Thunderbird Club

[D.M.N.]

I would try it if offered, keeping a beverage of some kind handy.

The first time I had marmite I nearly gagged on it. Super salty kinda smokey flavor IIRC. I spread several large dollops on toast which was apparently the wrong way to serve it.

Once done right it's not a bad thing, actually kinda good but you have to do it right to even tolerate it. It seems the proper way to eat it is to spread butter on the toast first then swipe an incredibly small amount of marmite (about 1/4 as much marmite as you use to butter your toast, maybe even less). I still prefer jam but marmite will do in a pinch.

Serve with a beaker (mug) of hot Builders Tea with cream and sugar for the win.

My breakfast, or I guess brunch, most days is sourdough toast with butter and marmite, and a cup of builders tea. It's damn delicious!

 

[JIO]

Single pup NR with a lefty bound and blocked J neck.......yummy!

Maybe a good summer project if there's no Gibson love.

I know someone who can do that... (edit) nail that.

 

[GBassNorth]

Wonder if they can cut them in mahogany.

Last I inquired they said not possible. If it were anything but ash I'd have already bought one. Mahogany, alder, bubinga, bass wood, even pine are all fine with me. For some reason every swamp ash body bass I have ever owned ends up being a most lackluster sounding bass. Might just be bad luck, who knows.

 

[GonePlaid]

Single Lull, or a Greco. P Bass simple but way cooler.

Yeah, I'd be happy as a clam at high tide with a II. Just the idle musings of a warped mind.

 

[GonePlaid]

Last I inquired they said not possible. If it were anything but ash I'd have already bought one. Mahogany, alder, bubinga, bass wood, even pine are all fine with me. For some reason every swamp ash body bass I have ever owned ends up being a most lackluster sounding bass. Might just be bad luck, who knows.

I found a coupla places that have blocks of Honduran mahogany available(not that I could afford it)while goofy googling about a year ago.

 

[JIO]

Hah! Love this! Never had it... may never have it after watching this. Loved the Japanese reactions. Soy sauce & beer - I think I can taste it.

 

[Engle]

Last I inquired they said not possible. If it were anything but ash I'd have already bought one. Mahogany, alder, bubinga, bass wood, even pine are all fine with me. For some reason every swamp ash body bass I have ever owned ends up being a most lackluster sounding bass. Might just be bad luck, who knows.

Those Rosser bodies are northern ash, which tends to be quite heavy.

 

[MCF]

Hah! Love this! Never had it... may never have it after watching this. Loved the Japanese reactions. Soy sauce & beer - I think I can taste it.

Life’s too short. I’ll pass.

 

[JIO]

I found a coupla places that have blocks of Honduran mahogany available(not that I could afford it)while goofy googling about a year ago.

Brazilian mahogany would be gold (and it's on the endangered list) but as far as I know Honduran mahogany would most likely be worth whatever they were asking if it was a slab large enough for a body. It is long gone but if you ever see something like that again - let me know.

 

[JIO]

Those Rosser bodies are northern ash, which tends to be quite heavy.

That s correct. If you want light - it will be "swamp ash". If you want really light, it will be roasted swamp ash. It is crazy light while being an excellent tone wood. I made a ss 5'r using it and the whole bass weighed under 7lbs.

 

[Engle]

I guess most of Mahogany we see in guitars now is African Mahogany?

 

[JIO]

Life’s too short. I’ll pass.

Most likely it 'evolved' from being resourceful - as in, what can be concocted from something available? (re: free) Consider it part of the current recycling movement, but er... "ground breaking"...

 

[MCF]

The wife and son were binge watching something upstairs all day so I was relegated to my little shed area downstairs in the family room. Still a fun day.

 

[Engle]

I don’t know if these blanks are big enough to build an NR, but apparently you can get a Honduran Mahogany:
Luthiers Mercantile International, Inc.

 

[KaraQ]

Ok question... hi everybody! Question... I've got the sweet-spot p'up from an Epiphone Blackbird. I remember quite liking the sound of it, deep and lowering, and had a nice growl in it.
I've got an Epi Classic Pro, and am thinking to put a different p'up in the sweet spot. I'm a little less than inspired lately from the sound I'm getting from it.
I'd have to rout a tad to get 'er in there. But the bass has a couple issues- that are fixable, and that I'm am ok with- and it's going to be a keeper. If this p'up doesn't work out, a DiMarzio Model One is going there, and that one I have experience with... I had a Schecter Stiletto Elite that I'd put that DiMarzio into, and it went onto a Plan 9 record. I really liked the sound.
Anyway, anyone have a thought on replacing the sweet spot p'up on my Classic with the Deep Sixx (Blackbird) p'up? Is it a horrible idea?
Asking for a friend.

I've wondered what was different with those Nikki Sixx pickups!
I'd like to get a hold of a set one day (or maybe the whole guitar... ) to compare with my other pickups.

I'd say do it, especially since you're planning on keeping it. Mine looks like it had Epi pickups at some point (2 +1 screw holes in addition to the 1 per side at the bottom of the pickup cavities...); if you decide to go with the DiMarzio later, you can always add a trim ring if necessary , since the mod should be very minor.

Normally, I'm one who'd be like "NOOO, they don't make them any more!", but since it has repairs? needed....and I currently have one I've been drilling & cutting into willy-nilly......

 

[GonePlaid]

I don’t know if these blanks are big enough to build an NR, but apparently you can get a Honduran Mahogany:
Luthiers Mercantile International, Inc.

Yikes! StewMac is less expensive.

 

[JIO]

I don’t know if these blanks are big enough to build an NR, but apparently you can get a Honduran Mahogany:
Luthiers Mercantile International, Inc.

I've used them - it's just depends on what you are after.

 

[dagrev]

Life’s too short. I’ll pass.

Yeah, I'm with you. There's no shortage of good things. At least not yet.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Most likely it 'evolved' from being resourceful - as in, what can be concocted from something available? (re: free) Consider it part of the current recycling movement, but er... "ground breaking"...

works both ways, they make fun of our peanut butter...

 

[JIO]

works both ways, they make fun of our peanut butter...

Wow - love peanut butter, sadly especially Jiffy which is chocked full of sugar and other nasty ingredients. Organic peanut butter just tastes like... peanuts! Oh, and Reeses Peanut Butter Cups... (I'm hooked!)