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Re: Geddy Lee and his Thunderbird
« Reply #75 on: February 25, 2015, 03:54:31 PM »
Geddy Lee and Thunderbird??

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Re: Geddy Lee and his Thunderbird
« Reply #76 on: February 25, 2015, 05:27:40 PM »
Geddy Lee and Thunderbird??

Damn! There goes the neighborhood...  :P


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Re: Geddy Lee and his Thunderbird
« Reply #77 on: February 26, 2015, 07:57:09 AM »
there was an hour long show on tv the other night. it was documentary about getty. they showed part of his collection and it has a bit of everything but heavy on the fenders.
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Re: Geddy Lee and his Thunderbird
« Reply #78 on: May 05, 2015, 08:33:39 AM »
Here are a couple of shots from what I believe is the new tour book. I don't see any of the Ampegs on the list. I also don't know which, if any, of these are going on tour with him.




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Re: Geddy Lee and his Thunderbird
« Reply #79 on: May 05, 2015, 01:48:39 PM »
Very nice...

One of my ambitions is to own a 1959 instrument, to go with my vintage... but a ways off yet... ;)
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Re: Geddy Lee and his Thunderbird
« Reply #80 on: May 06, 2015, 08:32:28 AM »
Very nice...

One of my ambitions is to own a 1959 instrument, to go with my vintage... but a ways off yet... ;)

I suppose a '64 T-Bird would be nice, but I could settle for an Embassy.

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Re: Geddy Lee and his Thunderbird
« Reply #81 on: May 06, 2015, 11:58:49 AM »
An electric bass of my vintage would have to be one of the very rare Tutmarc Serenader basses made by Paul Tutmarc's son Bud.

That's Bud on lap steel.


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Re: Geddy Lee and his Thunderbird
« Reply #82 on: May 06, 2015, 01:19:52 PM »
Birth year basses, I almost sorta got mine.
I have always fancied a blonde single coil P Bass from my birth year, 1957 or a TBird II. When I retired just under a year ago, my wife said she wanted to buy me a special bass. Exchange rate was (still is) deteriorating in Australia so I thought I would look locally or this could get prohibitively expensive. In any case, I would want to carefully check out and play a bass like that first before buying, if at all possible. So put feelers out in Australia, not really expecting to find anything. 
Well, no joy on either front, although I did hear of a TBird II that a guy has had for a very long time but wasn't parting with. Good news is, I did find my "conception year bass", a wonderful absolutely original ash body 1956 P Bass, although not a blonde, a very hot brunette. It's the one in my avatar.

BTW It will be a hoot if Geddy gigs one of those T Birds or the Paisley Tele.

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Re: Geddy Lee and his Thunderbird
« Reply #83 on: May 06, 2015, 02:27:44 PM »
For me born in 1950, a birth year bass would be a Kay upright.  I pre-date Leo's inspiration and post-date AUdiovox's experiments.
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Re: Geddy Lee and his Thunderbird
« Reply #84 on: May 06, 2015, 03:58:22 PM »
I might not limit myself to a bass as I'd also contemplate a mandolin...
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Re: Geddy Lee and his Thunderbird
« Reply #85 on: May 06, 2015, 04:17:30 PM »
I might not limit myself to a bass as I'd also contemplate a mandolin...

Yes I have been seriously thinking about getting a  Mandolin to muck around on.

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Re: Geddy Lee and his Thunderbird
« Reply #86 on: May 06, 2015, 04:22:49 PM »
We were over in Ky (the better half's home State) back in '03 and nearly got a decent locally made one but funds were stretched... I've had a budget one for quite a few years but she's not up to much... good enough, but the tone's not quite there... Scott's got one... not sure if there are any other players here...
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Re: Geddy Lee and his Thunderbird
« Reply #87 on: May 06, 2015, 06:14:47 PM »
I have a cheap one that i mess with on recordings but i don't know how to play it "properly"
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Re: Geddy Lee and his Thunderbird
« Reply #88 on: May 07, 2015, 05:08:52 AM »
For me born in 1950, a birth year bass would be a Kay upright.  I pre-date Leo's inspiration and post-date AUdiovox's experiments.

I was born in 1950 too. The first P bass was commercially available in 1951 so surely Leo was inspired before that, maybe sometime in 1950. Anyway, I have no desire for a first generation P. I am quite happy with a Thunderbird from my high school years, I don't need anything as old as me.

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Re: Geddy Lee and his Thunderbird
« Reply #89 on: May 07, 2015, 10:19:01 AM »
I had a 1969 Thunderbird II bass but sold it to Scott.....however...recently I picked up a mint all original 1969 Fender Telecaster bass.....iIm the second owner!! Just waiting to get it back from having a level and crown on the fingerboard....