Music videos that feature Thunderbirds

[Basvarken]

Did T-birds come with rubber mutes under the bridge cover, like Fenders?

I don't think so. There were these copper tongues with felt, that you could fit under the bridge.

Like this one from Carlo

[ilan]

Thanks. Never noticed that. It's like the first Jazz basses, but on the TBird they were not screwed to the body like on old J's, right? Or are there screw holes under the bridge?

[Dave W]

He was horrible to play with. He wouldn't rehearse with his tour bands - so they had to be on edge/on their toes all of the time as he ad libbed his way through. Not a pleasant man.

From what I've read, his attitude was the result of being cheated and mistreated earlier in his career when he was in his prime.

[westen44]

From what I've read, his attitude was the result of being cheated and mistreated earlier in his career when he was in his prime.

Which is why he had to be paid in cash before each performance.  An extreme measure it might seem, but he must have had his reasons. 

[amptech]

He clearly ran a tight ship!

Even in his taco restaurant he ran a tight s**t ship.

[Denis]

John McVie in 1970 with an NR Tbird! Don't think it's been posted before.

[ilan]

Great song

[Highlander]

Stumbled on this...



Spotted a non-white T'Bird in this one...

[westen44]

^
I certainly wasn't expecting that. 

[4stringer77]

Here's something else you wouldn't expect. Jason Momoa playing a custom Thunderbird with what looks like a single chrome covered pickup in the bridge position. 

[westen44]

I know Jason Momoa mostly from watching Stargate Atlantis.  I haven't even seen Aquaman yet.  I looked it up and an article said he learned slide guitar while on the set of Atlantis.  During Aquaman he learned bass so he could jam with one of his co-stars.  Although the article didn't go into much detail, it seemed to indicate he is having a good time adding basses to his collection.  Aquaman was shot in 2017.  So I imagine since that time he has had the time and money to do what he wants, including apparently buying some nice guitars and basses.  From what he was saying on that video, it seems that Thunderbird was a gift, though.   

[4stringer77]

Found this bassist using a vintage Epiphone Embassy to back up Billy Gibbons.

[Dave W]

Good find! For me, though, nothing will beat the original by Roy Head & the Traits.

[uwe]

There's a TBird in there I never noticed before (blurry in the back at 1:32), but I never saw the vid properly either or was distracted with nekkid wimmin' turnin' into iguanas (4:01) 'n' such ...

[Dave W]

That video suffers from not enough nekkid women turnin' into iguanas.