Thunderbird Club

[JIO]

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Nice light in that pic - it takes me back to hangin' with the flock that weekend on a nice sunny/warm day.

 

[Gaolee]

Leave it to Mike & Mikes Guitar Bar -

1964 Gibson Thunderbird II Reverse Body Vintage Bass Pelham Blue w/ Case | eBay

Aside from the fact that the relic job doesn't look like how a Thunderbird ages and wears, it looks pretty nice. Shame about the price. Crap. I may have to walk down there and take a look in person, though. I have managed to avoid Mike & Mike so far.

 

[Stealth57]

Aside from the fact that the relic job doesn't look like how a Thunderbird ages and wears, it looks pretty nice. Shame about the price. Crap. I may have to walk down there and take a look in person, though. I have managed to avoid Mike & Mike so far.

That chunk they took out of the front seems like a reason to shoot someone...

 

[GonePlaid]

I know I'm in the minority, maybe of 1, but I prefer blue to be blue, white to be white etc.
Same with food, I like it to taste like what it is, not radishes that taste like sardines or whatnot.

Boring old Capricorn Boomer evidently

Nope, not at all. I'd noticed that the recent NRs in "blue" and "green" were pretty indistinguishable in alotta pix.
AFA food, I prefer the flavors strong enuff to know what it is-or started off as-then I can add seasoning to taste.

When I bought the 67NR in NYC, there was a blue one next to it. I had enuff $$$ to buy both but(sorry, Marshall), I'm not a fan of blue for a bass*.[maybe a really dark(Navy?)blue]


'Course if I'd known that some 50ish years later I'd run into @MCF, I coulda made a nice profit by keeping it in its case.

*ADDENDUM: or green-'cept maybe Pullman or Brunswick green

 

[GBassNorth]

Working on a pickup cutout template for the Fender buckers going in the GNorth FBird.
Now that I have the interior dimensions, I'll print a router guide.
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Getting excited about the finished product already!

 

[Gaolee]

Yep - "amber-ing" is yellowing and yellow + blue = green. How dominant it becomes depends on time, heat & UV rays.

Same thing happens to Burgundy Mist Metallic. It starts out as more or less lavender and eventually ages to more or less pink.

 

[GonePlaid]

Wow! That is lame.

 

[JIO]

Same thing happens to Burgundy Mist Metallic. It starts out as more or less lavender and eventually ages to more or less pink.

I've seen it mis-referred to as "Dusty Rose", which is actually an accurate description.

 

[GonePlaid]

I've liked them for years. Got into them back in the day along with the Tragically Hip. TH got big down here, but 54-40 was the victim of a horrible lack of record company support. They have a huge catalog with a lot of great music. And some that is sort of mediocre. Ocean Pearl is one I like.

Hmm. An almost 'latin' feel on the head. Needs a TBird.

 

[ectoflanger]

Wow! That is lame.

What about gold 'lame'?

Sorry I'm on my second half liter cup of coffee-

Still it might be a cool finish!

 

[GonePlaid]

What about gold 'lame'?

Sorry I'm on my second half liter cup of coffee-

Still it might be a cool finish!

Better than that PG.

 

[ectoflanger]

Thunderbird to the rescue and wound up buying one of these as well-

After spending quite some time trying to figure why my Flying V didn't sound right when touching up my previous tuning to drop D with my Boss TU-2 (didn't notice at first the little LED to the bottom right indicating D sharp). So I got my Thunderbird with its Hipshot Xyender set for D and compared the notes. It turned that all the strings on the guitar were sharp except for the B and first E string.

So this was at a friend's studio where my previous tunings were with his Petersen Strobo Stomps. So I decided to get one of my osn, even though I finally figured out what was going on with the TU-2.

I however really like my NS-2 Noise Suppressor which really keeps things quiet-

Just as an aside- some of those chords I was playing with the wrong tuning sounding pretty cool- but alas I can't remember them!

 

[GonePlaid]

Thunderbird to the rescue and would up buying one of these as well-

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After spending quite some time trying to figure why my Flying V didn't sound right when touching up my previous tuning to drop D with my Boss TU-2 (didn't notice at first the little LED to the bottom right indicating D sharp). So I got my Thunderbird with its Hipshot Xyender set for D and compared the notes. It turned that all the strings on the guitar were sharp except for the B and first E string.

So this was at a friend's studio where my previous tunings were with his Petersen Strobo Stomps. So I decided to get one of my osn, even I finally figured out what was going on with the TU-2.

I however really like my NS-2 Noise Suppressor which really keeps things quiet-

Just as an aside- some of those chords I was playing with the wrong tuning sounding pretty cool- but alas I can't remember them!

Did you do one of these? Followed by?

 

[ectoflanger]

Did you do one of these? Followed by?

I had that TU-2 for quite some time but had never used it before. Unlike most tuners and the ones built into my TC Electronic amp head and my IK Multimedia AXE I/O interface, the flat and sharp symbols don't appear in the readout.

I prefer a straight forward and clear readout as opposed to a bunch of colors, bells, and whistles when it comes to tuners, and the Peterson is very intuitive and easy to read.

 

[Gaolee]

I've seen it mis-referred to as "Dusty Rose", which is actually an accurate description.

That's exactly what it eventually becomes.

 

[dagrev]

My guess all of it was more recently made to look old. Relic-ing/artificial distressing can be done very well, or like that. The goal is to convincingly/approximately allude to how player interface creates wear. The back of the neck and lower G-side of the body would never be gouged like that from constant playing for years, unless you were the Creature of the black Lagoon! And amber-ing is replicated by shooting amber clear lacquer (Stew Mac sells it) over Pelham blue (available at a few sources) The fact it was Pelham was a bit of a giveaway as I noted earlier that it would be a rare colour for '64 and if real would be way more expensive.

Prices are crazy, so for today's asking prices it being under $10k would be worth a nice refinish.

'61 Jazz bass refinished and still going for crazy money - it is very nice...


1961 Fender Jazz Bass "Stack Knob" in a beautiful see-thru Ash Body Blonde WOW ! | eBay

This is a prime example of how NOT to do relic-ing...
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Yes, I noticed the neck is really weird. As you said, not natural from playing at all. Not even a smart relic job. no worn neck would look more like wide gouges in the finish.

I agree, for the reasons mentioned I would refinish it. I'm not going t buy it, but if I did I would make it look normal.

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Seller also has this.
1964 Gibson Thunderbird II Bass the mintest 100% original Polaris White example. | eBay

 

[WillyW]

knock the dust off that rose once in a while

 

[dagrev]

Wow! That is lame.

I'm good at it. Much of what I do is pretty lame.

Maybe you meant the pick guard....

 

[ectoflanger]

I know I'm in the minority, maybe of 1, but I prefer blue to be blue, white to be white etc.
Same with food, I like it to taste like what it is, not radishes that taste like sardines or whatnot.

Boring old Capricorn Boomer evidently

The only thing I don't like about the Gibson Classic nitro white. Bright and beautiful when new, only to turn butter yellow with time-

 

[Stealth57]

Yes, I noticed the neck is really weird. As you said, not natural from playing at all. Not even a smart relic job. no worn neck would look more like wide gouges in the finish.

I agree, for the reasons mentioned I would refinish it. I'm not going t buy it, but if I did I would make it look normal.

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Seller also has this.
1964 Gibson Thunderbird II Bass the mintest 100% original Polaris White example. | eBay

Is that just some crazing or a repaired neck?