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Thunderbird Club

#28,661
Stevis said:
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.).
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I found it on CL. I traded my '86 Aria Black and Gold II for it. He definitely made out on the trade but I wasn't playing the Aria at all. It was a boat anchor and my trading partner was a youngster, about 18.
 
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JIO said:
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.
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Nice! I can do that. Thanks @JIO !
 
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Gluvhand said:
Speaking of cool music shops, are any of the small shops that were in the Dupont Circle area still around? I haven't been there in 20 years or so.
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I moved here in '95 and DC proper has really gentrified over the time that has passed. All that was once cool is luxury condos or other yuppyfest stuff. Most music places are in the Maryland and Virginia 'burbs: GCs and a few independents. One of my favorite haunts (Atomic Music) is an all-used place that is up near University of Maryland. There is a place in VA that is devoted exclusively to bass stuff but mostly really high end gear (and not my thing).

Chances are you might have visited this shop in Dupont area: Link Removed
 
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I need some low profile patch cables for my pedal board and searching TB didn't yield very much. I saw that Warwick has released a flat cable set similar to the EBS cables called Rockboard, I think. Since Warwick has a showroom in Nashville that I like visiting. I was gonna try to get them through their store. Does anybody have experience with them? They seem to run what EBS does, but shipping is kinda ridiculous for a few cables in either brand. Nobody local stocks the EBS in a brick and mortar storefront. Whaddaya think?
 
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Haji said:
I need some low profile patch cables for my pedal board and searching TB didn't yield very much. I saw that Warwick has released a flat cable set similar to the EBS cables called Rockboard, I think. Since Warwick has a showroom in Nashville that I like visiting. I was gonna try to get them through their store. Does anybody have experience with them? They seem to run what EBS does, but shipping is kinda ridiculous for a few cables in either brand. Nobody local stocks the EBS in a brick and mortar storefront. Whaddaya think?
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Another option might be a double ended jack. The Warwicks S types are 12mm, whereas the Rockboard cables are 7.5mm x 2 = 15mm. 3mm is 1/8-ish of one of your American inches. The connectors on the free Fender patch cables I scored are huge = 40mm gap between each of three pedals.
 
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Klondike said:
1/8" aluminum cuts easy. Use a hand drill and good polish combined with some elbow greeae. Mirror finish baby :woot:
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In the long run this is the best tact - the mirror plastic won't wear as nicely and an aluminum sheet isn't that much. (less than a mirrored plastic sheet)
 
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kat888 said:
Another option might be a double ended jack. The Warwicks S types are 12mm, whereas the Rockboard cables are 7.5mm x 2 = 15mm. 3mm is 1/8-ish of one of your American inches. The connectors on the free Fender patch cables I scored are huge = 40mm gap between each of three pedals.
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The cables I have are by Structure, and they're so dang wide that they're all rubbing and trying to push pedals off the board. They're very similar in size to the Bumper patch cables.

I saw another Warwick cable that is super short and appears segmented. They're specifically for pedal boards and would be pretty awesome if i can get them.
 
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JIO said:
You can post progress here or on the Luthiers Corner thread - everyone there is really nice and supportive (kinda' like here! ;))
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I'll need another bass to sit in while this happens. Gonna be a minute, but I'm gonna go for it. Got shop space available. Edited... shop space! Dangit.
And def for pix...
 
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Haji said:
I need some low profile patch cables for my pedal board and searching TB didn't yield very much. I saw that Warwick has released a flat cable set similar to the EBS cables called Rockboard, I think. Since Warwick has a showroom in Nashville that I like visiting. I was gonna try to get them through their store. Does anybody have experience with them? They seem to run what EBS does, but shipping is kinda ridiculous for a few cables in either brand. Nobody local stocks the EBS in a brick and mortar storefront. Whaddaya think?
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Looked into George L's? You custom make them yourself- cut to length you want, follow a simple procedure. No soldering. Cables are very thin, good stuff. Tutorials are on youtube.
 
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