Thunderbird Club

[MCF]

You say that with such ease as if you have had to tell clients to just shut up before.

I always explain that if I kick them under the table, it means STFU.

 

[MCF]

Looks familiar. 1958 Chrysler Plainsman

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When I first met my wife, her grandfather still had a ‘57 New Yorker wagon. It was quite the luxo cruiser. But it was amazing how rusted out it was by 1980. And it had always been a SoCal car from new. It looked like this one

 

[Engle]

brand new?......

It would have been about 1980, so that amp was only about 10 years old at the time!

 

[Bent77]

He has the right to remain silent.

Thanks Counselor!

 

[Nocturnal]

Love the batwing look! Might put some on one of my Goth basses.

Speaking of Goth basses, umteen pages back someone posted a link to a white Eppi Goth. I seem to recall seeing another one (maybe the same one for all I know) years ago. Did Eppi actually make a white Goth, or is that just someone’s refin?

I've never heard of them offering a white Goth in the past.

 

[dagrev]

Out for a drive this afternoon after a stressful couple days of work and passed by this place. Looks to be a good place to store vintage Thunderbirds. It's about 40 min from the house.

The dark surrounding the building is another and better fence.

 

[Stealth57]

Out for a drive this afternoon after a stressful couple days of work and passed by this place. Looks to be a good place to store vintage Thunderbirds. It's about 40 min from the house.
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The dark surrounding the building is another and better fence.

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They giving away gold samples?

 

[dagrev]

They giving away gold samples?

Yes. But seemed they changed their mind. Had to run for it.

Actually that's about as close as you can get. The road that goes to the access road is on the other side, but is no closer than Dixie Highway (31W), current view. There is a golf course on post where you could be closer.

Hang on a minute, there are guys with black suites on the porch. I'll be right back.....

 

[MCF]

I've never heard of them offering a white Goth in the past.

Yeah. But a white Tbird called the archangel could be cool…

 

[Engle]

I've never heard of them offering a white Goth in the past.

Negative Goth? I know there's a Negative EB3:

 

[Engle]

Yeah. But a white Tbird called the archangel could be cool…
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Downloaded that in case someone wants it on a pickguard sometime.

 

[Gaolee]

Interesting. Does your '91 have the deeper pickup cavity cutouts like all relatively recent Thunderbirds?

I think so but don't remember.

 

[Gaolee]

Downloaded that in case someone wants it on a pickguard sometime.

If I ever put a chrome pg on the Flamingo, that would be a pretty amusing graphic to have on it. The white pg doesn't work too well. Black wouldn't be right. Gold would be OK with the knobs and Gibson on the track, but dulled chrome like the covers seems best. Or purple to pick up on the tone silks.

Nothing will happen for years, because that is the speed I roll.

 

[MCF]

Downloaded that in case someone wants it on a pickguard sometime.

It’s cool, Isn’t it.

 

[RedVee]

Out for a drive this afternoon after a stressful couple days of work and passed by this place. Looks to be a good place to store vintage Thunderbirds. It's about 40 min from the house.
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The dark surrounding the building is another and better fence.

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Where is that, Donnie?

 

[BklynKen]

Makes sense. Next question: is there any way to change the magnets from ceramic to alnico?
Magnets are available:
Alnico 5 Bar Magnet 2.5x .325 x .125 Thunderbird Bass Magnetized Qty 2

Another question is if you replaced the ceramic magnets (which I love) with alnico, would the pickups sound different with them at the bottom as opposed to also acting as the rails?

Not the same rails, of course, as the coveted GK tone.

 

[Nocturnal]

I haven't seen a white Goth (that I remember anyhow) but I saved this pic years ago. A BlackBird refinished in white with "bloodsplatter" on it.

 

[GonePlaid]

Out for a drive this afternoon after a stressful couple days of work and passed by this place. Looks to be a good place to store vintage Thunderbirds. It's about 40 min from the house.
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The dark surrounding the building is another and better fence.

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Watch out for low flying Cherokee 140s.

 

[SubHuman]

Ninurta was worshipped in Mesopotamia as early as the middle of the third millennium BC by the ancient Sumerians. Also known as the Thunderbird.

Did Gibson infringe on Sumerian Copyright? Ha!

 

[TBird1958]

If I ever put a chrome pg on the Flamingo, that would be a pretty amusing graphic to have on it. The white pg doesn't work too well. Black wouldn't be right. Gold would be OK with the knobs and Gibson on the track, but dulled chrome like the covers seems best. Or purple to pick up on the tone silks.

Nothing will happen for years, because that is the speed I roll.

Remind me next time we see each other, I have a chrome plated steel PG.