yeah at 99 bucks you can’t beat the value... i tried buying replacement parts (potentiometer) for one and the guy at Fender almost laughed at me....ended up wiring up a generic pot....customer was stoked as he REALLY liked this amp..
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Thunderbird Club
- Thread starter TBird1958
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- club thunderbird
- Mar 13, 2008
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- Endorsing Artist Mike Lull T Bass pickups, The Bass Shop, Seattle WA.
Anyone starting a Mott the Hoople tribute band?
Channel your inner Overend Watts
Greco thunderbird bass '77 | luca's Gear Bazaar | Reverb
Even with the shipping....... The essential Greco
Greco Thunderbird Electric Bass Ref.No 3349 | Product-value | Reverb
Channel your inner Overend Watts
Greco thunderbird bass '77 | luca's Gear Bazaar | Reverb
Even with the shipping....... The essential Greco
Greco Thunderbird Electric Bass Ref.No 3349 | Product-value | Reverb
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Have you chained the channels together yet?...Am I remembering correctly when I say that there are some Bird lovers whom also play Acoustic amps, or have in the past? I'm trying to date my newly acquired 140. What a cool amp! I've opened it up to look for any date codes inside and to no avail. All I have is the serial number (8787) and some numbers from the circuit boards. I asked the question in the Acoustic Club as well to see if I can get some guidance. Thanks!
Just got it pinned down, picking it up Saturday.
I feel so enabled...
Cool cool stuff! We’re the 70’s models fitted with 2 piece bridges from the factory? Tempted to get that sunburst II, LOTS of bass at that price....
- Mar 13, 2008
- 18,895
- 142,214
- Disclosures
- Endorsing Artist Mike Lull T Bass pickups, The Bass Shop, Seattle WA.
RAWR! That's the stock factory bridge arrangement.........
Groovin' pic.
WoW!!!!!
I appreciate the Rumbles and what Fender did to shake up the industry. But my TT800 and 4x10 Subway aren’t going anywhere until I can’t play any more. I’m getting my different basses dialed in on it for both channels. It really brings out the best in the Vintage Pro and my modern Thunderbirds. I had so much fun this weekend playing for hours.
I like the little 25. Sounds pretty good for what it is. My next smallest amp is a 60 watt Hartke that I paid $129 for on a close out. I really like it; something about the contour circuit in it that makes it have great tone. But it weighs twice and then some more than the Rumble.
Cool! Thank @GBassNorth for finding it.
Hey @GBassNorth thanks for looking out man! It's a done deal this Saturday, the guys holding it until then. Super cool man.
Martin Turner was so disgusted by how Overend treated the Thunderbird Overend loaned to him that he shamed Overend into selling it to him. And that’s how Turner became one of the greatest Thunderbird players ever.
Not yet, but it’s on the list of things to try with it! Such a cool little amp. I really thought it would be heavier. I love it!
Channel chaining makes that amp stand up and breathe at you. Really a cool thing to set one channel for deep heft and the other for teeth-bearing rasp, then gang them. You'll see.
That Greco II in Japan looks interesting and the price isn't bad.
The Greco in Italy with the road worn refin job is pretty pricey and fairly suspect as well. Frequently a refin on a vintage TBird is associated with a headstock break. Dont know if this one was broke, it's not mentioned. To the best of my knowledge the '77 Greco used a Gibby style three point bridge with a claw tail piece not a vintage TBird two piece. I don't think the tone cap is stock, nor is the wiring. That makes the pots and pup suspect as well. And that bass is all about the pup and it's associated wiring.
Too many unknowns (year, headstock, pups and pots) and non original bits (bridge, tone cap, refin) for my taste. If the seller dropped the price by about a thousand dollars and offered free shipping I might be tempted to take a risk, but not as it stands.
I will say, the road worn refin job looks first rate if you're into that look. Unfortunately, the person taking the photos didn't do his sale any favors. Looks like he placed the bass inside the red lined case so the very cool and creamy aged white took on a pink hue - yuck. It looks like a raw ham steak. The close up pics show the real color and beauty of the bass and refin.
So cool! Glad one of our club members was able to score this one. Assuming it's a no issues bass, it's by far the best price I've ever seen on a used VP with case. Great to see it going to a good home. I don't recall, is this you're first VP? If so, you're in for a real treat.
Sounds like that or maybe a bad jack or loose connector. I'd think if it were a loose solder joint it wouldn't get better with moving around...
It will be my first VP. FUNNY, I got my CP by running into it at a local GC, send some phone pix to the club and you crew hooked me up with the info...
Anyway pretty psyched, I'll definitely post pix to make sure it actually happened!
Two 'Birds, and I'm not even stoned...
Thanks again man.
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This club is full of this particular knowledge of these beasties. I wish I had pictures of the one I almost bought 40 years ago, just so I could find out what it was...
(It's probably better I don't know...)
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