Thunderbird Club

[JJR58]

Sure. I just notice things. Do stupid stuff. See dead people. You know, writer/bassist/half-Martian stuff.

We'd get along good.

 

[ezra1]

 

[ezra1]

You can't see them very good but this is my Tbirds and a RD Artist.
3 Greco's and the rest Gibson

 

[Miles_ONeal]

We'd get along good.

I've assumed that for some time.

 

[Bassmike62]

Why can’t you edit it?

I think I need to renew my supporting member status

 

[Gaolee]

You can't see them very good but this is my Tbirds and a RD Artist.
3 Greco's and the rest Gibson

What's the one with a reverse headstock? Is that a Thunderbird Studio?

 

[ezra1]

One is a Greco and the Gibson is about 5 years old.

 

[PillO]

That half reverse shape makes my eyes itch. Look at that red star- clearly a Russian attempt to destroy the rock and roll world.



I thought Peavey was out of the instrument and amp business. Good to find out I was wrong.

I thought Peavey was trying to run themselves into bankruptcy...

 

[PillO]

Sounds like a good plan to me. Most of us are pretty good at stupid. A herd of stupid is always more fun than a single shot of stupid.

 

[KB5]

I noticed that Epiphone updated the Vintage Pro specs on their website. They now list the fretboard as Indian Laurel. I think this is the third fretboard material for this bass. If I recall correctly they started out as Blackwood Tec then went to Pau Ferro and now Laurel. I'm typically not a wood snob but I just think this bass looks better with a nice dark board. Isn't the whole draw to this bass is the vintage look.

On another note the Embassy Pro is absent from the Epi site.

 

[Spieluhr]

I noticed that Epiphone updated the Vintage Pro specs on their website. They now list the fretboard as Indian Laurel. I think this is the third fretboard material for this bass. If I recall correctly they started out as Blackwood Tec then went to Pau Ferro and now Laurel.

I'm pretty sure I have a rosewood board on mine. Was expecting the synthetic blackwood tec, but ISTR the first batch of VP's to get shipped to Europe got rosewood boards, which at the time (after CITES required documentation for any type of rosewood) didn't make much sense.

 

[Thumper]

No more Embassy's? Guess I'll have to buy another after all (yup, like 'em that much). I'm thinking black.

 

[TBird1958]

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Lovely Thunderbirds! Do I have you in the club?

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

hmmm....when will this amp fetish end?.....

 

[Count Bassie]

...and just like that, the first sparks flew and off they went to start a beautiful friendship that grew into much more...

Not that there's anything wrong with that.

Well, THAT escalated quickly...

 

[Engle]

I'm pretty sure I have a rosewood board on mine. Was expecting the synthetic blackwood tec, but ISTR the first batch of VP's to get shipped to Europe got rosewood boards, which at the time (after CITES required documentation for any type of rosewood) didn't make much sense.

I think mine is synthetic, bought it in the US

 

[MCF]

You have no idea how many stupid things I have done in my life...

I’m sure no more than any of the rest of us.

 

[Glenn Johnson]

hmmm....when will this amp fetish end?.....
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Apparently not in the forseeable future!

 

[MCF]

Or worse yet, real-estate. The reason they split-up is because JM was a bit of a control freak and stifled the others input. A CD came out many years later called the Lost Tridant Sessions. It was compiled of the studio version of their last released life recording "Between Nothingness and Eternity" (both killer performances) and 3 studio songs by Hammer, Laird and JM. Frankly JM's piece was the best, and RL's was pretty proletarian by comparison. Jan Hammer's was very JH - he went on to do the Miami Vice intro. Closest time TV ever got to prog-rock.

That is interesting. I had no idea he did that. I loved that show.

 

[TBird1958]

hmmm....when will this amp fetish end?.....
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You have a problem!
It could be worse, you don't have model trains or women's clothing as part of your life

 

[RedVee]

I think you did.

pretty cool CB