Hope all is well.
I don't recall seeing one of those heads--I love that cab! I think Kara should hop in that big truck of her's and get both.
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Thunderbird Club
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I don't recall seeing one of those heads--I love that cab! I think Kara should hop in that big truck of her's and get both.
I’ve always thought the flag paint job would look perfect on a Tbird, especially the reverse body, which is kinda flag shaped. That Buck Owens one on the last page of the website would look cool as well.
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I keep coming back to that root beer decay sample. It’s really growing on me.
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Not personally crazy about the 'decay' finishes. I like submerged texture, just not that particular texture.
Etched silver-leaf with vintage/aged mint halo (Pat Wilkins) - Mermen/Joe Satriani bass-player Alan Whitman & me from years ago.
...another PW finish - over variegated orange/gold leaf.
Pat again - variegated black-leaf with fine gold dusting - (hard to depict in pics - very subtle unless in a certain light source when it becomes magical)
Marty Bell sparkle finish - I asked for "eggplant sparkle" - he nailed it. (black cherry in this lighting)
Natural sunlight - no post pic manipulation.
variegated orange-gold leaf - Pat's clear-coat -
Oh man. But I’m m done. My Mesa and Ampeg rigs have me covered. Intriguing though.
A reverse of the French Tricolour?
A couple tracks I re-recorded bass on using my Epi T-bird this weekend. Hope you enjoy. The bass is really out front on Panic Attack, if you are interested in bass.
Indie rock flavored, FYI.
Excellent! Available for purchase?
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Sounds like a good time. I’ve seen Yes more then forty times since ‘74. I’ve seen this iteration once. They’re great and I like it that Howe keeps the music alive. If only Anderson was with them…
All awesome finishes! I’ve drooled over that Orange Gold Leaf job many times.
I’ve used Pat Wilkins a few times in the past and have always been very pleased with his work. Same for Marty Bell, who is like the king of glitter finishes. I think I read somewhere that Marty unfortunately is no longer in the business. That’s the reason I’ve decided to give Guitar Paint Guys a try on this build. I’m looking to expand my experience with different finishers so I have more choices for future builds.
Speaking of which, I do have you https://www.gildaxe.com/examples and LightFX/Holoflash Paint jobs — Mean Street Guitars on my short list of finishers for some future builds. Probably a year or more out. I hope to find a house in my up coming move that has room for a fabrication shop so I can get back into building unique guitars and basses. No desire or patience to do finishing work, especially when others can do it so much better.
Nothing yet, just demos for now. Something to work on during the winter months, though, will keep Club Thunderbird posted!
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Sorry about the quality of part of the picture.
Sorry about the quality of part of the picture.
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No. I bought the 67 NR in 73. It came with the OHSC, which eventually 'died'. Attempted repairs didn't work out, so I've gone through a few replacements-a softside keyboard case(unwieldy PITA), that gig bag(w/o padding I didn't trust it), and the Coffin case(OK, but unwieldy, kinda heavy, and PITA to stash at a gig). No 'off-the-shelf' case is long enuff-has to be 51+" inside length.
