to risk all the shaking heads and at least attempt change. You seem to clearly be the latter. Evil job-creator, you!

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

A friend has one sitting on a shelf in his music room. It broke down and he hasn't gotten it fixed.

not much that can go wrong...

 

[dagrev]

I've been thinking about adding a new TBird to the collection. Right now I have two (well really just one I suppose). I have an early 2000's Gibson TBird that has the best neck, and plays and sounds great! I've posted pic here before. I added an aluminum pickguard, and made my own matching aluminum truss rod cover. The other is a green Epiphone non-reverse TBird from the 90's. These have the PJ pickups, so its not so much a Thunderbird, except in looks. Its not very playable. Big and heavy with a wide neck, it doesn't feel or sound anything like a TBird. But it sure looks good hanging on the wall

I've had my eye on the Epiphone custom versions .. Pelham blue, TV silver, and Silverburst. But I can't find any good info on the necks. Are they thin and feel something like my Gibson? How do they sound? If anyone has one of these and can share any info it would be appreciated.

The other one that interests me is the Epiphone Vintage pro. I've heard great things about these. Thin neck, great pickups. A little more than the other ones, but still a great value compared to the cost of a Gibson. Anyone have one of these?

I like my VP. Does it sound like my '64 (or the '64 Epi Embassy)? No. Does it sound good. Oh, yeah. And, I don't have to be scared when taking it out of the house. The only fault I can find with mine is a couple of the tuners are scratchy, but tune as they should and hold tune just fine. Great value for the money. Find one used and save even more.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Already been said and answered but I'll add to the chorus - I bet you get some really cool sounds out of that uberflexible set up. I'll also bet you can't repeat them easily once you tear it down and reconfigure for the next sound. So I assume high quality digital recording of everything is imperative, then use or save each track for a rainy day as needed. Certainly not gonna be part of your live rig.

Very cool, reminds me of the early pre moog days, great for Prog rock.


And on an unrelated note, I stumbled across an awesome ride that I thought you'd like as well...
1957 Plymouth Plymouth | eBay
Recall that I've been looking for a wagon to use as a beach car. Something to haul the surfboards and other gear in that I don't need to worry about if it gets a bit beat up and sandy. This one checks all the right boxes.


Yes, a number of us here have Eppi VPs. Everything you've heard about how great they are is absolutely true.

And on an unrelated note, I stumbled across an awesome ride that I thought you'd like as well...
1957 Plymouth Plymouth | eBay
Recall that I've been looking for a wagon to use as a beach car. Something to haul the surfboards and other gear in that I don't need to worry about if it gets a bit beat up and sandy. This one checks all the right boxes.

this is how we do it in NorCal..

 

[dagrev]

Hmm, lemme think. Piano 7 to 16+/-, last two years reading lead sheets w/ chord symbols; clarinet, bass clarinet, saxes 12 to 18; Navy musician(clar/sax)19 to 23, bass(since 1967 while in Navy-it gave me the chance to be bad-and learn). Having the piano background was very helpful in being able to watch the piano player's hands and recognise chords, then figure out where those notes were on the neck. Keyboard chops very rusty, sax and flute chops gone, along with too many teefus. AFA percussion, I can play a clave.

But you still play The Bass. That's really all that matters!

 

[Dr_Feelgoood212]

Already been said and answered but I'll add to the chorus - I bet you get some really cool sounds out of that uberflexible set up. I'll also bet you can't repeat them easily once you tear it down and reconfigure for the next sound. So I assume high quality digital recording of everything is imperative, then use or save each track for a rainy day as needed. Certainly not gonna be part of your live rig.

Very cool, reminds me of the early pre moog days, great for Prog rock.


And on an unrelated note, I stumbled across an awesome ride that I thought you'd like as well...
1957 Plymouth Plymouth | eBay
Recall that I've been looking for a wagon to use as a beach car. Something to haul the surfboards and other gear in that I don't need to worry about if it gets a bit beat up and sandy. This one checks all the right boxes.


Yes, a number of us here have Eppi VPs. Everything you've heard about how great they are is absolutely true.

NICEEEEE!!! I’d still go for a VW square back due to minimal interior.
Still very cool.
Prefer the 59’s though. Few years back there was a fairly rare 59 Plymouth Suburban... TWO DOOR... for sale a few hours away but it was ROUGH!
(Not this one)

 

[GonePlaid]

A friend has one sitting on a shelf in his music room. It broke down and he hasn't gotten it fixed.

Send it to Chucky.

 

[GonePlaid]

Already been said and answered but I'll add to the chorus - I bet you get some really cool sounds out of that uberflexible set up. I'll also bet you can't repeat them easily once you tear it down and reconfigure for the next sound. So I assume high quality digital recording of everything is imperative, then use or save each track for a rainy day as needed. Certainly not gonna be part of your live rig.

