Thunderbird Club

[JJR58]

fixed it

 

[Thumper]

We were the band of choice for the Sundowner Motorcycle Club (gang). The stories I could tell about some of those gigs!

 

[KaraQ]

So, the only wider (not deeper) fretboard is on the Grecos, 1.6-1.75?

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I have three Goths. The one made in Korea has a 1.75” nut. The other two were made in China and have 1.50” nuts.

All four of the bolt-on Epi 'birds I have/have had were 1.75 at the nut - two from Korea, two from China.

I think Grecos are 1.6?




Or, if you need something to land a plane on, my Pro 5 is like 1.9....

 

[Stealth57]

We are going to have them here as well--2.5 acres mostly woods and hundreds more around that and a golf course in the back. I can't believe we have moles. Plenty of moles. Lazy snakes I suppose.

Moles, voles, and gophers. That's what owls and hawks are for.

 

[Stealth57]

Only times i've been lucky with the women, was at gigs.
But one in particular just cracked me up.

After the show, the band was hanging at the bar.
This gal was all over me. Then the guitar players step brother, comes over and gets between us.
Breaks it all up. Pulls me aside and says she's a he.

At that point in the night i didn't even care.
She/he looked so good, seriously.

Then again, i have no shame or scruples.

As the old saying goes, "doubles your chances on a Saturday night."

 

[Thumper]

All four of the bolt-on Epi 'birds I have/have had were 1.75 at the nut - two from Korea, two from China.

I think Grecos are 1.6?




Or, if you need something to land a plane on, my Pro 5 is like 1.9....

I've flirted with the idea of a 1.5 even though my left hand eventually gets cramps and sharp pain. It can; however, handle 1.6 or more. My thought process is 1.5 offers up more color and weight options, so once I get used to the bass, I can play it during gigs and still practice with my 1.6-1.75 basses.

 

[Stealth57]

My bio dad had a similar bar experience when in the army. Very different ending.

Not so "happy?"

 

[JJR58]

As the old saying goes, "doubles your chances on a Saturday night."

Classic!!!!

 

[JJR58]

I’ve got no TBird content for today.

So I’m going with this
We are a biker gang, and musicians.

 

[JIO]

I have three Goths. The one made in Korea has a 1.75” nut. The other two were made in China and have 1.50” nuts.

My Teiscobird has that neck - baseball bat profile, but it works for me.

 

[dagrev]

Moles, voles, and gophers. That's what owls and hawks are for.

We have those, but apparently they like bigger, easy prey. Maybe I need to make a sign for them.

 

[dagrev]

Not so "happy?"

That sums it up. For the one more than my bio dad.

 

[GBassNorth]

My Teiscobird has that neck - baseball bat profile, but it works for me.

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The 1.75” nut is actually my preference, but I started out on 5 strings so a wide nut isn’t an issue. I really don’t notice too much difference in playing a wide vs narrow nut. Where I feel it more is a thicker profile (front to back, cross section) neck, in which case my arthritis appreciates a thinner profile so I can wrap my thumb around the top edge of the fretboard (I know, bad form) vs having to slide it along the back of the neck at the centerline.

BTW - I really like the raw wood edge on your Teiscobird headstock. IIRC that was a Goth neck with a fully painted headstock. I’ve been wanting to do something like that on mine. Did you use a router to get that look or just a sanding block? There’s already a stock bevel (painted) but I’ve been debating how best to convert it to a crisp line of raw exposed wood. Yours looks perfect.

 

[Gaolee]

Once, as in past tense?


Hi Will! Remember me? How come you don't answer my calls?

She found me!

 

[JIO]

The 1.75” nut is actually my preference, but I started out on 5 strings so a wide nut isn’t an issue. I really don’t notice too much difference in playing a wide vs narrow nut. Where I feel it more is a thicker profile (front to back, cross section) neck, in which case my arthritis appreciates a thinner profile so I can wrap my thumb around the top edge of the fretboard (I know, bad form) vs having to slide it along the back of the neck at the centerline.

BTW - I really like the raw wood edge on your Teiscobird headstock. IIRC that was a Goth neck with a fully painted headstock. I’ve been wanting to do something like that on mine. Did you use a router to get that look or just a sanding block? There’s already a stock bevel (painted) but I’ve been debating how best to convert it to a crisp line of raw exposed wood. Yours looks perfect.

I used an OLFA snap-blade and skimmed/flat-bladed it off - easy and super clean. I did something similar to Goth hs's bevels which were all slightly different. I've made this observation here before, but the Epi Goth was made in a few different factories, each with their own interpretation of how the bevel should be. The one I posted is the widest and easiest to flat-blade.

Teiscobird II had a thinner, less flat bevel. (and narrower nut & shallower profile) I did my red finish over the matte-black and scraping the bevel exposed the black as a detail.

 

[GBassNorth]

I used an OLFA snap-blade and skimmed/flat-bladed it off - easy and super clean. I did something similar to Goth hs's bevels which were all slightly different. I've made this observation here before, but the Epi Goth was made in a few different factories, each with their own interpretation of how the bevel should be. The one I posted is the widest and easiest to flat-blade.

Teiscobird II had a thinner, less flat bevel. (and narrower nut & shallower profile) I did my red finish over the matte-black and scraping the bevel exposed the black as a detail.
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Interesting method. I would have thought the paint would chip and flake for a rough edge, but I guess not. I assume no masking involved. I might give it a try on one of my Goth test mules first.

 

[JIO]

Interesting method. I would have thought the paint would chip and flake for a rough edge, but I guess not. I assume no masking involved. I might give it a try on one of my Goth test mules first.

New sharp blade - steady hand

 

[bobyoung53]

We were the band of choice for the Sundowner Motorcycle Club (gang). The stories I could tell about some of those gigs!

I used to play for a lot of bikers years ago including the HA's but once got hired to do a gig at the clubhouse of a club called The Victors. They picked up our equipment and drove us to their clubhouse which was in RI and we set up and played, they were big into things which could keep you awake like a lot of bikers and keep shoving it into our face on buck knives. The drummer (who was a newly converted Christian) and the soundman got sick of it at and around 3 am tried to sneak out. One of the bikers called Buckwheat saw them and brought them back at the point of a gun and asked us what we wanted to do with them. We said habbity habbity habbity and ended up staying all night and got dropped off at an afternoon outside high school gig the next day. I have no idea how we got us and the equipment home.

 

[Dr_Feelgoood212]

Really dig the welding Vince, Nice!!!!

Thanks Jeff!

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

I used to play for a lot of bikers years ago including the HA's but once got hired to do a gig at the clubhouse of a club called The Victors. They picked up our equipment and drove us to their clubhouse which was in RI and we set up and played, they were big into things which could keep you awake like a lot of bikers and keep shoving it into our face on buck knives. The drummer (who was a newly converted Christian) and the soundman got sick of it at and around 3 am tried to sneak out. One of the bikers called Buckwheat saw them and brought them back at the point of a gun and asked us what we wanted to do with them. We said habbity habbity habbity and ended up staying all night and got dropped off at an afternoon outside high school gig the next day. I have no idea how we got us and the equipment home.

thank god for bikers….they have no problem paying well for live music….we play at their “churches” often….Boozefighters, Ghost Mountain Riders, Top Hatters and of course…..oh wait! can’t say!…