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Thunderbird Club
- Thread starter TBird1958
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I think I’m shaging awesome.
Absolutely nuttin' wrong wid dat.
This wins the internets this month.
- Mar 8, 2011
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- Authorized greenboy designs builder/Owner of BNA Audio
Seems I’m like several million posts behind, so I read the last 150 or so and that’s gonna have to do 
Since it’s the final moments of Thunderbird Thursday, here’s a pic and a caveat…
L-R Cataldo NR-41, 2021 Gibson NR, ‘02 Gibson reverse, ‘89 Greco reverse. I also have the Fano with ‘Bird pickups
I’m thinking two of these need to move on. I have too many basses and not enough room! Narrowing it down. There’s no way I’d sell the ‘02 reverse any time soon. Way too special. The Fano gets played out the most. Just an amazing bass for most of my gigs. It’s staying. The Greco will be the first to go. Great bass, but all of them are great basses and something’s gotta go! So it’s between the Cataldo or the 2021 NR to go on the chopping block. I will say the Cataldo with the ThunderBucker ‘66 sounds closer to what I like than the 2022 Gibson. I know I’m in the minority, but I’m just not crazy about the pickups. If I keep it, I’ll likely swap the neck pickup for a Lollar that’s sitting a drawer, waiting to go. Tough call!
Unrelated, my tech took two of my parts basses I had sitting around, plus a Fralin pickup and made me this today.
seems pretty nice so far
Since it’s the final moments of Thunderbird Thursday, here’s a pic and a caveat…
L-R Cataldo NR-41, 2021 Gibson NR, ‘02 Gibson reverse, ‘89 Greco reverse. I also have the Fano with ‘Bird pickups
I’m thinking two of these need to move on. I have too many basses and not enough room! Narrowing it down. There’s no way I’d sell the ‘02 reverse any time soon. Way too special. The Fano gets played out the most. Just an amazing bass for most of my gigs. It’s staying. The Greco will be the first to go. Great bass, but all of them are great basses and something’s gotta go! So it’s between the Cataldo or the 2021 NR to go on the chopping block. I will say the Cataldo with the ThunderBucker ‘66 sounds closer to what I like than the 2022 Gibson. I know I’m in the minority, but I’m just not crazy about the pickups. If I keep it, I’ll likely swap the neck pickup for a Lollar that’s sitting a drawer, waiting to go. Tough call!
Unrelated, my tech took two of my parts basses I had sitting around, plus a Fralin pickup and made me this today.
seems pretty nice so far
I think I've seen a total of two vids with Allen playing a Strat. The only two times I saw the band, Ed was still there. I wanted to go see them with Steve and the Honkettes, but that stupid plane crash.
- Mar 13, 2008
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- Endorsing Artist Mike Lull T Bass pickups, The Bass Shop, Seattle WA.
I've only had it about a week, it's going to get the new PG Scott sent me and I'll probably make a new TRC for it, I think it'll go up to Lull's for a check up on the headstock repair as well. - It's an amazing Thunderbird, I played it for two hours today and still can't believe that it's actually here, in my house.
Thx.
Sounds very good, but I’m gonna see if I can get it to sound even better. Right now it certainly sounds on par with my Eppi and Gibby birds but the way I have it wired lends itself to lots of tone customizing for each individual pickup. So tweak away I will.
As for how it plays - nice but needs some fine tuning as well. The balance is fantastic, zero neck dive (and this is a light weight semi hollow body). The neck feels great, smooth and fast, very nice frets, but it is from a P bass so a tad thicker than the Tbird norm. The action is what I’m working on at the moment. I’ve probably had the neck off a dozen times fine tuning the geometry, looks like a 1.5 degree shim will be needed to place the neck at the optimum angle for ultra low 4/64ths action (measured at the 12th fret, string not depressed). Once I complete the shim work and reset the action she should be a super sweet player.
You guys are too kind!
About 1 month. In Frankfurt waiting for the last 8.5 hour leg.
No, I haven’t consumed any of those special gummies yet.
godofthunder59
Life is short, buy the bass.
- Feb 19, 2006
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- Endorsing Cataldo Basses, Whirlwind products, Thunderbucker pickups
Congratulations! What a beautiful bass! I have yet to find one east of the Mississippi, the search goes on.
It's complicated. Very phenomenological.
What? Two one trick ponies?Good choice-IMO.
Thank goodness it's expensive (and only has one PU). What a temptation.
