Thunderbird Club

[dagrev]

Two for Thursday...

 

[Thumper]

Two more for Thursday

 

[Gaolee]

And the poly is fully stripped! Not bad overall, just time consuming and a couple areas that turned into a real pain. A couple dig outs on the headstock, but nothing some wood putty and grain filler won’t take care of. Next step: sanding.

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That wood looks a whole lot better than I would have expected it to.

 

[RayWithFlats]

Two more for Tuesday
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Love the rug. It really ties the room together.

 

[MCF]

Funny you mention it, I had to replace my cars battery earlier today as well!

Haven’t even done that in some years. Joined AAA. Need a battery? Guy comes in a van, checks the charging system, swaps out the battery and is gone in less than ten minutes.

 

[MCF]

Have you heard her newest album, that came out last year? Pretty good, imo.
Hope I can still be that active by the time I hit 70....☠

Sure you will be. She’s amazing. As is Chrissie Hynde, Stevie Nicks, Susana Hoffs, Suzanne Vega, and dozens of others in their sixties and seventies still making great music.

 

[MCF]

The only P/J I've ever owned is a '00 Fender American Hot-Rod Precision. It sounds fantastic and I would never consider getting rid of it. It feels like a custom shop build. I can't find any flaws with it whatsoever. The jazz pick up is over wound slightly to give it a little extra punch. But I only dial it in about 80%. Probably half the time is off completely. It's just me, but I can't picture buying a Thunderbird in that configuration. Found by a Thunderbird I wanted to sound like a Thunderbird. In fact if I bought another precision, I might want it to sound like a Thunderbird!

History
8/1999-6/2000 American Hot-Rod Precision
6/2000 Fender introduced the American Series
6/2000-1/2002 American Hot-Rodded Precision [alternative name]
1/2002 Discontinued
Description
Style: 4 string
Finish: 3 Color Sunburst, Olympic White, Black, Natural, Sunset Orange Transparent
Neck: Graphite Reinforced Maple Modern “C” Shape
Nut: Bone
Fingerboard: Rosewood or Maple, (9.5” Radius/241 mm)
Pickguard: Shell
Frets: 20
Pickups: 1 “New” Hot-Vintage P-Bass, 1 “New” Hot-Vintage Jazz
Schaller strap buttons
Bridge: Deluxe Bridge (Top-Load/Strings-thru-Body)
Controls: 250k Solid Shaft (2 Volumes, 1 Tone)
Rolled Fingerboard Edges
Make: U.S.A.

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That’s a nice P bass. Even the tort looks good on it.

 

[MCF]

Here is my new girl.

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NICE! Tell us more.

 

[GonePlaid]

Sure you will be. She’s amazing. As is Chrissie Hynde, Stevie Nicks, Susana Hoffa, Suzanne Vega, and dozens of others in their sixties and seventies still making great music.

And looking good doing it.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Somewhat of true in in my experience as well. A long time friend of mine was never really thrilled in private practice. Kind of like police getting tired of dealing with extremely high doses of stupidity every day, with brief times of really helping someone. He recently became a prosecutor and I'm concerned he's going to get even more tired of stupid. But he can get some satisfaction of putting (trying to) keep stupid in jail. He wanted me to join him in law school here and I'm glad I didn't, though it was something I was seriously thinking of doing.

the Japanese say; "Lawyers divide the pie...Engineers make the pie bigger"...

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

I have a 7ender precision PJ. It is my P with rounds. I can’t remember when the last time it was that I used the J PUP on it. It’s a “noiseless” PUP. Perfect name for it.

these? sorry..

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

And the poly is fully stripped! Not bad overall, just time consuming and a couple areas that turned into a real pain. A couple dig outs on the headstock, but nothing some wood putty and grain filler won’t take care of. Next step: sanding.

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Dude, you got me going back and forth now...wanted to strip mine (same cherry finish) and have it refinished in white....then, seeing that, the cherry finish is exclusive to BaCH and looks pretty good I temporarily decided against it but now......hmmmm....guess once you start..still takes cojones....nice going!

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Here is my new girl.

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Nice FatCity! Welcome! Now, what we really want to know about is these?

Howard's Crispy Fried Chicken Skins...

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

The only P/J I've ever owned is a '00 Fender American Hot-Rod Precision. It sounds fantastic and I would never consider getting rid of it. It feels like a custom shop build. I can't find any flaws with it whatsoever. The jazz pick up is over wound slightly to give it a little extra punch. But I only dial it in about 80%. Probably half the time is off completely. It's just me, but I can't picture buying a Thunderbird in that configuration. Found by a Thunderbird I wanted to sound like a Thunderbird. In fact if I bought another precision, I might want it to sound like a Thunderbird!

History
8/1999-6/2000 American Hot-Rod Precision
6/2000 Fender introduced the American Series
6/2000-1/2002 American Hot-Rodded Precision [alternative name]
1/2002 Discontinued
Description
Style: 4 string
Finish: 3 Color Sunburst, Olympic White, Black, Natural, Sunset Orange Transparent
Neck: Graphite Reinforced Maple Modern “C” Shape
Nut: Bone
Fingerboard: Rosewood or Maple, (9.5” Radius/241 mm)
Pickguard: Shell
Frets: 20
Pickups: 1 “New” Hot-Vintage P-Bass, 1 “New” Hot-Vintage Jazz
Schaller strap buttons
Bridge: Deluxe Bridge (Top-Load/Strings-thru-Body)
Controls: 250k Solid Shaft (2 Volumes, 1 Tone)
Rolled Fingerboard Edges
Make: U.S.A.

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yep, when they get it right they rock....mine's not going anywhere either...perfect tonal compromise between a P and a Stingray..

 

[MCF]

these? sorry..
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Yeah. It’s a POS. One day I might try a real single coil in it, but it’s a perfectly fine P bass with it off. I’ve got my birds and a nice Foundation, a PJ Mustang (with a much better sounding J PUP that is still usually off), and other basses. Really no need for it.

 

[TBird1958]

The Greco, I love this bass!

What's up here?

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Yeah. It’s a POS. One day I might try a real single coil in it, but it’s a perfectly fine P bass with it off. I’ve got my birds and a nice Foundation, a PJ Mustang (with a much better sounding J PUP that is still usually off), and other basses. Really no need for it.

are you saying it's not a single coil?

 

[PillO]

Love the rug. It really ties the room together.

I don't roll on the sabbath.

 

[MCF]

are you saying it's not a single coil?

Maybe I’m not understanding how they work. But aren’t they stacked coils to cancel hum instead of being one single coil? I’m always eager to learn more...

 

[PillO]

the Japanese say; "Lawyers divide the pie...Engineers make the pie bigger"...

There was (I think) an economist who divided the world into makers and transactors. Makers make useful things. Transactors match things to users. An economy needs both but an imbalance results in an economy underperforming.