Cosmo Valdemar

I believe the Roger Waters P has a maple-capped neck, which some believe gives a brighter, snappier tone.

Gorgeous basses. I too couldn't stand the scratchplate - they look the part but it felt like fingernails on a blackboard whenever I touched it 😨 Here comes the GAS again...!

[quote name='spectoremg' timestamp='1488653297' post='3250852'] Did he use the modded Rick on Who Do We Think We Are? The bass is awesome on that album. [/quote] I believe he did... Still very Rick bit with a massive low end. I prefer his Machine Head sound, a bit more clank and definition. But they're both cool!

[quote name='timmo' timestamp='1488552804' post='3249980'] [attachment=239507:images 1.jpg] [attachment=239508:11483666546_4ed8c0922b_b.jpg] Alembic awfulness [/quote] That first one isn't Alembic. The second one? Well it's a little uninspired possibly but it's hard to go wrong with simple symmetry. It certainly suits the body designs it goes with.

[quote name='Rich' timestamp='1488496601' post='3249558'] Utterly, utterly dreadful. I don't care how great the rest of the bass might be... this is a carbuncle. [/quote] That is AWESOME!

[quote name='Phil Adams' timestamp='1488440402' post='3248895'] Being old enough to remember the Kenny Everett compilation (12" on lime green vinyl) most of these has left me umimpressed. [/quote] I've got that! We used to listen to a tape recording of the actual radio broadcast when we were kids. Here are some gems: http://youtu.be/9EEZAivzl1Q http://youtu.be/ql3pwELzqZM http://youtu.be/Zo8DhbQw_O4

It's already been blocked!

It's a Warwick isn't it?

[quote name='dannybuoy' timestamp='1487355061' post='3239294'] Epiphone are about to replace the Classic Pro with the Vintage Pro, with vintage style chrome pickups... Hopefully they will be close to the Thunderbuckers! [/quote] We live in hope...

I would love a Lull 'bird - particularly the one with the oversized body - but they are beyond my budget sadly. My main bass is a Cataldo Fenderbird which uses Thunderbucker Ranch pickups, reverse engineered from the original Gibson pickups like the Lulls. They too sound wonderful, I assume they are similar. The sound puts a big daft grin on my face.

[quote name='dannybuoy' timestamp='1486512379' post='3232464'] That does sound interesting, I prefer the older brighter sounding pickups! [/quote] I've been thinking about this a lot, being a fan of the old-style Thunderbirds. Epiphone could be onto a winner here, but I really, really hope they get it right - proper headstock, correct pickup placement. Hopefully they won't just use the current Classic Pro and add the different hardware. It wouldn't be a disaster if they did - and I'd still probably buy one - but this is a real opportunity to put out an authentic 60s Thunderbird and I hope they don't mess up.