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#262,441
TBird1958 said:
I use a double action brush with my model trains a lot, just practice with something other than your paint for awhile, it's not all that hard, but there's a learning curve on your "hand motion" as you pass the brush over the surface. The other thing is to treat the paint as a "system" that requires the use of proper thinning etc.
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I should also screen filter my paints, I’m using mostly Apple acrylics and thinning with 90% alcohol.

I do need more practice with the double, but it’s almost more than I need. I wouldn’t mind a single action that could shoot huge metal flake, like pie pan huge.

the hardest part is reassembly of the brush. It’s a lot more complicated and I wasnt sure how to set the needle
 
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Jeff being stylin' on the Coney Island boardwalk.

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Which pickups have more high frequencies between the Epi Gibson U.S.A. in the CP and the Epi Probuckers in the VP Thunderbirds?

I recently sold a CP but immediately regretted it because there are aspects of the base that I really like. I bought another CP and some Probuckers which I'm considering paying the money to have installed in the CP. I'm sure someone can answer this question. Will I see more upper definition and less muddiness out of the probuckers in the VP??
 
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STR8 UP BASS said:
Which pickups have more high frequencies between the Epi Gibson U.S.A. in the CP and the Epi Probuckers in the VP Thunderbirds?

I recently sold a CP but immediately regretted it because there are aspects of the base that I really like. I bought another CP and some Probuckers which I'm considering paying the money to have installed in the CP. I'm sure someone can answer this question. Will I see more upper definition and less muddiness out of the probuckers in the VP??
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I would say so if you crank up the tone knob. I have ECBF strings on my CP and SIT Power Flats on my VP. Though, I don’t feel my CP is muddy with the tone cranked either.
 
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STR8 UP BASS said:
Which pickups have more high frequencies between the Epi Gibson U.S.A. in the CP and the Epi Probuckers in the VP Thunderbirds?

I recently sold a CP but immediately regretted it because there are aspects of the base that I really like. I bought another CP and some Probuckers which I'm considering paying the money to have installed in the CP. I'm sure someone can answer this question. Will I see more upper definition and less muddiness out of the probuckers in the VP??
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Yes, you'll have more mid/hi mid and treble with the Epiphone 760s, they're quite different from the Gibson pickups in the Classic Pro. Pretty much a drop in, as well.
 
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STR8 UP BASS said:
Which pickups have more high frequencies between the Epi Gibson U.S.A. in the CP and the Epi Probuckers in the VP Thunderbirds?

I recently sold a CP but immediately regretted it because there are aspects of the base that I really like. I bought another CP and some Probuckers which I'm considering paying the money to have installed in the CP. I'm sure someone can answer this question. Will I see more upper definition and less muddiness out of the probuckers in the VP??
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As others have noted. All else being equal (pickup locations, strings, on board settings and amp settings) the VP ProBuckers will have more high end content than the CP TB+ pickups.
 
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Update on the two Rosser body Tbird builds…

The Shoreline Gold NR that is now my late wife’s tribute bass is still with the finisher (Caruthers) he’s had it since June 1st but has experienced a number of health related setbacks so it’s been slow going, but the good news is he’s on the mend and will have his paint tech start working on it shortly. I hope to get it back by November. It should be epic sounding with the VP pickups and Wenge neck.
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The Fender Telecaster conversion to a NR body is now also under way. Due to a lack of routing equipment I’ve shopped the pickup routing, neck pocket mod, and belly and forearm contours to fellow TB’er @Freekmagnet in Fillmore, he works closely with Bruce Johnson. If all goes as planned I should have the NR body back from him in a few weeks so I can start on the electronics and final fit test prior to finishing. The original plan was to do the new body in the same Fender Butterscotch blonde finish as the existing Tele, but I’m now leaning more towards a Fender Sea Foam or Surf green finish to keep the bass looking as Fenderish as I can. Not many colors scream Fender as much as those (well, maybe Antigua, but that’s such a love it or hate it color). What ever color I choose, it has to go well with the Fender vintage tint neck that will go on it. Unlike a typical Fenderbird project where the bass is largely a thunderbird with a fender neck, this one will be a Telecaster with a thunderbird body. Should be epic and quite a departure in sound from my other Tbirds.
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Once all the routing work and and fit testing is complete I’ll finalize the pickguard template, material, and logo for @Engle to start working on. Hope to have this one done by Christmas but that might be pushing it a bit on the finishing schedule.
 
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GBassNorth said:
Update on the two Rosser body Tbird builds…

The Shoreline Gold NR that is now my late wife’s tribute bass is still with the finisher (Caruthers) he’s had it since June 1st but has experienced a number of health related setbacks so it’s been slow going, but the good news is he’s on the mend and will have his paint tech start working on it shortly. I hope to get it back by November. It should be epic sounding with the VP pickups and Wenge neck.
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The Fender Telecaster conversion to a NR body is now also under way. Due to a lack of routing equipment I’ve shopped the pickup routing, neck pocket mod, and belly and forearm contours to fellow TB’er @Freekmagnet in Fillmore, he works closely with Bruce Johnson. If all goes as planned I should have the NR body back from him in a few weeks so I can start on the electronics and final fit test prior to finishing. The original plan was to do the new body in the same Fender Butterscotch blonde finish as the existing Tele, but I’m now leaning more towards a Fender Sea Foam or Surf green finish to keep the bass looking as Fenderish as I can. Not many colors scream Fender as much as those (well, maybe Antigua, but that’s such a love it or hate it color). What ever color I choose, it has to go well with the Fender vintage tint neck that will go on it. Unlike a typical Fenderbird project where the bass is largely a thunderbird with a fender neck, this one will be a Telecaster with a thunderbird body. Should be epic and quite a departure in sound from my other Tbirds.
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Once all the routing work and and fit testing is complete I’ll finalize the pickguard template, material, and logo for @Engle to start working on. Hope to have this one done by Christmas but that might be pushing it a bit on the finishing schedule.
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Wow, both of those will be super cool, like SUPER COOL!
 
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GBassNorth said:
Update on the two Rosser body Tbird builds…

The Shoreline Gold NR that is now my late wife’s tribute bass is still with the finisher (Caruthers) he’s had it since June 1st but has experienced a number of health related setbacks so it’s been slow going, but the good news is he’s on the mend and will have his paint tech start working on it shortly. I hope to get it back by November. It should be epic sounding with the VP pickups and Wenge neck.
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The Fender Telecaster conversion to a NR body is now also under way. Due to a lack of routing equipment I’ve shopped the pickup routing, neck pocket mod, and belly and forearm contours to fellow TB’er @Freekmagnet in Fillmore, he works closely with Bruce Johnson. If all goes as planned I should have the NR body back from him in a few weeks so I can start on the electronics and final fit test prior to finishing. The original plan was to do the new body in the same Fender Butterscotch blonde finish as the existing Tele, but I’m now leaning more towards a Fender Sea Foam or Surf green finish to keep the bass looking as Fenderish as I can. Not many colors scream Fender as much as those (well, maybe Antigua, but that’s such a love it or hate it color). What ever color I choose, it has to go well with the Fender vintage tint neck that will go on it. Unlike a typical Fenderbird project where the bass is largely a thunderbird with a fender neck, this one will be a Telecaster with a thunderbird body. Should be epic and quite a departure in sound from my other Tbirds.
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Once all the routing work and and fit testing is complete I’ll finalize the pickguard template, material, and logo for @Engle to start working on. Hope to have this one done by Christmas but that might be pushing it a bit on the finishing schedule.
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Really looking forward to seeing these builds completed.
 
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