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Double Trouble
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How big is an original Thunderbird Bass??
This big.....
  Never realized just how big this thing is on stage. Like playing an aircraft carrier. |
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Okay, I suppose they're kinda big. Basses are big, though. And long. As you know. Sometimes, size matters. Are Thunderbirds heavy? I've gotten used to my Jazz, which is kinda heavy compared to the SG.
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Dang, Targa. You look good. I hope I look that good when I'm 80.
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09-07-2011, 02:52 PM
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That's a big bass!!!!
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Dunno, that is big... but my Fender Jazz bass is a mighty hunk O wood too!
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Don't under-estimate the lure of the piccolo
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Yes, but is the Thunderbird as heavy as a Rickenbacker 4003???
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09-07-2011, 04:14 PM
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Yes heavy like wearing a bar stool by the end of a 3 hour night. Yes heavier than a Rick ..had a 4001 for a while. Actually it's not about the weight but the sheer length of the damn thing. You have to hold the neck up or it heads to the floor. This bird has had it's headstock busted years ago that way. It's a 34 1/2 " scale too. Nothing like the growl of this beast though. At least that's what everybody tells me.
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I kinda thought there would be some neck dive. And yes, I find the heavy Jazz to be nicely balanced. "Organic," I'd call it.
Heavier than a Brick.....I mean Rick? Say it ain't so!
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Watch the belt buckle!!!
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09-07-2011, 04:36 PM
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I've been playing it since 1980. My belt buckle is about to come through the front some day. I've worn a thumb hole above the neck pick up too. She's a war worn lady.
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09-07-2011, 07:47 PM
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my house!
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for an 80 year old ........
thanks. I get it I get it....! Takes a while sometimes. |
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09-07-2011, 08:19 PM
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You must have a very strong left arm, targa911S.
 I played one of those for exactly (1) practice; I got tired of holding up the neck. Loved the tone and the look though; I'm just not that strong. The only thing that I remember being as neck heavy was an old aluminum neck Kramer that I played for a summer.These days, I stick to my crappy (but well balanced) Japanese P-J Fender I bought in 1988. |
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Iffn you were a highly-compensated moderator you could afford to buy a brand new one that ain't all wore out!
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