Thunderbird Club

[GBassNorth]

AND appreciate good whiskey….

Did you ever get a chance to open that bottle of Eagle Rare Bourbon I left at your house?

 

[BklynKen]

I wasn’t necessarily hoping to die before I got old, I just thought it would happen. And it did not.

Nature's cruel sometimes, huh?

 

[Roger W]

Nature's cruel sometimes, huh?

Indeed.

 

[GBassNorth]

"Not a Thunderbird Thursday"
... not a Fender either, but a J-clone I recently created inspired by George's generous gifting of a fine ebony-boarded J neck to me at our last GTG. It instigated me to go through my various parts and assemble what turned out to be a great playing/sounding bass. Only thing I had to add/buy was a body, and pg. I found an okoume (pronounced oh-kuh-mey) body for very cheap ($45) which is a mahogany-like hard-wood and the pg cost $12.25. Oh, I bought D'Addario strings ($19) also and cut a brass nut from material I had. I had everything else. (Fender Super 55 split-coil pu's, Schaller 3D roller-saddle bridge, Gotoh vintage-style tuners, Dunlop strap-loks, and Audere 9v pre harness/plate. Really surprised by how great it ended up sounding - really impressed. I did the finish which was totally unplanned/free-form but I dig the way it turned out. It sounds the way it looks if that makes sense which also wasn't planned. I'll now add okoume to my list of favorite tone-woods. FTR, although Fender didn't commonly produce bass bodies using mahogany, there are rare factory examples of early '60s P basses made of mahogany. Possible special orders.
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That really did come out quite nice!

You should like Nascar!

As a matter of fact, I do!
Along with SCCA, Indy, Formula 1, NHRA…

 

[JIO]

That really did come out quite nice!

It's kind of a Super J

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Did you ever get a chance to open that bottle of Eagle Rare Bourbon I left at your house?

single malts should beware….we make damn fine whiskeys in this country…..open the bottle? enjoyed it neat to the last drop….THANK YOU.

 

[MCF]

And should move back!. I'm sure we can find you a still as a fixer-upper.

I hope he sticks around SoCal.

 

[MCF]

Jury duty day…in jury room at 8:30, plea deal at 9:00. Spent 3x more time traveling to the court and back.

Well, there goes one qualified juror who won’t have to help decide a case. The system here is broken.

 

[JJR58]

Still TT.

 

[Gaolee]

Careful, you’ll be accused of being from Liverpool.

Who says I'm not?

 

[Gaolee]

Still TT.

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That looks like Veronica's rack.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Jeff is the cool kid on the block. Just on the wrong block

another cool customer….

 

[Gaolee]

thx Irv! these guys….pretty audacious without keys imho….

Nice stop time, too. Hard stops and starts all together are really satisfying to do with a band.

 

[Gaolee]

I just try to cop some of the signature bass licks - sort of.

I steal Macca licks shamelessly when I can. Plagiarism is basic to all culture.

 

[Syd Rayne]

That looks like Veronica's rack.

 

[ThaCoast]

I've received the pickups!!!

They look great, my bird is in pieces until further notice. I need to fill the original cavities (debating if i go full or partial) & shave off some from the front/back of the cavities cause the pickup doesnt fit directly (probably my paint build up & such). I will be painting their covers in black, but man, im a sucker for chrome

Edit: for general knowledge the pickups are 0.461" (~11.70mm) thick.

 

[MCF]

Chuck @Chucky Stiletti ,

I came up to the mountain house today. The 6550’s in my ‘08 SVT VR (made in Vietnam) are Sovteks.

 

[Bassmike62]

I've received the pickups!!!
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They look great, my bird is in pieces until further notice. I need to fill the original cavities (debating if i go full or partial) & shave off some from the front/back of the cavities cause the pickup doesnt fit directly (probably my paint build up & such). I will be painting their covers in black, but man, im a sucker for chrome

That bass is a labor of love !

 

[Stealth57]

That looks like Veronica's rack.

 

[ThaCoast]

That bass is a labor of love !

12 years in the making xD so much has been done to this bass it's unbelievable sometimes