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Thunderbird Club
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Don't forget the mental mother in law
Gaolee
Official leathers tester and crash dummy
I have good memories of Quantas, so far as I can remember. There was a rugby club tour to Australia involved, and Quantas let us drink as much as we could hold. We had to stop in Hawaii to reload. I think they had enough fuel, but not enough booze. There were no cops involved when we landed, so we must have behaved fairly well. My girlfriend, now wife, was on the trip, so I didn't partake quite like some of the others. Some of those boys were pretty big, and it took a bit to get them going. Quantas was crazy enough to have an adequate supply and to let 40 reaaaly big guys into it.
It might have been normal Aussie behavior, really. I don't know for sure. We had a great time, and Sydney is one of the very few places I would consider going if we ever leave Seattle.
Gaolee
Official leathers tester and crash dummy
My wife has one of those. It's genetic.
I have discovered amazing pain killing properties of beer. I have managed to drink enough to kill the pain in my lower back. Also the Pittsburgh Penguins and Boston Bruins are both out of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Oh happy day
I prefer Qantas
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That explains why there is no U after the Q. The more you know.......
I think you just designed your signature model
Yes ! it's been a while since I think about it :
mahogany / walnut neck through, wings in swamp ash / maple fingerboard / TB+ pickups
with this finish :
or :
or :
I have not forgotten anything ?!
Oh yes :
Signature model?
64 spec Thunderbird II in piano black with nickel hardware. Ashtrays optional for weird people who like them.
64 spec Thunderbird II in piano black with nickel hardware. Ashtrays optional for weird people who like them.
Not a difficult ask but not seasick green
May I suggest an alternative to the maple fingerboard? Satinwood, a beautiful tropical wood, pale in colour slightly more yellow than Maple and would look soooo sexy on a burst finished bass but a Walnut through neck wouldn't look great as a burst with Swamp Ash wings, I would suggest a Swamp Ash veneer cut from matching boards to cover the Walnut through the front of the body.
Satinwood:
Depending the finish but yes, with burst : standard mahogany/walnut body.
What you'll get is something like this
I think sunburst looks best with a single wood. BUT not my bass, just offering suggestions to a fantasy instrument which I hope becomes an actual one soon
Yes, standard Thunderbird mahogany with walnut laminate.
Or full mahogany, problem solved !
Or full mahogany, problem solved !
You know I like the sound of the Swamp Ash with the Walnut through neck but cover the through part of the neck with a 3mm Swamp Ash veneer cut from the same wood as the wings, that would take a sunburst. Or paint it black then it wouldn't matter at all
hillerup
There are basses, and there are Thunderbirds!
Could it have been an allergic reaction to some antibiotics?
Anyways, good to hear she’s doing marginally better. Hope it will be smooth sailing from here on out.
No idea at all, it's all a lot better today, sat beside me today, still fast asleep but at least she felt like getting up
hillerup
There are basses, and there are Thunderbirds!
hillerup
There are basses, and there are Thunderbirds!
I think it looks proper with the covers
Where did you get the covers + spacers from?
hillerup
There are basses, and there are Thunderbirds!
Now go and wrap that Opti-Grab too!
