The Silversun Pickups on that compilation is this song, "Live from The Orange Peel." Nikki is playing a bright red Thunderbird in this soundcheck version.
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Weird. It works on my PC. Again:
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But he changed the pick guard to black. Looks good in the pic.May be the first time I've seen (vicariously) a new NR being played in the wild.
Honduran Mahogany is quite stable. My 68 EBO’s body is one piece.Is mahogany stable enough to leave it in one piece? I know often some material needs to be cut in smaller strips and glued (making it even smaller), with every other piece flipped to prevent warping, with some woods allowing for larger or smaller widths.
I know...
May be the first time I've seen (vicariously) a new NR being played in the wild.
But he changed the pick guard to black. Looks good in the pic.

Congrats George!Today is my 38th anniversary with the current wife (she hates it when I say current). She’s obviously a keeper and very supportive of my many expensive habits (as I am of hers). Poopsi and I at a recent cattle branding…
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She’s a Flamenco guitar fan, so she’s asked me to start working on bass accompaniment for that. Definitely different, but fun to play.
Or the tech didn’t want to lose them?Odd detail I noticed - on the T-bird IV the guy (his tech?) is holding... the black plastic bridge-cover spacers are screwed into place, w/o the cover. Never seen anyone do that before. I have those original bridge & pu cover spacers for my '64 but never considered screwing them in like that. Maybe used as finger rests?
Gibson:From what I could see on his IG, he might've gotten it that way from Gibson, as he also has a second NR that's black with what looks like a black pickguard![]()
That seals it. Not even going to bother reading the thread.Good. Grief.
Gibson:
No custom shop basses! Unless you know someone, then we might arrange a one-off. But no custom shop basses!
I've determined it's just not safe outside of this cult, I mean club. At least the crazies are normal here. We just have a better class of crazy here.That seals it. Not even going to bother reading the thread.
Gibson:
No custom shop basses! Unless you know someone, then we might arrange a one-off. But no custom shop basses!
THIS!!I've determined it's just not safe outside of this cult, I mean club. At least the crazies are normal here. We just have a better class of crazy here.
Normal is a relative term.I've determined it's just not safe outside of this cult, I mean club. At least the crazies are normal here. We just have a better class of crazy here.
Imagine how many spare/original parts Geddy’s tech needs to keep organized somewhere!
Still no pic.Weird. It works on my PC. Again:
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No Tbird logo on the guards, so I’m assuming they’re aftermarket. But that black on red looks sharp.From what I could see on his IG, he might've gotten it that way from Gibson, as he also has a second NR that's black with what looks like a black pickguard
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Thanks, was a wonderful day yesterday and it’s been a pretty good 38 year run as well.Congrats George!