Thunderbird Club

[PillO]

It's a different way of the wording I'm aware of: "Facts don't care about your feelings." Always wanted a t-shirt with that on it. Too many people think with them as well.

Yeah, those people that think with their T-shirts are really annoying...

 

[JIO]

Maybe @GonePlaid ?

Someones contacted me already -

 

[Gaolee]

That will be a concentric pot for master volume, and the pull function will be a coil tap. Nothing is wired yet, so that may actually go in the neck hole and shift the VTs towards the bridge.

That's going to be a really outrageous bass guitar. Are you going to refinish the body as long as you have it all apart?

 

[Formula73]

beauty….HO?, SD?…

Nope. Just built but nothing too crazy.

Jet Stage 3 qjet-ported street dominator intake-ported/polished 6x heads-rowdy old crower cam-forged pistons and rods. The revs don’t even start to smooth out til 2500rpm.

 

[Nocturnal]

I've always heard of using mayonnaise for removing stickers on bumpers, but I've never tried it. Wouldn't think they would be anything in it they would harm the finish of an instrument. Just a thought, and likely a bad one.

Olive oil or WD-40 also removes sticker residue.

 

[Thumper]

That's going to be a really outrageous bass guitar. Are you going to refinish the body as long as you have it all apart?

Nah, I have a soft spot for the stock finish, it reminds me of the '76 Tbird I had, did my first gig with it.

 

[GBassNorth]

I've got something along those lines.
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One of my all time favorite muscle cars, probably my favorite Pontiac. I also like its sibling Z28 with the split bumper.

Body - check
Neck - check
Bridge - check
PUPs EB2015 Tbird - check
3 concentric pots (2 VT, 1 master tone/DPDT coil tap) - check
Knobs - check
Needed: black Gotoh Res-O-Lights, black output jack
Getting there!
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Looks like it’s all starting to come together.

Does anyone have the Probucker 760 sizes?
I talked to Seymour Duncan and their "original" Tbird pickups are 3.36" x 1.575" x 0.50". Just want to make sure that a VP can take it without too much hassle.

The ProBucker 760 dimensions are…
3.625” x 1.60” x 0.45”
Keep in mind, these are stamped sheet metal housings with a very slight taper from top to bottom and a very slight lip flare near the bottom. As such, you’ll probably never get three decimal places of measurement consistency from unit to unit, much less from brand to brand.
…But…
I suspect your question really is - will the SD pickup fit in the VP body route? If that’s the question then the dimensions you’ll need to be concerned with are the pickup body routes. Those dimensions are…
3.75” x 1.66” x 0.75”

So, yes the SD pickups will easily fit in the VP body route.

However, they may leave a visible gap between the pup and body, so a SD trim ring might also be needed if you want a tight looking fit. For reference the VP trim ring dimensions are…
3.665” x 1.635” x 0.050” internal
3.940” x 2.125” x 0.050” external

 

[JJR58]

Someones contacted me already -

Roger has that cool Epi Elite EB.
But i'm sure he's got it covered.

 

[RedVee]

400 IIRC, manual - it's a beast of a car, do I need to arrange a test drive?

I’d only test drive it if I keen and able to buy. I’d be scared I’d love it and then always regret not being able to have it!
Maybe that’s just me lol

 

[JIO]

He's decided that he wants a new motorcycle, he showed me which one yesterday, but I've forgotten which it was already.

What does he have and what does he want?

 

[JIO]

Roger has that cool Epi Elite EB.
But i'm sure he's got it covered.

Is that bass long-scale?

 

[JJR58]

Is that bass long-scale?

I can't say with certainty that it is.

 

[MCF]

Popeye’s man….

Spicy Cajun with red beans and rice.

 

[Stealth57]

Spicy Cajun with red beans and rice.

Throw in some Boudin.

 

[Engle]

can they? without major damage or discoloration or whatever? looks like they’ve been there for a long time..

It would still look better.

 

[MCF]

Love that album!

I still remember buying it. Freshman year. We had an overnight cross country meet and there was a White Front department store across the street from the motel we stayed at. I used some of my meal money to get it.

 

[MCF]

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Such a beautiful color.

 

[Engle]

400 IIRC, manual - it's a beast of a car, do I need to arrange a test drive?

Unless it's had upgraded suspension and brakes, I would admire it from afar.

 

[MCF]

and... on another note. I scored a black Epi 60's Tbird on Ebay. It will hopefully show up tomorrow.

Congratulations GoGo!

 

[MCF]

Les Claypool: “The Pachyderm bass has one knob on it, a volume knob: I don’t want any tone” . So much for tone shaping. I concur. I have a one knob job. A Charvel SK3 offset I modded with Joe Naylor ( Reverend) Railhammer pups. Just volume and a 3 way toggle. She sings.View attachment 5013667 View attachment 5013666

Cool bass.