Thunderbird Club

[GBassNorth]

Metallic baby poop. Nice.

LOL - that’s it! I can’t ever look at that color again without thinking that. It’s officially off the list.

 

[BklynKen]

LOL - that’s it! I can’t ever look at that color again without thinking that. It’s officially off the list.

Sorry! I guess it's the smiley face, then. Have a nice day!

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

not a single mod on this '13NR case...

pic just goes away?…

 

[bobyoung53]

I sorta lika thissa one....

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and thissa one

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I like the Root Beer Decay, either that or Sunburst/Tort

 

[bobyoung53]

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.

What about the new Gibson N.R. bass cases, still too short?

 

[Nocturnal]

No. Epiphones have a polyurethane finish. They are very well done and very tough.
It's difficult to remove that finish with chemical paint strippers! It's much more efficient to use a heat gun and scraper.

Epi finishes are TOUGH to remove. This one took a heat gun, scrapers, and chemicals to get it all off. Not an easy job.

But now it looks like this:

 

[JIO]

Epi finishes are TOUGH to remove. This one took a heat gun, scrapers, and chemicals to get it all off. Not an easy job.

But now it looks like this:

Most finishes now are a poly-epoxy and very tough to remove.

 

[godofthunder59]

Well they are finally here, shiny new Badbird bridges!

 

[GBassNorth]

View attachment 4862384 Well they are finally here, shiny new Badbird bridges!

Great looking Scott! Do you have a matching claw?

 

[Stealth57]

View attachment 4862384 Well they are finally here, shiny new Badbird bridges!

How does the finish compare to the claw on a VP?

 

[Bassmike62]

I like the Root Beer Decay, either that or Sunburst/Tort

Root beer always reminds me of the movie Slap Shot and the Hanson Bros....

 

[Bassmike62]

Epi finishes are TOUGH to remove. This one took a heat gun, scrapers, and chemicals to get it all off. Not an easy job.

But now it looks like this:

Very nice redo, but that PG is fabulous !

 

[Stealth57]

Root beer always reminds me of the movie Slap Shot and the Hanson Bros....

My favorite movie and definitely NSFW.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Epi finishes are TOUGH to remove. This one took a heat gun, scrapers, and chemicals to get it all off. Not an easy job.

But now it looks like this:

sunburst originally?

 

[godofthunder59]

Great looking Scott! Do you have a matching claw?

I may have a few tailpieces left. The rest are backordered. I like airfoil better than "claw" . The Claw is the brass monstrosity Fender come out with in the late 70's. I bet Ray Detrich would agree.

 

[Engle]

Epi finishes are TOUGH to remove. This one took a heat gun, scrapers, and chemicals to get it all off. Not an easy job.

But now it looks like this:

Looks great!

 

[Engle]

View attachment 4862384 Well they are finally here, shiny new Badbird bridges!

Nice!

 

[PhR75]

Todd's a great speaker too:

 

[JIO]

My favorite movie and definitely NSFW.

I realize it being a movie it's exaggerated... but I'll never 'get' ice-hockey.

 

[Engle]

I realize it being a movie it's exaggerated... but I'll never 'get' ice-hockey.

Hockey I understand. I'll never get golf.