I reckon that Production 0 is the custom shop, that can't be a knock off surely, if it is we're all knackered because I would be convinced looking at those pics
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Thunderbird Club
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Thanks for the input everyone. Yeah I've not seen anything quite like it and that's why the photos revolve around those laminates. I spent a bit of time hunting on the net after I got home and cant quite find anything like it. When I asked about a case and the covers at the shop he said he didn't have them and was open to offers.
It was definitely interesting.
It was definitely interesting.
That made me think of this songThere are certainly exceptions to every rule... and sometimes those exceptions are in the last place you'd think. Years ago, my Mother's Uncle used to raise chickens just outside of nowhere Alabama. After he quit, the place sat empty for quite a few years, until one day, he started puttering around cleanin' the place up. As he did so, he had his Kevin Costner moment. There was nothin' for anyone to do for miles & miles. He invited a few friends to an old fashioned Ho Down! It was just a few friends & family at first... but it grew to a standing-room-only crowd faster than he could've imagined! It evolved into an open mic night kinda thing, and people would drive for miles to come to Uncle Cecil's Chicken Shack! Pickers & grinners would come outa the woodwork! Now... it's easy to make fun of a scenario like that, but I'm here to tell ya... that was some magical sh!t right there. THAT wasn't Hee Haw or the Grand Ole Opry. THAT was the REAL DEAL! It was as much or more for the musicians as it was for the spectators. The "house band" (friends of Uncle Cecil's) had a guy who played guitar, banjo, mandolin, and anything else he thought made music... a dubble bass man, a fiddle player, and a guitar guy. Folks would show up & join in at will, with whatever instruments they wanted, and come & go from the "stage" whenever they wanted. It wasn't uncommon to see 10 - 15 folks up there settin' the place ablaze! Old school down home Bluegrass in it's natural state. To quote Steve Marriott... "You could barely hear the music from the bare feet slappin' on the floor"! It was the kinda thing you'd see in a movie! I'm here to tell ya... there is a power in raw natural acoustic music... especially when the people playing the music, are havin' a good time doin' it
Came up with the same thing when I ran it.
And heavy black eye makeup and fingernails, quite a fright really
Go steampunk and you can have brown too.
At least there's no pineapple on it!
Pineapple on pizza is great. Any who say otherwise either haven't tried it, hate pizza, or are heretics.
Pat Benatar still looks good.
I saw Ann Wilson recently. She hasn't aged well. And she was doing shots on stage; I think the two things might be related (but neither causal of the other).
I read Chrissy Hynde's bio last summer. She looks like the life described in the book did indeed happen to her. By way of book review, all the things she saw that you want to hear about she was too drunk and/or stoned to remember. And way to many pages spent describing how she drew unicorns in high school (almost like filler to make some minimum number of pages required to get published).
Since I've been in this club, we've had 2 separate occasions in which we saw Thunderbirds that were (according to the sales postings) built by/for Gibson employees. Neither of them were drastic departures from a stock 'bird. They were just "off" enough to elicit conversation here. I wonder if this might be a third...
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That made me think of this song
Here's one for @Larry V
Anyone for some "Southern Metal"?
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Never heard anyone play the anvil with a spanner before!
Thanks for picking up the slack while I was away for the weekend.
That's the last time you'll ever say that!
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I'd be on that.
As my friend Uwe has many unusual Gibson one offs built by shop employees, the headstock stamp and all related components look good to me, pretty sure it's the real deal. I'd lowball a little and do not let on about the construction, somewhat collectable! Great find!
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I bet @dukeorock could throw a few good options at ya when he checks in next. A few months back, he was on pedal quest. There were a few that rose above the rest... and FWIW, I consider it a privilege to have access to his opinions
That’s a little too kind, friend!
I went through a ton of dirt boxes only to find, my favorite dirt box is still a tube amp
Of all the dirt boxes I tried (not a whole bunch, maybe 20), the ones I kept were
Reiner Gasoline- really great ‘always on’ subtle box that can get nasty if you like. Expensive and rare as hens teeth though.
Dunwich Volt Thrower- really nice box with a switch for different diodes. I use it set for overdrive more than fuzz, but it’s really nice. Probably the one I use most.
EHX CockFight- super interesting and odd sounding, but I like it. Can fuzz pretty neat, albeit weird.
I still rarely use effects live and when I do, it’s on my solo experimental crap
Gaolee
Official leathers tester and crash dummy
If it was closer, it would be on a short list to at least go see. Covers are not hard to find, and it would fit any any other Thunderbird case that just happened to be around somewhere. It's just odd enough that I'm really intrigued by it.
Going to be a very stable neck but a touch heavier than normal but only a couple of ounces at most
The whole album is friggin' GREAT! Strongly recommended
(P.S.) James Lomenzo on Bass
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Now that's a customized Thunderbird...
I know you've all been waiting anxiously(yeah, right),so here's the 5 string EpiBird with its new(trumpet fanfare)-BRIDGE COVER![I gotta get a better camera]
