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Thunderbird Club
- Thread starter TBird1958
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Has to do with subatomic properties in Quantum Mechanics.
Someone texted this to me during a meeting this morning. It reminded of somebody; I’m trying to remember who.
- Mar 13, 2008
- 18,895
- 142,214
- Disclosures
- Endorsing Artist Mike Lull T Bass pickups, The Bass Shop, Seattle WA.
Perhaps a visit to Thunder Road guitars in Portland is in order......... Temptation!
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Wow. $8500. Repaired headstock. Looks to need a Badbird to be able to intonate it (no surprise there I guess). But if I had the dough, I’d probably try to work a deal for it. It is way cool.
How odd, I thought I was the only one that was blessed with that ability. Good to hear there are others out there that suffer our affliction.I have noticed that I always seem to know exactly what I should gift to myself
I suspect StewMac, Philadelphia Luthier and maybe Guitar Center are worth a try.
- Mar 13, 2008
- 18,895
- 142,214
- Disclosures
- Endorsing Artist Mike Lull T Bass pickups, The Bass Shop, Seattle WA.
This one is barely 3 blocks from where I'm sitting just now......It's all I can do to not auction off a Kidney to buy it.
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Might just be my age impaired selective recollection kicking in, but it seems like just a few short years ago one could find a bird of this age and condition in the $3500 to $4500 bracket. Seems like they've taken a $2000 to $4000 jump in just the last couple of years. Wish I had bought one back then.
Unlike Thunderbirds, you really only need one kidney. What the heck is stopping you? And how is it that @godofthunder59 doesn't have it?
I've looked. Haven't found anything to match the others.
Yeah, that one in Seattle is amazing.
Well, you do have an anniversary and a ‘15. I suspect in time those will have some value in addition to the inherent value of being a THUNDERBIRD.
Happened to me a few months ago. Posted on here asking. Crickets. They seem to be an odd size if you want the exact replacement. Luckily, my son found it on the floor for me. I’m loathe to remove the covers. If anybody knows the answer, I’ll do my best to keep the info handy for us if we need it again.
- Mar 13, 2008
- 18,895
- 142,214
- Disclosures
- Endorsing Artist Mike Lull T Bass pickups, The Bass Shop, Seattle WA.
His heart is with Non Reverse Birds, yes there are some Reverses in his collection but, yeah he's an NR kind of guy.
Good point. I don't know what they are selling for, but lately most of the Anniversary birds are being listed for at least twice what I paid for mine. Even the 2015 birds are being listed 50% or higher than I paid for mine. And both were purchased in the last four years.
Just a wild speculation, but seems like Reverb and eBay are driving inflated asking prices. Still seeing good deals on Craigslist (which I typically steer clear of) and Guitar Center (where I buy a lot of my used gear) and of course here in TB classifieds.
There is a clean 2015 Bird on my local Craigslist for $1500
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Also a lefty Bird for a LOT more:
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Also a Classic with a amp, but no mention of the amp in the actual listing:
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Also a lefty Bird for a LOT more:
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Also a Classic with a amp, but no mention of the amp in the actual listing:
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I dunno what it is about the early Thunderbirds, but they make me want to sell some stock. (Not that I have a ton of stock, which is why I'm not selling it to buy a bass.)
