Thunderbird Club

[GonePlaid]

Nah... these dudes.

(18) two cellos - YouTube

Clever. Weird.

 

[Larry V]

It's exhausting to watch and/or listen to... that's a no for me.

 

[GonePlaid]

And a hat.

Sounds great. There's still time to snag a Marshall. For the reunion he used Hartke. Plenty of those around. He sat on a stool at times as well. So you cold take one and say you wanted to look the part.

Hat? Of course. Prolly my Krispy Kreme hat. Already have-and use-the stool*. I gots more amps than I can say grace over. The 200c has been more than enuff for these gigs. So they'll hafta like what they get.

*not a production model. It's a sample.

 

[dagrev]

Looks nice to my untrained eye, but the pup doesn't look original. It had a pretty massive headstock failure at one point that looks on the back like it was fixed nicely but looks butt ugly on the front. Unfortunately the seller only give two pieces of information about the bass - it's a Gibson and it's in Japan.

Seems right to me (contrast the earlier 60s had nickle hardware), but the screws are definitely not right. On some of the older Thunderbirds the black on the edge doesn't seem as pronounced and the fade is more subtle. But some of this may depend on lighting. Some of the pics don't turn out looking like the finish on my basses in person. Then again, I could be all wrong. I'm something of a professional there.

 

[Gaolee]

Damn over achievers.
Who needs separate lead, rhythm and bass guitar players when this guy is around...

The fretboard tells you why he can do that. He must play that thing for hours every day, and he's been doing that for years.

 

[Gaolee]

LOL - that's an understatement.

Between the Porsche Cayenne, the Cayman, the 911 and my wife's Boxster we spend about $4000 a year on oil and fluid changes. Those are the cheap years. The painful year is when a scheduled major service hits - easily $2000 per car. The killer year is when new tires are needed on top of everything else.
When the planets align and all the cars need major scheduled service and tires were looking at something in excess of $15,000. Don't even get me started on brakes (ceramic with rotors on just the Cayenne) are something around $10,000. Thank goodness these cars virtually never break down or I'd be out some real money.

One of these days I'll scale back, but that'll most likely be when I'm too old to really enjoy driving, and when I do cut back on car costs I'll be perfectly budgeted to buy a vintage TBird or two a year.

I'll stick to a ten year old Transit Connect for now, although a mid-50s Thunderbird would be a lot of fun.

 

[Rocker47]

I haven't played through a Bergantino. But, my Traynor 1510 is incredible. Screw the mixed driver police.

I just rented a used 1510 the other day. I have been growing tired of my Rumble 500 and 210 cabs. They are a great product, but my 800RB is my favorite and it was just so so paired with the rumble cabs. I put the 1510 under the GK and it was heavenly! I have put the Rumble rig up for sale as a result.

 

[GonePlaid]

I'll stick to a ten year old Transit Connect for now, although a mid-50s Thunderbird would be a lot of fun.

Mine's only 1 1/2 y/o. It's all I need. Ya wouldn't want one earlier than a mid 50s.

 

[Larry V]

Really, Talk Bass?

 

[CasperDO]

I was looking at the first picture...

As for an amp - get a cheap Fender Rumble or Ampeg Rocket combo.

First picture were some tapewounds. With purple silks

I will be going for one of those soon. I just not able to try thrm out anywhere. Such poor selectiob in Denmark these days.

Any general words to compare the two?

 

[GonePlaid]

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Really, Talk Bass?

That's a lotta low end there.

 

[TBird1958]

Seems right to me (contrast the earlier 60s had nickle hardware), but the screws are definitely not right. On some of the older Thunderbirds the black on the edge doesn't seem as pronounced and the fade is more subtle. But some of this may depend on lighting. Some of the pics don't turn out looking like the finish on may basses in person. Then again, I could be all wrong. I'm something of a professional there.

Once you really start looking a Gibson from back then closely you'll see a lot of inconsistencies, the place was a big "Job Shop" and one hand often did not know what the other was doing.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Seems right to me (contrast the earlier 60s had nickle hardware), but the screws are definitely not right. On some of the older Thunderbirds the black on the edge doesn't seem as pronounced and the fade is more subtle. But some of this may depend on lighting. Some of the pics don't turn out looking like the finish on may basses in person. Then again, I could be all wrong. I'm something of a professional there.

yep..

 

[BklynKen]

Some Alice in the afternoon.

 

[dagrev]

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Really, Talk Bass?

Don't click. I'm pretty sure it goes to some illegal site which will be followed by an investigation as to why you visited that site!

 

[dagrev]

Once you really start looking a Gibson from back then closely you'll see a lot of inconsistencies, the place was a big "Job Shop" and one hand often did not know what the other was doing.

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Seems I recall Scott saying that very thing in an email and that he'd even seen some Thunderbirds with mixed hardware! Grab what you got and finish it and send it out the door. The knobs on my '64 Epi aren't typical (Black Gibson knobs) but the original owner said they came on it new. Seems Fender didn't do some of the weird stuff Gibson did.

 

[TBird1958]

Some Alice in the afternoon.

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That was my first concert, Billion Dollar Babies tour in '73. First real date too, her name was Barb Kost. The original AC band was the best and that was one helluva show, tix were all of $5.00. I love that album, Hello, hurray and Unfinished Sweet especially.

 

[GonePlaid]

Once you really start looking a Gibson from back then closely you'll see a lot of inconsistencies, the place was a big "Job Shop" and one hand often did not know what the other was doing.

And that's changed how?

 

[TBird1958]

And that's changed how?

Clearly, the manufacturing process is better, but not perfect. CNC helps out with this a lot, non existent in the '60s.

 

[godofthunder59]

Seems I recall Scott saying that very thing in an email and that he'd even seen some Thunderbirds with mixed hardware! Grab what you got and finish it and send it out the door. The knobs on my '64 Epi aren't typical (Black Gibson knobs) but the original owner said they came on it new. Seems Fender didn't do some of the weird stuff Gibson did.

Yes NRs have mixed hardware! Most of my NRs have chrome pickup covers.