I will plug up that little hole where the volume pot was, though.
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Thunderbird Club
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You missed 30 pages of important stuff
Happy Easter for all those who celebrate. For those that don't, enjoy a slow and relaxed day. For those who are working, I understand because I used to be a Vegas casino dealer and know that working while others are enjoying a day with family and friends sucks
FRANKS AND BEANS!It is a concern! Back in '88 we were playing a gig, break between 2nd and 3rd set, our guitarist (who always had a bit of an attitude) hits the restroom to get rid of some beer only on the zip up he catches skin and he caught it GOOD!Could not get it un-caught! I $hit you not, he played the 3rd set with his zipper down and his junk a captive! Played the entire set like a statue with his guitar in front of the affected area and white as a ghost! The drummer and I lauged the whole set! This was a karma thing to us!
How did you get the beans above the frank?
Then you missed the post about the test later today. I suggest you start cramming.
Even I've been studying.
And I'm caught up, although i only missed 2-1/2 pages, you just never know what's going to be on the test.
I just had to go through about 450+ posts, I hadn't been on for about a week
I use an Orange OB-1 and the overdrive is foot switchable, just like a pedal. Can be turned off completely. The amp sounds great clean and the overdrive channel has no low end loss, like a lot of stomp boxes. I bought it for the class A solid state tone (no more tunes for me) and the overdrive is a bonus.
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not into gross anatomy either, but a red wire sticking out is visually allusive...
A matte rattle-can finish is probably the easiest for someone not versed in sprayed finishes, but the hard part is in the filling/repair of any cavities. Simply filling a cavity will ghost through a finish over time as it cures. (you'll see where it was) There are on-line tutorials on this - I saw one more recently from Stew Mac, but it's basically layering a thin (1/8") plank over a larger area than the routs that follows logical joints or stops. So, on your T-bird - between the neck pu rout bottom and the butt conforming side-to-side at the raised center section. That area needs to be routed lower by 1/8" and the plank glued in it's place. The only 'seams' will be very small (on either side of the thin section under the neck pu) so even if they ghost through - no-one would really 'see' them. You will need to re-align and drill the 3 bridge holes in the plank - it will also take care of/eliminate the small holes under the bridge area. So you need a router, router skills, clamps and basic woodworking skills to do it seamlessly.
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When you think back to those times you laughed harder than almost any other time ever, that's one of those moments. When they actually showed it. It was painful.
Oh, it's not that factor. It's that I could be using any amp at any given time, depending on where I happen to be playing. So I can't unfortunately rely on the amp itself.
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Love the sound of an Orange amp, hate the green it costs to get one.
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If you are successful with the woodworking - applying the finish will be a piece of cake as it will be like starting fresh with any guitar body. (do the whole body, or just tape off the front and leave the back) You'll need a space to do it (outside on a calm day works best for a novice sprayer), a coat hanger made into a hook (at the neck pocket holes) to hang it (and a tree or hook from a porch ceiling to hang it from) and a can of spray paint. I've found that Krylon Fusion satin a works well. It drys fast (15 minutes), is self priming, and sands well. Sand lightly between coats and once the final coat is on - no sanding. Light coats (to avoid overspray/runs/pooling), use cross-direction overlaps and have patience between coats. The satin sheen levels nicely, looks even and holds up well once fully cured.
So, i sold my T-Birds and went back to Fender P Basses. Give someone my number or something.
Love the color. Where did you find it? You guys were talking about the bygone era of cool NYC music shops the other day. So, I was curious if you found it in bricks-and-mortar or online (CL, Reverb, etc.).
Not a bad thing idea! I would like to find a black pickguard as well.
