Thunderbird Club

[devilof76]

Thanks for the replies! Looks like I’ll be canceling my order for 24 spline imperials.

Is that knob puller any good for pedals?

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Now that you mention it was single ended so probably more like 2 watts, but was an EL-84 and sounded pretty good.

even better..

 

[TBird1958]

It's Thursday!
Frank and I met with the folks from BECU (Boeing Employees Credit Union) today to discuss home equity, happily there's quite a bit and after a few formalities we'll be able to go forward with a new roof and a '60s Thunderbird.

 

[BklynKen]

It's Thursday!
Frank and I met with the folks from BECU (Boeing Employees Credit Union) today to discuss home equity, happily there's quite a bit and after a few formalities we'll be able to go forward with a new roof and a '60s Thunderbird.

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YES YES YES!

 

[BklynKen]

Thanks for the replies! Looks like I’ll be canceling my order for 24 spline imperials.

Is that knob puller any good for pedals?

In my experience most pedal knobs have set screws, so it would be a non-issue.

 

[Engle]

Hello all. I have a little bitty question for you all. I want to replace the knobs on my VP and the ones on there now are a bit tight. Anyone know if they’re glued, or what? Recommendations for removal without damaging them (or the pristine white finish) would be most welcome. I really want silver instead of gold, but reversibility is paramount for this project. Thank you for any and all imparted wisdoms.

I doubt they are glued. One trick is to slip a rag under the knob and pull up on the rag.
I find the gold knobs are hard to read.

 

[Engle]

Thunderbird Thursday..still trying things with the truss rod cover. All of that white was a little bit overwhelming.A couple of stickers breaks it up a little. I would love to be able to reproduce our queens ThunderVulture logo from that famous pickguard..Work in progress..Cheers everyone!
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I’d go red or black for the TRC.

 

[Klondike]

As of this morning, Sweetwater is still saying April.

yes, this afternoon I was on the phone with sweetwater and I blame all of you guys for being so good at enabling. You didn't even know how tempted I was and dang it I pulled the pin. Inverness Green. anyway Luke(at Sweetwater) said late April.

 

[BklynKen]

I doubt they are glued. One trick is to slip a rag under the knob and pull up on the rag.
I find the gold knobs are hard to read.
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Those knobs look great on that. I hate the silver-tops with black hardware, though.

 

[Engle]

It's Thursday!
Frank and I met with the folks from BECU (Boeing Employees Credit Union) today to discuss home equity, happily there's quite a bit and after a few formalities we'll be able to go forward with a new roof and a '60s Thunderbird.

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Nice! I’m going to have to come down to check that 64.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Nice! I’m going to have to come down to check that 64.

66, you mean...

 

[PillO]

My first guitar amp was a TV something like this with a 12" speaker and an RCA jack on the back for a mono turntable. I've played bass through a variety of things over the years though, once out here I played through a 2 watt Phillips tube radio with an 8" speaker, sounded pretty good in my apartment actually.


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A couple of cool fezzes there... Or did Madonna drop a bra?

 

[PillO]

Anyone here knows what's going on with those new non-reverse T-Birds that Gibson announced several months ago?


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I have one on order from my local L&M

 

[PillO]

Thunderbird Thursday..still trying things with the truss rod cover. All of that white was a little bit overwhelming.A couple of stickers breaks it up a little. I would love to be able to reproduce our queens ThunderVulture logo from that famous pickguard..Work in progress..Cheers everyone!
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Perhaps try a red TRC?

 

[bobyoung53]

A couple of cool fezzes there... Or did Madonna drop a bra?

I got that one off the WWW, mine was an RCA though probably about the same year. You can't kill old RCA radios and TVs.

 

[PillO]

As of this morning, Sweetwater is still saying April.

Followed by a rousing "April Fool!"?

 

[PillO]

yes, this afternoon I was on the phone with sweetwater and I blame all of you guys for being so good at enabling. You didn't even know how tempted I was and dang it I pulled the pin. Inverness Green. anyway Luke(at Sweetwater) said late April.

Woo Hoo!

And - Really? Luke Sweetwater?

 

[PillO]

But I got one of these and couldn't be happier.

Pullit Knob Puller | stewmac.com

Ahem.

 

[TBird1958]

66, you mean...

Looking pretty hard at this one.....
Gibson Thunderbird 1964 Sunburst with Vintage Custom Made Leather Case | Southside Guitars | Reverb

 

[JIO]

Looking pretty hard at this one.....
Gibson Thunderbird 1964 Sunburst with Vintage Custom Made Leather Case | Southside Guitars | Reverb

Seen that - it's the real deal in good condition and with a crazy-hand stitched leather gig-bag. (and no neck surgery) That seems to be what they are going for.