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Thunderbird Club

could be, but then again, Leon also ended up with Entwistle's Fenderbird......could he have been that lucky?....think of it...YES!, he did survive an attempted murder AND a plane crash....so what do i know..:wideyed:..

Do you think the bass is a Gibson? Long ago one fellow posted an Ibanez Lawsuit NR it reminds me more of that.
 
The red wine Burst looks nice if you have a really interesting grain to show off. Most mahogany isn't going to be all that interesting grain wise, so I'd probably lean more to the Ghost Pepper color.

Also, just another personal preference thing - I have several basses with very interesting wood grain that have a satin or non gloss finish and to be honest, I think they would look better in high gloss. For example, here's a pic of my Warwick Vampyre in transparent satin blood red over quilted maple...
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Looks nice, but I think the quilted grain would pop more under gloss.

My Pedulla that I just recently sold was vintage cherry burst over flame maple, you can see how much more the grain pops under gloss...
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Even the relatively boring swamp ash grain on my Fender Jazz comes alive with a gloss finish...
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Just some food for thought as you look at finish types and colors and wood grains.


Omg that Vampyre!!! Wowzer!
 
The red wine Burst looks nice if you have a really interesting grain to show off. Most mahogany isn't going to be all that interesting grain wise, so I'd probably lean more to the Ghost Pepper color.

Also, just another personal preference thing - I have several basses with very interesting wood grain that have a satin or non gloss finish and to be honest, I think they would look better in high gloss. For example, here's a pic of my Warwick Vampyre in transparent satin blood red over quilted maple...
View attachment 3941358
Looks nice, but I think the quilted grain would pop more under gloss.

My Pedulla that I just recently sold was vintage cherry burst over flame maple, you can see how much more the grain pops under gloss...
View attachment 3941360

Even the relatively boring swamp ash grain on my Fender Jazz comes alive with a gloss finish...
View attachment 3941356

Just some food for thought as you look at finish types and colors and wood grains.
this looks pretty banging under red lighting..
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Just shipped a bass (no case) from Illinois to California...$50 using Reverb. I don’t get how it can cost over $75 to ship a bass in a case. Shouldn’t be over $100 even if you have to buy a box (which is just poor planning if you do IMO). $150 for shipping w/in the CONUSA is robbery
I recently shipped a PJ Bass from VA to CA two day priority insured for $950 via USPS.Box and gig bag for $117
Shipped a P Bass a few weeks ago from VA to upper PA. Box and padded gig bag for $84 insured for $700.
I always save my incoming boxes and bubbles for the next one going out.
 
LOL - no no no no, no! :D
The sound is so perfect right now I'm afraid to do anything to the bass that might effect the mojo.

:jawdrop:Heck, I haven't even cleaned the COVID embedded scum off of the tuning keys or pickup cover. The tuning keys are actually downright gross to touch, feels like they were played hard and put away wet, many times. I'm leaving the encrusted chrome that way for now as I work on my herd immunity - what doesn't kill ya makes ya stronger, so they say.:cautious: Besides, whomever it was that abused the tuning keys also had their grubby little fingers (hopefully nothing else) all over the strings. I shudder to think of what dead skin and germs are imbedded in the windings, and those strings are staying on. I think I'm up to date on all my tetanus shots.:nailbiting:
Don’t worry! Most diseases can’t last more than a week on strings. The main one that can last longer (up to six years) is Bubonic HIV Shingles.
 
I've just been looking for a string nut for my new "project", as it doesn't appear to have one, and I've discovered something I was unaware of. :jawdrop:
The nut width on my Epiphone Thunderbird IV is about 1 11/16", give or take (1.73" according to Google searches). The Project (really need a new name for that... :meh: ) is an Epiphone Thunderbird Classic Pro, apparently, which is listed as having a 1.5" nut width. :wideyed:

Is this:
A) accurate?
B) the same as Gibson Thunderbirds?
:help:
As I understand it, yes.
 
Pelham Blue non-reverse came up on Reverb this morning. Is it just me, or do prices seem pretty high lately, especially for shipping?

Gibson Thunderbird Non Reverse
Gibson Thunderbird Non Reverse | Generation Station | Reverb
That is insane. I paid $1200 shipped from Texas to CA in January. It’s a great bass and I’ll never part with it. Good luck to the seller at that price. I think we kinda figured out that there were 400 of those and 400 bursts, most made near the end of ‘12 and called ‘13s.