Thunderbird Club

[Birdbrain]

Put gold knobs on my '02. I like the vintage look.

 

[mistergoats]

Nice collection!

Surprised to see the Midtown's body is that smaller than your ES-335 guitar...

@veebass has the 335 bass, and it's proportionally correct to the guitar body. The Midtown guitar is also smaller than the 335. It's between the 335 and the 339 if I remember correctly, hence the name "Midtown".

 

[Bent77]

@veebass has the 335 bass, and it's proportionally correct to the guitar body. The Midtown guitar is also smaller than the 335. It's between the 335 and the 339 if I remember correctly, hence the name "Midtown".

Nah it was a typo. Supposed to be Motown

 

[TBird1958]

Pics


This is the only pic I have handy. I'll take more of the bass itself when I get home, but this is me playing with my metal tribute band.

View attachment 787747

That works very well Sir. I like your style!

Please be welcome here backtobass, your club # is 570, share some time next to our departed honorary Lemmy. Pics, questions and your good humor are all welcome here.


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[wolfkeller]

Is there a chance the poly cracks during routing? I'd really want to put Gibsons or these chinese chromes into the blackbird.

Or maybe Carlo's friend's pickups. Routing would be the biggest problem. Not the routing itself, but getting used to the thought of doing something irreversible to one of my basses.

Hey, FYI I replaced the stock pups in my blackbird. I put in USA Gibsons then EMGs. I just used a dremmel with the rotary sanding disks. Took maybe 10 min to do both with no problems.

 

[Off-Beat]

Hey, FYI I replaced the stock pups in my blackbird. I put in USA Gibsons then EMGs. I just used a dremmel with the rotary sanding disks. Took maybe 10 min to do both with no problems.

Thanks alot.

 

[D.M.N.]

View attachment 787690

God that's hot.




Anyways, anyone have any further thoughts on that Seafoam '79 in the classifieds?

 

[hillerup]

Yeah, looks like they tried to sand it out, also something left on 3 5 and 7. It's shipping body and neck separately, actually, so I'm glad it's not a set or through neck.

I just think it's some kinda sticker residue from the masking tape when he painted the neck - Normally there are no other inlays than the one on the 12" fret on a Goth...

 

[veebass]

I know some here like Rics and might find some of the actual info in the thread useful if you are thinking of getting one.
The thread gets a bit willing at times.

"Rickenbacker Bass Guitar Repair and Review"

 

[Off-Beat]

I just think it's some kinda sticker residue from the masking tape when he painted the neck - Normally there are no other inlays than the one on the 12" fret on a Goth...

Maybe there were block "inlay" stickers on there.

 

[bholder]

I just think it's some kinda sticker residue from the masking tape when he painted the neck - Normally there are no other inlays than the one on the 12" fret on a Goth...

Yeah, I realized that once I looked up the goth. Guess I'll have the only baby blue goth. I've gone all pastel! Kinda remind me of this guy:

 

[backtobass]

That works very well Sir. I like your style!

Please be welcome here backtobass, your club # is 570, share some time next to our departed honorary Lemmy. Pics, questions and your good humor are all welcome here.

Thank you, I will display my number with pride. I am really loving this bass and wondering what took so long for me to come around! Besides, it rocks when playing my kind of music.

 

[TBird1958]

God that's hot.




Anyways, anyone have any further thoughts on that Seafoam '79 in the classifieds?

I went back and took another closer look at that bass - Neither of pickup even match, and that tailpiece is certainly a non-stock add on. Bicentennials were also wired differently than other Thunderbirds, so with aftermarket pups you'd have to at least wonder about that too. It "looks" like a bass once owned by Steve Barr of "The Dudepit" a long defunct bass forum, but I could be wrong about that.

 

[hillerup]

Yeah, I realized that once I looked up the goth. Guess I'll have the only baby blue goth. I've gone all pastel! Kinda remind me of this guy:

That is just SO wrong! :/

 

[hillerup]

I went back and took another closer look at that bass - Neither of pickup even match, and that tailpiece is certainly a non-stock add on. Bicentennials were also wired differently than other Thunderbirds, so with aftermarket pups you'd have to at least wonder about that too. It "looks" like a bass once owned by Steve Barr of "The Dudepit" a long defunct bass forum, but I could be wrong about that.

Still looks nice, though...

 

[D.M.N.]

I went back and took another closer look at that bass - Neither of pickup even match, and that tailpiece is certainly a non-stock add on. Bicentennials were also wired differently than other Thunderbirds, so with aftermarket pups you'd have to at least wonder about that too. It "looks" like a bass once owned by Steve Barr of "The Dudepit" a long defunct bass forum, but I could be wrong about that.

Yeah, that pretty much sums up my thoughts on it. I'm thinking whatever pickups were in it when the seller bought it weren't the originals. I actually prefer the look of the tail piece, so that doesn't bother me too much, I'm more concerned with whether it is in the correct position or not (it looks a little crooked to me though). In addition, this isn't terribly important given that a bridge cover would hide it, but can the OG style thunderbird bridge be installed using the same post locations/width as the 3-point? You can maybe see where I'm going with this, working it out to be more 64 style since it's already started on that path. Decking it out to look more like these:

 

[dannster]

Crazy ESP on fleabay right now... ESP Thunderbird

 

[ThaCoast]

No thunderbird work today, was too frustrated to continue cause i felt like nothing was really going my way, so i'll resume it all 2mrw & have it ready for paint on thursday!

Also, i've just complied a list of joint projects that i need to accomplish, & i've realized that if i get two done per month, i'll successfully be done with it all before the end of 2016! Which will be a blessed relief on my part. As much as i love working on things, i hate to have them on my mind when i'm away doing other things

 

[TBird1958]

Yeah, that pretty much sums up my thoughts on it. I'm thinking whatever pickups were in it when the seller bought it weren't the originals. I actually prefer the look of the tail piece, so that doesn't bother me too much, I'm more concerned with whether it is in the correct position or not (it looks a little crooked to me though). In addition, this isn't terribly important given that a bridge cover would hide it, but can the OG style thunderbird bridge be installed using the same post locations/width as the 3-point? You can maybe see where I'm going with this, working it out to be more 64 style since it's already started on that path. Decking it out to look more like these............

Like this......
I really should put bridge and pup covers on it.

 

[TBird1958]

Yikes, I went to visit the General Population, the 7ender, Squier, Sire people are havin' a pissin' match...........