Thunderbird Club

[Christine]

And speaking of Guitars - The Museum - Here are a couple of pictures more from their birdcage:

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Let the drool begin...

At last I can see the pictures, that red T2 is so me, I want!

 

[Christine]

Since a few days the entire Monty Python series and movies are on Netflix!

I haven't seen the series for so long, I loved them as a youngster, Mrs Smegma and her piston engine

 

[Korladis]

I'm more interested in the TV than anything else. Vintage CRT... put the last of ours out to the curb in 2012. Are you keeping it around to watch TV on or for something else? Just curious.

I watch movies on it. I don't even have regular TV.

 

[cellkirk74]

$25 Hipshot ULs

Where can I get a set of hipshot ULs for 25$ ?

 

[hillerup]

I’ll stick with the Spanish.

Me too!

 

[kat888]

Where can I get a set of hipshot ULs for 25$ ?

You can have Warmoth drill your headstock for ULs for a mere $25 over and above the stock price.

 

[hillerup]

Nope! Needs a bridge cover(that should be my signature) I hope y'all know I'm not serious. I like 'em but they're not for everyone.

Well, for starters - a bridge covers DOES make it more or less impossible to palm-mute the strings...

 

[hillerup]

I THINK that's Kelly green.?..?.

I went Googling. According to pix I saw that IS Kelly Green, Inverness is lighter. 'Course that might be "roadworn"

Do you mean Kerry Green?

I've seen other birds in the same color described as Pelham Blue:

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[hillerup]

I don't check in here that often. But I see a few of you have been discussing the bass that I built, the Brooks EB-TB.
The bass is a nine ply neck through construction with the body wings glued to either side.

The neck started out as a long beam of mahogany that was cut to strips on a saw table.
Then I put walnut veneer in between the strips. This pic was taken prior to glueing the nine ply together:
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This picture with the masking tape shows the area where the neck and body part have to make an angle (to get the right height for the bridge). The masking tape was a guide for me to mark where I shouldn't plane away the overhanging part the fretboard runs into the body:
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Here you can see the slightly raised part where the fretboard will be glued onto:
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This is the back of the neck (or center piece actually). Before I shaped the heel. And (obviously) Before I glued the body wings:
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Here is a picture taken just before the body wings were glued onto the center piece.
Note the pieces of cardboard on the table. They made sure the thinner body wings were bang in the middle of the thicker center piece:

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The bass was sold to a fellow TalkBass user. He lives in Woodhaven.
It wasn't sold via TB though.

Hope this answers your questions. If not, go ahead and ask ;-)

Exactly as I said!

 

[godofthunder59]

Looks like you had to move the tailpiece up closer to the bridge?

That was me. In looking at pictures of 60s Thunderbirds the tailpiece is much closer to the body edge so that's where I installed it. I didn't take into account on Classic and Vintage Pro's the whole bridge assembly is moved forward.
I probably should have left it where it was, it functioned just fine. One reason why I priced it so cheap.

 

[Count Bassie]

Besides a good burrito, nothing beats a decked out '67 NR.
I wouldn't really know. i have yet to own a Gibson Thunderbird in any form.

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That's a proper bass guitar.

 

[GonePlaid]

Do you mean Kerry Green?

I've seen other birds in the same color described as Pelham Blue:

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The ones I saw said "Kelly". Just going by their name for it.

 

[Moody Tuner]

I've never needed/fooled with drop tuning. I bought a Les Paul 5 string in '96 to get those extra 5 notes and it's a great(heavy)bass. But now I use my EHX micro POG and get up to 3 notes while fingering one and it fits in my stuff bag. It's my only stomp box and I highly recommend it. Edit: Depending on your amp's "fartiness", it'll take you down to c-c#, no sweat.

Does the micro Pog track well? The detune effect on my ehx superego+ tracks with no issues, I would think the Pog wouldn’t have any problems either. I’m interested in this workaround.

 

[GonePlaid]

That's a proper bass guitar.

I'll second that emotion.

 

[GonePlaid]

Does the micro Pog track well? The detune effect on my ehx superego+ tracks with no issues, I would think the Pog wouldn’t have any problems either. I’m interested in this workaround.

With my less than perfect old ears, yes, it tracks fine. They tell you it might be slightly behind at faster speeds. The only problem I've had is that if I have the upper octave a little too strong it creates a "jangly" effect. When I'm up the octave on the G string, it gets a steel drum sound. Weird, but cool! When I get it right, it sounds like a bass w/ a guitar playing the same line an octave higher. I haven't detected any delay but we don't do anything at tempo de tearass where I use it.

 

[JJR58]

Looks like you had to move the tailpiece up closer to the bridge?

I got it from Scott this way. He knows what he's doing.

 

[JJR58]

Well, this popped up, very local to where i work. It's seen some action. And very expensive.

Gibson Thunderbird II 1967 Pelham Blue | Southside Guitars

 

[GonePlaid]

Well, this popped up, very local to where i work. It's seen some action. And very expensive.

Gibson Thunderbird II 1967 Pelham Blue | Southside Guitars

Talk about "roadworn"! They're pretty damn proud of that thing. Even if I hit the lotto, I ain't payin' that kinda $$$$

 

[GonePlaid]

Random shot of my gig rig. Rumble200C/R112 cab/ '67 TBird Garage door optional

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Talk about "roadworn"! They're pretty damn proud of that thing. Even if I hit the lotto, I ain't payin' that kinda $$$$

No headstock break