My white VP has Optima RB flats on it. They have a glassy smooth feel to them and sound great.
Out of four birds, two wear rounds and two wear flats.
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My white VP has Optima RB flats on it. They have a glassy smooth feel to them and sound great.
Out of four birds, two wear rounds and two wear flats.
Get one Donnie. I think it has a little different look with the large claw (some don’t care for the look, but I really like it) and large headstock.
Next up for me will be a Greco Reverse. But that won’t be until after I get all that I have now just the way I want them. New pickup and nut for this one, a finish repair at the bottom strap button on my beloved ‘15 where the button pulled out and took a bit of finish with it (my fault, it got loose and I wasn’t paying close enough attention), a finish crack repair on the sparkling red LE Custom Shop Epi and the finish repair on the Epi Blackbird. I’m enjoying having a lot of different Thunderbirds.
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When no one expects a Thunderbird.
Beautiful! So I want to build a teardrop. Did you build yours from scratch or a kit? Perfect for a fishing trip rig.
Have fun!Wow...Keeping up is much easier when you're on vacation...and prepping for a colonoscopy the next day.
For now anyway....
That might be one of the best laid out compact teardrop trailers I’ve seen. Never been fond of cooking inside the trailer when camping. Your layout looks like the galley is under the swing up rear awning. Very cool!
I'll get a couple patterns nailed down and make a vid... But you're gonna have to not expect a Scott's Bass Lesson...When you figure it out do a vid, please. I've got one on a bass and have yet to discover I need it or how best to use it.
That's a long story...my wife saw an article in the Sunday paper about teardrops making a come back. How expensive could they be?
$13k for the 4x8, which I don't fit in very well or $20k for the 5x10. No freakin' way. So, I checked eBay for plans to build one. I bought a set of plans and found an error on the first page. Wrote to the seller and he said oops, hey, mistake...then on page 2, 3, 4...he stopped answering.So, I'm an engineer, I can figure this out. So, got to work with a free CAD program and putting together a process flow for the first few steps (welding the trailer frame, adding the axle and coupler, subfloor...). Then on the weekends we would do the build and I would document what we did with photos and make any corrections to the process.
At the end of the day, we had the 5x10 camper and a complete set of plans, which we sell on eBay. Sold over 800 copies so far. Figure 200 man-hours with 2 people working since throwing around large sheets of plywood, aluminum, or Baltic Birch isn't a one person operation.
Or just take a bass in there with wireless and camp out.I've found that once you start the prep medicine it's best to be wearing your PJ's and just stay seated in the bathroom - you won't feel safe about leaving for several hours anyway - A good book is helpful to pass the time.
I've never tried those. I have Pyramids on a couple basses, and they sounded pretty good on the new NR (but didn't stay). I've got GHS Precision Flats on the white VP and the sound fantastic on it. I have LaBella black nylons on a '06 Thunderbird and they really are a great match for that bass.
Correction, you owe all of us a recording.
Jeff just asked first. Really curious about the SITs.
Can't trim the inside of the rout?Monday morning pickgard follies.....
This is from my BaCH, the previous owner didn't do a smart job of trimming around the opening for the pickup....
I'd like to clean it up but as you can see, using an extra pickup bezel as a guide shows it's going to be dodgy at best.
Thoughts?
I have a lot of basses. Only one with flats on it now is my MIM P with Chromes. That bass is great. I’ve had various flats on Tbirds, but just don’t care for them on the birds. YMMV.
Thanks for the heads up. Sounds like a good idea. I friend just set a small table up in his RR so he could watch things on his laptop and not have to be running back and forth. His RR was upstairs. That could have been a disaster!I've found that once you start the prep medicine it's best to be wearing your PJ's and just stay seated in the bathroom - you won't feel safe about leaving for several hours anyway - A good book is helpful to pass the time.
I've had Daddario Pro Steels, EXLs and Roto Swing Basses on my VP. All worked but now I'm back with the EXL170. Those are on my other basses too. They last, are consistent and available everywhere.
Huh. I’ve probably seen your listing for the plans. Very cool. So 20 hours a weekend X 10 weekends. Can I book you for 2015?That's a long story...my wife saw an article in the Sunday paper about teardrops making a come back. How expensive could they be?
So, I'm an engineer, I can figure this out. So, got to work with a free CAD program and putting together a process flow for the first few steps (welding the trailer frame, adding the axle and coupler, subfloor...). Then on the weekends we would do the build and I would document what we did with photos and make any corrections to the process.
At the end of the day, we had the 5x10 camper and a complete set of plans, which we sell on eBay. Sold over 800 copies so far. Figure 200 man-hours with 2 people working since throwing around large sheets of plywood, aluminum, or Baltic Birch isn't a one person operation.
Will do, but it will most likely be later today (at the hospital with the wife since Friday, hopefully she’ll be released this afternoon).
Very cool. The wife and I are both engineers and would have likely ended up taking a similar path. When you get some time PM me the link for your plans on eBay. We’ve been kicking around the idea of a teardrop build for some time now.That's a long story...my wife saw an article in the Sunday paper about teardrops making a come back. How expensive could they be?
So, I'm an engineer, I can figure this out. So, got to work with a free CAD program and putting together a process flow for the first few steps (welding the trailer frame, adding the axle and coupler, subfloor...). Then on the weekends we would do the build and I would document what we did with photos and make any corrections to the process.
At the end of the day, we had the 5x10 camper and a complete set of plans, which we sell on eBay. Sold over 800 copies so far. Figure 200 man-hours with 2 people working since throwing around large sheets of plywood, aluminum, or Baltic Birch isn't a one person operation.
2 people so only 10 hours per weekend.
Did you just say you would book me for YOUR 2015?
That means you’ll help then?
