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Thunderbird Club
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Yeah.
I'm going to sit still and play what I've got. I've got a couple I'm selling, and I look forward to playing, making what I've got work. Get happy.
Truth is there's no useless unhappiness quite like running after what you ain't got.
Don't remember if I shared this with my T-Bird bro's but here are two different videos of the Depeche Mode song "It's No Good". Both are humorous for different reasons. I found that with the second one, I needed to pause the dialogue pages to fully read them but the guy thinks there's something going on between him and the waitress but maybe not ...
The switch box down the hill from us flooded years ago and corroded all the terminals. AT&T never bothered to fix it, so moved to coax Internet and VOIP a long time ago. The only thing we use copper for is distributing the VOIP to jacks where we don't have wireless phone connections.Got copper?
The copper shutdown is coming for your building systems - Spiceworks
FCC copper shutdowns threaten fire and elevator systems. IT must audit and replace these critical lines now to avoid a rushed, 90-day transition scramble.www.spiceworks.com
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They must creating lots of work for security and fire alarm businesses!Got copper?
The copper shutdown is coming for your building systems - Spiceworks
FCC copper shutdowns threaten fire and elevator systems. IT must audit and replace these critical lines now to avoid a rushed, 90-day transition scramble.
- Jun 30, 2010
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- musician/artist/owner - Gildaxe
From the picture - that area suffered some sort of fall or impact, buckling the finish. Assessing the damage to the neck will require removing the finish. There's a chance the neck is not cracked, but there's also a chance it is.
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Unfortunately such DIY hacks are not unusual ...
NBD - the “Thunderbird” has landed…
A Gretch Billy Bo Jupiter Thunderbird Bass. It dates as a 2012 model made in Japan one of very very few made, most were guitars. It’s in pretty good shape and all original. Confirmed it’s not a clone or Chinese copy. Plays nice with a super low action but is in need of some warmer strings, it has stainless rounds at the moment. A 30” scale but looks and reaches like a 34”, nice access all the way to the 24th fret is a plus. The only thing that’s missing is a screw on the pick guard. I have some La Bella Black nylon tape wound strings that might sound interesting on this bass.
Certainly a different look and sound than a normal thunderbird, but if George Jetson were building a bird it would probably look a lot like this. Also kinda reminds me of an old Cadillac fender wing.
A Gretch Billy Bo Jupiter Thunderbird Bass. It dates as a 2012 model made in Japan one of very very few made, most were guitars. It’s in pretty good shape and all original. Confirmed it’s not a clone or Chinese copy. Plays nice with a super low action but is in need of some warmer strings, it has stainless rounds at the moment. A 30” scale but looks and reaches like a 34”, nice access all the way to the 24th fret is a plus. The only thing that’s missing is a screw on the pick guard. I have some La Bella Black nylon tape wound strings that might sound interesting on this bass.
Certainly a different look and sound than a normal thunderbird, but if George Jetson were building a bird it would probably look a lot like this. Also kinda reminds me of an old Cadillac fender wing.
Posted b4 I saw the other pics.
Run, RUN!
How do you adjust intonation?
Probably just angle the bridge so you get the E and G strings, and you end up approximating the A and D strings... That's typical for lots of short scale basses with the one-piece wooden bridge.
It looks like the bridge posts would prevent the rotation of the base.
Was yours this light? When I oil mine it doesn't really darken and.
Ah, I know...some Valvoline after I do the next oil change!
So you haven't gotten the call? Go over there Monday. Use us as references. That will be special.
Fit's my VPs. So would think so.
