Thunderbird Club

[StraffordMike]

These Bursts really look great. Nice score.

Yes they are! Gorgeous. The ebony is hot too, with all that chrome.

 

[JJR58]

Fine, avatar swap Monday it is then!

And all this time i thought it was Sunday. It's what happens when i have the day off.

 

[GBassNorth]

And all this time i thought it was Sunday. It's what happens when i have the day off.

Just wait until you retire. You lose complete track of time. Half the time I don't have a clue what day of the week it is, basically every day is Saturday. There's worse problems one could have.

 

[hairypete1138]

These Bursts really look great. Nice score.

Damn right they do!

 

[JJR58]

Just wait until you retire. You lose complete track of time. Half the time I don't have a clue what day of the week it is, basically every day is Saturday. There's worse problems one could have.

Unfortunately, i'm a long ways off being able to retire.

 

[dukeorock]

Unfortunately, i'm a long ways off being able to retire.

My ‘retirement’ will involve a pine box

 

[theFixer]

My ‘retirement’ will involve a pine box

That's cool. Some say pine is actually a good tone wood

 

[JJR58]

That's cool. Some say pine is actually a good tone wood

I prefer Carlos version of his funeral pyre.

 

[GBassNorth]

Unfortunately, i'm a long ways off being able to retire.

It'll come sooner than you think. Years blow by at an alarming rate once you hit 50.

 

[JJR58]

It'll come sooner than you think. Years blow by at an alarming rate once you hit 50.

Don't i know it.

 

[GBassNorth]

My ‘retirement’ will involve a pine box

I'm looking for a nice tonewood for my final resting place. Maybe mahogany in a nice gloss burst finish with nickel hardware, Rosewood handles and red velvet lining with vanallia scent. Yeah, that would do it!

 

[dukeorock]

@dukeorock Get one of these to test!

Reiner Amplification (from FB) "...Chassis is 12” wide, 8” deep. Should be around 25# finished with head shell, and good for 90ish clean, full bandwidth watts. Massive, high torque KT88 power section. Preamp is based on the VHF700 but with a 6SL7 front end. Going with a gain, no master (like a vintage SVT), active bass/mid/treble EQ. I’ll add a Jensen DI to the front if it turns out OK."

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Just get rid of that Toroidal, ain't worth the weight savings IMO!

Maybe @JGR can comment on this. I’m already a fan of his designs

 

[kat888]

Damn right they do!

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So pleased you finally snared one Pete. You'll love it as much as it is decent for any man to love an inanimate contraption of wood and wire.

 

[JJR58]

You'll love it as much as it is decent for any man to love an inanimate contraption of wood and wire.

Another great description for the win Kat!!!

 

[kat888]

Another description for the win Kat!!!

Ah yes, 'FTW' -- another of those expressions (or TLAs) having a different meaning depending on where you are.

 

[JJR58]

Ah yes, 'FTW' -- another of those expressions (or TLAs) having a different meaning depending on where you are.

I'm not much for acronyms. Like to spell things out, even if my spelling isn't so great.

 

[GBassNorth]

?.... an inanimate contraption of wood and wire.

So, you've met my ex-wife!
So glad I traded up on that one, long gone, no regrets!

 

[kat888]

I'm not much for acronyms. Like to spell things out, even if my spelling isn't so great.

You're American, your spelling is always out. You should probably stop worrying about it -- it's not really that important.

 

[dukeorock]

I'm not much for acronyms. Like to spell things out, even if my spelling isn't so great.

Same here. This ain’t twitter, thank goodness

 

[kat888]

Oh well then, afaik, FTW = 'fvck the world', which has caused the odd raise of eyebrow in certain contexts here. Oh, they were puttering along so happily and finished up with 'fvck the world', er okay then.