Thunderbird Club

[GBassNorth]

No tummy cut. Does that hint that they are heavy?

Nope, no tummy cut.
Mine weighs about 8.5 pounds.

 

[JIO]

page 7777 coming up!

 

[Larry V]

Happy Birthday to our very own, @godofthunder59, Scott! Make it a great one!

 

[godofthunder59]

Happy Birthday to our very own, @godofthunder59, Scott! Make it a great one!

Thank you so much my bass brother! Working a painting job today, recording studio outside of Buffalo NY. 1 hour 20 min. commute one way, up at 5AM on the road at 5:45. No complaints I am grateful for the work.

 

[dagrev]

Thank you so much my bass brother! Working a painting job today, recording studio outside of Buffalo NY. 1 hour 20 min. Commute, up at 5AM on the road at 5:45. No complaints I am grateful for the work.

Happy Birthday Scott! We're all certainly glad you had the first one and hope for many more yet to come!

 

[TBird1958]

Happy Birthday Thunderbird Brother!

 

[dagrev]

PillO..... Did you do this?

Time to put the goats back wherever you found them.

 

[JJR58]

A very Happy Bday to you Scott, @godofthunder59

 

[PillO]

PillO..... Did you do this?

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Time to put the goats back wherever you found them.

Not me. There are no melons involved. I rather suspect my fellow Canadian, the rotten kid - @Dr_Feelgoood212

 

[ToddOfThunder]

Thank you so much my bass brother! Working a painting job today, recording studio outside of Buffalo NY. 1 hour 20 min. commute one way, up at 5AM on the road at 5:45. No complaints I am grateful for the work.

Happy Birthday Scott! Sorry had to edit

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Greco TB1100 Thunderbird Bass 1980 Sunburst with Gator Case | Seaford Guitars | Reverb
Greco Thunderbird 1989 Black | Matt Tolle | Reverb
Greco TB-700 Thunderbird 1980 White Vintage MIJ | Japan Guitar | Reverb

man, they made all kindsa stuff...
Greco Solid Bass Guitars with With Bag for sale | In Stock | eBay

 

[Gaolee]

PillO..... Did you do this?

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Time to put the goats back wherever you found them.

No melons. Vince probably did it.

 

[gaffster]

She had something to with with Greco thunderbirds

 

[Gaolee]

She had something to with with Greco thunderbirds
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I see a Suzi Quattro Greco Thunderbird pop up for sale every now and then. They are intriguing in that they are completely different from almost anything else. They have a split coil up in mudbucker position at the base of the neck and what appears to be a J pickup right at the bridge. it makes them look a little odd. I suspect they sound a little odd, too. Plus, they have an absurdly ornate headstock. Intrigued by those doesn't mean I'll be spending that kind of money to find out what they are really like, though. I am shockingly happy with what I got.

 

[GonePlaid]

I see a Suzi Quattro Greco Thunderbird pop up for sale every now and then. They are intriguing in that they are completely different from almost anything else. They have a split coil up in mudbucker position at the base of the neck and what appears to be a J pickup right at the bridge. it makes them look a little odd. I suspect they sound a little odd, too. Plus, they have an absurdly ornate headstock. Intrigued by those doesn't mean I'll be spending that kind of money to find out what they are really like, though. I am shockingly happy with what I got.

What if Suzi was included in the purchase?

 

[GonePlaid]

man, they made all kindsa stuff...
Greco Solid Bass Guitars with With Bag for sale | In Stock | eBay

My bank account is glad there weren't any NR's pictured.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

HA! It helps that when your spouse digs gear as well for sure! I got this from the Talk Bass classifieds. Seller had been trying to sell it for about 2 years but would not ship it. Turns out a musician friend of mine who I had just recently gotten back in touch with lived about 20 minutes away. He was happy to help and for the cost of shipping and a bottle of Tullemore Dew, it was headed this way.

It is a 2009 Custom Shop head. All hand wired and the modern version of the Partridge transformers. 4 KT88's. It sounds pretty awesome so far.

It has been a long time since I owned a tube amp. With two 8 ohm cabinets, this should be set to 8 ohms on the amp correct?

Or does it need to be at 4 ohms because it is running two 8 ohm cabinets?

Interesting, the original Reeves 200 had six EL-34 output tubes...wonder when they changed that....

 

[GonePlaid]

A very Happy Bday to you Scott, @godofthunder59

From me too also.

 

[MCF]

Thank you so much my bass brother! Working a painting job today, recording studio outside of Buffalo NY. 1 hour 20 min. commute one way, up at 5AM on the road at 5:45. No complaints I am grateful for the work.

I’d like to wish you a Happy Birthday too my friend!

 

[bylar13]

Interesting, the original Reeves 200 had six EL-34 output tubes...wonder when they changed that....

The DR201 switched to KT88 in the early 70's I believe...

MHuss Hiwatt Amplifier Pages - Detail Views

https://www.premierguitar.com/articles/22263-ask-amp-man-taming-a-hiwatt-dr-201

"According to schematics I’ve perused, Hiwatt apparently produced two versions of the DR-201: One with six EL34s in the output stage, the other powered by four KT88s. Theoretically, the four-KT88 model is more capable of producing the 200-watt stated output than the six-EL34 version, which would probably be closer to 150 watts.

But I don’t believe either configuration actually produces 200 watts of continuous power. The power supply design in both amps should be identical, and while the stated 650V DC plate voltage should be more than ample to support a 200-watt amp (given enough current capability), the power supply only provides 410 volts to the screen grids of the tubes."