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Thunderbird Club
- Thread starter TBird1958
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- club thunderbird
- Jun 30, 2010
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- musician/artist/owner - Gildaxe
Custom made leather case is unique for sure but more of a "collectors item" of debatable worth. (to the right person) But the bass is in great shape -
- Jun 30, 2010
- 49,589
- 221,972
- Disclosures
- musician/artist/owner - Gildaxe
Hah! Who can afford to live here? I predict a mass exodus in the near future that will make living here better (in some ways) for those of us who can hold-out.
That ruby red bird is quite possibly my favorite color on a bird yet! So glad you got this, now I can see it on a regular basis. FWIW. I wouldn't put DR Reds on it, wrong color red. I'd slap some Black Beauties on it instead or maybe some DR Silver Stars.And now, for the main event!
I am not good enough with the word-things, so here's some pics instead
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Sounds great, very...bass-y? Less treble-y? Very similar in sound to my CP, I guess, and of course my other MiK T-bird, the one with flats. May be the "darkest"? sounding bass I have....which is awesome
Needs a bit of setup adjustments, and I just got in the newest set of DR neon reds, so those'll probably go on too.
I did notice the fretboard issue the seller mentioned (the reason why it's stamped "2nd", probably) - frets #15 & #16 are a bit low on the G string. Not much of an issue for me, but something I'll probably correct at some point (I do have some perfectly good brand-new fret wire just laying around....)
Oh, and of course,.....that color!
Is that the Epi Explorer in Korina? So ugly it's pretty! G.A.S.
The Silver Stars might be interesting, and they seem to be the same string (essentially Sunbeams from what I can tell) under the coating.
The Black Beauties are different, but I may get a set to try them.
But for now, I've got a brand-new set of neon reds that need a bass to go on
Cousins are out for their first TwoFer Toozday...
Interesting. I didn't know that. Goes in the pile of many things I don't know!
Chuck for President of the World!you may be on to something...hmmm...800 members....10 bucks a member and we could ALL get a 65 at some point...needless to say, the queen of the coolest club on TB should go first?...
Like Royalty.
You know you want to say "covers."
- Mar 13, 2008
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- Endorsing Artist Mike Lull T Bass pickups, The Bass Shop, Seattle WA.
They can keep the leather case.......I would never use such a thing for any Thunderbird, especially not a '60s II. The bass seems pretty nice so I'm turning over a few stones today
I still dig the Explorers
Gaolee
Official leathers tester and crash dummy
The only thing it's missing is covers, so far as I'm concerned. Yeah, I'm in lust. Oh, well. It's Veronica's. It has to be.Nice! Some would say it needs another pickup (me
That has the shiniest nickle pickup I've ever seen on a 60s reverse version.
Gaolee
Official leathers tester and crash dummy
We seem to have done that. It's the family broomstick, not tree.
Gaolee
Official leathers tester and crash dummy
I love Black Beauties on Thunderbirds. Same with EB Cobalt Flats. Bass Burners weren't my favorite right off, but after a few weeks of playing, they might be my favorite of all strings on the Flamingo. Tapes on the '15 seem to hit a sweet spot. I have forgotten what strings are on the pixie dust 2001, but it makes all strings sing.The Silver Stars might be interesting, and they seem to be the same string (essentially Sunbeams from what I can tell) under the coating.
The Black Beauties are different, but I may get a set to try them.
But for now, I've got a brand-new set of neon reds that need a bass to go on
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Gaolee
Official leathers tester and crash dummy
It might be happening a bit here, although you wouldn't know it from the speed at which developers are destroying houses and slapping up cereal boxes in their place in my neighborhood.
