Thunderbird Club

[Glenn Johnson]

I thought someone would call me on that! To extrapolate: no need to use the left hand to support the neck while playing.

I thought

The Classic Pro has the thorough neck and Gibson pickups...lots of sustain and growl! IMHO it’s the next best thing to the much more expensive Gibson

I'll second that!

 

[Glenn Johnson]

....
Gibson Thunderbird IV non reverse 1967 Sunburst

A little out of my post-retirement budget.
Edit: As a matter of fact, also out of my pre-retirement budget. . .

 

[dagrev]

There was a band named Wet Willy?

Sure enough! Great Southern boogie.

 

[Nocturnal]

I saw Wet Willie's singer Jimmy Hall open for Kansas at my first concert in Nashville. He had a hit with "I'm happy that love has found you" but then kind of disappeared, at least from my radar. He had a female drummer that I thought was hot (but that could have been my teenage hormones) and his brother played bass. Only songs I remember are Keep on Smiling and that love song but he was entertaining.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

I thought they started out good but changed producers (to Ted Nugent's) and things changes, including their tone which got worse, IMO. I thought after the first album they might be something like the next Skynyrd. That didn't happen.

You enjoy metal, and might like Blackfoot. Kind of a harder rock band from Jacksonville. (Some of those guys from those three bands all knew each other.) Blackfoot was pure energy in concert. You left worn out. In a good way.

Blackfoot’s Medlocke drummed for Skynyrd in the early days and now plays guitar with them...

 

[GonePlaid]

Saw Joe here. Took the wife for our anniversary--$75 each. Most horrible sounding concert I've ever been to. Ungodly loud for a small theater. Could have filled a 20k seat venue with more sound than necessary. I almost went over to the sound guy and said, "You know that sounds like crap, right?" My wife wanted to leave. It's a sin to charge that kind of money and have sound that horrible. Even wrote his website and venue. No response whatsoever.

Sound guys sit there looking at their lights, meters, etc. with their headphones on and think it sounds great. Take the damn headphones off and hear what the crowd is hearing.

 

[5StringBlues]

Blackfoot’s Medlocke drummed for Skynyrd in the early days and now plays guitar with them...

And sang lead on these two early cuts. His voice certainly changed!



I used to be a huge fan of the Blackfoot Tomcattin' album.

 

[Engle]

Sure enough! Great Southern boogie.

I enjoy Southern Boogie, did they get any radio play?

 

[Engle]

Sound guys sit there looking at their lights, meters, etc. with their headphones on and think it sounds great. Take the damn headphones off and hear what the crowd is hearing.

^Nailed it!

 

[GonePlaid]

I enjoy Southern Boogie, did they get any radio play?

Some, back in AOR radio days-at least in the Miami area.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

I enjoy Southern Boogie, did they get any radio play?

They did in the south. I wasn’t a big fan.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

80% Fender piece, but still. Thunderbirds!
https://www.guitarworld.com/amp/features/battle-for-the-bass-the-story-of-fender-and-gibsons-fight-for-low-end-supremacy

 

[fasterpussycat]

Look what I found! USD470 with Hipshot bridge and hardshell case. At some point it will get black, lightweight tuners, and I'm going to cover the pickup with black vinyl.

[Update: just realised it has Schaller strap pins too! It was almost theft at that price]

 

[RedVee]

Look what I found! USD470 with Hipshot bridge and hardshell case. At some point it will get black, lightweight tuners, and I'm going to cover the pickup with black vinyl.

[Update: just realised it has Schaller strap pins too! It was almost theft at that price]

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whoo hoo !!! Great work !

 

[RedVee]

I took the pickguard off mine. It looks much cleaner (and it rattled).
The tough part would be finding a black pickup.

they’re on the white ones I think

 

[fasterpussycat]

they’re on the white ones I think

The first order of business was removing the (white) pickguard. Next was putting on abalone speed knobs.

Plugged it in and thought 'bugger me, that's a hot pickup' ... the realised the cats had turned the amp's gain up to 100%.

 

[Jay85]

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I'm using Rotosound flats on my 66 EB3 and had them also on my 68 EB0 (sold it recently). Give a nice thump and work very well with overdrive too. Using Rumbles only nowadays and it seems the OD in the Rumble was made for these old Gibbys.

I'm going to put flats on my EB3 This weekend...however what are the rumbles?

 

[Count Bassie]

Saw this over on the FB group...
Edwards (by ESP) Japan Thunderbird Style Bass (Black) w/ESP Pickups | eBay
It's cool, but after the requisite short gestation period, doesn't resonate so much. Just my mileage...

 

[Count Bassie]

...Is there a tight-arse bass players club on TB ?

Good idea...

 

[Count Bassie]

Look what I found! USD470 with Hipshot bridge and hardshell case. At some point it will get black, lightweight tuners, and I'm going to cover the pickup with black vinyl.

[Update: just realised it has Schaller strap pins too! It was almost theft at that price]

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*Pang of envy... slowly fading...*

Nice score!!