Thunderbird Club

[JIO]

Well, I might have to miss the July 4th Get Together, my car done got totaled, guy pulled into an intersection in front of me and then took off.

But, plus side, looks like I'll be joining the Subaru gang, so I can take bird pics in front of one, too!

rats...

 

[D.M.N.]

Yes, if the head gaskets haven't been replaced, you're going to have to at about 100K or thereabouts - it can be spendy, the new replacements gaskets are much better. Be careful!

Yep, I've been reading about the head gasket being a sore spot on the 2.5, will definitely check that on any I'm looking at.

 

[Gaolee]

Like any applied science, it all depends upon what you do. Although most think of the pharmacist as the guy standing on a podium at the back of the drug store,


there are other areas of practice. The usual cut is into retail, hospital, and industrial. There are further refinements from there. For instance, radiopharmacy (handling radioactive drugs) and TPN (total parenteral nutrition) are some hospital subspecialities, compounding (making things) is a retail subspecialty, and industrial goes in a lot of directions including drug information, QA and stability, formulations, sales, business development.

Owlsey.

 

[Gaolee]

Not this one, it has EYGuitars pickups in it presently and while it's a great playing bass, sound wise it needs better pickups. My '89 with Lulls and SITs is far better - Will heard the difference when he heard the '89 vs. his Flamingo - thus, his change to the Thunderbuckers he hadn't yet installed.

The swap happened the following week. The difference is that big.

 

[MCF]

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Can't wait until she arrives.

Congratulations! That looks like a great one.

 

[MCF]

I ordered the Epiphone T'bird case...it better fit!!!

It will. It’s just long enough with no room to spare.

 

[Stealth57]

An hour left to wait for my 2020 concert.

 

[dagrev]

So do y'all run across dud strings much? I think out of hundreds of sets of guitar strings, I maybe found one dud (not counting an entire set that just sucked). I've only tried a half dozen sets of bass strings - no duds.

Only recall one kind of bad string and that was when GHS had an issue with the E on some of their Precision flats. Sounded different but just took a little longer to match the other. I did have a rough D in a set of La Bella DTFs. Elderly's sent me a new set.

 

[dagrev]

I can't remember ever coming across one that I didn't cause myself by my own ineptitude.

I hate to say it but have done it to my self before as well. Twice, I believe.

 

[dagrev]

Lizzy's legendary Sydney gig reissued with a better pic and sound, remixed from a multitrack tapes. Lynott's bass sounds huge.
He has an Acoustic 370/301 rig and a Marshall amp and big cab but also what it seems to be an Ampeg Flip-Top cab mic'ed and the amp on top of the Acoustic rig. I wonder if he used it only to get a sound for the PA and to tape?

Saw them in about '78.

 

[dagrev]

Like any applied science, it all depends upon what you do. Although most think of the pharmacist as the guy standing on a podium at the back of the drug store,


there are other areas of practice. The usual cut is into retail, hospital, and industrial. There are further refinements from there. For instance, radiopharmacy (handling radioactive drugs) and TPN (total parenteral nutrition) are some hospital subspecialities, compounding (making things) is a retail subspecialty, and industrial goes in a lot of directions including drug information, QA and stability, formulations, sales, business development.

Interesting. A friend a few houses down was a pharmacist. He seems to have been more interested in the retail aspect and was more interested in his music (record) store. He likes to wheel and deal and remembers little of his trade, so talking with him about it is basically pointless. An acquaintance's wife is over the Rx at a local hospital, the hospital Rx, not one in the hospital. She wanted nothing to do with the retail direction.

 

[dagrev]

But why I ask.......

It couldn't have been with the original pick up spacing, and a proper 2 piece bridge?

I lay awake at night and wonder this simple question as well. I'm certain there is a Gibson reason. I'm equally certain it's not a good reason.

"We have perfection in a bottle." "Yeah, let's change it..."

 

[dagrev]

Well, I might have to miss the July 4th Get Together, my car done got totaled, guy pulled into an intersection in front of me and then took off.

But, plus side, looks like I'll be joining the Subaru gang, so I can take bird pics in front of one, too!

Hate to hear that, but hope you're OK.

