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Thunderbird Club
- Thread starter TBird1958
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Correct. No tone. I wanted that Petersson NR so badly, but $12k was insane. The pickguard will be a regular NR pickguard, but with the Thunderbird logo 'upside down.' And thanks!No tone right? Always liked that look (like Peterson playing a lefty NR righty) but you now have a REALLY rare bird...is the PG gonna be more akin to an NR PG or a Reverse PG? from the looks of it, the original PG holes were filled in the refin? kinda hard to tell from the pic. nice going dude
Yeah, the elimination of the tone pot was really because of lack of room. The belly cut is near the new cavity. I'm totally happy with just VV. And yes, the Reverse is all stock, other than some reversible things like the bridge and pickup rings. Hopefully I'm right that eliminating the tone pot makes it as if it's with tone maxed. I need to match the height of the pickups between the two and change the strings, so I'll really compare once they're more on par.
Color change time..first coat is on for the Vintage Pro..Cheers!
Oh my. Very cool! @KaraQ will be red with envy.
I'm using ReRanch Dakota Red on this one.
Speaking of Vintage Pros, I've been playing my brother's new one in black, and god damn is everyone right about them, just fantastic basses! Might have to pick myself one up in white when they come back into stock on Sweetwater.
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My first real amp I owned was a new Peavey "Bass" Mk III or IV from around '78 I believe. Served me well many years and worked fine when I sold it a couple years ago.
Btw, there was no refinish. Original burst. He just thickened the black edges a little and I guess resprayed the nitro.No tone right? Always liked that look (like Peterson playing a lefty NR righty) but you now have a REALLY rare bird...is the PG gonna be more akin to an NR PG or a Reverse PG? from the looks of it, the original PG holes were filled in the refin? kinda hard to tell from the pic. nice going dude
No. It will have a copy of the same exact pickguard. Just with the Thunderbird logo righted.
Mine is from 78 or 79 IIRC. The only repair it ever had was when it fell and a fuse popped out, shorted and burned a circuit board trace. A tech soldered the board and its been fine since.
Nitro blends really nicely. I need to get my airbrush running again!
Gaolee
Official leathers tester and crash dummy
I love all the different versions of Mudbuckers and Mudbucker replacements.
Gaolee
Official leathers tester and crash dummy
And, it's a little late, but Merry Christmas and all that to all of you. Or Festivus, or whatever. My son got me a bass for Christmas! It isn't a Thunderbird, and it only has one string. No pickup. But, it doubles as a really big bucket for ice and beer. Now I gotta learn to play washtub bass.
always had a hard time getting those dialed in....dunno if they were setup with a wrong cabinet or what but they seemed underpowered and blandish... pretty convinced it was me and my lack of experience....
