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Gibson Basses / Re: I got Tom Hamilton's Thunderbird on Reverb
« on: November 18, 2023, 04:26:41 AM »
Gotta love those foto-finishes.
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Gibson Basses / Re: are 93 T-birds any good?
« on: November 18, 2023, 04:23:43 AM »
This is worrisome:
"Wye Fret is a High-end Rare & Vintage guitar shop based in the Mid Wales town of Hay-On-Wye."
It's right on the border of England and Wales, but definitely in Herefordshire, England.
As you were.
"Wye Fret is a High-end Rare & Vintage guitar shop based in the Mid Wales town of Hay-On-Wye."
It's right on the border of England and Wales, but definitely in Herefordshire, England.
As you were.
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Gibson Basses / Re: New for 2021
« on: January 13, 2021, 10:22:17 AM »https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojnbIEgkR0M&ab_channel=Britain%27sRareGuitars
Dick Knight lived local to me. Yonks ago (80s) he did a refret on my old Travis Bean and a neck shave/middle pickup install on our guitarist's Les Paul. He had a load of Billy Bremner and Nick Lowe's kit in when we visited.
*Point of trivia? Dick Knight only had one good hand and was missing half of the other.
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Gibson Basses / Re: New for 2021
« on: January 09, 2021, 07:53:16 AM »
I'm just dipping in here once in a while. Is this the Thunderbird news mentioned back when all this was fields or is it something else?
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Gibson Basses / Re: NBD: RNR Thunderbird
« on: December 30, 2020, 02:02:23 AM »
For those of us who can't get their head around how this would look as a left-handed NR then flipped for a right-hander, I took the liberty of reversing the image.
To be honest, I like that a lot...I would maybe have gone with a Babicz bridge for aesthetic reasons, but otherwise, hubba-bubba. Also, that sunburst finish is lush and, to be honest, I wouldn't ruin it with a scratchplate. It looks brilliant as is.
I've been thinking about getting another Lull done at some point and this could be a decent start off (it would need to be an oversized body).
To be honest, I like that a lot...I would maybe have gone with a Babicz bridge for aesthetic reasons, but otherwise, hubba-bubba. Also, that sunburst finish is lush and, to be honest, I wouldn't ruin it with a scratchplate. It looks brilliant as is.
I've been thinking about getting another Lull done at some point and this could be a decent start off (it would need to be an oversized body).
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Gibson Basses / Re: New for 2021
« on: December 28, 2020, 07:22:10 AM »
It looks very much like a Thunderbird and a Flying V Bass with a skull wearing sunglasses motif. I couldn't get the resolution up any higher.
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Gibson Basses / Re: New for 2021
« on: December 24, 2020, 06:35:24 AM »It's a mystery to me why Gibson doesn't switch over to the Advanced Plating Thunderbird bridge and tailpiece now that it's readily available, especially for their US models.
As Gibson (allegedly) don't manufacture outside of the US, aren't they all US models? Or are you saying that only the US market should have a two part bridge and the rest of the world can go swivel on it?
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Gibson Basses / Re: New for 2021
« on: December 20, 2020, 04:46:23 AM »
Anyone spilling any beans yet? It's only ten days until 2021.
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Gibson Basses / Re: 2020 20/20 Reissue, Where are you????
« on: December 24, 2019, 02:38:37 PM »
I'd buy one. Oh, yes.
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Gibson Basses / Re: Gibson loses a trademark in Europe
« on: October 26, 2019, 04:34:16 AM »
Perhaps this might prompt Spector into 4X production. Me, last week - not mine, the two behind me are two of mine:
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Gibson Basses / Re: 1967 EB-0 "restomod"
« on: July 03, 2019, 12:22:42 AM »
I am enjoying these videos; it's just interesting to see these old basses get broken apart and worked on.
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Gibson Basses / Re: 1967 EB-0 "restomod"
« on: April 18, 2019, 12:41:41 PM »
This is a joy to watch. Cheers Davey lad.
It's weird, we dumped our satellite TV subscription a couple of months ago and I'm finding that the lack of Discovery Channel nonsense washing over me is forcing me to go out and find channels like this guys on Your Tube.
Man alive , if this guy is doing it for you, you need to check out Baumgartner Restoration (art restoration), Marty's Matchbox Makeovers (an Aussie guy who restores old toy cars), and Andy Phillip (who specialises in turning gnarly old wood into bowls, then soaks them in coloured resin, then turns them again).
It's weird, we dumped our satellite TV subscription a couple of months ago and I'm finding that the lack of Discovery Channel nonsense washing over me is forcing me to go out and find channels like this guys on Your Tube.
Man alive , if this guy is doing it for you, you need to check out Baumgartner Restoration (art restoration), Marty's Matchbox Makeovers (an Aussie guy who restores old toy cars), and Andy Phillip (who specialises in turning gnarly old wood into bowls, then soaks them in coloured resin, then turns them again).
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Gibson Basses / Re: 1967 EB-0 "restomod"
« on: April 14, 2019, 03:36:36 AM »
I kind of like the format...it's all a bit gung-ho and warts'n'all. It's almost like watching an early edition of New Yankee Workshop.
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Bill's Shop: Projects, Mods & Repairs / Re: Brooks EXB-12-Q
« on: December 28, 2018, 12:35:06 PM »
Wow. Just wow.