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The Craps..... Oh crap, struck too late. Only read to page 12.

That is very nice! It is a cracking shape for a bass.

Ooh, any pics?

Never tire of sharing pics of my Thunder II. Cracking instrument. Had it since about '91.

Do you accept wee'd.......

Our Betty is getting loads of prime time coverage. BBC news, ITV news???? Even the Daily Mail. Although the Mail readers seem to be a little confused. As one commenter puts it... "There seems to be some confusion here. She was not the actress Bette Davis. She was Betty Davis a singer. She was also the mother of Steve Davis the snooker player". Nearly whizzed myself 🤣🤣🤣 .

Gutted...... https://youtu.be/mQILEYw66Rg

Bridge pickup 3/4. Neck pickup full. Boost a little bass, high mid and treble on amp with a 4×10 cab, .73 Dunlop pick = gnarly snarly funk tone for me.

Ha ha. And here they are. Really like the EB-O. Great for classic rock n roll vibes (suffragette city anyone??). The Bird is sublime however, and as a bonus, the bridge hasn't raised up like a zombie from the ground yet either 🤣

My first (and only) 5er is a Harley Benton MM85a. Good bass and only £177 quid. The neck pickup is too close for slapping but that's about it. They do a single pickup passive for about £120 which looks cool too. I didn't want to spend big on something I wasn't sure about. Glad I didn't as it is good enough for me.

I blagged one for free when I bought my Thunderbird from Guitar Guitar. Tried for an EB3 but no chance. Big chip in the headstock (definite neck dive accident, and probably why the gave it to me), but otherwise really decent for nowt. The only thing I will say is watch for the bridge screws popping out - happened to me. Not all the way but scary non the less. I just glued it back in and all is well again.

I have the very Thunder II of which you speak. Heavy as a planet, but the super boomer pickups are great and it plays wonderfully with light strings (30-90s shaves a bit of weight off too ha ha). I love it and will never part with it.

Agree about the Thunderbird totally. Wonderful neck on them too. Still love the look of the Reverend though......

Lovely. Especially like the gunmetal one myself..

I feel the carefree thing totally. I disagree with all the negative chitter chatter about TBirds (especially the modern ones) neck diving, being one trick pony's etc etc, but if one thing has kind of haunted me is this notion of fragility. I have another through neck bass, which I don't feel in any way twitchy about. Maybe I should just get on with it and play it everywhere live. I am not normally one to give a toss. But I struggle to shake it off. I can't even think it is particularly nickable either. I remember in the early 90s having to run on stage with my bass when the other bands bassist (and mate) accidentally smashed the headstock off his Washburn. Horrid - and that was a bolt on.....