Thunderbird Club

[Christine]

I'm liking the plain black. The high-fiving dragon is big and having a decorative TRC could make the headstock too busy.

Maybe, I'm liking the idea of a wooden one, maybe an ebony top and bottom with Mahogany sandwiched in?

 

[Christine]

to Will's point... perhaps using the same veneer on the TRC that you used on the headstock itself. You could make it dern near invisible

Very doable, I have some offcuts but it is easy enough to buy another veneer if need be

 

[Christine]

Hmmm Great minds think alike. Now you just have to accept pineapple in pizza.

I said no tort!!

 

[theFixer]

Hmmm Great minds think alike. Now you just have to accept pineapple in pizza.

I haven't chimed in on this damn pineapple thing, cuz I want everybody to enjoy whatevernahell they want... but for the record... pineapple belongs in a number of different places. On a pizza in front of me, ain't one of 'em

 

[GBassNorth]

View attachment 3106661 This is a Warmoth TRC

This is the right look!

Shape and color are perfect and don't detract from the other shapes and text on the headstock. Remember, once you get the tuners on and the nut placed and the strings wound up, that headstock is gonna look a lot more busy than it does now.

If you really want to class it up, use that shape but instead of black plastic laminate make the truss cover out of the same laminate wood you used for the headstock.

 

[theFixer]

Maybe, I'm liking the idea of a wooden one, maybe an ebony top and bottom with Mahogany sandwiched in?

ooOOOOooooo... THAT sounds sexxxy!!!

 

[Christine]

This is the right look!

Shape and color are perfect and don't detract from the other shapes and text on the headstock. Remember, once you get the tuners on and the nut placed and the strings wound up, that headstock is gonna look a lot more busy than it does now.

If you really want to class it up, use that shape but instead of black plastic laminate make the truss cover out of the same laminate wood you used for the headstock.

How about this, it is a distortion of the headstock with a rounded end (NO AHEMS!!)

 

[Count Bassie]

Growing up on the left coast, I was unaware of the controversy around Teenage Head. I bought one of their records in a used shop and thought “This is cool - and Canadian!”

Great Flamin' Groovies record, "Teenage Head". Keith Richards stated plainly in an interview that he wished the Stones had done it.

 

[Count Bassie]

A nice pineapple and maple syrup glaze on ham is always welcome at my dinner table. Actually I can't remember when I've ever had pineapple for desert. On this side of the pond it's mostly a breakfast or lunch thing along with watermelon, cantaloupe, honeydew, strawberries and blueberries in a fruit cup.

But on pizza? Gotta agree with most, it (along with spinach) just seems really out of place on a nice pie. I'll eat it but only because I'm not a picky eater (heck, I'll even eat anchovies on my pizza).

I love anchovies on pizza. And pineapple.

 

[Gaolee]

Hmmm Great minds think alike. Now you just have to accept pineapple in pizza.

There are limits.

 

[theFixer]

Great Flamin' Groovies record, "Teenage Head". Keith Richards stated plainly in an interview that he wished the Stones had done it.

WOW!!! The Flamin' Groovies... THERE'S a name I haven't heard in years! I'mma hafta look them up again! Thanx Rog!

 

[JJR58]

Too busy. I would just go with a plain black one and make it mostly disappear. The headstock doesn't need clutter from a TRC.

How about something a little thinner with a slight curve with a Ric-ish vibe to it, in black.

 

[Count Bassie]

WOW!!! The Flamin' Groovies... THERE'S a name I haven't heard in years! I'mma hafta look them up again! Thanx Rog!

Slow Death... and Shake Some Action are my 2 favs I think.

 

[JJR58]

I love anchovies on pizza. And pineapple.

Anchovies yes, but pineapple. Not so sure.

 

[Gaolee]

How about this, it is a distortion of the headstock with a rounded end (NO AHEMS!!)

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I like it. No ehems needed. Simple is better for that, and I wouldn't even use a laminated wood. That's a whole lot of work for not much gain. Plastic is fine, and would last a long time anyway. Plus, if the plastic has a similar sheen to the finished headstock, it will mostly disappear. Disappearing is what it should do best.

 

[Christine]

How about something a little thinner with a slight curve with a Ric-ish vibe to it, in black.

More like this?

 

[JJR58]

What a beautiful place!!!! Is that a wildlife sanctuary place there with the jetty?

It’s a small marshland area. With all kinds of creatures.

 

[JJR58]

More like this?

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Yes! That’s also much more understated as Gaolee is suggesting.

 

[theFixer]

How about this, it is a distortion of the headstock with a rounded end (NO AHEMS!!)

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TBH... I'm not in love with this one, but I'm havin' a hard time comin' up with stuff I like better. I snatched these off the web, just for some ideas (obviously, the screw holes would hafta be adjusted in some cases).

 

[Christine]

I like this one, nip the back off and all black?