Music videos that feature Thunderbirds

[OldManC]

Nice to hear it so prominently in the mix as well.

[uwe]

Très classy, thanks for posting, George! Always dug the Hanoi Rocks, amateur charm and all.

[the mojo hobo]

After closer inspection it can't be an Epi. Those have a reversed headstock.

The bass in the vid has a Thunderbird pickup at the bridge. Bridge is a two piece (with separate tailstop).
But the knob layout is different... The three knobs run in a diagonal line (like the Epi NR Tbird has) That puzzles me. If it is a sixties Gibson Tbird it should have the knobs parallel to the strings.

It probably was born as an II and when the P pickup was added the Thunderbird pickup was moved to the bridge position, then they drilled the hole for the second volume pot wherever they wanted.

[Nocturnal]

Thanks for posting those George!!

[OldManC]

Très classy, thanks for posting, George! Always dug the Hanoi Rocks, amateur charm and all.

Me too, Uwe. Found their third album in a record store in 1982 or so and that was it for me. They have a charm all their own.

Thanks for posting those George!!

My pleasure!

[Basvarken]

I forgot how bad they sucked. 
Now I know again 

[nofi]

c'mon, in the first video the bass was way too loud. ish.

[uwe]

I forgot how bad they sucked. 
Now I know again 

The lying Dutchman has just been ousted from this forum too!

[Highlander]

I don't know... next he'll be invading Poland and impounding 'cycles...

[Basvarken]

The lying Dutchman has just been ousted from this forum too!

What is it I did this time? 

[OldManC]

I forgot how bad they sucked. 
Now I know again 

Considering their ages and backgrounds at the time that was filmed, I think they were pretty good. What they lacked in finesse and professionalism they more than made up for with attitude and sincerity. Obviously not everyone's cup of tea, but I like them.

[Granny Gremlin]

I could have been into that back in the day, if I were there, but of coarse I'm too young for that.  What I really do like about them is the inspiration they gave later bands such as Sigue Sigue Sputnik.

[Nocturnal]

This video has a NR TBird that looks an awful lot like the thicker Bach basses:




And at 2:06 it's true identity is revealed in a headstock shot.

[Basvarken]

Haha, cool!

[gearHed289]

Rock and Roll!