Safe travels. I hope the VW rides smoothly. Apparently they don't send those over here. It looks like it would be a good replacement for mine.
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Thunderbird Club
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I used to hate tort when I was a kid. First thing I did to my 72 P was yank and replace the tort guard and stock pickup.
My only justification for that today is that I was 15 and clueless... Sure did some dumb thinks to some awesome instruments that sell for thousands today. Paid 250 for that P-Bass in 79, case pickup/bridge covers and all! Saw one (72 exactly the same as mine) go for 7200 recently...Oh well..
With time I have come to appreciate and even like tort, alot..
I think it's called evolution or something. OMG! Is that a Fartfisa? Holy crap!
Yup. Belonged to the HS band teacher whom I started gigging with at that time. Had to sign a chaperone doc when we played since the drinking age was 18! Good ole days. Davie FLA 1979...
I was playing organ, sax and flute in that group that did the h.s. shows '70-'72. Vox Continental into a wood Leslie mic'ed into my Kasino bass amp.
Gaolee
Official leathers tester and crash dummy
That might be pretty good. Is it kinda pearloid?
Nah! It looks like weathered corrugated metal.
Gaolee
Official leathers tester and crash dummy
Even better! Post industrial pickguard material.
Yeah, and free. They're all over the place-roadkill(and "roadworn")
Someone once told me they're good eating...YUK!..
hillerup
There are basses, and there are Thunderbirds!
These three pictures are from the build thread:
Note: The last picture is a screendump with the comment regarding the "neck joint"
I have tort on one of my Gibbys and it looks right at home, of course it's a Fender shaped Gibby so it seems natural. Of my fifty some odd basses that brings my tort count to three - one 2013EB Gibby, one 1968 Fender P Bass, one Warmoth build. That's just enough to placate the salami vomit gods without infuriating the Wonder Twins (I hope).
It's a Southern thing. I'm not That Southern.
Gaolee
Official leathers tester and crash dummy
Semi-digested salami on a bass is always infuriating.I have tort on one of my Gibbys and it looks right at home, of course it's a Fender shaped Gibby so it seems natural. Of my fifty some odd basses that brings my tort count to three - one 2013EB Gibby, one 1968 Fender P Bass, one Warmoth build. That's just enough to placate the salami vomit gods without infuriating the Wonder Twins (I hope).
hillerup
There are basses, and there are Thunderbirds!
hillerup
There are basses, and there are Thunderbirds!
I have tort on one of my Gibbys and it looks right at home, of course it's a Fender shaped Gibby so it seems natural. Of my fifty some odd basses that brings my tort count to three - one 2013EB Gibby, one 1968 Fender P Bass, one Warmoth build. That's just enough to placate the salami vomit gods without infuriating the Wonder Twins (I hope).
...fifty some basses...
Not the least envious...
hillerup
There are basses, and there are Thunderbirds!
You are talking about Spanish chorizo which we don't get over here. The Mexican stuff we do get would not go on bread or pizza..Chorizo is good... On bread or pizza...
