Thunderbird Club

[GBassNorth]

Yep!

Back then (80s ) the Windsor was considered to be more suitable as a boat anchor than and automobile engine. I presume it's still the same?

On a semi-related note, I found out a couple of weeks ago, my dad bought a new challenger a couple of years ago
After all his bit.....belly-aching about my Mopar products in the 80s & 90s, now he goes & buys one.
I told him next will probably be a Harley (which he also hates), since previously he bought a diesel truck (now a second one ), something he said he'd never get
He was going on about how he was/has been tinkering on it, because stock is just a good place to start

The new Challenger, if equipped right, can be a darn fast ride. The 1970 Challenger in top speed fit out was the fastest American production car made that year at about a 14 second quarter mile run, and now days it could easily be trounced by an SUV like the Porsche Cayenne Turbo at just over 11 seconds.

Of course the real question is - would I trade my mint condition Cayenne for a mint condition 1970 Challenger? Heck yes,….
then I'd turn around and buy another Cayenne and have the best of both worlds. Seriously, there's no way I could fit all my Thunderbirds in a Challenger, gotta have an SUV, might as well be the Cayenne.

The reverse is called the reverse because the longest horn is on the bottom. The reverse of all other basses mostly and more specifically, the Fender offerings.

Now that actually makes sense! Did you just make that up, or is it factual?

Yeah... no kidding, AHEM.

Hunky cowboys wearing chaps and nothing else.

Quick @PillO - I need the Princess Fingers girl to erase that visual!

Kid in high school did it. Blew out the rear end and cratered the "beefed-up" suspension. But for about six months he was showing some serious game.

Probably best that he blew the rear end early. With that much horsepower he probably would have wrapped the car around a tree anyway. One of my best buddies in High School did that with his hopped up 440 magnum Dodge Charger. Most of those muscle cars (and home garage build ups) were fine in a line and a horror in a corner.

 

[GBassNorth]

Don't believe what you hear. I can tell you first hand what they are like.

Yikes! Glad I didn't bite on the sale. Thx for the heads up.

 

[Larry V]

Now that actually makes sense! Did you just make that up, or is it factual?

Read it somewhere... maybe here in the Thunderbird Club. Not sure but I definitely didn't make it up.

 

[PillO]

Look what some idiot Mets fan did to our catcher Will Smith on Saturday. I hate those laser things.
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Just upset over Bobby Bonilla day?

damn what is wrong with people? i had someone at work doing that to me to be funny and i wanted to punch him so bad, but not enough to lose my job over. reported him and he tried defending himself with "its just a light" and got reassigned. idiot.

People say stupid things like "it's just a light". But it isn't. The coherent light is concentrated energy. Lasers, even the retail laser pointers, can cause permanent damage to eyes. Shining a laser into someone's eye, I would argue, is assault with a weapon.

And don't get me started on the idiots that point them at planes. I have been on flights that have had laser strikes. I'm thankful that none have ended poorly.

 

[dagrev]

Since we're posting pics, I thought I'd snap a few of my Ghia now that I finally washed it.
Should be back on the road soon!
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Those are so cool! It looks great!

 

[dagrev]

i put up with that eye-attacking laser because the pedal otherwise has so much bang for the buck.

Light aside, this is currently in the top three options. I loved my 90, so this really can't be a bad decision. It could be a bonus to have another option I might like as well. SW might cut me come slack on the price as well or throw in a power supply.

 

[PillO]

Quick @PillO - I need the Princess Fingers girl to erase that visual!

I can give you a visual to remove that one, but then you'll be asking for the eye-bleach.

 

[dagrev]

Today's sound guy (a bass player pro audio dude) was in love with my tone today. "What was different? It's the best I've heard from you!"
He's mainly used to the CP but this was my second time recently playing the VP. It finally dawned on me; right after the last time I used it at church, I gave up on the Rotos (not enough low end) and put the EBCFs back on. As we discussed it, he jumped on a word I used- "balanced".
"That's it, balance across the spectrum, lows to highs. It gets through the mix but still holds the bottom down." (Ahem?)
And that's with just the neck pickup and EQing out some top end!

