DerRick Posted February 1, 2023 Posted February 1, 2023 Hi everyone, I feel it's about time to introduce myself - I signed up 10 years ago to buy at the marketplace what is my main axe ever since (an absolutely stunning custom shop Gibson Thunderbird) from user @lamp(Hi Nick! Great you're still around here! 🙂 maybe you remember your ex-Gibbo...?! 😉 ) I am born an live in Munich and play bass for something like 20 years or so (without having it learned yet tough 😉 ) in a Munich based Skaband. I have a soft point for Thunderbirds, so I 'had to' buy @krispns D-Bird a couple of weeks ago.😁 GAS never sleeps, as ya all know.... This is what it looks like when we play a local Irish Pub: Here are my basses (the Spector ist sold, stupid me): Left to right: Status Empathy, LTD Viper 414, Gibson Thunderbird, Italia Maranello, self-built 'Ray'nBird', Epiphone T-Bird-body with Status Stingray neck, Hohner B2B and Specor LX5 (sold☹️) Cheers! Oliver 4 Quote
ezbass Posted February 1, 2023 Posted February 1, 2023 Nice, eclectic collection there. What is the story with the left handed Italia? Quote
krispn Posted February 1, 2023 Posted February 1, 2023 Oliver has been a pleasure to converse with and what a collection of basses!! Quote
DerRick Posted February 2, 2023 Author Posted February 2, 2023 Thanks for the warm welcome and your friendly words about my basses!😊 @krispn: same same!😉 Shame that I could not pick up the Ding in person.🍻 17 hours ago, ezbass said: Nice, eclectic collection there. What is the story with the left handed Italia? Thanks! It came my way and I fell in love instantly...😇 now I got the nut changed and applied the same pin-extension as seen on my Ray'nBird, so I can play it right-handed. 1 1 Quote
Ralf1e Posted February 2, 2023 Posted February 2, 2023 Lovely collection of basses but Why sell the LX5? You could have given it to me if you didn't like it 🤣 Ensuing bun fight over others who would have liked it! Quote
lamp Posted February 13, 2023 Posted February 13, 2023 Oh wow! Hi Oliver! I remember you! Funnily enough I was describing that bass to someone the other day and lamenting that I had no pics of it 🤣 So pleased to see you’re still rocking it - do I spy new pickups?? cheers Nick Quote
DerRick Posted February 15, 2023 Author Posted February 15, 2023 Hi Nick, yes it's been some time...😉 10(!) years! No new pickups, I dared to grind the plastic covers off the original pus (eventually killed an EMG HZ by trying this😏) and squeezed the pus in chrome covers as I kind of disliked the plastic looks on the flamboyant outfit of the 'bird...😉 put then some extra money in chrome Schallers and a Hipshot supertone to complete the looks. Here's the complete story with pics on german bass forum bassic.de: https://www.bassic.de/threads/pimp-tha-thunderbird-chrome-wont-bring-you-home.14812390/ Cheers!🍻 Oliver Quote
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