WOW!! Ford Hemis? MANY were glad they later moved the motors back behind the driver....
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Thunderbird Club
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So you being Marshall's date is not really the news part of the post? That's how rumors ("Facebook facts") get started.
Might be better than his wife finding the real reason he's going....Thank you, it is a beauty.
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I think everyone replaced stock Fender pickups either side of 1980. I sure did. You just took it a step, and another step, and another step beyond all that.the things we love to regret…. paid 250 bucks with trays, tort and ohsc….hated tort back then (outgrew that thankfully since it's such a classic look today)........first thing I did was replace that pup with the DiMarzio (fitted the coil split switch as well) and later replaced the PG...at one point it wore the Badass II bridge from my Gretsch Committee but thankfully that bridge found its way back before that P got stolen in 81.....
point being, if you were a bass, you didn't want to be owned by me back then....
The original Dr. Frankenstein! My '78 P (with A neck) with the DiMarzios got stollen as well. Likely by some 14 yr old who had dragged it home and stored it in a leaky shed.
Mine has the metal SR disc for Sears Roebuck. Most of them fell off. I recall gluing mine back on when it was a couple years old.Or no name on the HS
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National normally put their name on the headstock. Photos show it in a few different locations. In some shots, no name at all.
The Supertone bridge arrived, but from a different seller! Direct drop in! The bridge cover arrived a while back, it was a direct fit, outside of the a saddle rattling against the top on the old bridge. no issues outside of trial and error with the unlabeled metric/imperial set of screws
The guys at guitarhey on ebay not only sent me my package 9 days later than expected, but the wrong item all together. I ended up getting a Hipshot Kickass from them instead. No big deal, ordered one in Nickel from Prospecstrings which were way more local (Montreal), AND got my item in 2 days! really happy how it turned out.
The guys at guitarhey on ebay not only sent me my package 9 days later than expected, but the wrong item all together. I ended up getting a Hipshot Kickass from them instead. No big deal, ordered one in Nickel from Prospecstrings which were way more local (Montreal), AND got my item in 2 days! really happy how it turned out.
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point being, if you were a bass, you didn't want to be owned by me back then....
Although I have a good little collection of early ‘70’s J’s and P’s, none are all original, all have a non-stock bridge, and, although I have the parts to make some back to “Fender Parts” original, those parts are not original to the bass. I do not have a set of original J-pickups, only the neck (maybe bridge) one from my ‘70, and I think it would need to be re-wound, as it shows open circuit on a meter. I do have original early ‘70’s P pickups, and I think I can put one of my P’s back 100%, a1973, sans finish. It is now white blonde.
The only 100% original Fender I have is a 1973 Mustang, and that is officially for sale starting today.
Exactly.
Although, as a driver I’d be equally concerned about the rear differential placement in regards to my nether regions…
1964 and 2019. I wish I still had the Silvertone Spanish guitar Mom bought circa 1960 but it was stolen or “lost” by shady apartment management employees in a big fiasco, along with my 10 speed. 55 freaking years apart, and I was born in '55!
My oldest bass is a 1988 Greco. So far.
My oldest bass is a 1988 Greco. So far.
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Hmmm.....
Oh hell, I might have a bit of a problem when these come out. Hoping to see the same colors on basses as well, but I've always wanted a Firebird I. Where did you see this posted?
I think they are on the wrong feet
I sure like the Hag Miles. But I’m pretty sure I’ve told you that.
Right? I thought my wallet would be safe for awhile.
That turned out nice. An economical solution to intonation issues. And the cover hides enough of the bridge to maintain a vintage look.
4:38 (I skipped ahead until I found these).
I ain’t got nothin.
Only thing that comes close is my Precision body which is a ‘71.
Nothing else original about it.
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There is a chance we may see Aubert rock one of the single pickup Firebirds on the upcoming tour.
