Thunderbird Club

[Gaolee]

Yes, the finish (Classic White) was a stock Gibson color at one point, they discontinued it about 10 years back.

And it ages beautifully. My only concern about a white VP is how the finish would age. That and trying to figure out what to do with yet another Thunderbird. All the ones I have don't get enough exercise as it is.

 

[GonePlaid]

That’s what struck me about Vegas. It’s full of architectural copies.

And some of the buildings, too.

 

[Gaolee]

But it was only 2015 that offered the coil tap pickups. Correct? I have 2 Epi's but would shell out on a real Gibby if it was one of those.

Yep, those are the only ones that had DiCola pickups. They are beasts.

 

[GonePlaid]

Lucky for the contractor it only cost them $3K or so. It’s unbe******lievable to me that someone could put a shelf up in a school and not fasten it securely.

His job was to put it up. Another union craftperson was to secure it.

 

[Thumper]

Salt Lake is no longer a bastion of Mormon conservatism. I don't think there's any problem getting coffee or wine. Salt Lake is quite liberal. While the rest of the state leans conservative.

I was tempted to respond to the original post, but we already have too many out of state people moving in, so didn't want to advertise.

We may not have the best coffee here, but I will put Kiitos IPA up against any beer in the world ( I am a beer snob, and have traveled extensively, lived in Europe for a couple of years). In November we joined the rest of their world, and no longer are saddled with 3.2% beer.

So you might be surprised if you visit SLC, downtown Ogden, or Park City at how civilized it can be here, sadly not so much a lot of other cities in Utah.

 

[Gaolee]

Thanks all for the responses. Time to go window shopping. Hopefully I will be joining the club.

When one chooses you, you will know. It won't let you leave without it. Funny thing is that after the first one I owned, a bottom of the line bolt-on Epiphone, I have mostly bought Thunderbirds sight unseen. So far, they have been everything I wanted from them and more.

 

[JIO]

LOL - That's like the Bass section at our local guitar center. Nearly every bass of any interest is on the top hangers 12 feet above the floor.

Top 10 reasons why basses at Guitar Center are 12' above the floor :

1) bass players have long arms
2) if it was easy to reach, they wouldn't be interested
3) creates a need to get it down whether there's a need or not
4) tort can look different far away
5) bass players feel it reflects their (imagined) hierarchy in a band
6) bass players need to know what it looks like, as it would look in the shadows of a stage
7) bass players like making the GC staff cater to their needs
8) bringing it down justifies gratuitous 'slapping' once plugged in
9) so the set-up can be tested and criticized
10) to discourage tire-kickers who are not going to buy anything anyway

 

[GonePlaid]

Top 10 reasons why basses at Guitar Center are 12' above the floor :

1) bass players have long arms
2) if it was easy to reach, they wouldn't be interested
3) creates a need to get it down whether there's a need or not
4) tort can look different far away
5) bass players feel it reflects their (imagined) hierarchy in a band
6) bass players need to know what it looks like, as it would look in the shadows of a stage
7) bass players like making the GC staff cater to their needs
8) bringing it down justifies gratuitous 'slapping' once plugged in
9) so the set-up can be tested and criticized
10) to discourage tire-kickers who are not going to buy anything anyway

The WPB GC has a separate bass room(closet?)with almost everything in reach. Lotta FSO's, coupla TBirds, both Gibby and Epi.

 

[Engle]

And some of the buildings, too.

Yeah it’s not a place I look forward to visiting.

 

[Anemic_SluG]

Top 10 reasons why basses at Guitar Center are 12' above the floor :

1) bass players have long arms
2) if it was easy to reach, they wouldn't be interested
3) creates a need to get it down whether there's a need or not
4) tort can look different far away
5) bass players feel it reflects their (imagined) hierarchy in a band
6) bass players need to know what it looks like, as it would look in the shadows of a stage
7) bass players like making the GC staff cater to their needs
8) bringing it down justifies gratuitous 'slapping' once plugged in
9) so the set-up can be tested and criticized
10) to discourage tire-kickers who are not going to buy anything anyway

The problem is at my local guitar center they have great basses, the new ultras, some music mans a geddy etc, and a whole ton of crappy combo amps to plug them into once you finally extract them from the wall.

 

[TBird1958]

The problem is at my local guitar center they have great basses, the new ultras, some music mans a geddy etc, and a whole ton of crappy combo amps to plug them into once you finally extract them from the wall.

