Thunderbird Club

[fasterpussycat]

How do you feel about motorcycles? Also, out of curiosity, do you own and ride bicycles? I know one person that chooses to live their life completely by bicycle and public transportation. Nice guy if not a bit weird for Michigan since life here is so automotive-ly defined.

Don't like motorbikes. Haven't ridden a bike since I was nearly killed by an idiot in a van. As a general rule, if I can't get there on a train and/or walking, it's not that worth doing/seeing/going anyway -- the Jack Casady was seven stops on the train and a 5 minute walk.

Our cities are built around cars not people, but I think slowly more and more people are going car free. Maybe one day half the roads will be dug up and turned into parks or gardens.

 

[StephnG]

We still have a long way to go, but I will say this, it's been the most entertaining thing we've ever built. You just can't help but smile when you look at it. We still have a lot of work to get the body in the final position. In that shot it was just "set" over the top of the chassis. We just wanted to prove that this was gonna work, up to that point it had been "what if...." and that was the moment we went "okay, this actually gonna work...." The back needs to come down a lot and the base of the windshield needs to come up some, but we've got something we can work with. Things like the rear axle lined up with the wheel well openings, the windshield posts lined up with the down tubes on the chassis, the overall width fit over the chassis, those were major things that we just had no clue about until that moment. When the class changed the rules last year to include "any body 1972 or older" we went "so what's the most ridiculous thing we could build?" I couldn't find a Pacer body, but this Gremlin kind of fell in my lap so we went with that. Sometimes you gotta do what makes you smile rather than what other people think is cool.

A Pacer would have been a HOOT although this will do. Good Job

 

[fasterpussycat]

Just been checking out the serial numbers of my epi,s
The Ripper was built may 2010 in China.
The Thunderbird was built December 2003 at the unsung factory as was the Eb3 which was built December 2000

The Un Sung guitar factory -- great name. My JC was built there in November 2011 - number 0055.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

That's cool AF. They certainly let you own the low and mid frequency bands. She has such a pure tone !
I'm a big fan of lounge rock.....stuff like StereoLab and Hooverphonic.

This dude use a Gibby bass of some kind with those giant tuners and red go go booyts don't hurt either.

At first I read that as "red go go bootys".

I'ma fan of a little lounge music. So much of it is pretty bad. But there was a dude at the Ft Lauderdale hotel we stayed at between the airport and the cruise port in early December who was flying solo but doing a great job.

 

[fasterpussycat]

You made it this far, why mess up a perfect record? It's actually admirable.

Look of incredulity ... 'but how do you...?'

 

[MCF]

OMG! Incredible.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

A Pacer would have been a HOOT although this will do. Good Job

One of my godsons tarted out racing a Miata, but ended up building a kicka** car with an old beetle body on a modified Miata chassis. Forget which motor they used, but they were doing well with it and having a blast.

'Pears to be a cherry EB-3.

Naturally.

 

[MCF]

That's cool AF. They certainly let you own the low and mid frequency bands. She has such a pure tone !
I'm a big fan of lounge rock.....stuff like StereoLab and Hooverphonic.

This dude use a Gibby bass of some kind with those giant tuners and red go go booyts don't hurt either.

I think I’m in love.

 

[GonePlaid]

That blue is stunning!

And the bass looks good too.

 

[MCF]

That blue is stunning!

Thanks. I’d venture to say that stock Tbird may be one of the nicest bolt-ons Epi ever made. Subtle metal flakes, not a nick or scratch on it. Plays and sounds great. Before it landed, I was going to chrome it out. But’s it’s so nice as is, I’m not messing with it. That’s why I picked up the Silverburst which has all chrome bits.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Ok, let see what all this “flatwounds on a Bird” fuzz is all about...barely intonated....the three points really are a pain in the culo to fiddle with...

 

[Engle]

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Hmmm, Now that I have a Reggae band going, I’m thinking about putting a Mudbucker (old Gibson)in a long scale.

 

[Engle]

Ok, let see what all this “flatwounds on a Bird” fuzz is all about...barely intonated....the three points really are a pain in the culo to fiddle with...
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Chromes are surprisingly bright when you put them on eh?

 

[JJR58]

Ok, let see what all this “flatwounds on a Bird” fuzz is all about...barely intonated....the three points really are a pain in the culo to fiddle with...
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Are you venturing to go where most ThunderBird players dare not go?

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Are you venturing to go where most ThunderBird players dare not go?

are you referring to the flats? the three point? both in harmony?

 

[StephnG]

Hmmm, Now that I have a Reggae band going, I’m thinking about putting a Mudbucker (old Gibson)in a long scale.

Hmmm,
Must be an echo in here
I've been wanting to resurect an "Ole Boyd" with a pair of "Mudbuckers" for a while now, preferably Di Marzio's...

 

[StephnG]

Hmmm,
Must be an echo in here
I've been wanting to resurect an "Ole Boyd" with a pair of "Mudbuckers" for a while now, preferably Di Marzio's...

Model One™ | DiMarzio
Model One™ | DiMarzio

 

[JJR58]

are you referring to the flats? the three point? both in harmony?

The flats. I can't pull your leg on the bridge.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

The flats. I can't pull your leg on the bridge.

was surprised at how many folks in the club like them...had to try it...will take to my gig tonight along with a backup strung with rounds..

 

[MCF]

Are you venturing to go where most ThunderBird players dare not go?

You guys are killing me. Six months ago I would never have entertained the thought. Now I’m wondering too.