Jeez!
I'm glad I was sitting when I read this.
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Thunderbird Club
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I'm glad I was sitting when I read this.
Newark is or was the car theft capital of the US. I'm concerned. We'll get Booker on the case.
Gaolee
Official leathers tester and crash dummy
Liking the strings - that sounds intriguing. On the cello or on a 'Bird? I'm assuming cello, since you mentioned a tailpiece.
No JC for a long time is a shame.
Very clean for 43 years old. Just need to find the proper truss rod tool. Didn't come with one.
You'll need a left handed metric crescent wrench.
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- Jun 30, 2010
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High quality, low loss low value caps. Gotta parallel them for desired values....that or they ran out of the specified capacitors and couldn’t find for that build..W_F is going on with that cap-cluster?!?
Saw that but the preamp schematic (as most from that period) is not easy to find
Neal Moser designed all the electronics in those. If it's not up there on his site, I bet he'd tell you everything you want to know. I hear he's a really good guy.
Thomastik-Infeld Dominants, down from $300 to $200 (and I still winced when I ordered them). Decided synthetic core would get me most of the way to gut without the expense, or having to use sheeps.
The original tailgut, hanger, whatever you want to call it is gone. Getting rid of the corroded metal tailpiece, replacing it with ebony and a kevlar hanger -- sort of 18th century and 21st century all at the same time.
The next step will be to get my bow rehaired with Coruss -- the existing horsehair more or less crumbles when you touch it and there's no reason to use more horse parts than already went into the original manufacture.
The most expensive part will be getting geared Wittner or Planetary pegs fitted, but that's a long term project.
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I had a 1973 Javelin SST in pretty much the same color scheme. Fun car. The ex got it in the divorice (I got stuck with the 1981 VW Rabbit). Two weeks later she totaled the Javelin in one of her drunk driving episodes. Fortunately no one else was hurt.
But more importantly, with just five minutes to spare... its THUNDERBIRD THURSDAY...
Dayum!
Thought I was having a flashback for a second there!
Don't look now, but some fool strung your bass up backwards!
I have to say I am blown away by this thing, I've owned a few birds over the years, I forgot how good and fast that ebony neck can be, how thunderous those pickups are. Finish is impeccable.
Happy to hear that you are happy with it. It looks fantastic!!! Congrats!!
Beautiful!!! I would love to add a 70's Eagle to my flock, Congrats!!!
anyone else ever have a Dillionbird?
Never handled one of the basses but messed around with the Firebird copy. Seemed well made. Is that yours or one you are considering?
