I just keep wondering who's the new guy that sounds like "Fix"
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Thunderbird Club
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I just keep wondering who's the new guy that sounds like "Fix"
I disagree - chrome/nickel looks out of place on a white `bird (IMO). I like the look of black hardware on the white `bird. My white bird has all black hardware, black beauties, white strap with black tailpiece, and I am swapping out the tophats with chrome inserts for plain black tophats that go to 11.
The burst can go either way. The ebony looks great with chrome/nickel.
Whatever do you mean.....
I'm easily confused
Like when that girl from the espresso stand takes a job at the pet store.
You wonder, for a while, "where have I seen her before and why does buying cat food make me want a coffee?"
Thank you to everyone that offered advice and opinions on the volume and tone for my Blackbird. I took it in yesterday and we talked at great length about all the options as I understood them. At this point he's going to do two 500k in parallel for the pickup and a 500k with a .022 cap for the tone and the knobs will be in the classic Thunderbird arrangement.
Nothing in this configuration is particularly special but it should get me exactly what I'm looking for and if/when I'm ready to try the parallel/series switching push pull tone knob all the holes will be where I need them.
Says he's going to re-satin the neck for me, never had that done before. I feel so fancy now...
Thank you once more for all the advice and information, I'll post here when I get it back.
Nothing in this configuration is particularly special but it should get me exactly what I'm looking for and if/when I'm ready to try the parallel/series switching push pull tone knob all the holes will be where I need them.
Says he's going to re-satin the neck for me, never had that done before. I feel so fancy now...
Thank you once more for all the advice and information, I'll post here when I get it back.
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I think white looks good with either chrome or black, but black pops more against the white and seems to add another dimension to the look to my eyes. The chrome makes it look more old school in a good way. actually I think all three finishes (white, ebony, burst) look good with either hardware but chrome really pops on the ebony. If I get the new Epi it will have to be in ebony. Probably because it will remind me of my 76 model that I still kick myself for selling 25 years after the fact.
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Will be rockin' my longest partner in crime ('64 T-bird) at 2:00 this afternoon with my band "The Sean Conneries" at our local music-centric tavern called Winters here in sunny coastal Pacifica. It's Fog Fest weekend (a celebration of the summer fog going away) and the whole area is in hyper party mode. Played last night there with Bond Girl to a raucous crowd who had been partying all day - they should be waking up in time to catch us along with a hair-of-the-dog headache tonic! Will post pics later.
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Good luck being dainty rockin' an angry piano!
Guess I'll always be a Chechen mobster, who am I kidding. I'm going nuts not having my Bird at home.
Pics would be great. The gig stuff you post is always a treat JIO.
and people ask what's wrong with ME
Man... you ain't gotta go down that road. You just gotta implement the N+1 rule & do your 3rd 'bird in black metal \m/Well now that I have the nice shiny Chromey bits coming.......
I'm very intrigued by the look of the Chromey black bits.
And thanks for adding more option anxiety.
THANK GOD there's another human who has seen that movie!!! I've only met one other person who's seen it... and that was the guy who showed it to me! I've only been able to talk 2 people into watching it with me, & both of them had to be talked out of calling the nuthouse on my behalf when it was over. It seems people's taste/tolerance for the absurd, just ain't what it used to be
THANK GOD there's another human who has seen that movie!!! I've only met one other person who's seen it... and that was the guy who showed it to me! I've only been able to talk 2 people into watching it with me, & both of them had to be talked out of calling the nuthouse on my behalf when it was over. It seems people's taste/tolerance for the absurd, just ain't what it used to be
Gives you a little insight to my madness.
Man... you ain't gotta go down that road. You just gotta implement the N+1 rule & do your 3rd 'bird in black metal \m/
N+1 is my new theme to live by.
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