Thunderbird Club

[RedVee]

I am all caught up and one well inflormed son of a gun

This is my favorite Aussie car of all time hands down.
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Ha! I prefer the Nightriders car

As it is now ^

And Aye - it is a rivalry thing

 

[hillerup]

As long as we are on the subject of non-Thunderbird Gibson bass guitars we all have, here's the EB-2. I will have it foreverView attachment 1194608
It lived in a gig bag for years without damage, then I got a case that was too short. It lives in a proper case now, not the one in the picture.

You could have saved yourself some money and cut off the top of the headstock and kept the case...

 

[Dr_Feelgoood212]

Ha! I prefer the Nightriders car
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As it is now ^

And Aye - it is a rivalry thing

When I hear Knight Rider (spelling aside) I think of this

 

[hillerup]

Yes... I DO need that!

Weird... I can't find it on eBay or Amazon...

You have to order at the source:

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[hillerup]

Nope... not even. If I had the money, I'd buy the factory just to close it down and burn all the inventory. I've not seen one example of an electric guitar or bass with the name "Guild" on the headstock, that I found remotely attractive on any level. I've always loved semi-hollows, but Guild even managed to make those ugly. IMO... Guild electrics are the wart on the arse of the history of electrified musical instruments.

You could always re-tool all the machinery at the factory to produce Gibson instruments like we want them, and not like Henry J wants - Instead of burning it to the ground.

 

[hillerup]

So like... 2 days ago then?

More like 200 or more...

 

[Dr_Feelgoood212]

You could always re-tool all the machinery at the factory to produce Gibson instruments like we want them, and not like Henry J wants - Instead of burning it to the ground.

Couldn't sell them to the mass market cause Henry J would sue like no tomorrow, but keep them within the club. I like that idea, and we have a tool and die designer Mr. @Larry V

 

[hillerup]

It is a secret plan that we have been working on for years. We have not quite completed our mission but we are getting close. There are still a few very rare Birds to be had

Yep, it's quite an elaborate plan to keep our sacred club/society free from intruders from the 'dark side' and to keep the membership exclusive and low.

 

[JJR58]

A successful return to the stage after surgery. Last night's set up just before we went on.
A double Bird affair.
Seriously, the EY Chinabuckers in my Gibson sound great at volume. I hope the Epi Vintage Pros come with the same pickups.

That's great V, love the stage set up.
Bet it feels good to be back at it again.
Good on you mate!

 

[JJR58]

Ha! I prefer the Nightriders car
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As it is now ^

And Aye - it is a rivalry thing

I'm quite fond of The Toe Cutters restored KZ1000.

 

[ProgressiveDoom]

I was a bit slow getting in to work this morning................. I saw the pig in question, he was quite large. Just another day in The Evergreen State!

Photos: Large pig hangs out I-5 near Federal Way

I like this pig

 

[BklynKen]

Short version? Aye.

Understood.

 

[theFixer]

You could always re-tool all the machinery at the factory to produce Gibson instruments like we want them, and not like Henry J wants - Instead of burning it to the ground.

Of course. I just used the hyperbole to illustrate my disdain for Guild's designs. Yer outa yer mind if ya think I'd toss away an opportunity to build proper neck-thru birds (reverse and non) with ginormo-nex (patent pending)

Actually... I would do what I feel should be the bare minimum for all mass producers of stringed instruments. I would offer all models in the customers' choice of "traditional" (thin), "modern" (medium), and "slugger" (large) neck profiles

 

[theFixer]

Couldn't sell them to the mass market cause Henry J would sue like no tomorrow, but keep them within the club. I like that idea, and we have a tool and die designer Mr. @Larry V

I like where this conversation is going

 

[PillO]

I like this pig
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That a lawsuit pig?

 

[Off-Beat]

Of course. I just used the hyperbole to illustrate my disdain for Guild's designs. Yer outa yer mind if ya think I'd toss away an opportunity to build proper neck-thru birds (reverse and non) with ginormo-nex (patent pending)

Actually... I would do what I feel should be the bare minimum for all mass producers of stringed instruments. I would offer all models in the customers' choice of "traditional" (thin), "modern" (medium), and "slugger" (large) neck profiles

I like where this conversation is going

Do you know these shows, where they take one's 200$ car and flip em until he/she gets his/her dream car?

Here's your challenge. Sell the LP and flip until you can buy Guild and build your own fat-bird.

Someone here will write a book about it: Double profit.

 

[theFixer]

Do you know these shows, where they take one's 200$ car and flip em until he/she gets his dream car?

Here's your challenge. Sell the LP and flip until you can buy Guild and build your own fat-bird.

Someone here will write a book about it: Double profit.

I like yer thinkin'!

First... somebody's gonna hafta write a book called "How to Turn 1500bux Into Millions Before Running Out of Patience & Blowing the Whole Wad on a Bass"

 

[Dr_Feelgoood212]

I like yer thinkin'!

First... somebody's gonna hafta write a book called "How to Turn 1500bux Into Millions Before Running Out of Patience & Blowing the Whole Wad on a Bass"

Or a book called "Easiest Way To Rob A Bank... Without Getting Caught"
Or "Bank Robbing For Dummies"

 

[theFixer]

I know that opinions vary widely regarding NASCAR road coarse racing (I happen to be a fan), but I thought I'd share the fact that the Watkins Glen race is building up to the green flag right now on NBCSN.

 

[theFixer]

Or a book called "Easiest Way To Rob A Bank... Without Getting Caught"
Or "Bank Robbing For Dummies"

I've already been through the second one. I'm afraid it's a bit rudimentary. Not much help for a coup of this magnitude. That first one sounds promising though