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Thunderbird Club

Gotta say that in our rehearsal space there’s a ‘65 P Bass and I find it sexy as hell. It’s got flats, which I’ve never felt before (weird yet cool), and it’s backwards (righty), though the thumb rest gave me a literal thumb rest.
One mans tug bar is another mans a lefty's thumb rest

Fixed that for you.
 
Be careful, cheese goes with salami.
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Keep Your Head Up Kid - The Don Cherry Story. Its a fantastic and fully detailed look at his life, its funny and sad and everything else. Don Cherry is a very mild and soft spoken gentleman and he only gets wild when you hit the right buttons.
... one of which would appear to be, a goalie on his knees:D
 
I think I am experiencing what its like to be in a % of a group that can make or break the value of a collector piece. My 1981 Daion Savage is one of 4 in red that year, 16 Savages built in total. The Savage and the Daion name have a very short history witch consists of a group of passionate Daion owners keeping the legend alive. Those who had one but no longer do kick themselves in the ass now just thinking about it. Ive had mine since 1987 and its sings today the way it sang back then. For shytts and giggles I thought I would offer it up locally for about $500 without expecting anyone to act on it. They usually go for about $700-$1000 on ebay in the rare event one comes up. Dropped it to $250 after a month and no takers. Good, I really didnt want to sell. I thought I was the only guy in town when a month ago someone posted a white Savage and I thought this oughta be interesting. Well yesterday he dropped his to $200 from $575. When he had it at $275 I started thinking that I should have two, I love mine and they are rare but...... . So here is my place in the % of a group that can make or break the value of a collector piece. Or not?. Seems it is a piece that is only worth big bucks to someone who wants it bad enough. Never had a problem deciding whether or not I should customize it, value never factored in because I knew I would never let it go and after owning it since 1987 we needed a makeover. One enthusiast was sick about my decision and couldnt believe what I had done. "Sacrilege"!. My Daion Savage before (Red) and after (black)
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Funny, two of my gf’s nephews are teenage, spoiled Sh!theads...horrible kids. Never got two words out of em. Then they found out I happen to be pals with a couple famous rappers who live in Nashville and have worked at Jack Whites studio. I don’t have the heart to tell em im not a huge Jack White fan and listen to very little rap stuff