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Thunderbird Club
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Congrats! What a beauty!!
Got a gig with the Karmichaels opening for a Beatles tribute on Saturday. I’m gonna go for it with Cora:
Bloodied by Unbowed!
Bloodied by Unbowed!
Poipu Beach, Kauai
- Mar 13, 2008
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- Endorsing Artist Mike Lull T Bass pickups, The Bass Shop, Seattle WA.
We're off to Pt Angeles on Friday to play Saturday night at this fancy place, we'll be in the glassed area on the second floor.
It's right on the Strait of Juan de Fuca, amazingly beautiful place, the little yellow building on the left is the old Milwaukee Road (railroad) freight house, now an old friend's Hobby Shop, makes a visit to town even better!
It's right on the Strait of Juan de Fuca, amazingly beautiful place, the little yellow building on the left is the old Milwaukee Road (railroad) freight house, now an old friend's Hobby Shop, makes a visit to town even better!
I wonder if that bass is still alive?
And one of the best recorded bass tones on that album.
Room with a currently different view... (~4in of snow on the way and lows in the teens. I'm done with Winter.)
The unidentified flats that came with the NR seem to be Ernie Ball Group IVs. Feel nice off a bass. I'm going to have to try them on something. Seems they are considered a modern flat with a few more highs and mids than trd flats, but not as much a Chromes.
Got a rough price range on refinishing in PB, cleaning up the neck area, fixing the two holes, installing pickups and removing the nickle cans and replacing with the gold the came with the bass. Roughly $2-2.5k! That was with me mentioning I don't need it to be restored to a collectors piece. But they likely do things one way--perfect. I don't mind spending some money, but without correct pickups I would be on the verge of having more in it that it would be worth. I was expecting a good price, but not that much.
A new personal favorite of mine.
At least give them a try, got nothin to lose.
With all that work you're considering, and i cant really say how high the high side is.
The 2K range would seem about right.
He’s a tight end magnet.Dave dates Travis Kelce?
Thanks. Might be going back to my original plan of refinishing it myself for a small fraction of that and have a good player bass. Still might check with a body shop and me cleaning up the neck area and prepping it for them. It's been years since I refinished a bass. Never did a neck before.
If I were in your situation, this is the route I would choose. While a really cool bass, it is not worth sinking that kind of money into. I would say "take your time and try to enjoy the process." It is always fun to have something to work at. Also when its done, it will be "your" bass since you spent the time on it.
^^^This Donnie. And if you are unsure, find another bass to practice on. There are often Epiphones with snapped headstocks on ebay.
