Thunderbird Club

[TBird1958]

Interesting little find...
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Might be really cool with some TBird, Lull or Thunderbucker pups dropped in.

Things happen when I'm left on my own, (idle brain, Satan's Workshop kind of thing) The Q80 and a Les Paul Oversize Gold Top are on their way to Casa Veronica.

 

[Kriegs]

Things happen when I'm left on my own, (idle brain, Satan Workshop kind of thing) The Q80 and a Les Paul Oversize Gold Top are on their way to Casa Veronica.

 

[Gaolee]

FirePaul?

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Kinda like RuPaul only hotter, perhaps.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

scored me some Frampton farewell tour tix for Sat...too young to go with my sissy in 75.....stoked..
https://www.vividseats.com/blog/peter-frampton-tour-dates

 

[Gaolee]

That would be awesome! I was thinking ‘dark ambient’ when I was jamming out the parts, and yes, I have hours and hours of this crap since I pretty much record everything

In 3000 years, when the archaeologists dig up this civilization, they will probably get some odd ideas about what we were really like.

 

[Gaolee]

Thanks! The neck and toe is to die for. (But still no old Thunderbird.) Some seemed to have some really chunky and wide necks. I don't think consistency was a thing yet. But all that hand shaping made them all unique.

So you like the older style like this? (Though 57 was the transition year.) This is my 55. Different neck but love the way is feels with all it's chunkieness. Doesn't sound as good. (This was before I but the correct logo on it. That area and the body were refinished and they used a later logo. Fixed now.)
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I love the light spots where the ashtrays were.

 

[Gaolee]

Don't recall ever playing one.

Yeah, what you got there is the definition of "not thin!" Though I love a good 335!

335s are what I think guitars should look like.

 

[dagrev]

Wow! Where's the gold anodized pick guard?

It's on the bass! Just looks bright. Everything does in that pic.

 

[dagrev]

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OK. Just how did you get a pic of people reacting to my bass solo? Can I have the negatives back?

 

[Gaolee]

OK. Just how did you get a pic of people reacting to my bass solo? Can I have the negatives back?

That's the instant before they realize they can go to the bar and talk a lot. The next shot shows them looking a lot happier.

 

[dagrev]

scored me some Frampton farewell tour tix for Sat...too young to go with my sissy in 75.....stoked..
https://www.vividseats.com/blog/peter-frampton-tour-dates

Puts on a good show. Saw him a few years ago. No flash needed. Enjoy!

 

[JJR58]

OK. Just how did you get a pic of people reacting to my bass solo? Can I have the negatives back?

That was from a show with me playing bass. Just happen to catch them at the right moment after my own bass solo. We are not alone. Crappy bass players stand united!

 

[JJR58]

Things happen when I'm left on my own, (idle brain, Satan's Workshop kind of thing) The Q80 and a Les Paul Oversize Gold Top are on their way to Casa Veronica.

Now just a second here. Oversize Gold Top?................

 

[dagrev]

I love the light spots where the ashtrays were.

The bass obviously has a long history. It's been with me since about '81-82. I took is to Gruhns about that time and he recognized it bass. Called it the turtle bass, obviously due to the odd pick guard. It's kind of ugly, but I left it on because it also kind of cook and been ridding that bass a long time. George said it had been in Europe for about 10 years. I don't recall if he said who owned it. It was refinished with lacquer years before I got it and has plenty of honest wear. I have the ashtrays. Actually looks good wither way. Nice and light.

 

[dagrev]

That was from a show with me playing bass. Just happen to catch them at the right moment after my own bass solo. We are not alone. Crappy bass players stand united!

I'm with you brother. We do bad good. With Thunderbirds!

 

[JIO]

For no good reason (I’m supposed to be mixing a record), I felt like playing my Gretsch SpectraSonic bass, which I haven’t picked up in a long time...played it through my eurorack rig. Looping delay (Make Noise Mimeophon), into a filter (Joranalogue Filter 8) and modulated it with a Mannequins Just Friends...fun waste of a couple hours. Now back to work!

Love it - I've been hooked on such since movies like "Forbidden Planet" with it's soundtrack by Louis and Bebe Barron 1956. My brother and I both got this Robbie the Robot toy for Christmas when it was on the shelves. We promptly destroyed them both... they go for over $500 now.

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[dagrev]

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Wait. That was't the solo after all. That was the time people were crowed next to barrier in front of me and I had that unfortunate wardrobe malfunction.

 

[TBird1958]

Now just a second here. Oversize Gold Top?................

It'll be here (along with the aforementioned Q80) next week.

 

[gaffster]

There are rumors that chuck Norris plays a thunderbird. Could not confirm but I did run across this:

 

[Count Bassie]

There are rumors that chuck Norris plays a thunderbird. Could not confirm but I did run across this:
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Yeah he found out Thunderbirds are cool. He does Wing Chun techniques now too... of course he does...