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Thunderbird Club
- Thread starter TBird1958
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He was clearly well on the way with what's still in the thread. Sad.
It was 78 on my bike ride today. It's currently 40 and headed into the mid-high 20s by sunrise. Yeehah!
- Jun 30, 2010
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- musician/artist/owner - Gildaxe
- Jun 30, 2010
- 49,588
- 221,963
- Disclosures
- musician/artist/owner - Gildaxe
- Jun 30, 2010
- 49,588
- 221,963
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- musician/artist/owner - Gildaxe
Since somebody mentioned cherry sunburst, my J200. Fear not, it keeps good company....
The first Chinabuckers were 8 kOhms only, they added the 9, 2 option later. I have an 8 kOhm version in my Hamer 12-string.
- Jun 30, 2010
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- musician/artist/owner - Gildaxe
- Jun 30, 2010
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- musician/artist/owner - Gildaxe
The opportunity is a bit of a 'shoe in the door.' Having it in the Chicago Music Exchange (for hopefully a short time!) is like having a painting in a world-class art gallery. (which.., for musical instruments - TSME is!) I lived in Chicago in the '80s when it was a small shop and revisited about 10 yrs ago - wow.
I stand behind my work and that is an awesome bass. It's the sibling of my own Teisciobird! (used it tonight at our TSC's rehearsal)
Never fails to deliver.
- Jun 30, 2010
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Just remember, askin ain’t gettin
Understatement!
Sorry to hear the journey has been a tough one, but it sounds like good progress is being made. Here’s hoping the rate of recovery speeds up.
Seems to me there was a company down under (Bulldog Guitars?) that was making NR kits.
The ones I just bought tested at 10.8k ohms on the bridge pup IIRC.
I thought PitBull were doing reverse T’bird kits.
Yep looks like reverse only
https://www.pitbullguitars.com/shop/guitars/pit-bull-guitars-tb-4-electric-bass-guitar-kit/
https://www.pitbullguitars.com/shop/guitars/pit-bull-guitars-tb-4-electric-bass-guitar-kit/
Bling bird update…
Wrapped up the control wiring, all soldered and ground tested, passed with flying colors, not a hum or buzz even under fluorescent lighting. Connected output jack to the amp and tap tested each pup. Each volume/tone stack works as intended.
In the home stretch now - Centered, squared and aligned all the hardware (three pups with trim rings and a bridge and hard tail all on a raised center block demands a lot of attention to detail and triple checking all the gaps and spaces). Everything is now prepped for drilling all the mounting screw holes (nearly 50 without a pickguard) and final assembly…
Will do that work tomorrow in good daylight.
Wrapped up the control wiring, all soldered and ground tested, passed with flying colors, not a hum or buzz even under fluorescent lighting. Connected output jack to the amp and tap tested each pup. Each volume/tone stack works as intended.
In the home stretch now - Centered, squared and aligned all the hardware (three pups with trim rings and a bridge and hard tail all on a raised center block demands a lot of attention to detail and triple checking all the gaps and spaces). Everything is now prepped for drilling all the mounting screw holes (nearly 50 without a pickguard) and final assembly…
Will do that work tomorrow in good daylight.
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The white one is a modded VP.
One pickup removed, hole filled and centre section repainted.
Reverse wind resolites, hand made finger rest and bridge and p/up covers in nickel.
My take on a 64 II.
Let's hope Gibson takes my lead and actually makes a proper reissue !
Fat chance probably.
Don't you just know they will do something stupid like put a 3 point on it ....
That ought to look great.
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