Thunderbird Club

[JIO]

Good luck.

Thanks - we'll see...

 

[BadBassDrummer]

It's a '64 Love Affair.

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Super late and super jealous. I really want a birth year bass.

 

[PhR75]

Super late and super jealous. I really want a birth year bass.

I'm kinda glad there's no T-Bird made in 1975 (by Gibson at least).

 

[dagrev]

FTR - a dark stain can remedy a light-hued fb to a more "vintage" darker look. I did it on a recent bass I acquired - very easy.

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Thanks. That would certainly work well on typical fretboard wood, but some of what Epi uses looks more like some kind of manufactured wood product. Or it's the tightest grain on earth! It has no grain impressions as far as I can tell (more like Maple), and is slick as if it had some kind of finish on it. I can try some stain, but I think it would just sit on top. When I clean and treat the fretboard it doesn't change anything like what you normally see as the treatment soaks in and darkens the wood. There are plenty of tight grained woods and this may be one of them and it simply has some kind of sealer on it.

On the slightly older burst you can see the gain has indentions and patterns going on. When moisturizer is applied to this for a board it soaks in and darkens (slightly) as would be expected.

 

[dagrev]

Thanks man. I think it will work well on stage anywhere.

There! Accuracy matters.

 

[dagrev]

That "be seeing you" gesture was an ancient Christian motif.

Interesting. I've never read that in anything related to Christian beliefs or practices (which is a lot). I know it was a popular TV thing that seemed to take on a life of its own.

 

[dagrev]

Speaking of FedEx ... acting as "the squeaking hinge" - I may have finally made the connection to a responsible Fed Ex representative who is attempting to get Pat Wilkins his insurance money for their f-d up handling of my custom made/custom finished 12 string guitar body that they left on my doorstep (against their clearly stated policy for NOT leaving items un-signed for on a porch insured for $500 or more) that resulted in it being stollen by "porch pirates" - this is the time we now live in. Not resolved yet - but looking optimistic... (regardless - Fed Ex sucks!)

Sounds like a little progress. Hopefully that will end up going somewhere.

 

[dagrev]

I'm kinda glad there's no T-Bird made in 1975 (by Gibson at least).

For the right price, my '76 can be a '75!

 

[Engle]

Thanks. That would certainly work well on typical fretboard wood, but some of what Epi uses looks more like some kind of manufactured wood product. Or it's the tightest grain on earth! It has no grain impressions as far as I can tell (more like Maple), and is slick as if it had some kind of finish on it. I can try some stain, but I think it would just sit on top. When I clean and treat the fretboard it doesn't change anything like what you normally see as the treatment soaks in and darkens the wood. There are plenty of tight grained woods and this may be one of them and it simply has some kind of sealer on it.
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On the slightly older burst you can see the gain has indentions and patterns going on. When moisturizer is applied to this for a board it soaks in and darkens (slightly) as would be expected.
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Mine has the darker fingerboard wood and it doesn’t really soak in lemon oil the way rosewood does. I thought it was synthetic at first.

 

[GonePlaid]

Super late and super jealous. I really want a birth year bass.

Great idea!(what electric basses were made in 1945-my birth year?)

 

[GonePlaid]

For the right price, my '76 can be a '75!

May have been built in 75 but released as a 76.


(We'll go with that story)

 

[JIO]

Thanks. That would certainly work well on typical fretboard wood, but some of what Epi uses looks more like some kind of manufactured wood product. Or it's the tightest grain on earth! It has no grain impressions as far as I can tell (more like Maple), and is slick as if it had some kind of finish on it. I can try some stain, but I think it would just sit on top. When I clean and treat the fretboard it doesn't change anything like what you normally see as the treatment soaks in and darkens the wood. There are plenty of tight grained woods and this may be one of them and it simply has some kind of sealer on it.
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On the slightly older burst you can see the gain has indentions and patterns going on. When moisturizer is applied to this for a board it soaks in and darkens (slightly) as would be expected.
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If it is real wood - you could also try wood dyes which are more viscus. You'd have to avoid the pearl markers - as they would stain also. I don't mind how it looks now, and once you start - you'll have to follow through as stains/dyes can't be removed. (as in, there's nowhere to test it that isn't seen)

 

[JIO]

May have been built in 75 but released as a 76.


(We'll go with that story)

If the '76 was in stores in January yes, but if they came out mid-year...

 

[JIO]

Sounds like a little progress. Hopefully that will end up going somewhere.

It's in Pats hands now - he talked with the representative that I was able to contact and their conversation sounded optimistic. Apparently they lost his claims (yes, more than one) but finally found one of them.

 

[PhR75]

For the right price, my '76 can be a '75!

Good call, but remember I recently sold my '76.

 

[TBird1958]

Doing the grind @Seattle Lighting........................

Thunderbird love on a Monday

 

[PhR75]

I mentioned the Broughton SV-PRE pedal I bought recently. Well, I grabbed the Telebird from the sun&snow treatment and recorded this short clip using the preamp. The cab IR is again the Acoustic 301 which seems to work for me regardless if I play with the pick or fingers or whatever style.
I also recorded the VP for comparison and with the same settings it's a tad darker which is natural.
The gain on the SV is as high as I dare to set it; higher than that and it gets too farty.

 

[GonePlaid]

I mentioned the Broughton SV-PRE pedal I bought recently. Well, I grabbed the Telebird from the sun&snow treatment and recorded this short clip using the preamp. The cab IR is again the Acoustic 301 which seems to work for me regardless if I play with the pick or fingers or whatever style.
I also recorded the VP for comparison and with the same settings it's a tad darker which is natural.
The gain on the SV is as high as I dare to set it; higher than that and it gets too farty.
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[Gaolee]

But my Liver, if I sell it, will it grow back?

It always has so far, hasn't it?

 

[Gaolee]

I'm kinda glad there's no T-Bird made in 1975 (by Gibson at least).

No 1960, either. I already have an EB-2, but it's a late '60s one. No birth year bass for me. There isn't one I would want. If I was born in 1957, a Precision with the V-neck they did for a while would be interesting, but those are way off the table for cost reasons.