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Thunderbird Club

#147,062
GonePlaid said:
Shipping would be $125 +/-. Prolly worth it. For me, it's gotta be a NR, though. Which is why I've been looking/lusting over that 2013. Not crazy 'bout blue, but if I'm playing it I can't really see it anyway.:cool:
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Well, you know how I love blue. And I’m really loving my 12/13 PB NR. If the seller will change his mind and ship it, I think most on here would be happy to have it.
 
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#147,067
MCF said:
I grew up the son of An engineer who thought paying people to fix things was ridiculous. But discretion is often the better part of valor. Good call on letting someone who had tackled the problem before do it right. And using expoxy on an instrument is rarely a smart choice. Tightbond is my preference.

Actually, there is still the PB one in the classifieds in Michigan with the correct pickguard/logo. Unfortunately, it is “local only.” Has a black Babicz on it and will include a chrome Supertone and the original black three point too. $1200. If the seller would ship it, it would be a great deal even if the buyer had to pay shipping.
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Need someone near by to check it out for you.
 
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fasterpussycat said:
Need someone near by to check it out for you.
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Where's our rotten kid when we need him, anyway? He's kinda sorta near Michigan. Except he might not be able to get across the border to look at a Thunderbird. If he did, you might not get it, anyway. He might take it home.
 
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#147,071
GBassNorth said:
So... my daughter found a song she really likes. It's called Blackbird Song and it's from the Walking Dead series. She brought it up on YouTube and asked me to play it. Very simple song, very basic bass line, almost a depressing song, but then again the movie isn't exactly Breakfast at Tiffanys.


After playing it once I handed the (Thunderbird) bass to her and asked her to play it. She was shocked that I'd let her play one of my basses. I told her if she could play the song I'd give the bass to her and we could modify it in any way she wants to personalize it for her. Needless to say, she really got into playing the song, and even preferred to use a pick (she was having problems playing finger style due to her long finger nails). So it looks like the FrankenGoth will have a new owner in the family and may go under the knife again.

Question for the club members here - can you think of any other songs that are along the same vein as the one above and would be easy for a beginner to pick up? I'd like to keep her interest up.
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Great story!

I can play it too. Can I have a bass now, please? :laugh:
 
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#147,073
Border said:
Good morning Thunderbird loving sisters and brothers. Well, I am officially not getting up and going to work. I am going in later to pack up my computer and monitors and such to set up at home. Our office has closed and I am the last hold out to get set up to work from home. The band is on hiatus and I already miss getting together for rehearsal. I did print a few things off the transcription page to work on, including two versions of Soulshine. My guitarist friend talked about he and I playing it at his church so I said I would look at it, before all of this started. Glad to report Miss You and Sledgehammer are coming together well. I have been getting up and going to work for most of the last 40 years, this self isolation is going to take a little getting used to, but am looking at it as a great reason to spend more time with my Birds. Stay well everyone.
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Glad you are well. Some of my work has been curtailed, but still have things to oversee.

Can't go wrong with Soulshine.

Nice pic!
 
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#147,077
Gaolee said:
I still haven't got around to putting the Dimarzio One into the bolt-on Thunderbird. It will go up by the neck. Controls will be rewired to VVV. No Tone, no cap. Once that's done, I suppose the other pickups will have to be replaced. Once that's done, the foot thick poly finish might have to be jackhammered off and redone. And the point of all this? Um... I dunno, because it's a TSO and I like it. It cost me $200 with a case back when. Whatever I spend on it will be completely spent, never to be seen again. I have no illusions about it ever being worth a penny more than the original $200 I paid, no matter how much it gets upgraded and changed. Maybe that's part of the joy.
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As long as the neck is sound, nothing wrong with bolt-ons. And there’s the benefit of being able to shim the neck if need be for lower action. Mod On Dude! And post pics, of course.
 
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