Thunderbird Club

[11th Street Kid]

LOL - my Brit friends pretty much consider Peanut Butter dog food. Personally, I love a thick slathering of Jiff on an open face sandwich sprinkled with sugar. Yum!

I’m a Brit and had peanut butter on toast for breakfast this morning - crunchy, not smooth!

 

[11th Street Kid]

"New and Improved" The ad says "previously called Vintage PRO. Guess they think a 'retro' name will help sales.

A white one is on my wish list but the thing that jumped out at me was the change in description about how the neck is attached. Here’s an ad from a UK store for the older name, which definitely doesn’t say glued in but “through-neck”.

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[KaraQ]

Two! (2!) Thunderbirds on a wall

 

[Gaolee]

I found a coupla places that have blocks of Honduran mahogany available(not that I could afford it)while goofy googling about a year ago.

I have a few big chunks of Honduras mahogany left from chair making in the late 1980s and early 1990s. I am hoping to try "genuine" mahogany one day and compare the two. "Genuine" is the same species, just plantation grown, so I understand. Clear finished, the grain matters. Painted, not much so long as there are no structural defects.

We have chairs in our dining room that are Cuban mahogany. There is a long extinct wood. They are probably 150 years old.

 

[Nocturnal]

So far, so good -

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I don't see the red Bird you built. Did that fly the coop?

I was on the Epiphone site recently and noticed they’d re-branded the Thunderbird Vintage PRO to being called the Thunderbird 60s Bass. Stores that have a listing up with the old title have the specs as a through neck whereas in the new link the neck is shown as glued in.

is this effectively the same Thunderbird or have the manufacturing specs changed?

Epiphone | Thunderbird 60s Bass

Epiphone is notorious for posting incorrect product specs.

 

[Gaolee]

Why did they put the jack there? Cause you’re less likely to break your bass when you step on the cord as you’re rockin away!
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Another advantage of wireless. Idiot bass player cannot step on the cord and damage the jack and then stumble across the stage. Not that I would know...

 

[11th Street Kid]

Epiphone is notorious for posting incorrect product specs.

I’ve dropped them an email to see if I can get any further clarification, I’ll update in here for future reference as and when I hear back.

 

[PillO]

Two! (2!) Thunderbirds on a wall

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Took down the mirror to do it. That is commitment.

 

[PillO]

I have a few big chunks of Honduras mahogany left from chair making in the late 1980s and early 1990s. I am hoping to try "genuine" mahogany one day and compare the two. "Genuine" is the same species, just plantation grown, so I understand. Clear finished, the grain matters. Painted, not much so long as there are no structural defects.

We have chairs in our dining room that are Cuban mahogany. There is a long extinct wood. They are probably 150 years old.

So whereas many people have "Coffee Table Basses" the Thunderbird crowd goes with "Dining Room Chair Basses"...

 

[PillO]

I’ve dropped them an email to see if I can get any further clarification, I’ll update in here for future reference as and when if I hear back.

Fixed.

 

[11th Street Kid]

Fixed.

THUD!!!

That was the sound of me walking right into that one!

 

[KaraQ]

Took down the mirror to do it. That is commitment.

Gives me a good excuse to relocate the mirror

And probably rearrange all the furniture, too



...I was going to say when I get around to it, but I have one, somewhere...

 

[MCF]

A white one is on my wish list but the thing that jumped out at me was the change in description about how the neck is attached. Here’s an ad from a UK store for the older name, which definitely doesn’t say glued in but “through-neck”.

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Yep, VPs are neck thru like Gibson Reverses and the now discontinued Epi Classic Pro. Do yourself a favor and buy it. They’re the best value for dollar/pound/quid on the planet.

 

[MCF]

Another advantage of wireless. Idiot bass player cannot step on the cord and damage the jack and then stumble across the stage. Not that I would know...

I’m all wireless all the time now so no idiot tripping.

 

[PillO]

I’m all wireless all the time now so no idiot tripping.

Darwin (correctly) predicted that when you make something idiot-proof, nature will evolve a newer better idiot...

 

[MCF]

Darwin (correctly) predicted that when you make something idiot-proof, nature will evolve a newer better idiot...

Thanks. I’ll take that as a compliment.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

I was on the Epiphone site recently and noticed they’d re-branded the Thunderbird Vintage PRO to being called the Thunderbird 60s Bass. Stores that have a listing up with the old title have the specs as a through neck whereas in the new link the neck is shown as glued in.

is this effectively the same Thunderbird or have the manufacturing specs changed?

Epiphone | Thunderbird 60s Bass

@JIO is your 64 7 ply?

 

[11th Street Kid]

Yep, VPs are neck thru like Gibson Reverses and the now discontinued Epi Classic Pro. Do yourself a favor and buy it. They’re the best value for dollar/pound/quid on the planet.

So you reckon the renamed version to Thunderbird 60s Bass is actually still neck through?

 

[MCF]

I don't see the red Bird you built. Did that fly the coop?



Epiphone is notorious for posting incorrect product specs.

Looks like the same neck through VP to me on the website. Maybe the copywriter got it confused with the yet to be posted 60’s NR Thunderbird?

 

[MCF]

So you reckon the renamed version to Thunderbird 60s Bass is actually still neck through?

Who knows. Could be a mistake?