Shaggy

........'65 Thunderbird IV, usual neck repair and oversprayed. Just the best playing and sounding bass I've ever owned.

Glad to see some Gibson love going on here; after many years of whoring around with any old bass they're the marque I've finally come around to, in particular the "reverse" models for the reasons given here; [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=74502&st=0"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=74502&st=0[/url] Here's my Kalamazoo Kuties :

[quote name='Clarky' post='739501' date='Feb 8 2010, 10:33 PM']Alberto Y Los Trios Paranoias ... if I am not mistaken But yeah, agreed![/quote] Of course - my first thought was Half Man Half Biscuit, but you're right. My room mate in Uni used to play this continually, when he wasn't listening to taped radio repeats of "Hitch-hiker's Guide to the Galaxy"

Nothing that I can add to the legend that is Beedster that's not already said! We've been threatening to trade since the days of Bassworld, and finally did at a soggy services on the M11; my P for his Ric. ........might even buy it back when the inevitable sale thread appears

[quote name='retroman' post='734136' date='Feb 3 2010, 03:17 PM']There's a link to my issues with "The Thunderturd" as I now call it earlier in this thread.[/quote] Must have the "Dirty fingers" pickups Gibson used to make!

Bought a Ric strap off tredders; smooth deal, great communication, good guy

Sold Chris a custom bitza Sabre; top bloke - genuine, friendly, great communicator, real bass enthusiast Ta for a smooth deal! (Just hope you won't need a chiropractor after playing the Sabre, Chris...... .)

Went quite cheap, considering what these can fetch Been after one for ages, but they only turn up when I'm skint!

[quote name='Dom in Somerset' post='721944' date='Jan 23 2010, 09:25 AM']The T bird is all about the triumph of style over practicality. It's the bass that says "wake up , it's time to rock!"[/quote] Personally I think this is one of those myths that gets handed down to each successive generation of bassists. (second statement agreed with, of course!) I like to rest my right hand on the top body bout so you can really dig in hard and fast against the strings - like Thunderfingers (pic) - only wish I had an ounce of the talent! That's what makes my '65 T'bird IV the most ergonomic bass I've ever played, by a big margin. The well-known strap button re-position mod sorts out the balance issue.

Stephen broke into my house, stole my beautiful Trace Elliot Twin Valve head that I love more than my children, molested the cat, then made me write this feedback at gunpoint. Oh all right then, I sold it to him. Great guy, great communicator, fastest payer in the West, deal with in confidence.

On fretless a subtle amount adds a bit of acoustic quality; wouldn't use it otherwise

Definitely, especially those three in the OP title, also Ian Curtis (Joy Division) who I'd seen play Eric's in Liverpool just a couple of months earlier, and John McGeogh (Magazine, Banshees) The night George Harrison died (was it the night?) I woke up with "My sweet Lord" running through my head. Spooky.

No, but having recently bought a bright red Explorer bass on impulse I'm going for the ZZ Top "propellor spin"..........