 

[PillO]

Interesting. A friend a few houses down was a pharmacist. He seems to have been more interested in the retail aspect and was more interested in his music (record) store. He likes to wheel and deal and remembers little of his trade, so talking with him about it is basically pointless. An acquaintance's wife is over the Rx at a local hospital, the hospital Rx, not one in the hospital. She wanted nothing to do with the retail direction.

Yep, lots of directions to go. I have a friend that worked retail for 2 years then went to teaching college.

I have an interesting career path. Started in the Army which is quite different. Then business school and worked in research, venture capital, medical devices, investment banking and finally drug discovery. I kept a lot of skills sharp so that I could make changes. Talking to a friend when I was in banking, he told me he was bored of retail and how did I get where I was. I told him that if you want to do something different the way to do it is figure out what skills you have for the new job, quit your current job and go look for one doing what you want to do. Not enough people have the balls to quit their job to pursue what they want to do. They then live a miserable life feeling stuck where they are. Walking out on a job is liberating; everyone should do it once.

 

[dagrev]

Yep, lots of directions to go. I have a friend that worked retail for 2 years then went to teaching college.

I have an interesting career path. Started in the Army which is quite different. Then business school and worked in research, venture capital, medical devices, investment banking and finally drug discovery. I kept a lot of skills sharp so that I could make changes. Talking to a friend when I was in banking, he told me he was bored of retail and how did I get where I was. I told him that if you want to do something different the way to do it is figure out what skills you have for the new job, quit your current job and go look for one doing what you want to do. Not enough people have the balls to quit their job to pursue what they want to do. They then live a miserable life feeling stuck where they are. Walking out on a job is liberating; everyone should do it once.

I resigned once! The boss was paranoid that people liked and respected me more than him (in part), and when asked questions about what seemed to be going wrong I tactfully answered questions people had and stated what I thought were the source of the problems. He called me into his office and I affirmed at length that some of the things being done had no basis. Other leaders bought his line about me being a problem--till he crashed the organization. Over the years most of the board members admitted to me they were wrong and he was the one in the wrong and they should have done more on their end. I learned a lot from that guy about how not to treat employees, among other things.

 

[Engle]

Anybody know what the necks are like on these? Thinking about buying it for the neck.

 

[JIO]

Yep, lots of directions to go. I have a friend that worked retail for 2 years then went to teaching college.

I have an interesting career path. Started in the Army which is quite different. Then business school and worked in research, venture capital, medical devices, investment banking and finally drug discovery. I kept a lot of skills sharp so that I could make changes. Talking to a friend when I was in banking, he told me he was bored of retail and how did I get where I was. I told him that if you want to do something different the way to do it is figure out what skills you have for the new job, quit your current job and go look for one doing what you want to do. Not enough people have the balls to quit their job to pursue what they want to do. They then live a miserable life feeling stuck where they are. Walking out on a job is liberating; everyone should do it once.

wise advice -

 

[JIO]

I resigned once! The boss was paranoid that people liked and respected me more than him (in part), and when asked questions about what seemed to be going wrong I tactfully answered questions people had and stated what I thought were the source of the problems. He called me into his office and I affirmed at length that some of the things being done had no basis. Other leaders bought his line about me being a problem--till he crashed the organization. Over the years most of the board members admitted to me they were wrong and he was the one in the wrong and they should have done more on their end. I learned a lot from that guy about how not to treat employees, among other things.

amen - like (sorta' like) Solent Green ... it's PEOPLE!

 

[Nocturnal]

Well, I might have to miss the July 4th Get Together, my car done got totaled, guy pulled into an intersection in front of me and then took off.

But, plus side, looks like I'll be joining the Subaru gang, so I can take bird pics in front of one, too!

Sorry about the accident but glad you are okay.

Anybody know what the necks are like on these? Thinking about buying it for the neck.
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One is for sale locally and I was wondering the same thing. I found these specs online:


Total length about 1160mm
Nut width approx. 41mm
From nut to 12th fret: 432mm
Body thickness approx. 42mm
Weight approx. 3.6kg

 

[PillO]

Anybody know what the necks are like on these? Thinking about buying it for the neck.
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I don't know about the neck, but your nails look super cute.