NancyJohnson

[quote name='neepheid' timestamp='1341334909' post='1717282'] I'd ask over at [url="http://bassoutpost.com/"]http://bassoutpost.com/[/url] - a lot of Gibson knowledge over there. [/quote] Cheers for the link...didn't know this place. P

Can anyone here shed some light on the limited run Gibson Thunderbird Gothic bass? I found a few images online...effectively a Thunderbird in a black finish, black hardware and what looks like a darker than normal (stained?) fingerboard. The scratchplate has the eagle motif, but it's black. It was listed on Musicians Friend in the US at one stage. Doesn't seem to be anything else about this bass online. Nothing on eBay. Anyone got one? Cheers P

While ago I found this and bookmarked it. I've never tried it though! P [url="http://www.stewmac.com/tradesecrets/ts0017_agedtuners.hzml?jrl=355336&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ts0017&clk=81341"]http://www.stewmac.com/tradesecrets/ts0017_agedtuners.hzml?jrl=355336&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ts0017&clk=81341[/url]

I've got several, but tend to play the Thunderbird most of the time. I like the Lakland as an option for recording, but rarely use the rest of them. P

[quote name='waynepunkdude' timestamp='1339707674' post='1693261'] My Korg is being delivered tomorrow. GAS!!!! [/quote] Wayne! How are you man? Can you post some squeaks and brrrs up when you have a minute? Cheers P

The Roger Vaughan Special:

[quote name='Count Bassie' timestamp='1339667601' post='1692178'] Sorry, should've posted somewhere else! Nancy's fascination with my non-screen name has just come to my attention, and I made a comment. All of it silliness, pardon my out-of-place remark... please carry on! [/quote] Hey Rog. Love you really. P x

Link here (50 minutes). [url="http://www.fmqb.com/article.asp?id=2474402&spid=783"]http://www.fmqb.com/article.asp?id=2474402&spid=783[/url] P

I'd like to see a trade area as well! P

I'm not shitting you here, but I think that might have been mine a long long time ago. Myself (and a few guys who played in bands locally) found this place up in Chalk Farm that used to sell on ex-hire and ex-pro gear. Loads of Peavey stuff I recall. Anyhow, I picked up an Orange head from them (there was an additional Orange covered piece at the back of the amp that had 'Property of Davey Johnstone' written in thick black marker. (Given the providence of some of the other gear on sale, there's a reasonable to good chance it was Elton John's guitarist.) Anyhow, me and a mate got it home, on foot, by tube, train and bus and it was DOA; I gave it to my dad (who worked for the MoD in Chobham) and he got one of the techs to look at it and it arrived home working just lovely. It worked for about six months...I did two or three little gigs with it and it caught fire at a jam at someone's house (I can actually remember we were busking through the remix version of Japan's 'Adolescent Sex' when smoke started coming out of it). We yanked the power chord and threw tea/coffee/coke over it to put it out, before it set the house on fire. It sat in my dads shed for a while and then I saw an advert for a store in Denmark Street saying they were buying all things Orange, so off it went. I guess this would have been early 80s. P

My good lady bought me a G30 for my birthday last December. Like the bulk of Line6's kit, it does what it says on the box, works first time and is reasonably priced. One word of warning if you're purchasing from Thomann...the power supply is of a European/EU type; Line6 UK sent me a free UK one, so kudos to them. P

My Gibson has the jack at the side. That said, when it arrived (Ishibashi), the previous owner had wired it with two volume controls and used the tone hole for the input jack! P

Unsure whether this has been posted, but Epiphone have some new [i]classic [/i]Thunderbirds coming. White or sunburst, neck through, side jack. From the TB thread, they're made in China, but have the same pickups and wiring loom as the US alternative. Andertons have these listed at £359 (although no stock yet). Nothing at Thomann. For me, I do get a little worried taking mine out to rehearsals, so these may be a feasible alternative at about quarter of the replacement price. P Links: Epiphone: [url="http://www.epiphone.com/News/Features/Features/2012/Epiphone-Thunderbird-Classic-IV-PRO.aspx"]http://www.epiphone.com/News/Features/Features/2012/Epiphone-Thunderbird-Classic-IV-PRO.aspx[/url] No Treble website: [url="http://www.notreble.com/buzz/2012/05/04/epiphone-introduces-thunderbird-classic-iv-pro-basses/"]http://www.notreble.com/buzz/2012/05/04/epiphone-introduces-thunderbird-classic-iv-pro-basses/[/url] Andertons: [url="http://www.andertons.co.uk/electric-basses/pid23304/cid682/epiphone-thunderbird-classic-iv-usa-pickups-in-vintage-sunburst.asp"]http://www.andertons.co.uk/electric-basses/pid23304/cid682/epiphone-thunderbird-classic-iv-usa-pickups-in-vintage-sunburst.asp[/url] Talkbass [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f8/new-epiphone-classic-iv-pro-thunderbirds-880113/"]http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f8/new-epiphone-classic-iv-pro-thunderbirds-880113/[/url]

[quote name='TomRichards' timestamp='1336429195' post='1645611'] I'll let Glen Matlock call you "Philistine". But thanks for the input! [/quote] Aah, what an album. His backing band for that was the late 3 Colours Red. Gotta love the Glen. P

Call me a philistine, but VVT every time (and all ramped up 100%). P

Who is this guy? I see his beardy face virtually every time I visit eBay. P