Very cool, reminds me of the early pre moog days, great for Prog rock.


And on an unrelated note, I stumbled across an awesome ride that I thought you'd like as well...
1957 Plymouth Plymouth | eBay
Recall that I've been looking for a wagon to use as a beach car. Something to haul the surfboards and other gear in that I don't need to worry about if it gets a bit beat up and sandy. This one checks all the right boxes.


Yes, a number of us here have Eppi VPs. Everything you've heard about how great they are is absolutely true.

Oh, you gotta get that (non-GMC)Suburban. Too cool! Or one of these:[Invalid or Expired Link Removed]

 

[GonePlaid]

But you still play The Bass. That's really all that matters!

Thanks. I'll leave to others to evaluate my playing, but, yeah, The Bass. The 67 NR since 73 for any kind of genre.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

NICEEEEE!!! I’d still go for a VW square back due to minimal interior.
Still very cool.
Prefer the 59’s though. Few years back there was a fairly rare 59 Plymouth Suburban... TWO DOOR... for sale a few hours away but it was ROUGH!
(Not this one)

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I have only seen a couple of two door wagons, ever. I never saw the point until I got serious about guitar. If I mainly think of it as a much smaller van with just a front seat, it makes sense. And in a pinch, you can fold seats out of the cargo area and let someone crawl back there.

 

[PillO]

Catching up....Seems three kinds of people change directions in life. Those who are lazy and fall into or forced into some kind of change; those who lack direction and/or wisdom; and those who simply have the courage to admit that something (possibly nice), isn't working and are willing to risk all the shaking heads and at least attempt change. You seem to clearly be the latter. Evil job-creator, you!

Hey, those three things are not all mutually exclusive... Sometimes changes are prompted by external necessity. The critical issue is the approach - blindly walking into something or taking the bull by the horns and making a path.

I am not yet an evil job creator - nobody is getting paid yet; there is an issue to reconcile. I am currently an evil volunteer creator with hope that it will become jobs.

 

[PillO]

NICEEEEE!!! I’d still go for a VW square back due to minimal interior.
Still very cool.
Prefer the 59’s though. Few years back there was a fairly rare 59 Plymouth Suburban... TWO DOOR... for sale a few hours away but it was ROUGH!
(Not this one)

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First car Dad bought when we came to Canada was a VW square back. Much later, we bought a used VW fast back which eventually passed to me in high school. Kept beer in the rear truck and would go to the car at lunch time to drink. Afternoon classes were... fun...

 

[PillO]

Oh, I’m just learning this setup. Once I pull the patch cables, it’s gone forever! If I get anything like a result, I record it into Logic ASAP!
Mostly playing bass into a couple granular samplers, then patching in a zillion cables until I like it. This is one live bass rig into the modular

When you find something interesting - take a few pictures (and make some notes) so that you can recreate it!

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

I have only seen a couple of two door wagons, ever. I never saw the point until I got serious about guitar. If I mainly think of it as a much smaller van with just a front seat, it makes sense. And in a pinch, you can fold seats out of the cargo area and let someone crawl back there.

yeah, like the bass player?..

 

[PillO]

anyone remember these? one of the best sounding transistor guitar amplifiers ever, imo...
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nothing a mic into the PA wouldn't solve....you'd be surprised at what folks are doing these days..

Those little buggers are great for recording with.

many do. this on does (preamp out) but it kinda defeats the purpose since the "secret sauce" is in the power amp....better off using a mic..

A friend has one sitting on a shelf in his music room. It broke down and he hasn't gotten it fixed.

Given how inexpensive they are, why would you fix one? Just get another...
Pignose - 7-100 Portable Amplifier

Some big names on their list of artists (from warranty cards sent in). And now I am considering getting some warranty cards to send in in the names of James Jamerson, Duck Dunn, Jaco Pastorius, and various other dead bass players.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Hey, those three things are not all mutually exclusive... Sometimes changes are prompted by external necessity. The critical issue is the approach - blindly walking into something or taking the bull by the horns and making a path.

I am not yet an evil job creator - nobody is getting paid yet; there is an issue to reconcile. I am currently an evil volunteer creator with hope that it will become jobs.

Evil job creator wannabe. EJCW. Bonus points: You can respond with that when someone says, "I'm an IDGF, what is your Myers-Briggs type?"

 

[PillO]

And on an unrelated note, I stumbled across an awesome ride that I thought you'd like as well...
1957 Plymouth Plymouth | eBay
Recall that I've been looking for a wagon to use as a beach car. Something to haul the surfboards and other gear in that I don't need to worry about if it gets a bit beat up and sandy. This one checks all the right boxes.

For an authentic surfing car, shouldn't you get a woody? Ahem.