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Thunderbird Club

#181,644
MCF said:
When mine arrives, I’ll trade you straight up for your ‘64.
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I'll certainly keep that in mind and as soon as I start hating that old thing I'll give you a call. It's old and you probably like new and shiny. But you are first on the list in case both of my grey cells stop connecting.;):D

But which '64 were you talking about?
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#181,648
D Bopp said:
Here's a quick video I made. Little over driven on the mic, but you can hear it pretty good. And I apologize for all the noodling around E :D

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Thanks very much for sharing with us, greatly appreciated! I'm (green) envious as mine hasn't shown yet.

If you're not on the club roster please let me know and I'll add you.
 
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#181,651
dieselman said:
And I think my Sweetwater Card is maxed out for a while! Very nice Bird.
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Not to worry. These things are going to be flooding the market used once the original owners figure out these things are awful..... The trick is to not brag about any that post pics or sound clips. That gigantic neck, the input being in the wrong place (whichever place it's in) and the knobs line up--or don't, etc. Tried and true neck dive thing to throw out as well. Even rag on the shabby case. "Brown? Who does that?" If we can just plant a couple seeds of doubt we just might luck into one! ;)



I am actually hoping a non-Thunderbird player will be enamored with the looks and buy it and not really be for them (since it doesn't sound like a Pbass or a Jbass), and they start hitting the market lightly used. That is not gonna happen with anybody in this thread as they know a great thing when they see/hear one. But somewhere out there there are some impulse buyers who just have to buy since they've been stimulated a couple times, but for some reason it won't work for them. I am banking on their bad calculation.
 
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dagrev said:
Not to worry. These things are going to be flooding the market used once the original owners figure out these things are awful..... The trick is to not brag about any that post pics of sound clips. That gigantic neck, the input being in the wrong place (whichever place it's in) and the knobs line up--or don't, etc. Tried and true neck dive thing to throw out as well. Even rag on the shabby case. "Brown? Who does that?" If we can just plant a couple seeds of doubt we just might luck into one! ;)



I am actually hoping a non-Thunderbird player will be enamored with the looks and buy it and not really be for them (since it doesn't sound like a Pbass or a Jbass), and they start hitting the market lightly used. That is not gonna happen with anybody in this thread as they know a great thing when they see/hear one. But somewhere out there there are some impulse buyers who just have to buy since they've been stimulated a couple times, but for some reason it won't work for them. I am banking on their bad calculation.
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Well, from what I heard on the demo, they can sound like a P or a J, but why'd ya wanna?
 
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GBassNorth said:
Fantastic demo! Pick, finger, multi finger, tone up and down, pups soloed and combined, multiple right hand placements, harmonics, chords, fills and runs, muting and sustain, and best of all - no slapping or talking! Well done sir! Also showed off the color nicely with lighting at different angles while playing. Now I want one extra bad.
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needs slap for thoroughness….:D
definitely not a 60’s sounding Bird…although great, lackin rumble depth of other avålable pickups…..possibly the recording….no gain structure (amp) details posted..
 
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dagrev said:
Not to worry. These things are going to be flooding the market used once the original owners figure out these things are awful..... The trick is to not brag about any that post pics or sound clips. That gigantic neck, the input being in the wrong place (whichever place it's in) and the knobs line up--or don't, etc. Tried and true neck dive thing to throw out as well. Even rag on the shabby case. "Brown? Who does that?" If we can just plant a couple seeds of doubt we just might luck into one! ;)



I am actually hoping a non-Thunderbird player will be enamored with the looks and buy it and not really be for them (since it doesn't sound like a Pbass or a Jbass), and they start hitting the market lightly used. That is not gonna happen with anybody in this thread as they know a great thing when they see/hear one. But somewhere out there there are some impulse buyers who just have to buy since they've been stimulated a couple times, but for some reason it won't work for them. I am banking on their bad calculation.
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This may be true to some extent. I'm predicting a hit. Especially after the guys at Anderton's post a vid. But you'll probably only save on sales tax. Plus shipping is so high now. I don't see any advantage to waiting for a used one unless it's a local only sale.
 
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