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Thunderbird Club
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Unfortunately the generous .002% raise puts you in the next higher tax bracket so thanks for that!
I'm pretty sure that purple silk business is nothing more than Internet myth; unlike my empirically verified belief about the tug bar.How soon they forget.It's the purple silks.
Virtually every 60s Thunderbird, probably without exception, sounds better than every other iteration of a Thunderbird. Common denominator? Mahogany tub bar on all the old ones. Don't be a science denier.
The proactive prep and tape work was a good idea-
I had my '68 Olds Cutlass Supreme painted blue with white vinyl top dye job when I was in high school-
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Those are looking very nice!
All you who have the superfluous pickup in your T-Bird, just send it to me. I'll definitely think of some usage for them.
I worked for Philips, NXP and now Nexperia which is currently Chinese owned…….wanna talk about change?….In the 80s when inflation was double digits, I worked for Philips. They gave me a 2% raise. I told them I refuse to accept it...and quit. Moved to a competitor and then hired the guy Philips sent from Chicago to the Bay Area to replace me. How was copper wire invented? Two Dutchmen fighting over a penny. What does the Philips logo mean? Double cross and shaky deal. If you ain't Dutch, you ain't much. Those were the sayings inside Philips...no, I'm not bitter.
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Anybody know where I could source an Imperial front bridge post for a 3 point? I want to be able to put the bridge cover on my Ripper, so it's looking like a 3 point is the way to go.
godofthunder59
Life is short, buy the bass.
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IIsday on a Wednesday. There's much more but I gotta get to work.
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Explains why we can't find any at reasonable prices. Apparently most that survive live in upstate NY.
- Mar 13, 2008
- 18,895
- 142,212
- Disclosures
- Endorsing Artist Mike Lull T Bass pickups, The Bass Shop, Seattle WA.
That is an '89, so shortly after Henry J took over Gibson and had them re-issued, I bought it new that year, originally it had all black hardware and some really funky pickups underneath the plastic covers. Around 2004 or so I was on another forum called "The DudePit" and the Gibson guys there were all about chrome hardware, not black, I was easily influenced and over time I replaced everything black with chrome parts, the pickups went thru a couple changes. It has Lulls on it now, they were ridiculous money, even back in 2008 when I bought them - No price break from Mike, even tho I was/am an endorsing artist for them!
I've owned more than 60 basses in 50 years of playing, this one the longest, all the wear is the real deal, I put it there, so it's probably my favorite bass of my current collection. When I get too old to play and have to suck food out of a tube this bass will be the only one I keep.
You played a part in both - excellent fitting pickguards and sweet custom logos.
I might try and modify the ThunderCaster guard to show a bit more of the burst, when I designed the pickguard I was planning on a solid body color, but at the last second I changed it to a three tone target burst (reminiscent of the 1970’s Japan era Fender bursts).
I might also remove the “66” numbers from the NR tribute bass, everytime I look at them I see boobs (LOL - then again that might not be a bad thing).
- Mar 13, 2008
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- Endorsing Artist Mike Lull T Bass pickups, The Bass Shop, Seattle WA.
You just don't see these come up for sale often.
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Wow, I love that bass. That might be my favorite looking one I’ve seen so far.That is an '89, so shortly after Henry J took over Gibson and had them re-issued, I bought it new that year, originally it had all black hardware and some really funky pickups underneath the plastic covers. Around 2004 or so I was on another forum called "The DudePit" and the Gibson guys there were all about chrome hardware, not black, I was easily influenced and over time I replaced everything black with chrome parts, the pickups went thru a couple changes. It has Lulls on it now, they were ridiculous money, even back in 2008 when I bought them - No price break from Mike, even tho I was/am an endorsing artist for them!
I've owned more than 60 basses in 50 years of playing, this one the longest, all the wear is the real deal, I put it there, so it's probably my favorite bass of my current collection. When I get too old to play and have to suck food out of a tube this bass will be the only one I keep.
Thanks for the back story!
Also, @godofthunder59 NICE collection!
-ScottM
- Jun 30, 2010
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Looking forward to checking them out in person! I used Shoreline Gold on a fretless I did years ago. It was a rattle-can finish and never cured completely so I gilded it & Pat did the final-finish/clearcoat. I called it "Goldfinger-board"
