Thunderbird Club

[Engle]

I used to like to work on cars, but at this point I leave it to people that do it for a living. I work and do what I'm a pro at so I can now add to pay people that are pros at what they do. My '07 GMC Sierra looks as though I could handle some basic maintenance, plugs, etc and I still do the oil changes and filters on that one. My '11 Charger I won't even touch. 16 spark plugs and more modules, and shrouds everywhere, I can barely believe theres an engine block in there. Even an oil change means I'd need a lift and some undercarriage stuff / shields need to be removed just to get to the plug and filter I think.

I do my own oil/filter changes. When we had our 08 Chrysler 300, I would drive it up on small ramps, and use a small cordless drill with a nutdriver bit to remove the 4 screws for the bottom shroud. - Takes about 30 seconds and the filter is right there. I sold the car before attempting the spark plug change

 

[dagrev]

Yes, if you don't have patience for it, things can go wrong pretty quickly.

So very true. "A man's gotta know his limitations."

 

[JJR58]

totally….dreamt about playing this live for a long time…

And me for this one.

 

[dagrev]

Very good news!

Thanks, Sir!

 

[dagrev]

My wife has changed spark plugs numerous times.

Cool!

 

[BklynKen]

So here's something interesting. Here's a riff played twice. First is my 2013 Reverse with TB+ and second is the 2018 with Thunderbucker 66. Same strings and signal chain. Only different was turning up the gain a little on my Damnation Audio MBD for the 2018 since the Thunderbuckers are inherently cleaner-sounding than the TB+. but not dramatically different.

 

[dagrev]

It's a bit of a drive from South Carolina, so give me just a few.

Great, you can pick me up on the way!

 

[JJR58]

Great, you can pick me up on the way!

Amd with pleasure Donnie!

 

[JJR58]

So here's something interesting. Here's a riff played twice. First is my 2013 Reverse with TB+ and second is the 2018 with Thunderbucker 66. Same strings and signal chain. Only different was turning up the gain a little on my Damnation Audio MBD for the 2018 since the Thunderbuckers are inherently cleaner-sounding than the TB+. but not dramatically different.

You already know which pick ups I like.

 

[Gaolee]

I'm happy driving this, especially since it's not mine.
My cousin gets to deal with the maintenance

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Care and maintenance of those is not something a sane person would take on. It's a little like a boat. Best to have a friend with a boat than to own a boat.

 

[Gaolee]

Bitchin' Camaro!

 

[Stealth57]

From SD:

Thank you for your patience, the Custom Shop Manager did confirm for me that your pickups were made correctly and it is the product page showing an incorrect higher DCR. They are working to have the web page corrected.

 

[Gaolee]

And me for this one.

I have played this one. I had a week to learn it. The solo that Glenn Cormack did was more than I could pull off in a week, so we skipped it. It sure was fun. The guys I was playing with were all Bulgarian, so they would go off on some crazy 11/8 jags or whatever it is Bulgarian music does rhythmically.

Actually learning that solo might be a good wintertime project.

 

[Instagator]

Break
My
Wallet

Care and maintenance of those is not something a sane person would take on. It's a little like a boat. Best to have a friend with a boat than to own a boat.

We call them OPB's .. Other Peoples Boats.

 

[Seth334]

She swapped the Probuckers for the reissues from Scott Dasson's new NR! I like them both. One thing I didn't think to do at the GTG was play basses with those two pickups back to back to compare them. SMH. Next time!

Ahh. I see. It's an Epi with the pups changed out. I hadn't realised because I didn't examine the headstock carefully enough. It was the paint job that caught my attention.

 

[Seth334]

I personally like the Gibson pickups way more than the Epi 760's, thru my gear they have much more bass/lo-mid/mid going on than the Epi does, a bit less upper mid and treble as well. I traded my Epi pickups off for the Gibson, they came out of a 2021 Non Reverse, should be the same what has no become available to buy separately, for the money I think they're a great choice.

Here's a Gibson 2021, shameless self promo, mediocre hack bassist.

I really want to try the new Gibson pups. They sound great in the video (and so does the playing!).

 

[GonePlaid]

I have played this one. I had a week to learn it. The solo that Glenn Cormack did was more than I could pull off in a week, so we skipped it. It sure was fun. The guys I was playing with were all Bulgarian, so they would go off on some crazy 11/8 jags or whatever it is Bulgarian music does rhythmically.

Actually learning that solo might be a good wintertime project.

Wintertime? Wuzzat?

 

[Gaolee]

Wintertime? Wuzzat?

When it's damp here. You have wintertime down there all the time, right?

 

[TBird1958]

We call them OPB's .. Other Peoples Boats.

Boat =

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Gimme a Bird!

 

[MCF]

I learned to be careful and not bite off too much. I did a heater core on my '72 Plymouth. My dad helped and we both said never again. Had to take the dash out--and that was back then then there wasn't much going on. Not even any AC. Since then I'm careful about what something is going to involve. Generally if I can't get it done in a few hours without losing my religion I'll try it. But if I am unsure about what I'm doing or how involved it will be, I pass.

I had to replace the blower fan motor in my '85 Volvo 240. Accessing it required removing a lot of the dash. It was really difficult. But in those days, still the 90's, I was stubborn and did the work myself.