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Thunderbird Club
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Think if we'd had phone cameras to record our antics back then.(statutes of limitations woulda expired by now)
Gaolee
Official leathers tester and crash dummy
I was out of college and driving a cab in NYC in 1983 or so. I needed the money. There might ne a theme here.Sometimes you guys are pretty good at making me feel less old....I started 6th grade in '83
Gaolee
Official leathers tester and crash dummy
I am very happy there is no official record of some things that may or may not have happened.
Likewise. If there had been pix or vids, they'da been deleted. To protect the innocent, ya know.
Neither of which you can fix.
Yeah, there are a coupla things that may-or may not-have occurred in 63 that coulda used fixing.(Also 77, 82, 87, 07, and others I can't recall atm.)
I actually looked something up recently to determine if it was safe to ever mention...
- Mar 13, 2008
- 18,895
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- Endorsing Artist Mike Lull T Bass pickups, The Bass Shop, Seattle WA.
It's Frank's, he willingly rubs my tired feet, I let him leave his coat there = trade offs.
Thunderbird on!
Hopefully, when mine comes back from a little 'therapy' it'll be better than good enuff.
So I've noted that the Goth Thunderbird is loud and bass-forward. Is that pretty normal? Maybe that's the "thunder" part?
I so want one of those!
Dang brother, we musta been living in parallel universes. Those are the exact "Lost" years of my life. From late 77 to early 83 everything happened so fast and I was living so wild, on (if not over) the edge and out of control it's all just a blur. During that 5 year period I graduated from high school, partied 24/7, got engaged four times, married twice, divorced once, had two kids, got my first college degree and spent more time than I can remember in a drug or alcohol induced stupor. Fortunately, I snapped out of self destruction mode in late 83 when I met my second wife. Been a responsible contributing adult ever since. But I sure regret the time and energy and brain cells that I needlessly wasted.
Should be stamp or decal (not pressed into the wood like Gibby) on the back of the headstock. I haven't looked, but you might be able to date the pots as well.
I started the 6th in 71.
But I started the 4th twice! Dad worked for IBM (stands for I've Been Moved). I attended 3 different schools in two different states in that period and found out the hard way that California Schools at the time didn't teach nearly what was expected of Colorado students.
One of the blessings I hold dear is the dumb luck I had in never having any photo or video evidence (that I'm aware of) highlighting the magnitude of my stupidity. Point stressed to my children - there's a lot to be said for keeping a small social media footprint.
LOL - Unfortunately Google recorded your search session and has informed the Feds.
Yes, mine is voiced deeper and darker than my other Thunderbirds. The Goth pickups are incredibly overwound (around 11K ohms vs 4 to 5K of many Humbuckers) IIRC. I took mine a step further and installed a .022uf tone cap vs the stock .068uf cap and she really opened up nicely. Big increase in volume, more articulate, less muffled, more focused deep end.
Have you had or played one or is it the look that's off-putting?
6th grade, huh... that would be 1973. Guitar playing was still 3 years down the road and bass 34 years. Talk about late bloomers... Can't imagine my life without playing bass.
Setting up at rehearsal sometime in early 2020...
Setting up at rehearsal sometime in early 2020...
Been spending the last few days uplifting my little paradise...
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