Thunderbird Club

[dagrev]

Swiss Picks – Guitar Picks with Off Center Holes and Raised Edge
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I like the Miles Pick better! The holes are in the right end for me. If I were normal, these wold work great.

 

[JIO]

The Gibson equivalent was Heather Mist Poly, which was available on Thunderbirds (I believe there's an example in Geddy's book). It originally appeared on '62 Cadillacs as Heather, WA2990, and was lighter than Burgundy Mist Metallic. You can see the Gibson custom colors and trace them to their car paint codes here: https://paintref.com/cgi-bin/colorcodedisplay.cgi?model=Gibson Firebird&rows=50

Thanks for that clarification - with the different years sprayed, different factories that sprayed it, aging, photography/lighting - it's one of those colours that take on a myriad of appearances. Same with BMM, LPB, and most all guitar finish hues - especially lacquer coatings.

 

[Engle]

Interesting that is is has black knobs - most '64s I've seen including mine have gold knobs.

Someone with middle aged eyes probably couldn’t see the numbers on the gold ones.

 

[xanatizer]

Stage 1 of my custom Epi TB IV,
AKA: Sparklebird!

 

[Engle]

Thanks for all the help everyone and taking time to answer my questions. This seems like a friendly place. I’ll continue the hunt and report back on what I come up with. May pop back in for more questions prior to making a purchase.

Cheers

Lots of cool peoples here!

 

[Engle]

Stage 1 of my custom Epi TB IV,
AKA: Sparklebird!View attachment 3899727

Needs chrome!

 

[JIO]

I like the Miles Pick better! The holes are in the right end for me. If I were normal, these wold work great.

I tried drilling holes in picks but they end up breaking prematurely. I've used the textured picks which are ok but mostly I don't have trouble holding onto them.

 

[Engle]

Ok. So I’m a Nerd. When Tales from Topographic Oceans came out. I sat with a magnifying glass for hours trying to read the lyrics from the liner notes.

Dude we are all nerds here

 

[xanatizer]

Needs chrome!

More gold!

 

[JIO]

Someone with middle aged eyes probably couldn’t see the numbers on the gold ones.

Nobody in 1964 buying a T-bird was middle aged!

 

[Engle]

Really Talkbass?

 

[JIO]

Dude we are all nerds here

 

[dagrev]

Were I starting out, I would strongly suggest an Epiphone Vintage Pro, regardless of price it's simply a great bass guitar, and will serve as your gateway to spend many thousands of dollars and possibly selling body parts to finance yet more Thunderbirds.

This! So well said.
At least consider them. Sound-wise they are far more like the 60s version (the gold standard in my book).

 

[dagrev]

Interesting that is is has black knobs - most '64s I've seen including mine have gold knobs.

Good catch. I've not seen a '64 with black either. However, my '64 Embassy has those and the original owner said it came that way. Who knows.

 

[dagrev]

If you can afford it, get a Vintage Pro and a Classic pro. The VP sounds more like an early bird, and the CP more like a later bird. Although they're both waaaay more versatile than some pundits think.

Word!

 

[PillO]

nope....waiting on a master cylinder delivery from Blighty..
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Reminds me of the old joke:
Why are there no British made computers? Couldn't figure out how to get the hard drive to drip oil on the desk.

 

[PillO]

My favourite songwriters are Jello Biafra and Elvis Costello.
“She’s filing her nails while they’re dragging the lake” evokes an image. It doesn’t need to be profound or mystical!

The Monks were certainly profound and mystical:
I got drugs in my pocket
I don't know what to do with them
I've got drugs in my pocket
Am I really through with them?

 

[dagrev]

Or just use a Herco thumb pick?

I really hate those. I tried banjo a while and the thumb pick felt like it had to be so tight to stop circulation or it felt like it would come off. Don't know how Johnny Winter did it.

 

[dagrev]

What are you saying? That all the hours I spent in my youth pondering the meaning of the lyrics, playing albums backwards, and at various speeds, was a waste of time? The lyrics didn’t mean anything? I’m crushed. Just crushed I tell ya.

I'm really sorry. I truly am.

 

[PillO]

Really Talkbass?
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Ahem.