Recent content by bluenose

Ok so the last pics from the T'Bird project and its the tuners changing from the stock Epi Y tuner to chrome cloverleaf shape , i chose to go with the Hipshot chrome ultralight HB6C-3/8 these are definately available from hipshot in a reduced size specially for the t'bird but you need to email...

i think they could be made from nickel silver quite cheaply materials wise ,but you're right its the time to hand make that's the problem its tricky, if the were just flat topped and sharp edged then it would be quicker ,and i think if the were nickel they would be more robust and there must be...

i tried with the cover on and off,and no difference , the only noticeable thing was when playing if your plec or nail hits the plastic you dont hear anything ,but off the silver cover you get a slight percussive click , so if you are a heavy fingered so and so like me its best not to follow...

A few more pics from my T'bird transform , i said previously that i didn't fancy cutting the covers off the TB pickups, just in case i made some damn awful mistake and ruined one or both , i really liked the covers i'd found online...

sorry missed the chrome bit ,okay so you have a flat top chrome finish on your pick up ,have a flat cover made thats exactly the same shape as the top of your pickup in whatever colour metal you decide if its got lots of cut outs you will see the chrome through the gaps in the coloured metal ...

why not have a pierced cover made to go over the bridge and pickups , they could just sit on top of the pickups held by the retaining screws

yeah but thats a different country how do we get on at border control these days ;), love north wales some great walking and scenery , my favourite castle as a kid Beaumaris, just a pity i'm moving myself and business to berkshire later this year ,i'll miss the north and the music scene up here

Some cool designs and they're really good value condsidering they're handmade ,a mate of mine used to deal in vintage and unusual guitars, he had a Zemaitis les paul style in stock for a while, the whole front was an engraved plate ,but i prefer the way these have cut outs and backplates so that...

not sure how best to link one post to another on this site so i'll just add it to my last see if it makes sense , i've put together the photo's of the t'bird covers , i managed to trace some nickel silver sheet 2mm thick i wanted 1.5mm and 3 inches wide but couldn't get any , i rolled down the...

your welcome Larry , as i said in my original post i read all of the posts from other new Epi owners regarding this bass its the only way to go info from owners ,i'd seen some of your early posts on the vinyls in the many threads on converting/glamming up the T's, hopefully you'll get a load of...

Yes it is one of your Vinyls and to be honest i didn't know what to expect i took a flyer on it and was gobsmacked at the quality its brilliant ,i was a bit duuuuuurrrrrrr my brain hurts regarding the application as i'd never applied one before and had no idea but its pretty obvious when you...

agreed its a faff to convert ,good fun though

Doh that didn't quite work out how i thought ! oops , newby hoping to get added to the club , been reading the posts on here for a long time , i've wanted a thunderbird since i first watched martin turner of wishbone ash way back in the 70's, i ended up going down the fender jazz ( wash my mouth...