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Thunderbird Club

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djaxup said:
I took my time... sorry. And I don't have a fancy camera, so just crappy mobile phone pics.

Here is that RD in all his maple glory. It is heavy, 12.2 lbs. But it hangs on the strap very nicely, no neck dive at all. Sounding like a Jazz Bass, but good ;) it has more balls and low mid pressure than a Jazz, and a bit rounder top end. Imo, it really needs high tension strings. I am normally not a fan of those, but this bass works better with them, no doubt.

I love 2/2 headstock, and this one is particularly nice. It looks so brutish, the tuners are huge!
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Were we going to add you to the club then? I'm happy to (RD's are very cool), do that.
 
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TBird1958 said:
Were we going to add you to the club then? I'm happy to (RD's are very cool), do that.
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Yes, please. Thanks :)

I can't really play that bass too well while sitting, it feels like the fretboard is miles away to the left. But standing, with a looong strap: perfection.
It's not really meant to be played while sitting anyway... right?
 
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JJR58 said:
Yup, busy day with the family tomorrow, and the next 4 days, won't have a chance. So why not do it now.
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The impressive part is that a Brit, actually even knows when Thanksgiving day is..... when we don't "celebrate" that over here..... And the only reason I know when it is.... Is because it's the day before Black Friday..... And I'm still kicking myself for not having bought that 2015 'Bird from Amazon last Black Friday for £800..... LOL
 
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clivem said:
The impressive part is that a Brit, actually even knows when Thanksgiving day is..... when we don't "celebrate" that over here..... And the only reason I know when it is.... Is because it's the day before Black Friday..... And I'm still kicking myself for not having bought that 2015 'Bird from Amazon last Black Friday for £800..... LOL
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Now now that's a drag man. Not a good reminder i suppose.
 
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ProgressiveDoom said:
Not so fun or lets say disgusting is now you need to remove the entire fn' cab on a truck just to change a head gasket. 16 hours shop time and 4 guys to do it over at GM. Buddy bought a new Ford F150 and the gasket blew out 4 months later and when he found out what it took to fix he picked his truck up from Ford and drove it directly across the street to trade it in on a new Dodge.:mad::rage::banghead::rage::banghead::rage::mad::(
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I used to do all the work on my vehicles. Now, I'm not sure how to even find the motor under all the stuff that's there in the engine bay of my 2002 Chevy van. I kinda like it. No bits of rust and grease in my eyes, my shoulders and back don't hurt, my knuckles have skin on them. Life could be worse!
 
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Gaolee said:
I used to do all the work on my vehicles. Now, I'm not sure how to even find the motor under all the stuff that's there in the engine bay of my 2002 Chevy van. I kinda like it. No bits of rust and grease in my eyes, my shoulders and back don't hurt, my knuckles have skin on them. Life could be worse!
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I gave up working on engines when I bought my Porsche Cayman. It's a mid engine layout, which means there's a trunk in the back (boot for @kat888 and @RedVee) and a trunk in the front (called a frunk in Porsche circles) and somewhere in between completely covered by sheet metal, insulation, carpet and leather there's an engine - so I've been told, I've never actually seen it. Same situation for my wife's Boxster. At least I can kinda see the engines in my Cayenne and 911, but I aint working on them. :cool:
 
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Gaolee said:
I used to do all the work on my vehicles. Now, I'm not sure how to even find the motor under all the stuff that's there in the engine bay of my 2002 Chevy van. I kinda like it. No bits of rust and grease in my eyes, my shoulders and back don't hurt, my knuckles have skin on them. Life could be worse!
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When I would vehicle shop for my wife she would point out the one she liked but would not get excited about it until she saw my reaction once I looked under the hood. The sale always depends on what I see under the hood, from the looks of things as of recently it seems we will be driving classics until our final days on earth.
 
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GBassNorth said:
I gave up working on engines when I bought my Porsche Cayman. It's a mid engine layout, which means there's a trunk in the back (boot for @kat888 and @RedVee) and a trunk in the front (called a frunk in Porsche circles) and somewhere in between completely covered by sheet metal, insulation, carpet and leather there's an engine - so I've been told, I've never actually seen it. Same situation for my wife's Boxster. At least I can kinda see the engines in my Cayenne and 911, but I aint working on them. :cool:
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What!?!? No, Panamera?!?! I love it's unconventional design. <---Not joking.
 
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ProgressiveDoom said:
When I would vehicle shop for my wife she would point out the one she liked but would not get excited about it until she saw my reaction once I looked under the hood. The sale always depends on what I see under the hood, from the looks of things as of recently it seems we will be driving classics until our final days on earth.
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Don't get me wrong - I still enjoy wrenching a bit. Bikes are easier because the motor is right there in the open. The old Camaro is pretty straight forward too. Given a choice, it will eventually go to somebody else and I'll replace it with either an MGB or TR-2/3. Those are a hoot to drive, partly because the limits are low enough that a mere mortal can find them. They are dead simple to work on. I actually like SU carburetors. It's yet another personality defect.
 
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clivem said:
The impressive part is that a Brit, actually even knows when Thanksgiving day is..... when we don't "celebrate" that over here..... And the only reason I know when it is.... Is because it's the day before Black Friday..... And I'm still kicking myself for not having bought that 2015 'Bird from Amazon last Black Friday for £800..... LOL
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Ugh, don't remind me.

I plan to lock myself in and just smoke weed and watch movies all day on friday until the consumerist craze is at least a little less nauseating.
 
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When I was rebuilding the engine in my '72 Satellite, I quickly began to appreciate the trunk space more and more. I put every part of the engine, minus the block, in the trunk of that car, along with a second crankshaft, second set of cylinder heads, and a second intake. I'm sure if the block would have fit as well, but I didn't feel like lifting it into the trunk. And there was still room for 2-3 bodies.
 
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