Thunderbird Club

[PillO]

It looks like a new Vintage Pro ( I’m on my phone) , we hold them in pretty high regard here!

Looks like that to me also.

 

[GonePlaid]

Looks like that to me also.

Pretty much the standard price.

 

[Nocturnal]

Man am I glad we are back!!!

glad we're back! I missed you guys



While we were on "vacation" I managed to actually do something semi-productive for my Classic Pro ....



before -

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after -

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It turned out not bad (definitely not perfect), imo, for my first-ish time....

Turned out great Kara!!!

When I had my Epi NR refinished and had the custom pickguard made, the guy used the extra material to make a control cavity cover. He didn't even charge me for it!

 

[GonePlaid]

Man am I glad we are back!!!



Turned out great Kara!!!

When I had my Epi NR refinished and had the custom pickguard made, the guy used the extra material to make a control cavity cover. He didn't even charge me for it!

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[KaraQ]

Man am I glad we are back!!!



Turned out great Kara!!!

When I had my Epi NR refinished and had the custom pickguard made, the guy used the extra material to make a control cavity cover. He didn't even charge me for it!

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That looks great!

I may try again for some of my other 'birds, just for practice/fun? - it's kind of time consuming to do by hand, but I didn't hate the process.

 

[Feral Feline]

Just when you thought you'd seen it all, along comes something else...
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That looks NASTY!
I don't think I could rock it without a full blown pressurized HazMat suit and gloves. I can't imagine the look on the store owners face when the owner tried to sell it to them.

I respectfully disagree. Want!

Probably want to steam clean it though.

I know, right? Who wouldn't want a Wampa-wrapped Thunderbird?

Looks like one Wampa would have enough fur to cover maybe a dozen basses. Is it open season yet? Or do we have to wait for the fall? We could chip in on a group shuttle to Hoth...

 

[Engle]

It's the one that came with it, but not original to the bass. I believe it to be a stock one for a bolt-on Epiphone, because of the four screw-holes (instead of 5) & slightly different shape.
I used the ones from my Pro 5 & VP for the pattern.

Yeah the radii look off. That’s always the tricky part in making a control cover that sits in a cavity. Your red one is much better.

 

[Engle]

That looks great!

I may try again for some of my other 'birds, just for practice/fun? - it's kind of time consuming to do by hand, but I didn't hate the process.

I’ve done a few with vinyl records:

 

[MCF]

Hey gang, heard about what happened with the fire and such.
Glad we are back.

And what's all this about Gibson buying out Mesa?
Not sure i like that one bit.

Aged Horse seems to be ok with it. He says they’ll run separately in Petaluma as usual. And he ain’t going anywhere. It isn’t like 7ender who bought amp companies to kill off competition.

What do you think, no year given?

Best $700 bass on the planet. That’s the regular street price in the US.

 

[GonePlaid]

Pretty much the standard price.

Assuming you can find one, that is.

 

[GBassNorth]

What do you think, no year given?

It looks like a new Vintage Pro ( I’m on my phone) , we hold them in pretty high regard here!

Looks like that to me also.

Pretty much the standard price.

That's what I see as well. A very nice new Epiphone Thunderbird VP at about the going street price. Very good basses for the money!

 

[GonePlaid]

Hey gang, heard about what happened with the fire and such.
Glad we are back.

And what's all this about Gibson buying out Mesa?
Not sure i like that one bit.

Could work out well for both.

 

[GonePlaid]

Aged Horse seems to be ok with it. He says they’ll run separately in Petaluma as usual. And he ain’t going anywhere. It isn’t like 7ender who bought amp companies to kill off competition.

Best $700 bass on the planet. That’s the regular street price in the US.

Seems to me Gibson could use a tie-in with a decent amp. They haven't made anything actually usable this century.
I say 'decent' as I have no experience with MESA. Not a slam.

 

[PillO]

Seems to me Gibson could use a tie-in with a decent amp. They haven't made anything actually usable this century.
I say 'decent' as I have no experience with MESA. Not a slam.

@JJR58 you are a bit behind on musical instrument news...

The owner/founder of Mesa is old and was looking to retire. (presumably talking to more than one potential partner) Gibson made a good offer. I expect that new management (and financial backers keeping them on a relatively short leash) have little interest in messing things up.

As long as you are catching up on news; you should know that Frank Zappa died...

 

[PillO]

What a terrible week it has been!

For days I had nothing to do but visit the L&M and Sweetwater websites and see if the non-reverse Thunderbirds are listed. Then endlessly refresh the page just in case they had just been put online.

