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Thunderbird Club

#147,050
We've got Thunderbirds, Embassy's, Lull Ts and PTs, Cataldos, FSOs with Thunderbird or Thunderbird inspired PUPs, and a few other variations. For the purposes of this thread and keeping it open, what should we call them so we don't have to spell it out?

I jokingly call them ThunderThings, but don't really like it. So smart brothers and sisters, let's have other recommendations and maybe a vote.

Yeah, self isolating is getting me a little punchy :woot::woot::drool:
 
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jpmcbride said:
Just got my TBird back from minor inpatient surgery. I normally do all my own work, but this one need to see a real doctor. The rear strap button snapped off leaving not enough screw to get a tool on to twist it out. It ended up having to be drilled out. The shop (a very good one with real luthiers) said it was the hardest one they've ever had to deal with.They said someone put much too long of a screw in it, and glued it in with epoxy or something similar. They had to drill it and apply heat to get it to release. Took them 2 hours. Luckily they had quoted me $40 and honored that price. They're good people and I've used them 2 or 3 times when a job was more than I could handle. Here's a pic of the broken screw. Haven't had time to take a pic of the fix yet. In any case, its good to have her back!
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I grew up the son of An engineer who thought paying people to fix things was ridiculous. But discretion is often the better part of valor. Good call on letting someone who had tackled the problem before do it right. And using expoxy on an instrument is rarely a smart choice. Tightbond is my preference.
GonePlaid said:
As long as it's not 7.62 mm.;) The TBird looks nice but it's in Michigan-no chance to try out. Only slightly closer to me than you.
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Actually, there is still the PB one in the classifieds in Michigan with the correct pickguard/logo. Unfortunately, it is “local only.” Has a black Babicz on it and will include a chrome Supertone and the original black three point too. $1200. If the seller would ship it, it would be a great deal even if the buyer had to pay shipping.
 
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Thumper said:
For the purposes of this thread and keeping it open, what should we call them so we don't have to spell it out?
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I don't think that was the problem.
Remember a week before that, a member said he couldn't keep up and was dropping out of the real-time flow?
I say, we've been warned and I take it a bit seriously (without actually wanting to harsh our mellow, or whatever).
 
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MCF said:
I grew up the son of An engineer who thought paying people to fix things was ridiculous. But discretion is often the better part of valor. Good call on letting someone who had tackled the problem before do it right. And using expoxy on an instrument is rarely a smart choice. Tightbond is my preference.

Actually, there is still the PB one in the classifieds in Michigan with the correct pickguard/logo. Unfortunately, it is “local only.” Has a black Babicz on it and will include a chrome Supertone and the original black three point too. $1200. If the seller would ship it, it would be a great deal even if the buyer had to pay shipping.
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Shipping would be $125 +/-. Prolly worth it. For me, it's gotta be a NR, though. Which is why I've been looking/lusting over that 2013. Not crazy 'bout blue, but if I'm playing it I can't really see it anyway.:cool:
 
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GBassNorth said:
The NS2A is a fine bass, possibly one of Spector's finest sound wise. Did you get it in classic white? It's quite a bit more forward sounding in a mix than most Thunderbirds so it should compliment your bass line up nicely.


Not only am I not currently in a gigging band, I'm not even in any band.
I do jam with the guys on occasion but not that often. My gigging days (and the desire to have them) are long gone. I play pretty much daily with Pandora on random shuffle (never know what song is up next so you gotta be on your toes) or with CDs. The TBird time is split pretty evenly between the Gibby Anniversary and the Eppi VP. Other basses that get a regular workout include an SG supreme, a Fender Starcaster and a Fender Tele modern player.

Note: a total of four Thunderbird references were made in this post. I'm gbassnorth, and I approve this message.:D
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This Spector is painted Black. There is a scratch on the back I can see red paint and along the very edge of the pup routs and along the neck that the same red is poking though, I suspect this stated its life as a Red NS2 and at some point was painted black. They did a good job but I guess this just means I am free to paint it as I please at some point. For now it will continue to be of the Noir variety. LOVE the tome btw. Pics are coming, I've either been "teaching" the kids or being lazy, sometimes both.
 
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