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Thunderbird Club

#184,762
TBird1958 said:
Having both, I prefer the Gibson right now - Based on my rig and the stock factory strings they sound much fuller, bass and all mids but less top than the 760's. That said, I'm still not convinced I have the right strings on my VP, currently Ken Smith Rock Masters, it's going to get some SIT's, as they seem to have a bit more bass and mid presence than Rock Masters.
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I think you are correct in that the 760s are a tad shy in the lowend.

Something with Alloy52 will add great mids. Or Rotos!
 
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#184,765
GBassNorth said:
LOL - I haven’t even bought one for myself yet, let alone anyone else. I’ve been waiting to see the owner photos with hopefully a better capture of the true colors - right now as best I can tell, the green looks to be close to Gumby green (remember that little bendy guy), the blue looks to be a shade darker than Robin’s egg blue but not nearly as dark as PB, and the Burgundy looks darker than Candy Apple Red. I like all those colors, but not sure which one I like most, maybe Gumby.

I also want to hear some YouTube clips of them with Cobalt Flats or XL Rounds so I can get a feel for how much they differ from my current flock. So, I’m still on the fence, maybe in a few months I’ll budge.
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That's OK that you haven't decided on a color for yourself yet. I'll take mine in Sparkling Burgundy, please. And I'll be sure to post great pics for you as thanks. Its the very least I can do George for your kindness! :roflmao:
 
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#184,767
GBassNorth said:
LOL - I haven’t even bought one for myself yet, let alone anyone else. I’ve been waiting to see the owner photos with hopefully a better capture of the true colors - right now as best I can tell, the green looks to be close to Gumby green (remember that little bendy guy), the blue looks to be a shade darker than Robin’s egg blue but not nearly as dark as PB, and the Burgundy looks darker than Candy Apple Red. I like all those colors, but not sure which one I like most, maybe Gumby.

I also want to hear some YouTube clips of them with Cobalt Flats or XL Rounds so I can get a feel for how much they differ from my current flock. So, I’m still on the fence, maybe in a few months I’ll budge.
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Get off the fence. Get one while you can.
 
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Arrived about an hour ago!
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#184,775
TBird1958 said:
Please, please, please, tell your contact to put the hardware and paint on the Reverse for 2022 - And they can leave off a pickup too!
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That might actually pry open my wallet. The sparkly red sure is pretty, and if it has chrome hardware, a single pickup, and alnico magnets, it will be different enough from everything else that it could maybe be justifiable in a dog math kind of way.
 
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#184,776
KaraQ said:
It's something wonky in the steering, that was supposed to be fixed already :banghead:
It's scheduled to go back into the shop Sunday, to see how much more $$ it'll take to fix.....



Nope! But it does start with Sub...:D

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You can fit a Thunderbird in that. Maybe even two of them if they are friendly.
 
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#184,777
KaraQ said:
Fortunately, mine's all mechanical. But the dealerships here won't touch anything pre-2000 :rollno:

I've gradually (had) replaced all the steering bits over the last few years. Been putting off the upper control arms because it's $$($) to get done.
But that's my #2 suspect for the current problem, so they'll be getting done too :meh:
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Then you will have a brand new 1996 Suburban. More or less. Good for another 25 years.
 
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#184,779
TBird1958 said:
Please, please, please, tell your contact to put the hardware and paint on the Reverse for 2022 - And they can leave off a pickup too!
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I have broached the subject of a Thunderbird II, no guarantees.
 
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godofthunder59 said:
I have broached the subject of a Thunderbird II, no guarantees.
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I you have any thoughts on how I might help get this done, PM me! I did post on their FB page, I guess that might have to be a start.
 
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