I got confused between 'abominable' and 'abysmal'...
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Thunderbird Club
- Thread starter TBird1958
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the more info you can get the better….vintage? wattage? model? pics if possible? shouldn’t be a prob finding something..
Don't that beat all. Trying to horn in on my new start up.
I think it's like adjusting a carburetor. Turn to the right till it starts sputtering and back off a bit.
OK, maybe don't do that.
Gaolee
Official leathers tester and crash dummy
Punk shows in the late '70s and early '80s were really violent in the mosh pit. No fists, but the slamming was intense. If you weren't beat up, you were not in the middle of it.More of a "back in the day" scenario - I attended a metal show (more to tag along w/a friend who is into metal) a few years ago and they had a big swirling mosh-pit going on. We were high up in promenade seating so could witness the whole scene. There were a number of women 'moshing' but everyone was so polite! No flying fists, relatively gentle body-bumps/contact, more of a frenetic, chaotic group dance than what a mosh-pit used to be known for. The other funny thing about attending such a show was that while standing in line, I was one of the only people (mostly guys) not wearing a black t-shirt with "my favorite metal band" on it. Really felt out of place.
I'll get the deets, thanks Chuck!
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I've always favored the '70s TR6 (like Chucky's white one) but damn - this '61 TR4 is red hot! An inter-web pic - check out how the driveway is done!
That wasn't supposed to be a reply to the post indicated! I have to stop doing this on my phone....I got confused between 'abominable' and 'abysmal'...
- Jun 30, 2010
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- musician/artist/owner - Gildaxe
- Jun 30, 2010
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- musician/artist/owner - Gildaxe
Yah, never seen that version of a driveway coating. It looks cool (when fresh) but after time?
I have an unexpected update on my RexBird, you will need to zoom in but there's a clearly visible issue with the neck:
So on top of the pickups being installed without even dipping into wax (already conceded and agreed by Gibson) now the neck is moving so badly there's a crack all the way through the finish that I found because I could feel it - then I looked and it's easy to see where the stress cracks were before it actually shifted enough to fully crack through. The shop have agreed to replace it. I'm waiting on time spans and for Gibson to clear up the issue with my having the original p'ups potted into covers (both the Gibson Rep over here and the shop told me I could keep them). I wish I could exert more pressure as there's a very appealing NR in the UK Mod shop I would exchange it for. Who knows. But I would not recommend anyone else on here buys a RexBird unless it's a year or two in the future so any timber issues have shown up already!
This is the Mod shop NR - they call the finish Guac-n-Roll!
So on top of the pickups being installed without even dipping into wax (already conceded and agreed by Gibson) now the neck is moving so badly there's a crack all the way through the finish that I found because I could feel it - then I looked and it's easy to see where the stress cracks were before it actually shifted enough to fully crack through. The shop have agreed to replace it. I'm waiting on time spans and for Gibson to clear up the issue with my having the original p'ups potted into covers (both the Gibson Rep over here and the shop told me I could keep them). I wish I could exert more pressure as there's a very appealing NR in the UK Mod shop I would exchange it for. Who knows. But I would not recommend anyone else on here buys a RexBird unless it's a year or two in the future so any timber issues have shown up already!
This is the Mod shop NR - they call the finish Guac-n-Roll!
front and rear suspension and brakes (all discs now) done….now in the process of deciding whether to shave the head, add Webers and stay with the stock 6 or put the 3500 (all aluminum Buick based) Rover V8 (as in the TR-8) in there……currently, candidates for final paint are BRG or Maranello red…… may enter the GT class at Laguna…..
PM coming Chuck...
Go with the V8! If for no other reason than the sound! A cool little Triumph with a v8 seems like it would just be the coolest looking/sounding thing ever.
I haven't seen a neck crack like that before. I guess that particular piece of mahogany didn't hold up to being a bass neck. The same thing could happen with an NR, being a one-piece set neck.
The green NR is sweet!