Here in Ontario, we have been locked down harder because <redacted for very strong language>.

And through all of this, I have been unable to practice.

Spoiler: TMI

Last week I pinched a nerve in my left arm. I had previously had a nerve impingement in my right arm; it caused pain and tingling; I had surgical release. The plastic surgeon was awesome - I was unable to play the day of surgery and the day after but was back on it the third day.

This one is much worse than the previous. It is accompanied by very significant weakness in my hand. It is bad enough that when typing, although I hit keys with my left hand, I can't always depress the letter enough to register the keystroke (I suppose I will get better at proof-reading). That means it needs repairing soon, else muscle wasting sets in. And in the wisdom of our politicians, all elective surgery is to be cancelled. I am worried now that I may not get surgery in time to preserve function in my hand.

I missed this place! You are all awesome.

Spoiler: More TMI

I so want my new NR THUNDERBIRD right now...

 

[Engle]

What a terrible week it has been!

For days I had nothing to do but visit the L&M and Sweetwater websites and see if the non-reverse Thunderbirds are listed. Then endlessly refresh the page just in case they had just been put online.

Here in Ontario, we have been locked down harder because <redacted for very strong language>.

And through all of this, I have been unable to practice.

Spoiler: TMI

Last week I pinched a nerve in my left arm. I had previously had a nerve impingement in my right arm; it caused pain and tingling; I had surgical release. The plastic surgeon was awesome - I was unable to play the day of surgery and the day after but was back on it the third day.

This one is much worse than the previous. It is accompanied by very significant weakness in my hand. It is bad enough that when typing, although I hit keys with my left hand, I can't always depress the letter enough to register the keystroke (I suppose I will get better at proof-reading). That means it needs repairing soon, else muscle wasting sets in. And in the wisdom of our politicians, all elective surgery is to be cancelled. I am worried now that I may not get surgery in time to preserve function in my hand.

I missed this place! You are all awesome.

Spoiler: More TMI

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I so want my new NR THUNDERBIRD right now...

Glad to be back in touch!
Hopefully you can get that nerve taken care of soon. It doesn’t sound “elective” to me.
We’re not “locked down”, but have increased restrictions again.

 

[PillO]

Glad to be back in touch!
Hopefully you can get that nerve taken care of soon. It doesn’t sound “elective” to me.
We’re not “locked down”, but have increased restrictions again.

Unfortunately, anything not emergency is elective. This includes such things as cancer surgeries...

Sorry to hear about the Canucks... 20 players...

 

[MCF]

Hey gang, heard about what happened with the fire and such.
Glad we are back.

And what's all this about Gibson buying out

Seems to me Gibson could use a tie-in with a decent amp. They haven't made anything actually usable this century.
I say 'decent' as I have no experience with MESA. Not a slam.

I love my Mesa amp and cab. And Thunderbirds sound awesome through it.

Founder Randall Smith is 75. He owned a valuable company that he wanted to continue and grow. He likely cashed out with a nice payday and will stay on until he’s ready to retire. Less stress. He built a great company and deserves to wind down. I think Plaid is right; win/win.

 

[Engle]

Unfortunately, anything not emergency is elective. This includes such things as cancer surgeries...

Sorry to hear about the Canucks... 20 players...
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Yeah...good thing I don’t “GAF about hockey” (quote from the Hip)

 

[MCF]

What a terrible week it has been!

For days I had nothing to do but visit the L&M and Sweetwater websites and see if the non-reverse Thunderbirds are listed. Then endlessly refresh the page just in case they had just been put online.

Here in Ontario, we have been locked down harder because <redacted for very strong language>.

And through all of this, I have been unable to practice.

Spoiler: TMI

Last week I pinched a nerve in my left arm. I had previously had a nerve impingement in my right arm; it caused pain and tingling; I had surgical release. The plastic surgeon was awesome - I was unable to play the day of surgery and the day after but was back on it the third day.

This one is much worse than the previous. It is accompanied by very significant weakness in my hand. It is bad enough that when typing, although I hit keys with my left hand, I can't always depress the letter enough to register the keystroke (I suppose I will get better at proof-reading). That means it needs repairing soon, else muscle wasting sets in. And in the wisdom of our politicians, all elective surgery is to be cancelled. I am worried now that I may not get surgery in time to preserve function in my hand.

I missed this place! You are all awesome.

Spoiler: More TMI

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I so want my new NR THUNDERBIRD right now...

Patience my friend. The NRs likely aren’t shipping until June. I’d rather they take their time and do them right.