I'd buy a couple of those!! They'd probably sit in a drawer with the rest of my stickers, but I'd definitely get a couple!I am with you on the sunburst! Let's get some stickers made saying we don't like sunburst.....
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Thunderbird Club
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So I broke my Zebrabird's neck clean off years ago. Put it in it's case (coffin) and said "see ya in a few years". Since then after a shoulder injury I started playing short scale basses. Now I am thinking of having a SS warmoth neck installed. I guess it's just a matter of sawing off the old neck and routing a pocket and then maybe a;so have to relocate the bridge. Think it'll work out? I like the look. It's got Lull pickups.
I have an SS bird that I love...Just hate having a zebrabird sitting in the closet, and if I fix it..well its not a SS !
How do you know you when need a break from this club?
I want to buy this:
For Sale - 1974 Rickenbacker 4000 Burgundyglo
and get a second pick-guard/controls and put a Thunderbucker/Lollar pick-up in the neck position.....
I want to buy this:
For Sale - 1974 Rickenbacker 4000 Burgundyglo
and get a second pick-guard/controls and put a Thunderbucker/Lollar pick-up in the neck position.....
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Oh, NO...not the hair!Maybe not so long ago then..?
We usually end up like we started in this world: Bald and wearing diapers...
...actually that's 1976 and 2011, here's this morning:
Lucky son-of-a-gun!
No Friar Tuck going on? Lucky you!
My wife says it looks like I have a third knee on the back of my head... she thinks that's funny.
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Aging has made me lose a butt and gain a gut, but it looks like the hair is gonna stick around awhile
That was my first thought when I plugged in my NR41. Reminded me of a P bass, but better
I often tell people my Greco TB II is my best P Bass.
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Lucky son-of-a-gun!
No Friar Tuck going on? Lucky you!
My wife says it looks like I have a third knee on the back of my head... she thinks that's funny.
I started getting one when I was around 25, then it grew back without me doing anything. But it's definitely thinner everywhere these days!
... and legit punk bands (they will angrily sticker anything they please, and curse you for oppressing them if you try to stop them)
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Just got a call from Sam Ash saying they just received a sunburst VP, so I drove over to check it out...
Plugged it into a Rumble 500 with a Rumble 115 cab and tried it out for a few minutes. This one was pretty darn light. The neck profile was really good, for what I like. It had a couple ‘budget bass’ oddities like screws that weren’t completely sunk, as well as some that were put in crooked. No big deal, but I know that sort of stuff really bothers some folks. Sounded quite nice. Nothing like any of my ‘Birds, but nice in its own right. A bit more neck divey than any of mine, but nothing extreme. Salesman seemed pissed I didn’t buy it on the spot, but I’m pretty set at the moment. I seriously doubt he’ll have any trouble selling it fast enough. Pretty neat bass for the dough!
Plugged it into a Rumble 500 with a Rumble 115 cab and tried it out for a few minutes. This one was pretty darn light. The neck profile was really good, for what I like. It had a couple ‘budget bass’ oddities like screws that weren’t completely sunk, as well as some that were put in crooked. No big deal, but I know that sort of stuff really bothers some folks. Sounded quite nice. Nothing like any of my ‘Birds, but nice in its own right. A bit more neck divey than any of mine, but nothing extreme. Salesman seemed pissed I didn’t buy it on the spot, but I’m pretty set at the moment. I seriously doubt he’ll have any trouble selling it fast enough. Pretty neat bass for the dough!
Something like that
I have a sticker on an old Dano bass I use as a Bari. It’s a cheap bass that occasionally is kinda magical. A buddy’s very young child put the sticker in while they were visiting the studio. She thought that bass ‘needed’ it. Maybe you had to be there, but the kid was so earnestly adorable I’ve never removed the sticker
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If you put the Warmoth shorty neck with the 20th fret in the same place as the original neck, the bridge is going to end up in the pickup route (4 inches shorter).
Might work better if you buy a complete Dean Evo (30" scale but 24 fret) and use that neck. $200 for the EVO, about the same as the Warmoth neck.
...or use the Warmoth neck, fill the neck pup route and turn the bird into a II.
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How odd there's one at your SA, but NYC is getting none.
Maybe not so long ago then..?
We usually end up like we started in this world: Bald and wearing diapers...
Every time I changed my daughter's diaper, I told her that one day she would be doing the same for me. I still remind her about it occasionally.
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The salesman told me that only 4 locations have em, and they only have one each. I kinda figured they’d be a hot ticket item. Then again, the only Embassy Pro they have had is sitting there still. That bass has such a bad setup and fretjob though. If they don’t do some tweaks, it’s gonna be there awhile. The VP is setup nice and ready to roll. Be shocked if it doesn’t sell real fast. I wouldn’t personally want one, but I get the appeal for sure!
