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Thunderbird Club

#149,141
JIO said:
I guess what I meant was, that with a nice set-up a Goth is as good as most bolt-on Epi T-birds with similar pu's/tuners/bridge etc. It was made for many years so there's a lot of them out there. But you will not find a used Epi VP selling for $200. It's a more refined instrument in most ways. The fact they are very affordable (seen used ones for under $600) makes them a great deal - but they won't sell for half that anytime soon. I personally like the Goth's because I can buy them for cheap and use them as a platform to manipulate into much better basses. My Deadlybird was a Goth body that I dramatically redefined. The body wood is solid mahogany - the raised sections (frt & back) are glued on because it's a bolt-on so it's only decorative. To buy a slab of kiln-dried wood could cost $200 depending on the wood. So it's a no brainer as platform material to buy a complete Goth for $200.
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I understood. I was more lamenting that I had ruled out Goth Thunderbirds because of the limitations of the V. But thanks!
 
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dagrev said:
What day is it?
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Mais oui, les Gibsons....
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JIO said:
... I personally like the Goth's because I can buy them for cheap and use them as a platform to manipulate into much better basses. My Deadlybird was a Goth body that I dramatically redefined. The body wood is solid mahogany - the raised sections (frt & back) are glued on because it's a bolt-on so it's only decorative. To buy a slab of kiln-dried wood could cost $200 depending on the wood. So it's a no brainer as platform material to buy a complete Goth for $200.
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Do you prefer the Goths over the standard bolt-ons? If so, why?
 
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bylar13 said:
Ha! Send me your address and I can send you this on vinyl or CD when it comes back from the pressing plant. We did 7 songs. I would be happy to send you vinyl or a CD of the other band I am in with my wife.
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Oooh, especially since I'm all vinyl working from home, let me know when it's available and I'll order one. Or can I pre-order it?
 
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Larry V said:
Since I just took pictures for a potential sale of my Ebony Studio V, here she is for Thunderbird Thursday!

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Larry, @StephnG is looking for a five string bird.

Chucky Stiletti said:
No Streamer? I see a corvette (?) to the left, what’s the center model? don’t think I’ve ever seen that..
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The one on the left is a limited edition Flaming Blonde Thumb bass, the blood red one in the center is a custom shop Vampyre neck through, the one on the right is the Thumb bolt on 5.
LOL - Streamer is fightin words in the Spector camp, I don't own one and never will. I own the original version (NS2J) made by Spector that Warwick copied to come up with the Streamer. Won't get into it here, but for giggles pop on over to the Spector club and ask about a Streamer. Be sure to duck quickly!
 
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JJR58 said:
El Kabong :laugh::laugh::laugh:
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I *loved* El Kabong!
A friend and I once played El Kabong with a busted acoustic we found on a trash heap. Chased each other all over the apartment courtyard on a hot fall day to entertain everyone (no A/C in the south meant open windows and porch time). I finally chucked it at him from a third floor window. He stayed as close to the landing spot as he could; it hit the sidewalk with a glorious sound, and he keeled over in fine fashion. We got a standing ovation from several families. :hyper:
 
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Miles_ONeal said:
I *loved* El Kabong!
A friend and I once played El Kabong with a busted acoustic we found on a trash heap....
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Minor point. This was in 1975, and the guitar was a Martin. It looked like someone had clobbered the soundboard once with a hammer, and the guitar had some fret wear. I knew nothing about acoustic brands at the time, so to us it was just a stage prop. In retrospect, I could have saved up some money, gotten it fixed, and paid rent for a while with that guitar.
 
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GBassNorth said:
Larry, @StephnG is looking for a five string bird.


The one on the left is a limited edition Flaming Blonde Thumb bass, the blood red one in the center is a custom shop Vampyre neck through, the one on the right is the Thumb bolt on 5.
LOL - Streamer is fightin words in the Spector camp, I don't own one and never will. I own the original version (NS2J) made by Spector that Warwick copied to come up with the Streamer. Won't get into it here, but for giggles pop on over to the Spector club and ask about a Streamer. Be sure to duck quickly!
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real fan of that NS-2 body style, soooo comfortable..
 
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Miles_ONeal said:
Clearly you haven't read enough Marvel comics or watched the movies enough. Every one of those peeps would have a solution. Granted we might want to ignore Hulk's; it would be a force multiplied El Kabong. Even my hard head doesn't want to get SMASHed with a THUNDERBIRD.
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I bought a mid-'80s G&L 5-string bass on eBay years ago. When it arrived the neck was bowed. (no mention of it in the ad copy) I took it to Gary Brawer here in SF to assess and he dryly said there's an outside chance it could be rectified, but most likely not. And this was a bolt-on neck. He would know being one of the top cats in the US guitar tech-wise. I sent the bass back and got a full refund.

The bidding on that '70s bird was already over $1k with a couple days to go so someone will own it for near that. One option would be parting it out. Not sure if they could break even doing that - probably not. I saw a '70s bird for sale on eBay once that was converted to a Fenderbird, most likely after a neck break. It was in Florida and the seller said Jaco played it. Nice try at elevating its worth. So one could do that also. Probably wouldn't break even with that either after doing all the work etc.
 
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JIO said:
I bought a mid-'80s G&L 5-string bass on eBay years ago. When it arrived the neck was bowed. (no mention of it in the ad copy) I took it to Gary Brawer here in SF to assess and he dryly said there's an outside chance it could be rectified, but most likely not. And this was a bolt-on neck. He would know being one of the top cats in the US guitar tech-wise. I sent the bass back and got a full refund.

The bidding on that '70s bird was already over $1k with a couple days to go so someone will own it for near that. One option would be parting it out. Not sure if they could break even doing that - probably not. I saw a '70s bird for sale on eBay once that was converted to a Fenderbird, most likely after a neck break. It was in Florida and the seller said Jaco played it. Nice try at elevating its worth. So one could do that also. Probably wouldn't break even with that either after doing all the work etc.
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As you said earlier, that neck has been in it's current state for a long time. While a heat/clamping treatment may fix it temporarily, the chances of it staying straight for any length of time are pretty low.
It would make a Kick-a$$ Fenderbird!
 
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JIO said:
I bought a mid-'80s G&L 5-string bass on eBay years ago. When it arrived the neck was bowed. (no mention of it in the ad copy) I took it to Gary Brawer here in SF to assess and he dryly said there's an outside chance it could be rectified, but most likely not. And this was a bolt-on neck. He would know being one of the top cats in the US guitar tech-wise. I sent the bass back and got a full refund.

The bidding on that '70s bird was already over $1k with a couple days to go so someone will own it for near that. One option would be parting it out. Not sure if they could break even doing that - probably not. I saw a '70s bird for sale on eBay once that was converted to a Fenderbird, most likely after a neck break. It was in Florida and the seller said Jaco played it. Nice try at elevating its worth. So one could do that also. Probably wouldn't break even with that either after doing all the work etc.
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just the hardware on that axe's probably worth over a grand....the case probably over 600 bills..
 
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