Thunderbird Club

[JJR58]

Got home from tour at 5am today. Slept a bit then unboxed a couple new cabs Mesa sent me.
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Thats a Mesa SW115 sitting on top of a Mesa SW215. The amp is a Mesa TT800 (full disclosure; I’m endorsed by Mesa).
Fired it up with a few of my basses. ‘67 Hofner, Cataldo NR41, Fano JM4 and Greco Reverse TBird. Super thick, but articulate sounding rig. I doubt I’ll use that full stack often, but it’s nice to know I can

Whoa!!!! Now yer talkin!!!

 

[bylar13]

Nice (Pricey!) Lull Jazz with T-Bird Pickups in the classifieds.

For Sale - 2020 Mike Lull JT4 (Jazz body with Thunderbird pickups)

 

[dagrev]

Nice (Pricey!) Lull Jazz with T-Bird Pickups in the classifieds.

For Sale - 2020 Mike Lull JT4 (Jazz body with Thunderbird pickups)

Indeed! If I could invent money like the gubment--I'd buy it.

 

[dukeorock]

2X12 boxes work well with that top…what channel do you favor?

Most of my gigs are doubling upright/electric. I use the Subway channel for Upright and the Boogie Channel for electric. The Mesa SW215 cab sounds silly good with this amp. The Berg HDN212 is no slouch, but I like the SW215 more so far

 

[godofthunder59]

Can't wait for a new NR? Gibson Late 60's Thunderbird II "Non Reverse-Golden Mist Poly- | eBay

Can't wait for a new NR? Gibson Late 60's Thunderbird II "Non Reverse-Golden Mist Poly- | eBay

Geeze that's a lot for a NR with a moved bridge and replaced tuners. At the very least the back of the neck has been re finished as well.

 

[GonePlaid]

Geeze that's a lot for a NR with a moved bridge and replaced tuners. At the very least the back of the neck has been re finished as well.

Well...It ain't mine-and it ain't gonna be.

 

[GBassNorth]

cool shape on this bass

For some odd reason it looks strangely familiar. However, at something just shy of $4000 I can get a pretty nice Gibby reverse, maybe even a bicentennial.

 

[Toptube]

Nice (Pricey!) Lull Jazz with T-Bird Pickups in the classifieds.

For Sale - 2020 Mike Lull JT4 (Jazz body with Thunderbird pickups)

Prices on used Lull trended downwards for some time. With many available for close to $2,000. But since Mike Lull passed, used basses built by him, have gone up a lot.

There was a SUPER nice, Matte black Lull NR bird on reverb last year. It was eventually bought. And later it sold for more money, along with a couple of dings since the previous time it sold.

 

[MCF]

For some odd reason it looks strangely familiar. However, at something just shy of $4000 I can get a pretty nice Gibby reverse, maybe even a bicentennial.

For $1799 you can get a Gibby NR in a choice of three cool colors.

 

[Gaolee]

Hope so!

If it works, does this mean I should sell off the 360s and switch to thunderous and modular Mesa gear? Three 15s would certainly move plenty of air, and I'm partial to drivers bigger than 10s anyway.

 

[Gaolee]

@Gaolee is more photogenic than I thought. Must be a matter of using the right lighting.

I'm only a cranky old man on the internet. In real life, I'm a hot college coed.

 

[WillyW]

For $1799 you can get a Gibby NR in a choice of three cool colors.

Nope! I bought the rest of them and I'll be listing them for $4,900 + shipping on reverb....

 

[MCF]

If it works, does this mean I should sell off the 360s and switch to thunderous and modular Mesa gear? Three 15s would certainly move plenty of air, and I'm partial to drivers bigger than 10s anyway.

It means you keep the 360 and your reissue in the basement because they’re cool and get the Mesa gear for your gigs.

 

[dukeorock]

If it works, does this mean I should sell off the 360s and switch to thunderous and modular Mesa gear? Three 15s would certainly move plenty of air, and I'm partial to drivers bigger than 10s anyway.

Heck, I dunno. You seem awfully fond of your 360’s

 

[Gaolee]

cool shape on this bass

I wonder what it sounds like completely clean.

 

[Gaolee]

It means you keep the 360 and your reissue in the basement because they’re cool and get the Mesa gear for your gigs.

Ah, genius!

 

[Gaolee]

Heck, I dunno. You seem awfully fond of your 360’s

They do have a volume knob and sound great at low volumes as much as high volumes. Funny thing about overkill. When you run a 360 at just over idle, the amount of clean headroom it has makes the sound just come alive. The reissue has a treble horn to go with the folded horn, so it makes plenty of top end to go with the roar. The original has a bright switch that does something similar. I can't decide which one sounds better.

But, the last time I played in front of an audience, which was about ten people, I used the little Carvin rig. It was outside, and that was plenty. And it sounded phenomenal with the pixie dust '01. I think the h/lpf filter had something to do with that. Maybe it was just the air. If I knew exactly what it was, it would happen more often.

 

[Toptube]

I wonder what it sounds like completely clean.

I know it uses different woods than gibson/epiphone. But the Specs list says they are Lollar Thunderbird pickups!

 

[Gaolee]

I know it uses different woods than gibson/epiphone. But the Specs list says they are Lollar Thunderbird pickups!

So, it will sound great.

 

[TBird1958]

Prices on used Lull trended downwards for some time. With many available for close to $2,000. But since Mike Lull passed, used basses built by him, have gone up a lot.

There was a SUPER nice, Matte black Lull NR bird on reverb last year. It was eventually bought. And later it sold for more money, along with a couple of dings since the previous time it sold.

I think anything Mike actually built will steadily increase in value, Thunderbirds more so since they're not making them at all now.