Ah, like the one near me, in Tukwila, WA.

 

[Anemic_SluG]

Ah, like the one near me, in Tukwila, WA.

Funny I was talking about the one in Tacoma!!

 

[TBird1958]

I was tempted to respond to the original post, but we already have too many out of state people moving in, so didn't want to advertise.

We may not have the best coffee here, but I will put Kiitos IPA up against any beer in the world ( I am a beer snob, and have traveled extensively, lived in Europe for a couple of years). In November we joined the rest of their world, and no longer are saddled with 3.2% beer.

So you might be surprised if you visit SLC, downtown Ogden, or Park City at how civilized it can be here, sadly not so much a lot of other cities in Utah.

My model railroad is set in Helper, UT about 1978

 

[PillO]

I was tempted to respond to the original post, but we already have too many out of state people moving in, so didn't want to advertise.

We may not have the best coffee here, but I will put Kiitos IPA up against any beer in the world ( I am a beer snob, and have traveled extensively, lived in Europe for a couple of years). In November we joined the rest of their world, and no longer are saddled with 3.2% beer.

So you might be surprised if you visit SLC, downtown Ogden, or Park City at how civilized it can be here, sadly not so much a lot of other cities in Utah.

Actually, I know a little about the area - great skiing. Just riffing on the Mormon culture. If there were no alcohol and caffeine, it would be nearly impossible to have a profitable ski industry.

Alcohol is particularly important to ski culture (the whole apres ski thing). Note that in Saudi Arabia alcohol is illegal to possess and consume and there is no ski industry. QED (Latin for I told you so)

 

[GonePlaid]

Funny I was talking about the one in Tacoma!!

Maybe it's a Washington thing?

 

[PillO]

Top 10 reasons why basses at Guitar Center are 12' above the floor :

1) bass players have long arms
2) if it was easy to reach, they wouldn't be interested
3) creates a need to get it down whether there's a need or not
4) tort can look different far away
5) bass players feel it reflects their (imagined) hierarchy in a band
6) bass players need to know what it looks like, as it would look in the shadows of a stage
7) bass players like making the GC staff cater to their needs
8) bringing it down justifies gratuitous 'slapping' once plugged in
9) so the set-up can be tested and criticized
10) to discourage tire-kickers who are not going to buy anything anyway

I thought it was because they need to inspect hands before handing over an instrument. What with bass players being notorious for eating with their hands and leaving grime on anything they touch...

 

[GonePlaid]

The WPB GC has a separate bass room(closet?)with almost everything in reach. Lotta FSO's, coupla TBirds, both Gibby and Epi.

After the Washingtonians comments, I hafta give the WPB GC credit for having decent amps of various sizes to play through and test things to buy online. (did I say that out loud?)

 

[Thumper]

Actually, I know a little about the area - great skiing. Just riffing on the Mormon culture. If there were no alcohol and caffeine, it would be nearly impossible to have a profitable ski industry.

Alcohol is particularly important to ski culture (the whole apres ski thing). Note that in Saudi Arabia alcohol is illegal to possess and consume and there is no ski industry. QED (Latin for I told you so)

You should see them start pounding them back once it's wheels up, after all they're no longer on "Holy Ground." And the fighter pilots are very specific about what liquor they drink.

Never saw a Thunderbird in Saudi Arabia, but did ride a Harley and had my share of beer

 

[TerribleTim68]

Hmm, I'm curious what "crappy combo amps" means exactly, because I was in the Tacoma GC a week or so ago and you couldn't hardly move around in the bass area for all the Orange and Fender Rumble amps all over the place.

 

[TerribleTim68]

...you might be surprised if you visit SLC, downtown Ogden, or Park City at how civilized it can be here,...

My kid lives in Cedar Fort, out near-ish to where the big FB Data Center is going in. We generally visit him annually around the Thanksgiving holiday (because both of our birthdays fall during that time). We usually spend a lot of time sight-seeing around the area and go to the first day of the lights at Temple Square (Black Friday). None of us are Mormon, but it's fun and pretty and always says "It's Christmas time now". And unlike most other cities I frequent (looking at you Seattle), the downtown area is generally quite clean of litter and free of large numbers of homeless pitching tents on the sidewalks. I've always enjoyed it there and never been hassled by either over-zealous religious types or pushy homeless demanding spare change, which is way more than I can say for other places (again, looking at you Seattle).