Thunderbird Club

[Nocturnal]

My parents had a Ford that looked like this, only slightly lighter. The color was called "grey gold" but it was green. The car was an absolute pig, but it would haul anything.
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It was totally rusted out by 1980. If it hadn't rusted, it sure could have hauled a lot of Thunderbirds.

We had the same car from probably 1977 to 1980 when dad traded it in on a pickup truck.

Haven't been in this neighborhood for a while, but I have a need.

Got a nice non-reverse Epi T-bird, with some Geezer pickups too.....it's gonna get the Fenderbird conversion like my others. Maybe. I need some kind of neck, was thinking about going with a '51 / telecaster style bass neck. Pocket is routed square so the tele neck square heel seems like a good fit, but it's not wide enough, so it would need enlarging. I can't remember if the MIM necks are still 2.5" at the heel? This pocket measures 2.4"

Maybe a standard neck from a regular T-bird would look cool. Will it fit without modification? If anyone has one, PM me. Pic for the non believers.


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I don't think the Fender neck heel fits but people have routed the neck heel to fit rather than routing the neck pocket. That way you can go back to the original if you wanted to. No clue if a current Epi bolt-neck fits the same pocket.
That white Bird looks like it has a Travis Bean/Electric Guitar Co. neck on it. What's the story on that lovely?

 

[RedVee]

Yeah. The logical choice if I had the cash costs 13K. I could get a lot of future mileage if I could afford to get her one of them. Heck, I could even justify that II in Seattle. Modern sewing machines have iPad connectivity and can make pretty much anything.

but, does it come in Pelham Blue ?

 

[dagrev]

Updates!
It has arrived!

Nice!

 

[BklynKen]

Updates!
It has arrived!

Congratulations! And welcome to the group.

 

[dagrev]

Wow! 30+ years married. Sounds cool. I've been married for a year and a half. Then again, I'm 31 years old.
It's cool to be around experienced T-bird players and people in general. Thank you all for welcoming me.

Not so fast. You don't know about the watermelon apparel that's required do you?

 

[dagrev]

Your household has the same hobbies as mine! Also here wife is sewing and I’m playing bass . Yeah, and 33 years in August...

Pre August congrats!

 

[dagrev]

Good news on the rehab front!

I have found that doing the strength exercises has resulted in improvements in range of motion. Playing at the first fret is now quite doable, although fatigue is now a factor. That will change over time. Tuning the F string on the Thunderbird remains a bit challenging (it is tuned DGCF and I expect to leave it that way for the foreseeable future).

But more important for this time of year, I did a dry run today of getting the kayak on and off the car. Success!
I will go out for a paddle tomorrow. I don't expect I will go too far and certainly not back to the old speed, but it will be great to get out!

Great news!

 

[PillO]

Please feel free to ask questions here, we all enjoy them the group is fun, chatty, from all over the world. We're drawn together by the basses we love, Thunderbirds! We go off on silly tangents like melons, automobiles, and electric trains but we return to the subject at hand eventually.

Wait, I thought this was the Watermelon club and we just went on a Thunderbird tangent regularly...

 

[BklynKen]

Wait, I thought this was the Watermelon club and we just went on a Thunderbird tangent regularly...

Like the Hash House Harriers are a drinking club with a running problem?

 

[MCF]

Your household has the same hobbies as mine! Also here wife is sewing and I’m playing bass . Yeah, and 33 years in August...

Congrats!

 

[PillO]

Like the Hash House Harriers are a drinking club with a running problem?

Yes. Just like I belong to the North Toronto Ski Club, which is a drinking club with a skiing problem.

 

[SergioMath]

Nothing beats a Friday night like new Thunderbird + Bourbon.

SG and JB also invited to the party.

 

[TBird1958]

Looking good! And you're really enjoying that Studio, huh?

Can't wait to play it with the band - it's tight, loud, and has a nice RAWR about it, very nice!

Nothing beats a Friday night like new Thunderbird + Bourbon.

SG and JB also invited to the party.

+ 1 on the Bourbon...….Well it's part of a drink here called Bourbon Renewal. Mr Liver likes it!

 

[PillO]

I don't know if I will have an opportunity to post tomorrow, so, for all our American friends here:

Have a Happy Independence Day. You bunch of up start rebels!

 

[MCF]

Your household has the same hobbies as mine! Also here wife is sewing and I’m playing bass . Yeah, and 33 years in August...

So if you tell us you are also into fly fishing, and given your moniker, all I’ll say is...

 

[BklynKen]

Nothing beats a Friday night like new Thunderbird + Bourbon.

SG and JB also invited to the party.

Love the dog! And Bulleit is good stuff.

 

[BklynKen]

Can't wait to play it with the band - it's tight, loud, and has a nice RAWR about it, very nice!

Yes! The TB+ can really sound great.

 

[GBassNorth]

Nothing beats a Friday night like new Thunderbird + Bourbon.

SG and JB also invited to the party.

Im always up for some SG fun with the birds...

 

[BC Blackmur]

Your household has the same hobbies as mine! Also here wife is sewing and I’m playing bass . Yeah, and 33 years in August...

Seems like 1987 was a hot year around here to get hitched!
33 years for us too in October, Happy 4th and party on!

 

[Mvf]

Pre August congrats!

So if you tell us you are also into fly fishing, and given your moniker, all I’ll say is...

Nah, not fly fishing but very much into spinn fishing and since a couple of years back, really enjoy jigging. And of course boating, fixing the house, playing with the grand children and and and...