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Thunderbird Club

is that you main axe these days?….

You know that saying, "My favorite bass is the one I'm playing right now" :D
I really do find a big difference between a "P" and a "J" neck, trial run at the headstock art........

This is just styrene stock that I shot some black paint at, them gloss coat, the waterslide was done by Irv for me, it's had some more gloss over the top of it.

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@Engle

Coincidentally, it was my eldest child’s Baby Shower (for our Grandchild no.1) this afternoon and we were talking to one of her old schoolmates that has been living in Canada the last 12 months or so.
They live in Calgary, and very complimentary of the city, people and experience. But adamant they will return when their time finishes in another 12 months (I think).

Yes, they get picked as having a foreign accent but most pick them as British. Sometimes New Zealand but never as Aussies. Someone asked about the “sorry” and politeness thing but she reckons she and Aussies beat the Canadians on “please’s” and “thank you’s” (not “please and thank you”).

Yes, they are into Hockey now and like the Edmonton facility.
I don't think I've ever confused an Aussie for a Brit. If they're working at a Ski resort, they're an Aussie:D.
 
You know that saying, "My favorite bass is the one I'm playing right now" :D
I really do find a big difference between a "P" and a "J" neck, trial run at the headstock art........

This is just styrene stock that I shot some black paint at, them gloss coat, the waterslide was done by Irv for me, it's had some more gloss over the top of it.

VdGAcp0.jpg
I was wondering how that was going - I'm going to send you some on clear stock.
 
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Good. FYI, I offer a free service of housing and protecting vintage Thunderbirds for people during bad weather. Quick and free pickup. Still working on the return process, however. It's really slow for some reason...

I do the same, and the humidity is more reasonable here.
 
You know that saying, "My favorite bass is the one I'm playing right now" :D
I really do find a big difference between a "P" and a "J" neck, trial run at the headstock art........

This is just styrene stock that I shot some black paint at, them gloss coat, the waterslide was done by Irv for me, it's had some more gloss over the top of it.

VdGAcp0.jpg
Property of the Thunderbird Club XXX Babe Leader!
 
I don't think I've ever confused an Aussie for a Brit. If they're working at a Ski resort, they're an Aussie:D.

Ha! Funny you say that. Her husband was saying he’d been on two skiing trips to Calgary before the pandemic.

The retail company (British owned) she works for was opening up in Canada and made an announcement asking for staff that’d like the opportunity to go over. She writes and presents staff training courses at the various locations and has to allocate time at the start to get the “where are you from?” questions out of the way and then launches into “no, it isn’t dangerous” “no kangaroo’s in the streets” “yes I’ve seen koalas” bit. Then all good.
 
Ok, got a question for the amp gurus here. My friend has a Sound City guitar combo, Concord.
There is a pair of Sovtek EL-34s ready to go in, and her doesn't know how to set the bias for the tubes. Neither do I. Is there a simple primer available in how to do that?...
The primer is called Chucky.