Thunderbird Club

[DerekW]

St Albert. He is retired so he and his wife migrate south after Christmas each year in a huge Silverado hitched with a huge 'trailer' and the Harley on the back.

Livin' the dream.

 

[Count Bassie]

Did a gig this afternoon in Cambridge, MA, at a very hep, local organic/local merchant/high-end market, for their "Customer Appreciation Day". A little 4-piece rock/psyche/Jam-stylee band
Did the best bass solo I think I've ever played, on my Epi Blackbird, with ultra-heavy gauge Rotosound strings and slightly too-high action. Gotta bring that bridge down a little...

My best bass solo ever. Pretty sure. Not that it was groundbreaking, or particularlyy brilliant, mind you. Just really solid, sensibly phrased, and cogent. I felt just really good about it. That's not an every day occurrence... and I didn't expect it to happen on the Bird. What do you know.

 

[Count Bassie]

The problem is, cats seem to love me. Which further feeds my distrust. I think they are trying to find my weakness.

They will...

 

[Klondike]

The late, great, Prince Buddy Tom BuzzBomb.

Never spent a night indoors in his life.

Thats not a Hawk is it? The bike not the cat lol

 

[JIO]

The late, great, Prince Buddy Tom BuzzBomb.

Never spent a night indoors in his life.

Love this picture.

 

[Haji]

Coming back, I only bought my first CD player a couple of years ago to save changing records/sides while helping the missus around the house

You are a special, unusual case.

 

[Stevis]

'does my bum look big on this? ... be honest dad'

It is more like, "Sir, I am an expert when it comes to birds. That oddly-shapped scratching post hanging around your neck is NOT a bird. Now, break out the katnip and nobody gets hurt."

 

[Larry V]

Hey, @godofthunder59 , did my buddy Chuck come up and say hi? He's the bassist from Dead Letter Office. He and I went to grade school together in Troy, NY until my family moved to Michigan. Small world.

He sent me this pic and comment about you.

 

[ThaCoast]

Hockey, Cats & Thunder(birds). Nothing has ever gone unmentioned in this club . From cars, to 7ender, to club inductions

On a note of birds, i took the goth in pieces & wrote down ALL that is needed in order to restore it to a final glory. The deep sixx pickups are very nice looking & i'll be filling in the pickup cavities just a tad as to raise the pickups without them being screwed only with a single thread of the screws. I'm also bringing the fretboard thickness down a bit & will radius it back to 12" & install the new Guitar jumbo frets - wonder if they'll wear down faster than bass frets, doubtful. & will also be stripping the finish back, except the headstock face, filling in gaps & dings from the last 5 years on both the neck & body. Then i'll paint the whole thing in red, mask & tear off designs..& well you'll see the progress as time goes by. Til then one step at a time. In gear related news i've finalized the structure for my amp road case. Only missing the front & back panels to start the whole build.

 

[RedVee]

Hockey, Cats & Thunder(birds). Nothing has ever gone unmentioned in this club . From cars, to 7ender, to club inductions

On a note of birds, i took the goth in pieces & wrote down ALL that is needed in order to restore it to a final glory. The deep sixx pickups are very nice looking & i'll be filling in the pickup cavities just a tad as to raise the pickups without them being screwed only with a single thread of the screws. I'm also bringing the fretboard thickness down a bit & will radius it back to 12" & install the new Guitar jumbo frets - wonder if they'll wear down faster than bass frets, doubtful. & will also be stripping the finish back, except the headstock face, filling in gaps & dings from the last 5 years on both the neck & body. Then i'll paint the whole thing in red, mask & tear off designs..& well you'll see the progress as time goes by. Til then one step at a time. In gear related news i've finalized the structure for my amp road case. Only missing the front & back panels to start the whole build.

Good work. I'll be interested to read about your amp case.

 

[b-bottom]

Has Gibson ever made a thunderbird with a thinner neck or are they all 1 1/2?

 

[Christine]

You are a special, unusual case.

You'll be glad to know that the doctors agree with you

 

[hillerup]

Hockey, Cats & Thunder(birds). Nothing has ever gone unmentioned in this club . From cars, to 7ender, to club inductions

On a note of birds, i took the goth in pieces & wrote down ALL that is needed in order to restore it to a final glory. The deep sixx pickups are very nice looking & i'll be filling in the pickup cavities just a tad as to raise the pickups without them being screwed only with a single thread of the screws. I'm also bringing the fretboard thickness down a bit & will radius it back to 12" & install the new Guitar jumbo frets - wonder if they'll wear down faster than bass frets, doubtful. & will also be stripping the finish back, except the headstock face, filling in gaps & dings from the last 5 years on both the neck & body. Then i'll paint the whole thing in red, mask & tear off designs..& well you'll see the progress as time goes by. Til then one step at a time. In gear related news i've finalized the structure for my amp road case. Only missing the front & back panels to start the whole build.

Considering all the time you've spent so far dismantling, putting back together, repairing and refinishing that Goth to no end - Wouldn't it have been less time-consuming and cheaper to just scrap it all together and buy a new one?

 

[Count Bassie]

Considering all the time you've spent so far dismantling, putting back together, repairing and refinishing that Goth to no end - Wouldn't it have been less time-consuming and cheaper to just scrap it all together and buy a new one?

He's got the bug... there's something especially cool, and deeply mojo about an instrument that has your mark, the shape of your heart and hands all over it. The results are a stamp of your soul.

It's the bug, he's got.

 

[ThaCoast]

Good work. I'll be interested to read about your amp case.

Thanks, it's going well thus far I'll be glad when it's all done & the amp stays in there Click, You can keep up with its progress along with a lot of other projects of mine enjoy the read!!!

Considering all the time you've spent so far dismantling, putting back together, repairing and refinishing that Goth to no end - Wouldn't it have been less time-consuming and cheaper to just scrap it all together and buy a new one?

This is the bass i've had a love hate relationship with. Times i've enjoyed having this bass & playing it, other times i regret buying it in the first place . Lately, the only hate i've had for is not being able to play it & it sounding like garbage. Now with this re-mod, i hope it'll sound & look better than it ever did in the last 5 years of owning it & it wouldn't be the same just scraping this one & buying a new one - easy granted, but worth it, not to me Like the Count said, it's a bug

 

[Klondike]

Thanks, it's going well thus far I'll be glad when it's all done & the amp stays in there Click, You can keep up with its progress along with a lot of other projects of mine enjoy the read!!!

Thanks for the link to your thread Andii, following.

 

[Dadagoboi]

Thats not a Hawk is it? The bike not the cat lol

Bingo. Now for extra credit identify the bass.

...and where's the pickup?

 

[Christine]

...and where's the pickup?

Bloody typical, you leave your bass lying against your bike and turn your back for five minutes and some bar steward nicks your pickups!!! What's the world coming too?

 

[Count Bassie]

Bingo. Now for extra credit identify the bass.

...and where's the pickup?

It's one of them damn Lightwave things.

 

[GBassNorth]

It's one of them damn Lightwave things.

That's what I was thinking too. Always wanted to try one, seems like I recall seeing some really low prices on new ones not to long ago.