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Thunderbird Club

#252,101
KaraQ said:
I replaced the busted 3-prong on the Pacer today, and did a bit of testing....... it's not a bass amp, but I don't currently have a treble guitar, so a ran the CP through it :D


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Some of the pots are a bit scratchy, but otherwise it functions excellent, and sounds pretty good :thumbsup:

A bit of clean-up on the pots & the exterior, should be the only other things it needs.

imo, great value at $30 & 15 minutes round-trip drive :smug:



Can't beat vintage Peavey :)
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Only Peavey amp I own. I more or less acquired it from a friend who didn't want it when he moved. It's a guitar amp and a bit dusty/rusty but it still works. I used it for a looper pedal to create sound layering with an improv project years ago. Never know when it will come in handy.

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Miles_ONeal said:
Does anyone know of a TSA flight case for a Thunderbird? I can’t even find one long enough, much less made for a bird…
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I know a guy that works for a company that makes flight cases, it won't be cheap or small, last time I asked it was about 700.00.

Put the Bird in it's case, fold up a small towel lengthways and lay it across the lower bout parallel to the strings, finish by wrapping duct tape around it at 3 different places.
 
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#252,109
Bassmike62 said:
I know I said so before, but that red'n'white TB is so beautiful and classy and as much as I can tell, unique.
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It should be, since I made it that way :)

It was originally just a standard alpine white 2013 Classic Pro, with standard black hardware/pickups/etc.

But, since I got it in pieces, with a few missing, I put it back together mostly the way I wanted it :thumbsup: - a few changes have been made since.....
 
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Engle said:
They are shaped differently and the holes are in different places. The Epiphone IV TRC is also wider at the nut end - at least the ones I've made. I believe there are some Epi IVs with a narrower nut, so those TRCs may be different.
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Maybe I'll advertise it to sell soon, since it didn't fit.
At least material is produced for the thread ;)
 
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JJR58 said:
Now that’s a cool shot of you in your work form.
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I don't usually dress at work - it takes a long time to get ready. I did today because it's Seattle's Pride march day.
 
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KaraQ said:
I replaced the busted 3-prong on the Pacer today, and did a bit of testing....... it's not a bass amp, but I don't currently have a treble guitar, so a ran the CP through it :D


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Some of the pots are a bit scratchy, but otherwise it functions excellent, and sounds pretty good :thumbsup:

A bit of clean-up on the pots & the exterior, should be the only other things it needs.

imo, great value at $30 & 15 minutes round-trip drive :smug:



Can't beat vintage Peavey :)
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tube?
 
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GBassNorth said:
Wouldn’t it be cool if big collectors/museums loaned out the guitars to professional artists for use in studios and safely controlled venue situations. There could be a fee to offset insurance and handling costs and a portion of the proceeds could even go as a contribution to musical institutions that teach guitar. Imagine reading the back story on a given album or soundtrack that listed the collector guitars and basses and mics and drums and keyboards… used to make a given song and a listing of other key players and songs where that gear was used. Now that would be way cool! It would essentially be a living museum.
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Cool idea, but if the player(s) used their usual distortion, o/d, etc., how would you know?
 
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