Thunderbird Club

[Miles_ONeal]

It looks cool from what little the pics show. Translucent ebony?

I often see it ref'd as "trans-black", but yeah.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

mid '60s MIJ Damian - gold-foil pu and metal pg/control-plate.

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That's cool.

 

[JIO]

At some point in my childhood (in the 5-10 y/o range), we had quinine water in the fridge in El Paso. I don't recall why. I just remember tasting it and liking it, so I drank a bottle and Mom was annoyed at my "wasting it".

It's definitely a taste that isn't for everyone.

 

[BklynKen]

So I wasn't the first with the RNR idea. Mr. Tom Petersson. This bass was for sale a couple of times, but for ridiculous amounts of money.

 

[GonePlaid]

What, no headstock?

Along that line, how many-besides me-of y'all have actually had the headstock completely separate?

 

[Instagator]

 

[GonePlaid]

Dang! I gots to get some better earphones.

 

[JIO]

That's cool.

I just realized I misspelled it - it's Demian, not Damian. Made by Fujigen, the name "Demian" was coined by Mr. Mimura after reading a novel by Herman Hesse. A 6-string version was also made w/2 pu's and a whammy bridge.

Speaking of cool '60s Japanese basses... I just bought this mid '60s 34"scale (rare for '60s Japan) "Tempo". It is the same bass that was my 1st bass in 1966. All original (including ashtray) other than the finish being stripped. I'll have Pat Wilkins shoot this soft halo/trans brown-burst, similar to my '64 T-bird II.

 

[JIO]

not on fb... wish I could hear it

 

[Instagator]

Dang! I gots to get some better earphones.

Don't listen too close.

 

[GonePlaid]

not on fb... wish I could hear it

Hmm. Worked for me(not on fb).

 

[JIO]

Hmm. Worked for me(not on fb).

it makes a blip sound & blinks after clicking the arrow but nothing more

 

[MCF]

I use Hipshot BT3s on all my Fender necks. I just checked a Hipshot Detuner I have for my Embassies, it looks like 3/8" with 1 mounting screw. The VP, which is wearing 4 screw Wilkinsons, looks like 1/2" posts. Ideally, I don’t want to drill screw holes.

Hipshot USA all the way. I put them on my MIM Mustang. It’s a fabulous little bass now. I could barely stand it before the swap.

l’m still shocked that Gibson used licensed Hipshots instead of USA Hipshots on the ‘21 NR. Luckily, I haven’t had issues. But @Instagator certainly encountered some. He has the patience of Job. Thankfully, it appears he finally got all of that sorted.

 

[BklynKen]

Dang! I gots to get some better earphones.

Maybe you can get a package deal along with a better camera!

 

[MCF]

Nice! I recently got the CD box set of the entire Epic album collection. CD sleeves are the album covers.

I will have to check that out. A college girlfriend loved them. I tolerated them. I’ve really come to appreciate them in the last several years.

 

[JJR58]

not on fb... wish I could hear it

It played for me and I’m not on Space book.

 

[BklynKen]

I will have to check that out. A college girlfriend loved them. I tolerated them. I’ve really come to appreciate them in the last several years.

Amazon. $40.

 

[BklynKen]

It played for me and I’m not on Space book.

Same. Played fine for me.

 

[JIO]

It played for me and I’m not on Space book.

oh well... maybe the fb algorithm remembers that my fb password was FUZUCKERBERG...

 

[MCF]

it makes a blip sound & blinks after clicking the arrow but nothing more

It did that for me. Try it a few times and it should work.