Thunderbird Club

[dagrev]

Wheel ants?!
Don't think I've ever heard of those before.....

I've seen ants on wheels, of course - but only on cars that have been sitting outside for long periods, usually in unkempt grass/weeds....

This Chrysler 300 Hurst wouldn't have that problem. (Another dream car.)

 

[dagrev]

...wheel ants... o...k...

I guess better than wheel crabs....

 

[GBassNorth]

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You hit it out of the park buddy!
Nice score.

...wheel ants... o...k...

Are those kinda like muffler bearings?

Yes. Closer to modern Gibson than VP. Not nearly as aggressive or mid punchy in a live setting. I love the NR, but the VPs sounds better/closer to the '64. This is after hearing the gold standard for decades. Everything pales in comparison.

That’s a sound I could use, I’d like to retire the only Gibby bird I have with plus pups (the anniversary bird). They’re getting harder to find and very expensive compared to what I paid for it just a few short years ago. A 2021 burgundy NR would be cool if I could find one for under $1800. Seems like there aren’t as many of those floating around on the used market vs the green/blue ones.

 

[PillO]

Where doood you come up wwith thhis nonsenseee? Sory for spellin, I'm replyingg while ddrvving. I jjust cant be alonee in mmy caar for a feww minuts. Two scarry and Imight miss somthing.

I get curious about things.

 

[Stealth57]

Are those kinda like muffler bearings?

I think more like red taillight oil.

 

[GBassNorth]

This Chrysler 300 Hurst wouldn't have that problem. (Another dream car.)
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Looks like a sweet “sleeper”!
If I were in sleeper mode I might lean towards this (with a modest scoop over the high rise manifold or some low profile air cleaners under the stock hood)…

 

[MCF]

I don't have a VP to compare to, but I think they are different.

To my old ears, fuller, rounder and easier to get that angry piano tone from especially with stainless rounds.

 

[Stealth57]

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And no one questioned 4 tuners and 5 strings…

 

[MCF]

View attachment 4783327 Well… My Blackbird arrived today. Very Cool,Very Nice. 9.1 pounds on a digital scale. This is a featherweight compared to my Victory’s and RD’s. Have not had a whole lot of time to play it yet, but I think I’m good here. Did I get it right for a first try ?View attachment 4783323View attachment 4783324 View attachment 4783325

Dang! That’s awesome!

 

[MCF]

Don’t forget Listerine cures colds.

And..never mind. I don’t want to get banned.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Don’t forget Listerine cures colds.

and dandruff….

 

[JJR58]

See what I mean. That's unnerving.

Eye Bleach please, and while you're at it, throw in a side of Bleach byte for good measure. Heard that stuff is pretty good at getting ride of all manner of things unpleasant

Oh, I so stand by that post.
Mad genius he is.
And I do mean @PillO

 

[Engle]

Name that Bird!
I have a gig coming up with Desifinado on the setlist. This one matches the Realbook chords nicely.
Is it a Spector?

 

[JJR58]

I guess better than wheel crabs....

Classic!!!

 

[Nocturnal]

Name that Bird!
I have a gig coming up with Desifinado on the setlist. This one matches the Realbook chords nicely.
Is it a Spector?

Yes, that is a Spector Rex model.

 

[JIO]

It's nice to get to bass that is often buried. Example, Greg Walker of Blackfoot is a great player (also played with Skynyrd some), but you often could barely hear the bass. So I loaded this song and got to really hear what he was playing. Holy cow! The guy is the Geddy Lee from the South! Greg is to the far right.

not aware of the band or bass-player.., '70s?

 

[GonePlaid]

Name that Bird!
I have a gig coming up with Desifinado on the setlist. This one matches the Realbook chords nicely.
Is it a Spector?

I've played this tune prolly 5-600 times. Sounds pretty accurate. There are some perfectly legit substitutions you can use. IDK if they're in the Realbook. I haven't seen the changes in years except for a coupla big band charts that weren't in the 'standard' key.

 

[Engle]

I've played this tune prolly 5-600 times. Sounds pretty accurate. There are some perfectly legit substitutions you can use. IDK if they're in the Realbook. I haven't seen the changes in years except for a coupla big band charts that weren't in the 'standard' key.

The singer has different keys for some of the tunes.

 

[Engle]

Yes, that is a Spector Rex model.

Cool, I don’t know those we’ll enough. Don’t think I’ve ever seen one in a store.

 

[GonePlaid]

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The singer has different keys for some of the tunes.

Yeah, that happens a lot depending on the singer's range-and gender.