Thunderbird Club

[Korladis]

I tried Rick and Morty. Archer is much, much better.

I like both, but Rick & Morty is basically my favorite show.

No one exists on purpose, no one belongs anywhere. Everyone is going to die. Come watch TV?


Anyway, was it @hillerup who was asking about my Ertmer TRC and control cavity cover?

And one with the Gizmotron on:

Sorry about my extremely bad photography.

 

[Mike.C.]

I was reunited with my first bass the other day. Had to leave her on the other side of the country when I moved.
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My first was an SR250. I dropped Bartoloni's in it and still play it frequently thanks to the full upper octave. I love it.

 

[theFixer]

I like both, but Rick & Morty is basically my favorite show.

No one exists on purpose, no one belongs anywhere. Everyone is going to die. Come watch TV?


Anyway, was it @hillerup who was asking about my Ertmer TRC and control cavity cover?

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And one with the Gizmotron on:
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Sorry about my extremely bad photography.

WOW!!! That's quite a piece! That PG is rIdOnKuLoUs!!! ... and whatnaheck is a gizmotron?

 

[Mike.C.]

I keep seeing the Vintage Pro everywhere I go.

 

[BklynKen]

@BklynKen, where did you score your "RNR"?

Reverb.

"...I don't believe in f***ing vampires, but I been in my own two eyes, and what I saw, is f***ing vampires..."

Quentin Tarantino is a movie genius… but too many good quotes I can't use here.
For anyone who hasn't seen From Dusk Till Dawn or Pulp Fiction… change that as soon as you can, they should still be on Netflix.

Even though he didn’t direct it, I really love True Romance.

Quick question to the group about strap button placement. I saw pictures of t birds with a second strap button on the back of the guitar. I am guessing that this done for stability? Anybody here use this method? If yes, why and does it work?

Sorry if you’re not already aware of this, but a lot of at least the Gibsons have it at the neck heel. My 2013 does.

 

[hillerup]

No the one that sits on the shelf is the original one...
However something is rotten in the state of Denmark and Holland as I ordered those same DeepSixx pu's and also received two neck pickups. Promises for ever from the seller that he would correct, he offered a refund that never came, I filed a complaint but also came to nothing. So now my epi thunderbird has two DeepSixx neck pu's. I thought I had a unique combination there......

That's exactly what happened to me too...

I wrote seller several times without a reply, then did file a complaint as well, and finally got contacted by the seller, that promised to set things right and send the right pickup - But nothing happened and eventually my complaint got closed (marked as resolved) by EBay because I wasn't aware there was a deadline. Since then I haven't heard from the seller, despite several mails to him...

 

[hillerup]

Any noteworthy differences between a reglr T-bird neck & the neck of the short scale?

Yes....

The regular is long scale and the short scale is - Well, short scale...

 

[hillerup]

I like both, but Rick & Morty is basically my favorite show.

No one exists on purpose, no one belongs anywhere. Everyone is going to die. Come watch TV?


Anyway, was it @hillerup who was asking about my Ertmer TRC and control cavity cover?

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And one with the Gizmotron on:
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Sorry about my extremely bad photography.

Nice covers!

 

[theFixer]

Yes....

The regular is long scale and the short scale is - Well, short scale...

 

[Dadagoboi]

Well, next to Rick & Morty

Rick would kick Archer's ass without lifting his middle finger.

 

[theFixer]

Rick would kick Archer's ass without lifting his middle finger.

Perhaps... but then Archers Mother would sleep with Rick, then empty a .45 into him.

 

[Korladis]

WOW!!! That's quite a piece! That PG is rIdOnKuLoUs!!! ... and whatnaheck is a gizmotron?

It's this:

 

[PillO]

Probly just a bad solder joint or sup'm. Don't worry man... you're baby will be fine

Cold solder joints can cause all kinds of problems. People think that because the solder melted, it must be good, but everything needs to be hot enough to make a good electrical connection. And flux - always need flux.

 

[JKydd]

Nice! I wish I could find a representative example of my first bass, much less my actual first bass. I can't even find pics of the Aria Diamond PJ I had. Glad you got your firstee back!

I get too attached to my basses, not sure I could ever give one up.

 

[Dadagoboi]

I think all of his are bolt ons, but I could be wrong about that.

You can get set or through neck including a three piece maple/ebony two trussrod twelver...

Set neck NR, long scale, fits in a standard bass case.

 

[theFixer]

It's this:

That's amazing! I can't believe I've never heard off one before! If they had been around back in the day, I bet John Paul Jones would've used it on Kashmir.

Does it work similarly to an eBow?

 

[theFixer]

You can get set or through neck including a three piece maple/ebony two trussrod twelver...
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Set neck NR, long scale, fits in a standard bass case.
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That green burst is beautiful!!! ... and the contouring at the neck/body joint... drooldrooldrool

Without getting too specific... is there a notable difference in pricing between bolt, set, and thru neck builds?

Also... the neck on that twelver looks absolutely luxurious! Do you recall, off the top o' yer head, what the width and thickness are at the nut?

 

[BklynKen]

You can get set or through neck including a three piece maple/ebony two trussrod twelver...
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Set neck NR, long scale, fits in a standard bass case.
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Love the neck heel area on the 12. Reminds me how Carvin does the neck-throughs. I really like that on my LB20. So smooth. I wonder if Gibson's isn't like that because of a flat surface for the strap pin?

 

[kat888]

Quick question to the group about strap button placement. I saw pictures of t birds with a second strap button on the back of the guitar. I am guessing that this done for stability? Anybody here use this method? If yes, why and does it work?

The strap button always went on the neck heel. That may have changed to pander to the expectations of FSO players, but it's recent and doesn't help the balance.

 

[Gluvhand]

The strap button always went on the neck heel. That may have changed to pander to the expectations of FSO players, but it's recent and doesn't help the balance.

Really? Fender players are responsible for poor strap button placement? Bit of a stretch, me thinks. Maybe global warming but not that.