Thunderbird Club

[Miles_ONeal]

off my porch!..
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Hey! You cows! get off my porch!

 

[Stealth57]

Hey! You cows! get off my porch!

Reminds me of a Cheech & Chong skit on the Pope.

 

[dagrev]

I think y'all give them way too much credit. The only way they redesigned anything for that bass is if it was solely a cost cutting measure. I'd be willing to bet that any intentional discrepancies canes as a result of saving money. Changing a factory tolerances are bound to get shifted. Chinese factory probably just builds those basses in such a manner to cause the neck angle. I highly doubt anybody spent any billable time determining that h that was something that needed to be done. Just a simple by product.


At least that's my guess. My wife would probably tell you I'm full of crap.

Well, I think you're full of.....



....likely truth here. Makes sense to me. Probability is in your favor I think.

 

[dagrev]

Now I want to go measure pickup distances in a bunch of Les Pauls in shops around town.

You'll need only a tiny piece of paper to jot those two dimensions on.

 

[Gaolee]

Hey y'all. My first tortie pick guard View attachment 5377625

That's beautiful. In spite of the salami. I bet it sound great, too.

 

[TBird1958]

Thursday it is!

Fun day of helping Frank put in our new water heater. W00T!
Time for a drink!

 

[Stealth57]

Thursday it is!

Fun day of helping Frank put in our new water heater. W00T!
Time for a drink!

Who got to play with the blow torch and sweat the joint?

 

[Gaolee]

They shifted manufacturing from Indonesia to China, this is the end result. Somewhere along the way someone thought they could add thier stink to it and improve it. Didn't Tbirds from the late 80's early 90s have this feature? If I remember right they did, causing the three point bridge to be raised quite high and leaving it looking like a oil rig bobbing around in the ocean.

I think that happened in the late zeros or early teens sometime, but I'm not sure. My 1991 and 2001 Thunderbirds have the shallow neck angle like a VP. Veronica knows.

 

[D.M.N.]

I didn't notice at first ( was pointed out to me on the Facebook Thunderbird group) but they did change the specs on the 64, they added neck angle at the heel. Can't say I'm wild about it. First image is my tobacco sunburst VP, second picture is the new Inverness 64.View attachment 5377871 View attachment 5377872

Don't love that. Completely unnecessary. And, pulling up the examples on Sweetwater, I notice they now have a spacer beneath the pickup ring on the neck pickup as well as the bridge. WHY.

 

[MCF]

Back at ya.
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Reminds me of my Freshman year at UCI. Our dorm was directly across the street where the Irvine Ranch Company still ran a small cattle range. They got out occasionally.

 

[TBird1958]

Who got to play with the blow torch and sweat the joint?

Thats a job for Frank!
Nice this afternoon

 

[MCF]

The iPhone 14 takes pretty good pics. The design lends itself to getting fingerprints on the lenses, cleaning them helps

I’m still on an 8. Everyone else in the family gets the latest and greatest. Not me. But the battery is to that point where it doesn’t hold a charge. So I hope to upgrade this year.

 

[MCF]

Did someone say Gibson headstock shape ?

I like that.

 

[MCF]

Hey y'all. My first tortie pick guard View attachment 5377625

Because it’s you, I’ll like it.

 

[MCF]

Maybe I should ask this in another forum. I have filed to adjust a high bone or corian nut and just filed a little and tried until it felt good. If it went a little too far I used the super glue and file shavings to build up.
I put a brass nut on a bass and it’s too high on the E and A. Is there a more controlled method to use since super glue won’t fix it if I file too deep? I know there’s a lot of modders here so looking for a measurable way to file. I appreciate any help! I looked online but even more confused!

@JIO ?

 

[JIO]

@JIO ?

A mix of super-glue and baking-powder will fix a bone nut - but if the nut is filed too deep, you can add a shim under the nut made of various materials to raise it. (super-glued to the nut)

 

[MCF]

You mean if I cut too deep? I'll use the file a little bit at a time and try it until it feels better.
I saw online about using an automotive feeler gauge to use as a height stop for the file. Sound familiar to anyone here? I'm having 2nd thoughts on buying that brass nut!
Ahhh...maybe I should just take to a luthier!

I do one light stroke at a time. It takes forever, but I haven’t screwed up yet.

And Ahem.

 

[JIO]

Thursday it is!

Fun day of helping Frank put in our new water heater. W00T!
Time for a drink!

A particularly sexy shot -

 

[JIO]

I'm off to Marin (San Rafael) for a three-set TSC gig - I'll try and get some pics ...


Set 1
1) Comment te dire Adieu - F
2) Close To Home - P
3) To Sir With Love
4) Dollar Bill - P
5) Golden Brown
6) I Buried Your Love Alive
7) Windmills of Your Mind
8) The Man Who Never Sleeps - P
9) Last of the Secret Agents
10) I Close My Eyes and Count To 10
Set 2
1) Dr No intro/Point Break - I
2) You Don’t Own Me
3) I’m So Tired
4) Insane Asylum
5) Plus Rien - F
6) Prague Nightmare - P
8) Quelquefois- P&K
8) Rawhide - I
9) 2000 Light Years From Home
10) You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me
11) Frenzy (audience participation)
Set 3
1) Fire In the Hole - I - P
2) We All Made It - P
3) Hang Onto Yourself
4) Le temps de l’amour - F
5) Voila - F
6) Hey Bulldog
7) Maps
8) I’m a Spy (in the house of love)
9) Wichita Lineman
10) Experiment In Terror - I
11) Heroes

 

[godofthunder59]

Leo Fender used to give instruments to players to get their feedback. What they liked, disliked, wanted. Gibson can do that without giving anything away. Just turn your computer on and "Shazam!" There is a brain trust at your fingertips with no telling how many combined decades of playing. What a waste (or act of stupidity or sheer arrogance), to not avail yourself of such real-life information. Free!

That is one thing I like about manufactures who have people like Jon Moody from GHS active on TB string forum to interact with a huge number of players. Hear what they like and don't find helpful. That's just smart, if not caring about your customers or potential customers.

Honestly I fn give up. About a year ago I learned about new colors coming and I was assured that the specifications would not change. I emphasized that the VP was almost perfect. Geeze whatever you do don't follow your own legacy or listen to your customer base.