Believe that is further south in Marin county...
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Thunderbird Club
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Believe that is further south in Marin county...
You can put a Gibson label on it now!
Wow! Thanks Larry, did you know they were gonna showcase that bass before it happened or were just watching and it came up? Wanna look for that episode now..
- Mar 13, 2008
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- Endorsing Artist Mike Lull T Bass pickups, The Bass Shop, Seattle WA.
Way back in the days of "The Dudepit" I remember Uwe ( Gibson Bass Book fame) saying he had one of those, and he said that the pickups were a lacking overall. Not at all like anything from the '60s-'70s.
- Jun 30, 2010
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- musician/artist/owner - Gildaxe
I read a little on the background. Owner/founder of MB is 74 and still going into work everyday. Sounds like it was driven by a desire for retirement.
Randall Smith, guitar amplifier God, second only to Mike Dumble
- Nov 27, 2003
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- Rogue luthier employed at Knooren Handcrafted bass guitars
Yeah, she's awesome, her "Back up" bass is a White Rickenbacker 4003.
I bought Belly's "King" album and Pulp's "Different Class" album on my trip to Barcelona back in 2004.
Both of those albums are still in regular rotation
Only because Garnet Gillies lived and built his amp empire on the frozen tundra of Manitoba...
Garnet amps were well priced back in the 70s and early 80s and were appreciated by musicians (especially locals such as the Guess Who and Bachman Turner Overdrive). Now Randy Bachman has bought up all the old ones driving prices through the roof.
Garnet Amplifiers: The Sound of Winnipeg | Reverb News
so many cool boutique amp builders...ever hear of Paul Cornford? his stuff just, sings...
Don't know him. But Garnet (Garnet Gillies) and Traynor (Pete Traynor) were big brands (in Canada anyway) and produced a lot of gear. Not really boutique, but not 7ender/Ampeg either. Both brands are still around, but diminished from their hey day of the late 70s early 80s.
I periodically ask some pretty 'away from center' questions but that is because I don't know and would like to know others experience, Ior is it just that weird??? I asked on fb but not all of you are in that group. Some won't answer because it just wouldn't cross their minds etc.
Here goes:
Have any of you ever plugged into an Aguilar Amp? What did you find? Good tone or bad? to warm? To clean?
They are considered by many to be great amps/cabs and many high quality players use them but many high quality players use all sorts of brands. I've dug up you tube and only found one video of a guy with a Mike Lull bird and his tone was quite good. I'm not considering changing anything I have but I haven't been using my GK gear at all and have been thinking of selling it. if I found a good home. Anyway What you say guys? what are your experiences with that combination???
Here goes:
Have any of you ever plugged into an Aguilar Amp? What did you find? Good tone or bad? to warm? To clean?
They are considered by many to be great amps/cabs and many high quality players use them but many high quality players use all sorts of brands. I've dug up you tube and only found one video of a guy with a Mike Lull bird and his tone was quite good. I'm not considering changing anything I have but I haven't been using my GK gear at all and have been thinking of selling it. if I found a good home. Anyway What you say guys? what are your experiences with that combination???
Tell you what, I'll let mine go for half that. Anxiously awaiting all those PMs.was looking at some Bird pricing online and this came up......does the rarity of that white and the fact it’s not just a Bicen but a 76 warrant such a price?
don’t know why the link says natural..
Gibson Thunderbird Bicentennial Natural 1976 | Reverb
Aguilar is probably the best solid state (output stage) bass amp money can buy today imho
Amazing headroom, very intuitive EQ voicing, very rugged and simple to use, unquestionably built with the demanding bass player in mind...
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Ludicrous.was looking at some Bird pricing online and this came up......does the rarity of that white and the fact it’s not just a Bicen but a 76 warrant such a price?
don’t know why the link says natural..
Gibson Thunderbird Bicentennial Natural 1976 | Reverb
They are not common in Canada, so I have never seen one, let alone heard one.
I have become a fan of both tube and solid state Traynor amps. The sound that I get out of them is just what I am looking for. A Thunderbird through a Traynor tube amp is wonderfully aggressive. Others may differ.
PMd.Tell you what, I'll let mine go for half that. Anxiously awaiting all those PMs.
Not.
Yeah, figured they weren't particularly well received seeing as they weren't made for long. But, pop some Thunderbuckers or Chinabuckers in there, maybe router for a big ol' mudbucker at the neck, think that might be a pretty nifty bass.
My good friend has an Aguilar Tone Hammer 500 head he runs thru two 1/12 Aguilar cabs. He loves it with his basses (and he has quite a nice variety) and his 76 Bird sounds great with that setup. I have played some of my Birds thru his rig and always liked the sound. I can't describe the sound because it has been a little while, but I remember getting a nice gritty sound without making it extreme grit. I have kicked around the idea of picking up an Aggy head but just never pulled the trigger on one.
