Have 1. Another is supposed to show up at the GTG. That’s the one getting Seymour Duncan Tbird pickups.
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Thunderbird Club
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I posted that for a friend. In Canada. I don't even own a Thunderbird. Hondos for me all the way. And I don't live in Kentucky. That's a typo.
I don't know about the buttons, but since I installed the rubber washer strap holders, the lows have been more fluid, the mids tighter, and the highs more focused. My playing improved by a measurable[1] 17%, too.
[1] On the Richter[2] scale
[2] Named for Darren Richter, bassist for the best band no one ever heard of[3], Mother of All Phlegmtones
[3] They only began to exist a few seconds ago when I thought them up.
So tell us what you’re selling, we might be interested.
If I ate all the stuff you keep showing I’d weigh 300 pounds!
I noticed the black rubber washers made my bass sound darker and the red ones made it sound brighter, so I put one of each on and now I have nicely fortified mids. You’ll be able to hear for yourself at the GTG when you play my 1977 Greco.
If by some chance you don’t notice the difference I’m sure it’ll be because of confirmation bias. Chucky might have some probes and electrical devices, if you grab your ankles, hold real still and close your eyes he can probably reset your bias.
Thursday, so from the dark corner the non-reverse with new VP pickups taken from the tobacco burst VP wreck waiting for resurrection:
As I have no deadline when to get it fixed I thought why should the pickups just lie there without work. The non-reverse originals sound good but lack a bit too much low end.
I hopefully get those connected during the weekend.
As I have no deadline when to get it fixed I thought why should the pickups just lie there without work. The non-reverse originals sound good but lack a bit too much low end.
I hopefully get those connected during the weekend.
Gaolee
Official leathers tester and crash dummy
Strap buttons? Bah, I use Loxx tone strap locks.I think someone has already tried to pawn off the idea of the strap buttons.
Here's the VP compared to the custom made original:
My friend made them 13 years ago when there wasn't too much info available in the net.
They were housed in bicentennial covers:
...that is almost the double sized compared to the 60's style pickup.
My friend made them 13 years ago when there wasn't too much info available in the net.
They were housed in bicentennial covers:
...that is almost the double sized compared to the 60's style pickup.
Gaolee
Official leathers tester and crash dummy
Gaolee
Official leathers tester and crash dummy
I have another round of poly to work on this weekend. I hope it's ready for wet sanding and polishing at that point. I kinda doubt it will be exactly to your standards, but it will be far better than it was. The holes in the finish are gone now.
- Mar 13, 2008
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Local show for us tomorrow night at Jules Maes Saloon Oldest bar in Seattle and we are extremely happy to become part of its history (julesmaessaloon.com)
We get two long sets, about 1:15 each, the basses of choice - first time out with the MPC.
We get two long sets, about 1:15 each, the basses of choice - first time out with the MPC.
Nice, please get video!Local show for us tomorrow night at Jules Maes Saloon Oldest bar in Seattle and we are extremely happy to become part of its history (julesmaessaloon.com)
We get two long sets, about 1:15 each, the basses of choice - first time out with the MPC.
What year is your Greco II?Local show for us tomorrow night at Jules Maes Saloon Oldest bar in Seattle and we are extremely happy to become part of its history (julesmaessaloon.com)
We get two long sets, about 1:15 each, the basses of choice - first time out with the MPC.
I noticed the black rubber washers made my bass sound darker and the red ones made it sound brighter, so I put one of each on and now I have nicely fortified mids. You’ll be able to hear for yourself at the GTG when you play my 1977 Greco.
If by some chance you don’t notice the difference I’m sure it’ll be because of confirmation bias. Chucky might have some probes and electrical devices, if you grab your ankles, hold real still and close your eyes he can probably reset your bias.
You have just confirmed Chucky is a space alien. Thanks!
You played my RNR with Loxx on it. Did it smell fishy?Loxx is for bagels.
You played my RNR with Loxx on it. Did it smell fishy?
had to be really good lox, it didn’t smell at all.
- Mar 13, 2008
- 18,894
- 142,211
- Disclosures
- Endorsing Artist Mike Lull T Bass pickups, The Bass Shop, Seattle WA.
I mostly watch things on Acorn Tv (shows from the UK, OZ, NZ and a few other countries) and the foreign, primarily Scandinavian, shows on Netflix and Prime. And of course Dodger baseball.
