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[dagrev]

Thanks man! The Epiphone TBird VP sounds so damn good recorded.

We're knee deep in mixing this second record now. Doing some overduds and touch up sessions tonight, should hopefully put a wrap on everything. Looking forward to releasing this one

And, it can do big and smooth as well!

 

[dagrev]

exciting! - just make sure he fully insures his free shipping

Yes!

 

[WillyW]

what did I miss here? you expecting something?..

 

[JIO]

I'd sure make an offer if I were looking for one. But I prefer the IVs. Other than the neck repair, I'm happy to see that mine looks to be in a little better shape.

I always wonder about heavily checked finishes - my '64 II is pretty clean in that respect. Checking like that is usually an indication of extremes in temperature over many years. It won't have any effect on the sound, and I'm not against the "distressed" look as some of you may know. SHOW YOUR DISTRESSED FINISHES!

 

[dagrev]

ha! Breakfast the other day. Didn’t eat lunch later on, must be getting old.

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Aussie bacon, poached eggs, sourdough toast, cherry tomatoes, mushrooms and a hash brown. Oh, and a cappuccino.

Maybe I'm a bit Aussie! That's looking really good.

 

[dagrev]

Go for the Billy Sheehan look - not straight on any axis but not so much so that it looks like it was done on purpose.

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That I can live with. The other makes me wonder if they know how to keep their pants up. Wait. Never mind.

 

[dagrev]

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I´ll take better pics during weekend.

Congrats!

 

[JIO]

These smoking slippers would look even better…
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[WillyW]

not that I care, but the last two digits on the top one is 35, the bottom 36.

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[dagrev]

No kidding! Those guys could screw up an iron ball with a rubber hammer these days.

Our place is the end of the street. Our house in on one side of the street but we actually own what is across the street from our drive. There is no proper turnaround. So literally we own the end of the street. The latest rendition of a Fedmess driver tries to back into our drive by pulling into the grass across from our drive (still our yard, and hard to picture I know). So he pulls up int the grass turns his wheels and backs up into the drive backwards from everyone else--leaving ruts in the grass. Big ruts since its wet from snow melting and heavy rain. Does the low IQ driver not see that as a problem? About three times now. So I gathered three good size rocks from the creek and placed on the edge of the grass. They are brown so not much contrast from the grass right now. If he's too stupid to notice he's going to hear some awful noise and maybe get hung up. I hope. I haven't wasted time calling India to talk to a human about it.

 

[icefly]

It looks great. I didn't realize you bought a brand new one. When you try that one, you may find that your concerns about neck dive will disappear. Or maybe they won't. That's the one thing about bolt-on Epiphones. They sure sound good with the right strings, and they are Thunderbirds.

Thanks.
Played for some minutes, even with stock strings, has a nice growl.
Neckdive?
Put strap on, with Daddario strap lock, and there it is; but doesn´t matter, now I´m a TBirder

Congrats!

Thanks

 

[JIO]

That ‘66 JBass has got me all weak in the knees.
Blasphemy, I know.

Every time I think another bass will out-tone it... I play it and am reminded it rules the roost. I just saw this recent Wilco performance at the Austin City Limits Music Awards ceremony. [1:05:43] Austin City Limits | Austin City Limits 7th Annual Hall of Fame Honors (90 min) Listen to the Jazz bass tone (I'm guessing it's a late '65) through an Ampeg amp, and tell me that isn't a great bass tone. (and of corse awesome guitar playing by Nels Cline*)

* I don't know this as a fact, but I think the cool red retro-looking guitar Nels is playing has a Spitfire pg. My Oly white '66 J sports one - Mark's hand painted tort pg's are better in most ways than original '60s tort, which unlike todays dot-photo reproductions of faux tort (too far removed from tortoise shell) are giving tort a bad name. If curious - check out his website - Login • Instagram (apparently his website is under re-construction)

After scanning Mark's Instagram link - I saw two guitars like Nels' that had Spitfire pg's... I was correct! (not sure who makes the retro-guitars... but they are cool!)

 

[dagrev]

To quote an English boss I had, they couldn’t hold a piss up in a brewery.

Or...
Couldn't pour pee out of a bucket with the directions on the bottom.
Would mess up a two care funeral.
One my Dad always said: Couldn't grab their butt with both hands.

All good descriptions of Fedmess.

 

[WillyW]

Or...
Couldn't pour pee out of a bucket with the directions on the bottom.
Would mess up a two care funeral.
One my Dad always said: Couldn't grab their butt with both hands.

All good descriptions of Fedmess.

I say “some people could shag up a poopie sammich” at least 3 times a day.

 

[dagrev]

Yep I left the butter.



Yes and no. You can get them but nobody eats them except expat Brits.

What's with leaving the butter? I mean you're eating bacon so healthy eating is kind of out the window. It is better for you than fake butter, within moderation!

 

[dagrev]

I always wonder about heavily checked finishes - my '64 II is pretty clean in that respect. Checking like that is usually an indication of extremes in temperature over many years. It won't have any effect on the sound, and I'm not against the "distressed" look as some of you may know. SHOW YOUR DISTRESSED FINISHES!

Mine has some very fine checking on the body, but the headstock has none.

 

[icefly]

These will do just fine for admission here!

A Thunderbird Club welcome to you Icefly, I believe you're our first member from Brazil, please do join us here, we have this long rambling conversation we folks from all over the world, our common ground is a love for all Thunderbirds. Please feel free to ask questions, everyone will chime in and it never gets old. Welcome here you're #864

Thanks
Cool... such an honor!

And.... just one more shot for today

 

[RedVee]

What's with leaving the butter? I mean you're eating bacon so healthy eating is kind of out the window. It is better for you than fake butter, within moderation!

Well, they served it with the poached eggs on the toast. I wasn’t that keen to remove the eggs, butter the toast, reassemble etc

 

[JIO]

Mine has some very fine checking on the body, but the headstock has none.

Mine has no checking whatsoever. It has some clear-coat deformities by what looks like a strap or (?) on the back which were on it when I got it in '78. (who knows? who cares?)

My original whit/blk/wht pg is in VGC also - no breaks or cracks.

 

[JIO]

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