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Thunderbird Club
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So what color is the new one at the bottom? It really does look green in some light. I love it.
Why wait, just pave your own way. In light of the Eppi VP renaming (again) this will now officially be known as…
My NR Tbird ‘68 Mod
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Love that collection Marshall! The new one really is a nice mossy green. I was assuming it was just an off color photo of a TV silver. Is it the same color under the pickguard?
If it's silver, it sure doesn't match the shorty.
If it's the same noise that my Pro 5 had, it's pretty common on the Pros.
Copper shielding should eliminate most, if not all, of that noise - I did the electronics bay and the pickup routes on mine, the was the pickups shielding that ultimately made the difference.
Mine is almost dead silent now
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Gorgeous Pro V! Thank you, I will check out the electronics. It's likely a shielding issue.
No major stress to get it home, had to drive to Oakland? to pick it up, seller rolled it out & across the street, and helped with loading it into my Suburban. Easy-peasy to unload & roll to my apt.
I do have a MKIII Peavey (the one in the pic) plugged into half of it atm, but I don't really have the space/lack of neighbours to open it up the way I'd like.....
I've gotten new corners & feet for it, debating on replacing the grill-cloth or try painting it..... thinking I'm probably? going to put on DuraTex instead of new tolex
I’m almost certain it was TV Silver. It is a very thin coat of paint with a lot of grain showing. It looks more silver under different light. I installed the strings the correct way and they seem ok, even with no wraps. I still need to tweak the TR, about 1/4 turn, and then dial in intonation, adjust the bridge height and pickup height, polish the frets, and clean and oil the FB. Good project for the holiday weekend.
It is a great playing Thunderbird, in very good condition other than the spot on the lower wing. It’s definitely worth getting that repaired.
I’ll add an ebony one and a white one in due course. Then the Limited Edition Custom Shop collection will be complete.
Nice pickguard! Irv is an artist.
Then you'll need a VP if they release new ones in some shade of blue.
….and a gentleman and a scholar and a damn good bass player!
When I was a kid a neighbor's son had a black '55 with the porthole, probably had the 292 V8 but was a standard and with dual exhaust that came out through holes in the bumpers. You always knew when he started it up and took off (rich kid, I was jealous
). I always thought Ford V8's were the best sounding back then, now they got no bottom. I'm still a sucker for the sound of a V8 engine with dual exhaust, so I have two but one will probably be going to another home soon. Have I posted this here 400 times too?
No offense to anyone here but those look like a mashup of three or four brands all put together and not in an nicely aesthetic way.
Replace the grill cloth. Painting it isn’t worth the effort. And who knows how it will affect the dispersion. Duratex is a good idea, so long as you can strip the Tolex and glue. The stuff is tough as nails and easy to touch up after a few years.No major stress to get it home, had to drive to Oakland? to pick it up, seller rolled it out & across the street, and helped with loading it into my Suburban. Easy-peasy to unload & roll to my apt.
I do have a MKIII Peavey (the one in the pic) plugged into half of it atm, but I don't really have the space/lack of neighbours to open it up the way I'd like.....
I've gotten new corners & feet for it, debating on replacing the grill-cloth or try painting it..... thinking I'm probably? going to put on DuraTex instead of new tolex
