Thunderbird Club

[dagrev]

You can get a Bicentennial for that money!

Yes indeed. Especially if they are not rebranded. I have a couple Blackburn I61 Mullards (a '58 and '62), and one RCA black long plate square getter (late 50s) that were all rebranded for a fraction of the cost of even the beginner "collector" grade tubes. My last Mullard (12AX7A), the '62, tested better than new in almost every area. The RCA had most of the printing off, one triode was said to be slightly microphonic when tapped. It was a great deal and returnable so I took a chance. I put it in the new ABM which is bright and has less lowend and it really helped vs the JJ. No issues with it all all.

 

[dagrev]

So how many … ?

Mentioning that here would be like doing on on the Jerry Springer Show.

 

[dagrev]

He doesn't live in Utah.

Yes, marrying them young...and related is the thing here.

 

[GonePlaid]

Yes, marrying them young...and related is the thing here.

To each other? Or the groom? Both?

 

[dagrev]

Sonic weapon.

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Whoa!
The guitarists is off searching the interwebs for a 5000w Marshall.

 

[dagrev]

What was his crime?

Being born with single digit IQ.

 

[Engle]

Well, there's part of my problem...

My "thin" 3-ply material is 0.090" thick, which is thicker than the 3-ply on my Thunderbird, which is only about 0.062".

Thicker material means the 45-degree bevels and countersink radii are wider, on the top surface, by the same amount as the difference in height.

Which will put the TOP of the bevel about 0.06" closer to the top edge of the countersunk hole. 1/16," essentially.

Which was right about the offset I was aiming for; around 3mm screw edge to bevel; which is what my actual T-bird sports.

So I suspect I either need thinner material, or I have to start over; my screws will be right at the edge of the bevel... unless I go to smaller (like #2) screws as used on the truss cover instead of #3's, or don't countersink full thickness. Or both. That'd buy me a few more hundredths. But would probably bother me.

I never noticed the difference in thickness on the pickguard, even though I recognized the single-ply truss cover and control cover were thinner than "typical."

Drag. Lost time more than anything.

I just checked a number of pieces in my scrap bin and it's all .085-.090", whether it's solid or 3 ply.
Any time I've come across thinner material on an instrument, it's warped. Acoustics with a glued on pickguard would be the exception.

 

[Stealth57]

We have Del Taco. An off and on again regional chain that’s not too bad. It’s primarily a franchise model. They seem to open and close pretty frequently. I believe Jack In the Box now owns the company. The football player Pat Hayden opened some around here late eighties, early nineties, and lost his shorts. Some new ones recently opened. The fries are pretty good….

My niece married into the family that owns owns the Taco Bell stores on the Coast from Camarillo to King City. They seem to be doing ok.

My first high school job was with a small chain called El Taco. They actually used real shredded and chunked beef.

 

[Stealth57]

Yes, marrying them young...and related is the thing here.

You mean related to their husband.

 

[TBird1958]

Way back in time.........

I haven't taken this bass out forever - maybe in 2026.

 

[Gaolee]

If only I had 2K.......... and a functional spine.

You have a kidney. And Frank. And I'm here to enable.

 

[Gaolee]

I can wait. I wonder if that’s the one that came up for sale up there five or thereabouts years ago.

Could be. It looks like it's in really good cosmetic condition. Mine isn't quite so well preserved looking, but then it's been used a whole lot. And I know for sure it works because it gets to make noise on a weekly basis down in the Basement of Blasphemy and Bad Ideas.

But always remember, we are here to enable. See above.

 

[dagrev]

You mean related to their husband.

If you want to parse words.

 

[Stealth57]

Four more overnight within a hundred yards or so.

 

[Gaolee]

Sonic weapon.

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You put those on the "liquefy" setting and watch the people in the back row turn into mollusks. Without ever hurting yourself on stage. Beats me how that works, but it certainly does.

 

[BuddhaFingas]

I just checked a number of pieces in my scrap bin and it's all .085-.090", whether it's solid or 3 ply.
Any time I've come across thinner material on an instrument, it's warped. Acoustics with a glued on pickguard would be the exception.

No idea where Gibson sourced this material from. Might be made to spec or they may even make their own.

Rather than spend hours trying to find a source of sub-2mm 3-ply, and time & $ waiting for it to arrive if I even can, I guess I'll just redesign for the common thickness mat'l so my screw holes in the body can support easy replacement later.

The stuff I have made will be my bevel-cutting practice pieces.

Always something.

 

[Gaolee]

There are poly peeps in every state. Doesn’t have to be a state-recognized marriage!

I was joking with a woman I know in Mexico who said she could be my trophy wife. I would see her once a year on a dive boat, and that was enough for both of us. It was funny at the time. I didn't tell my wife. She has an odd, English sense of humor, but it does have limits.

 

[Stealth57]

You put those on the "liquefy" setting and watch the people in the back row turn into mollusks. Without ever hurting yourself on stage. Beats me how that works, but it certainly does.

 

[Stealth57]

Dang. Two more. One right under my house that almost tipped over items on my office shelf (3.7). Not super strong, but right under my .

 

[dagrev]

Four more overnight within a hundred yards or so.

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This is what we got more of overnight. I want my global warming back.