Thunderbird Club

[Chucky Stiletti]

Is this really an Elitist model? I recall them having the Elitist logo on the back lower portion of the headstock.
But what do i know.

Epiphone Thunderbird Elitist Pro IV Neck-Through Made in Japan

nice bass! neckthrough (seems)....looks very much like a 70's build...good price too..

 

[mr zee]

That is no way to start a day off. Kale gas in the car during the commute? No thanks.

Cabbage gas, that would be thunderous.

 

[mr zee]

forgot the banger, beans, mushrooms and occasional black or white pudding..

Fried slice n hash browns.

 

[Glenn Johnson]

This thread has transformed from Car and Driver Magazine to The Good Housekeeping Thunderbird Club.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Fried slice n hash browns.

yes on the slice....hash browns are american...but then so are Heinz beans...hybrid?..

 

[Miles_ONeal]

He's a musician. Know any musicians who own stocks?

Sure! Unless you mean poor working musicians. Not so much that demographic.

 

[mr zee]

yes on the slice....hash browns are american...but then so are Heinz beans...hybrid?..

There's a lotta American things the Brits have taken to.
Like the thunderbird club, and spam. Ab fab with brown sauce, or with a English fry up.

 

[mr zee]

We r all tbird players that do everyday things like, eat, drive, drink and go to the loo and ......Things

 

[JJR58]

nice bass! neckthrough (seems)....looks very much like a 70's build...good price too..

It could be an Elitist cause of the back being painted black. Dunno though.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

It could be an Elitist cause of the back being painted black. Dunno though.

hard to tell if it's neckthrough or set neck..

 

[StephnG]

Id say this also qualifies this group as "environmentally friendly" now all we have to do is harness all this "Thunderous Gas" & we can run our cars, bikes, homes etc...it may even be considered a solution to "Global Warming"

 

[fasterpussycat]

The Flamingo has .110s on it for the time being. They are Bass Burners, and I don't like the way they sound that much so far, but I sure do like the way they feel and the level of definition I get out of them. Maybe it's just the way they sound with Chinabuckers. They had too much dusty brown in the sound to the point the sound almost has a smell like overheated transformer insulation. That's the last thing I need - another weird mental path getting burned into my ear wiring. But, they are beginning to sound better. Maybe they just need to break in. Maybe I'm just getting used to the sound. Either way, they get another month or two before final judgment.

Pickup height? Mine give me a nice deep indigo blue shot through with black and magenta sparks.

 

[fasterpussycat]

Yeah, every 70’s lawsuit Ibanez I’ve ever tried was awesome and right up there with the Gibson’s of that time, so I should’ve grabbed that T Bird when the price dropped to $600. Shipping was quite high as I recall. My Gibson and Cataldo ‘Birds are plenty though, when I’m honest

It's against the rules to be content with the Birds you already have. For my part, I'd only be tempted by a Gibson at a stupidly low price and one of the others would have to go. I'm very attached to all three of my Birds, therefore I am happy to flout the club rules.

 

[TerribleTim68]

Well, I only have the one Bird. I always wanted one ever since I saw Nikki pounding on one during the Dr. Feelgood era, but I never could afford one back then. Honestly, I still can't really afford one of those super nice burst ones. But I managed to snag my Goth Bird with a few nicks here and there and no case for pretty damn cheap, so I took it.

I will say though, I really dislike the bridge. I just can't get the action down where I'd like it to be with this 3-point bridge. I'm considering swapping it for something else, but again, money.

 

[GIBrat51]

It's against the rules to be content with the Birds you already have. For my part, I'd only be tempted by a Gibson at a stupidly low price and one of the others would have to go. I'm very attached to all three of my Birds, therefore I am happy to flout the club rules.

I'm afraid that some of us pretty much have to be content with the 'Bird(s) we already have. And, not many lower cost alternatives, either...

 

[Gaolee]

I won’t be going near that one, but I have gigged a friends 70’s style Greco and it was fantastic. Hope to grab one at some point. The Quattro ‘Bird is a little too wacky for me

I won't be buying it, either, for a lot of reasons. But the pickup spacing is interesting. Putting a split P in mudbucker position sounds like what?

 

[Gaolee]

looks pretty nice....
Ibanez Lawsuit Era Thunderbird Bass 1976 | TechEx

That bridge is odd. It looks like the tilt-o-matic special two point on my EB-2, only with a stop claw. I don't see why that wouldn't work. There's plenty of intonation adjustment on it.

 

[PillO]

This looks good...

Gibson Thunderbird Non-Reverse Bass 1966 Black

 

[Gaolee]

Pickup height? Mine give me a nice deep indigo blue shot through with black and magenta sparks.

I have not adjusted the pickup height. Get the indigo blue toward more teal and with an electric blue edge, and you pretty much have the sound I like.

 

[Gaolee]

It's against the rules to be content with the Birds you already have. For my part, I'd only be tempted by a Gibson at a stupidly low price and one of the others would have to go. I'm very attached to all three of my Birds, therefore I am happy to flout the club rules.

There's a few around here who pick up the slack for you.