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Thunderbird Club

#140,381
TBird1958 said:
I've been using it as a backup and for some detuned material pretty regularly and really like it, the neck is bigger than any of my Gibsons and for me that means I play it a little less. Don't get me wrong, it's wonderful bass and def a keeper but it's not a Gibson, the neck on my '89 just kills and Lull pickups have a much different, fuller tone, the '76s are so unto themselves, the Epi is nowhere near them for playability or tone. It may sound like I don't care for it but that's not true, it's just different and I like that about it very much - Just as I like my Greco, Jackson, Orville and Lull.
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I know I'll be getting a second 'Bird, that's an undisputed fact and I'm not even gonna try to pretend otherwise. That TBird voodoo thing is just too compelling not to surrender to.

Apart from knowing I want a neck-through model, I'm not sure what to focus on: a Gibby, which is always choice numero uno, but for all the love I have for playing bass and 'Birds, music is still a hobby and spending 3K CDN for a new instrument doesn't fully register. Used 'Birds are rather scarce around here but I'm keeping my eyes opened. I also usually steer clear of active basse, so it rules out another model, leaving only the discontinued Classic Pro IV (which I know and owned in the past, but doesn't sound quite as full as I'd like) or the more recent Vintage Pros, which I haven't tried because no local shops carry them at this point.

Time for a drink.
 
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Mock-up for the pedalboard. The white box represents the Dogtone Bass Fuzz, which is away getting converted for external power. The (large) power supply goes where the cordless skilsaw is.
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Sequence is;
Thunderbird...
Broughton HPF...
Wireless...
A/B/Y splitter (A on to pedals, B off to a second amp sans fx)...
SansAmp thing...
Dogtone Bass Fuzz (white box)...
GK combo.
(Ok the hookups aren't right in the photo)

I'll finish it at work on lunch breaks. Hopefully all will be done in time for a gig on Friday.
 
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#140,385
gaffster said:
7ender's 70's brutal advert campaign really played off Gibson's angled neck/headstock with this poster. There was a whole series based on fairy tales.
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fasterpussycat said:
And that's supposed to make me want the 7ender?
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It is creepy

BklynKen said:
He's left-handed. I feel fine with this advert. Of course I'm not the intended viewer.
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:D

I've only seen the "Alice Through the Looking Glass" one - this one is pretty confusing. Is that a mirror-image illustrated with Snow White and "her/the dark side"? I guess I don't know that fairytale's details. A bitten apple (Adam & Eve?), a book with pages turning (?), a hanging tied/bound Snow White doll? and what is the doll tied back to back with? a large caterpillar/slug?, a skull with a third-eye socket? Actually the Gibson style set-back neck 3+3 hs reflected as the antithesis of Fenders 6 in-line straight hs is actually funny/clever, the rest looks like the illustrator was on acid while drawing it. :cautious:
 
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Bassmike62 said:
I know I'll be getting a second 'Bird, that's an undisputed fact and I'm not even gonna try to pretend otherwise. That TBird voodoo thing is just too compelling not to surrender to.

Apart from knowing I want a neck-through model, I'm not sure what to focus on: a Gibby, which is always choice numero uno, but for all the love I have for playing bass and 'Birds, music is still a hobby and spending 3K CDN for a new instrument doesn't fully register. Used 'Birds are rather scarce around here but I'm keeping my eyes opened. I also usually steer clear of active basse, so it rules out another model, leaving only the discontinued Classic Pro IV (which I know and owned in the past, but doesn't sound quite as full as I'd like) or the more recent Vintage Pros, which I haven't tried because no local shops carry them at this point.

Time for a drink.
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Just because Gibson’s are scarce, shouldn’t rule it out as an option. Just keep your eyes opened on Kijiji and nearby stores. They’ll pop up.
 
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#140,392
Gaolee said:
I am moving slow today. Orgone put on the usual amazing show. Being the ugliest, oldest merch girl ever worked out ok, too. Strange things sometimes happen. I got flashed. I am not sure why she decided to flash the merch table, but it sure made me laugh. She was completely enthusiastic about it. I assume she was practicing before she tried it on the band.
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Wow, flashed - I'd nearly forgotten that phenomenon. Brings to mind "streaking" :laugh:


 
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Instagator said:
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I missed this one last week on Facebook Market Place..It was just a little bit to far from me to pick up.VP with case,cord and two sets of Boomers for $350.The Bass was in NC...Hell of a deal.I was hoping that someone here picked it up.
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That's crazy cheap! Somebody got a killer deal.
 
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#140,396
Miles_ONeal said:
I became a Dead fan in part because of his tone and playing.
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I hear ya, never really understood until I saw them live for the first time at the Seattle Coliseum, probably 1982. Hooked ever since. Saw more shows every chance I had. Bobby brought Ratdog to the old Fox theater in Spokane a few years ago and played a great show. I wish Phil would come to town, love his sound and style of playing.
 
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Dr_Feelgoood212 said:
Just because Gibson’s are scarce, shouldn’t rule it out as an option. Just keep your eyes opened on Kijiji and nearby stores. They’ll pop up.
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I’m having fun with the Goth and couple of Epi IV Limited Edition Custom Shops I added to the flock last year. I’ve now been able to play 3 VPs, two of which were first rate specimens. I’ll be getting one. But the Gibson is so fun to play with its amazing neck, slight belly contour, overall amazing feel and balance that I keep my eyes open for another Gibby to choose me. No hurry, maybe I’ll do a new Ebony this year or next. EPIs are great. But if I could only have a couple birds, they would be Gibsons.
 
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Instagator said:
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I missed this one last week on Facebook Market Place..It was just a little bit to far from me to pick up.VP with case,cord and two sets of Boomers for $350.The Bass was in NC...Hell of a deal.I was hoping that someone here picked it up.
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Wow. Makes me wonder how the seller came by it. Case and parts are worth more than that.
 
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#140,399
Border said:
I hear ya, never really understood until I saw them live for the first time at the Seattle Coliseum, probably 1982. Hooked ever since. Saw more shows every chance I had. Bobby brought Ratdog to the old Fox theater in Spokane a few years ago and played a great show. I wish Phil would come to town, love his sound and style of playing.
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I’m a casual fan. Saw them once about 35 years ago. But I like them just fine and I like listening to them in the background during long drives.
 
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Count Bassie said:
Mock-up for the pedalboard. The white box represents the Dogtone Bass Fuzz, which is away getting converted for external power. The (large) power supply goes where the cordless skilsaw is.
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Sequence is;
Thunderbird...
Broughton HPF...
Wireless...
A/B/Y splitter (A on to pedals, B off to a second amp sans fx)...
SansAmp thing...
Dogtone Bass Fuzz (white box)...
GK combo.
(Ok the hookups aren't right in the photo)

I'll finish it at work on lunch breaks. Hopefully all will be done in time for a gig on Friday.
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What does the HPF do for you?
 
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