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Thunderbird Club
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godofthunder59
Life is short, buy the bass.
- Feb 19, 2006
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- Endorsing Cataldo Basses, Whirlwind products, Thunderbucker pickups
Looks great! I'm honored that used my parts for your bird.
godofthunder59
Life is short, buy the bass.
- Feb 19, 2006
- 9,057
- 38,404
- Disclosures
- Endorsing Cataldo Basses, Whirlwind products, Thunderbucker pickups
TBT and all... I need to get better photos, but these show them how they arrived from the manufacturer. If I'm remembering correctly, these are from the second run of these we had made. They were the ones with the thinner body. I have the white one apart right now for rehab into a 60s clone. Can't do much about the rear control cavity cover, but the rest of it will be 60's spec, including an original pickup I have, a pick guard with the stamped bird from Scott (see above
), and one of his Badbird bridges and tailpieces. The blue one will get the same treatment, but with a Thunderbucker (haven't decided which one).
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godofthunder59
Life is short, buy the bass.
- Feb 19, 2006
- 9,057
- 38,404
- Disclosures
- Endorsing Cataldo Basses, Whirlwind products, Thunderbucker pickups
My my aren't you busy! Can't wait to see them when they are done.View attachment 4155122
TBT and all... I need to get better photos, but these show them how they arrived from the manufacturer. If I'm remembering correctly, these are from the second run of these we had made. These were the ones with the thinner body. I have the white one apart right now for rehab into a 60s clone. Can't do much about the rear control cavity cover, but the rest of it will be 60's spec, including an original pickup I have, a pick guard with the stamped bird from Scott (see above
Doing the jazz gig again tonight. Gonna take my 'jazz' bass.
Yeah, I'm on a tear. I just got a 2013 EB (the funky kind of Mosrite looking one) and am going to chrome it out like a Thunderbird. Not sure if I'll go so far as to add a Tune-o-matic style bridge, but I may do something with it. Unfortunately, I'm not warming to the neck profile. The nut width is fine; kind of like a B Precision neck, but the profile is a baseball bat D shape, with a wide, flat back. I've never felt one like this. That means it may go to the back of the line behind the birds, my EB3L, and a couple guitars. I need make sure the truss rod channel is shallow enough that I can get away with shaving the neck to a profile I can live with.
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Those short scale Jaguars are surprisingly good for the money!
When I had mine, I was OK with the sound. My 75 y/o left hand was not OK with the neck profile.
my right hand is also 75y/o but didn't care
Nice! What kinda strings you got on that there bird?
@godofthunder59 your parts rule Scott!! that Gibby is not the only lucky recipient......in fact, other than the saddle part of the bridge, EVERYTHING (including electrical parts) has been replaced on this BaCH....recognize your pg, tuck and claw?...
..thank you!
That's a nice bridge on there. Where'd ya get that?
He got it from over the river Kwai.
Thunderbird Thursday, remembering playing live....
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godofthunder59
Life is short, buy the bass.
- Feb 19, 2006
- 9,057
- 38,404
- Disclosures
- Endorsing Cataldo Basses, Whirlwind products, Thunderbucker pickups
A cultural reference I get.
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- Endorsing Artist Mike Lull T Bass pickups, The Bass Shop, Seattle WA.
This was the first picture I ever posted on Talkbass
