Agreed. A few mods / upgrades, and a couple drum mics (depending on the gig), and it’s very versatile
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Thunderbird Club
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Give me a T for Texas! Give me a T for Thunderbird!
Ya know, a lot of people swear by nitro. All I can say from a user standpoint is - I have a lot of nitro basses and a lot of poly basses, and even a CA bass, some mineral oil basses and even a bass body sprayed in truck bed liner material. Darned if I can hear any differences in them that I can attribute to the finish. Some of my best players are poly. As long as the neck isn't grippy or tacky I'm a happy camper. One thing you can say about poly is its durable.
BTW - your refins look fantastic! I'm still on the fence with a JC Hollowbody, does it get a lot of feedback at stage volumes?
Thank you.
No feedback issues with the JCB, if careful…
Photos posted by Chicago Fret Works today for the refinish they did on my ebony VP in Pelham Blue. I bought the VP used and it came w/ the silver “Gibson” truss rod cover by original owner. Replaced it with a proper gold “Epiphone” trc, but the silver font does pop. Wonder how it would look with a black pick guard? Am I the only person who tortures myself with these debates??
I prefer the look and feel of nitro, but it would have added more labor to the point of not being cost effective for me
- Mar 13, 2008
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Black or white pick guard?
Black or white pick guard?
- Mar 13, 2008
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- Endorsing Artist Mike Lull T Bass pickups, The Bass Shop, Seattle WA.
I'm a bit of a traditionalist........White
Gaolee
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The Flamingo is nitro. The guy who did it raised his prices as soon as he finished it. As I recall, it was $500 plus shipping each way. So, pretty cheap for what it is. It's not a perfect finish, but I didn't ask for a perfect finish on a somewhat battered bass guitar that's now 30 years old. It has a lot of odd dents and dings that are now all the same color. That makes it a little odd looking up close, but over time, there will be additional dents and dings and the anomalies won't be as obvious.
And yeah, I far prefer the feel of nitro to poly. I'm not sure how anybody can tell, but I usually can. It doesn't sound any different.
Gaolee
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I like black on that color.
The Black pick guard ties in better with the black truss rod cover, so I vote Black.
Ok…last post by me for a while, I promise.
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I think the black looks best with that color scheme
Black. I have heard that once you go black, you'll never go back. That might not be about pickguards...
- Mar 13, 2008
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- 142,215
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- Endorsing Artist Mike Lull T Bass pickups, The Bass Shop, Seattle WA.
OK, that does it. I'm really starting to not like you. Posting pics with gorgeous Pelham Blue bass is just getting a little too much for the nerves to handle. I don't mind the JC, but the VP is just pushing it too far.
* Nothing is true in the above comment other than the gorgeous part and that it does affect the nerves a little bit seeing all that fantastic bass goodness! Great job and great decision on your part. Now, we all want one. Or two....
