Thunderbird Club

[Nocturnal]

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I just ordered again. Hopefully it ships this time and I don't need to cancel the order again.

 

[Nocturnal]

Saw this 8 string EB3 looking thing on FleaBay for $300. The HS was scribbled out so I ask for a photo.

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He wrote back, “Hello, all of our guitars are made in China. The guitars on the list are custom-made by customers.”

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wonder what Gibson would think?

Not bad for a SIOLID body bass!!

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

The current Mustang doesn't appear to be much of a slouch, either. You have a point, but Cobras and GT40s are unobtainium and were rarer than Corvettes. A Corvette has never been unobtainium, relative. And there are a whole lot of those floating around, expensive or otherwise. A Thunderbird that evolved over time to be a GT40 or even something else that wasn't a bloat-mobile and that stayed in production as continuously as Corvettes have been would have been great. I don't see Cobras or GT40s as what it would have become. Who knows. It didn't happen. A man can dream.

can’t disagree with anything you said and have thought exactly this for years..what if it stayed original…….biggest diff with the vette would have probably been weight….as fast as some mustangs were they had a back seat (one of the reasons I find the AMX so appealing, it could literally be placed in the same category) so not a fair comparison….
by a step further, I meant exactly that, a more exotic, better performing much more unobtainable car…..Chevy kinda confirmed the whole thing with the short lived Cheetah….interesting topic…

 

[Engle]

There's a really bright object in sky here in Seattle today........
I love the thought of an early Spring day, so much promise!
Happy Thunderbird Thursday

Yeah I saw that bright ball in the sky!
Nice pic btw

 

[dagrev]

No.

Thank you.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Saw this 8 string EB3 looking thing on FleaBay for $300. The HS was scribbled out so I ask for a photo.

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He wrote back, “Hello, all of our guitars are made in China. The guitars on the list are custom-made by customers.”

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wonder what Gibson would think?

probably sounds great…,

 

[Stealth57]

Not bad for a SIOLID body bass!!

As long as it’s a soiled body.

 

[dagrev]

Can you dig it?

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Sure, if Pimping is one's profession.
It's good to personalize.
It's better to know when to stop.

 

[Stealth57]

probably sounds great…,

Your sarcasm eludes me.

 

[dagrev]

I've tried enough variations to know I have no use for peanut butter and chocolate being mixed, despite liking them both.

Again, thank you for the voice of reason.

 

[dagrev]

Saw this 8 string EB3 looking thing on FleaBay for $300. The HS was scribbled out so I ask for a photo.

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He wrote back, “Hello, all of our guitars are made in China. The guitars on the list are custom-made by customers.”

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wonder what Gibson would think?

Kind of illustrates well my point with respect to China a few days ago.

 

[JIO]

Sure, if Pimping is one's profession.
It's good to personalize.
It's better to know when to stop.

It's the "Shaft" car. (from the movie)

 

[5StringBlues]

Shut yo mouth!

 

[dagrev]

It's the "Shaft" car. (from the movie)

Ah...I remember the movie from that time, but not the car. I don't think I ever saw the movie.

 

[JIO]

Kind of illustrates well my point with respect to China a few days ago.

When I bought mine, I criticized them for using Gibson and Made In USA (on the back of the hs) in my feedback. I wanted to use two different sized tuners as on most 8-strings so both frt & back got laminates covering their copyright infringements. I also 'lightened' the hs w/chambering as it is a 34" scale. The carbon plate was for keeping it solid under string-tension. Worked pretty good.

 

[JIO]

Ah...I remember the movie from that time, but not the car. I don't think I ever saw the movie.

The intro scene shows him pulling up in that car and chasing a 'criminal' through the 'hood' while dressed like a pimp complete with big hat. Classic '70s Blaxploitation. Curtis Mayfield singing 'Fred is Dead' in a local bar is worth the price of admission.

 

[dagrev]

When I bought mine, I criticized them for using Gibson and Made In USA (on the back of the hs) in my feedback. I wanted to use two different sized tuners as on most 8-strings so both frt & back got laminates covering their copyright infringements. I also 'lightened' the hs w/chambering as it is a 34" scale. The carbon plate was for keeping it solid under string-tension. Worked pretty good.

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And it looks fantastic.

 

[dagrev]

And it looks fantastic.

Is there much issue with the tension from the extra strings? Designed with 8 in mind maybe? I know the strings are small, but it does add up.

 

[MCF]

I'm not familiar - why is that?

She is very cool.

 

[JIO]

And it looks fantastic.

Is there much issue with the tension from the extra strings? Designed with 8 in mind maybe?

Thanks! It plays and sounds much better that when it arrived. So far no issues with the neck. I had to lower the bridge into the body to get decent action and cut an aluminum nut for it. New pu's, strings and pots also. And many holes in the body under those scratch-plates. It still is a heavy mo-fo. My strap-peg extender solved the neck-dive issue.