I wonder what that red actually is? Everybody's got a supplier. Also there are some nice reds just out there besides... Gotta admit that one looks nice.
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Thunderbird Club
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I wonder what that red actually is? Everybody's got a supplier. Also there are some nice reds just out there besides... Gotta admit that one looks nice.
The pick-ups were indeed too close.
I lowered them back down to Gibson factory settings (Invalid Link Removed) and it has a noticeable impact on the output. I got the bass off the locals about a year ago, so the original owner either got the bass set-up that way or he brought the pick-ups closer to the strings himself.
Additionnal benefit: adjusting them instantly took away that annoying clicky sound I was getting in the last week when playing with a pick. I shoulda seen that, thx for steering me that way
.EDIT: I really like this thread, you guys are always very helpful.
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hillerup
There are basses, and there are Thunderbirds!
Oh yes, very pretty indeed - sort of like Cardinal Red, but metallic like Pelham Blue.
hillerup
There are basses, and there are Thunderbirds!
Pelham blue is metalic? Dont think I've actually seen one with my own eyes.
hillerup
There are basses, and there are Thunderbirds!
hillerup
There are basses, and there are Thunderbirds!
It's like the Metallic Red - Photos don't do the color justice...
This one is mine:
And this is a close up found online:
Now I want a bolt-on to pull apart and mod. I guess one must needs have two.
Do like I did, buy a bolty body, and cannibalize it!
This is definitely at the top of my list of all-time favorite 32" conversion neck builds.It lives!
I need to clean up around the neck some, glue and paint the neck shim, and add some of @Count Bassie 's legendary Magic Mikes Mahogany butt plugs for the old bridge holes. The classic vibe hi mass bridge setup very nice
So yesterday I bought some two part epoxy and glued in the two bridge ferrels. Packaging said twenty minutes and 24 hours so I weighted four hours amd started putting parts on. Strung it up with some old but hardly used GHS Boomers and tuned her up. 
DAMN!
This has some boom! She needs a good setup though and I have to run up to GC for some knobs because the ones that were on it were hidious.
A nes PG is needed and will be ordered soon, I am way behind on the pickguard, knobs and a setup and she will be ready for her debut.
DAMN! This has some boom! She needs a good setup though and I have to run up to GC for some knobs because the ones that were on it were hidious. A nes PG is needed and will be ordered soon, I am way behind on the pickguard, knobs and a setup and she will be ready for her debut.
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It was very easy to do, it's a plain white guard, I used some patterned tape over the top.
Dang alerts are missing in action again - had to read through 5 pages of posts to catch up. The good news is I got see someone's crack, and then something about cheeks followed by a great shot of our queens bird and one that's bright red.
Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and is getting geared up for the new year!
Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and is getting geared up for the new year!
Haji
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Yeah...that about covers it. You're caught up.