I used the burst VP at church yesterday with new 66s. Sounded fantastic. I did boost the bass a tad for kicks and loved the slightly thicker punch. Rotos don't have the bottom like Boomers, but I think they sound great. Easy on the fingers as well..... Sound wise, I would have liked the CP Flats, but.... I have this issue thing. I will say the white VP sounds best with Boomers.

 

[Larry V]

<snip>
People say stupid things like "it's just a light". But it isn't. The coherent light is concentrated energy. Lasers, even the retail laser pointers, can cause permanent damage to eyes. Shining a laser into someone's eye, I would argue, is assault with a weapon.

And don't get me started on the idiots that point them at planes. I have been on flights that have had laser strikes. I'm thankful that none have ended poorly.

I had a red laser go across my eyes. It was jarring and thankfully it must've been at a great distance because after feeling like it lit my entire head up with a spotlight, there was no immediate damage that was noticeable to me. It lasted a split second but I knew exactly what it was even though it was the one and only time I had it happen. Some a-hole playing with his new toy outdoors, I'm guessing.

 

[Bassmike62]

IN with this baby.
Planning to trade it in for a Vintage Sunburst Classic Pro IV when they come out in May. And if I'm a good boy, a Gibson T-Bird next year.

EDIT: no trade for now... totally in love with her.

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Last week of vacation and there's a couple of non-musical things left to do on the proverbial list, so I'm finding ways to NOT do them. I keep avoiding chores by doing important stuff like locating my 1st post here. `

So....

I showed up at the castle's gate on April 19, 2015 and the Queen made me a subject on the 22nd, so I guess I'm still a fairly recent member. History shows I kept the Epi White Bird for a while, never got the sunburst and finally got my 1st Gibson in 2019, a well-used 2008 model.

 

[Tanner5382]

You know, after quitting Talkbass for a while and coming back, I've just got to say that the Thunderbird Club is best part of Talkbass for sure. You all are the best community on here!

Stay cool.

 

[dagrev]

always had a hard on for Giorgetto Giugaro and pretty much anything that came out the Ghia house…….often wonder what his Thunderbird would have looked like…..
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Being the unsophisticated Philistine that I am, little European cars aren't really that interesting to me. But this is way cool. Even sexy might be the right word here. Wow!

 

[Toptube]

The Chambers Brothers as seen on Summer of Soul (Hulu and in Theaters)

**the image quality of the actual video is better than this. But I had my GF send me these screenshots. And she probably doesn't know how to go one frame at a time, to get an in-focus screenshot**

 

[TBird1958]

You know, after quitting Talkbass for a while and coming back, I've just got to say that the Thunderbird Club is best part of Talkbass for sure. You all are the best community on here!

Stay cool.

It's all about the quality of the inmates - finest kind here!

 

[Tanner5382]

Just got the email that the NR has shipped! Estimate is saying Thursday, but we will see if that remains true when I check back tonight or tomorrow.

 

[KaraQ]

Just got the email that the NR has shipped! Estimate is saying Thursday, but we will see if that remains true when I check back tonight or tomorrow.

I got a shipment notice today too! Arrival Friday!



But not for an NR.....

 

[Feral Feline]

Since we're posting pics, I thought I'd snap a few of my Ghia now that I finally washed it.
Should be back on the road soon!
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GAORJUICE!

Be truthful now, your ride's been featured in Hot VWs, hasn't it...

 

[Tanner5382]

I got a shipment notice today too! Arrival Friday!



But not for an NR.....

Nice! Something equally fun, I hope!

 

[Warpeg]

I've now owned my 2015 T-bird for over a month, but something crossed my mind while I was playing it last night: Do the switches control Humbucker/Single Coil or do they control Series/Parallel for each pickup?

 

[KaraQ]

Nice! Something equally fun, I hope!

Yes!

For me, at least....

I got that nothing but the wood T-bird Pro that was posted a few? pages back