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Bill's Shop: Projects, Mods & Repairs / Re: Brooks Fenderbird
« on: April 15, 2024, 06:46:07 AM »
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Gibson Basses / Re: Incoming Vintage Pro Epi 'bird
« on: April 04, 2024, 11:20:42 AM »When Christopher Walken went mobster ape like no one else can.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVKVzcc9Zno
in my line of work I have to watch an awful lot of kids movies, of which Jungle book is a definite sigh of relief when they choose that. and the best bit is definitely Walken channelling colonel Kurtz
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: So, what have you been listening to lately?
« on: March 21, 2024, 12:22:01 AM »
Melody Cristea from Liliac getting to play with some of her heroes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCi0tUy38nc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCi0tUy38nc
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Gibson Basses / Re: thunderdisaster
« on: January 26, 2024, 03:33:37 AM »
Firstly thank you all for your replies.
the twist in the neck is a non issue, I cannot see it and the action is completely acceptable. I only know its there because the guitar tech told me, and that he felt the action is higher than he would like for a set up.
he also has suggested that the twist may be from having it stored with the top strings under tension and the E string slack in which case I can store it with the
E and A under tension and the D & G slack which will likely pull it back.
99% of its job is to hang on my wall and look purty so I can easily do that.
unfortunately its neither a schaller or a Gotoh, both of those have a 14mm bore and the bass has a 13mm hole.
also the ears for the screws are in a totally different place
where are the ears on the gibson ones your thinking of selling and what is the bore size?
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I'm thinking of offering the guy who sold it the choice of full refund or I keep it and he refunds me £300 (I paid £1700) to cover the cost of repairs and decrease in value to restore it to Good condition
replacing it with a different tuner that will require an extra hole or reaming will surely impact the value won't it?
bearing in mind that I talked the wife into swapping a krugerand from our savings for it on the grounds that it is an investment and should hold its value
The tuner is replaceable, the twisted neck isn't. Return it and get your money back.
the twist in the neck is a non issue, I cannot see it and the action is completely acceptable. I only know its there because the guitar tech told me, and that he felt the action is higher than he would like for a set up.
he also has suggested that the twist may be from having it stored with the top strings under tension and the E string slack in which case I can store it with the
E and A under tension and the D & G slack which will likely pull it back.
99% of its job is to hang on my wall and look purty so I can easily do that.
There should be no reaming required to replace the tuner. It's likely a Schaller M4 or Gotoh GB7, possibly stamped "GIBSON" on the back. I've got a set of (4) black Schallers that say Gibson that I've been thinking of selling, but they are for a 2+2 headstock (came off my Les Paul).
unfortunately its neither a schaller or a Gotoh, both of those have a 14mm bore and the bass has a 13mm hole.
also the ears for the screws are in a totally different place
where are the ears on the gibson ones your thinking of selling and what is the bore size?
[/img]I'm thinking of offering the guy who sold it the choice of full refund or I keep it and he refunds me £300 (I paid £1700) to cover the cost of repairs and decrease in value to restore it to Good condition
I also don't think that one replacement tuner is going to affect the value of a '93 TBird in a relevant way. I for one prefer working non-original to non-working original.
replacing it with a different tuner that will require an extra hole or reaming will surely impact the value won't it?
bearing in mind that I talked the wife into swapping a krugerand from our savings for it on the grounds that it is an investment and should hold its value
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Gibson Basses / thunderdisaster
« on: January 23, 2024, 08:21:25 AM »
so my Krugerands into Gibson mission has struck the rocks.
I bought a 93 thunderbird from Reverb, when I got it and tuned it to pitch there was a horrible rattling when playing the open E and A. I took it to my local guitar tech to check out to see if it just needed a setup or I had bought a lemon.
The results are not good.
He got the buzzing to go away with a truss rod adjustment, but a twist in the neck means the G is always going to have a reasonably high action (TBH i could live with this, I played it like it and it didn't seem all that high)
But worse when he was putting new strings on it the E tuner cog is broken.
I dont know whether to at this point engage with Reverb to get my money back or keep it and ask for the price of a new machine head to be refunded?
my guy says that to replace it with a non Gibson part will require a larger hole to be reamed which will obviously affect the value. how likely am I to be able to find a replacement?
what do I do ?
I bought a 93 thunderbird from Reverb, when I got it and tuned it to pitch there was a horrible rattling when playing the open E and A. I took it to my local guitar tech to check out to see if it just needed a setup or I had bought a lemon.
The results are not good.
He got the buzzing to go away with a truss rod adjustment, but a twist in the neck means the G is always going to have a reasonably high action (TBH i could live with this, I played it like it and it didn't seem all that high)
But worse when he was putting new strings on it the E tuner cog is broken.
I dont know whether to at this point engage with Reverb to get my money back or keep it and ask for the price of a new machine head to be refunded?
my guy says that to replace it with a non Gibson part will require a larger hole to be reamed which will obviously affect the value. how likely am I to be able to find a replacement?
what do I do ?
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: So, what have you been listening to lately?
« on: January 03, 2024, 04:02:36 AM »This is excellent.
I love playing for change.
as a cover aficionado, (with no hint of hyperbole) I think they are the best source of cover versions there is,
My all time favourite cover version (stretching the definition) is their version of Biko.
what's not to love, Angelique Kudjo and Yoyo Mas' strings, taiko drums and bagpipes!
and the singer is no stranger to the material
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWNEr4eHL18
The definitive version of this one too
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hGSqqhhokE
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The Bass Zone / Re: Are Bass Players Human Too?
« on: December 28, 2023, 08:52:15 AM »
shit I completely forgot he had passed. I even wikied Carole Kaye before posting to check she was still with us.
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The Bass Zone / Re: Are Bass Players Human Too?
« on: December 28, 2023, 12:22:24 AM »
I enjoyed it too ,
it will be interesting to see if it gets another series,
Carole Kaye, jack Bruce, Flea and Gene Simmonds would all make a great episode.
it will be interesting to see if it gets another series,
Carole Kaye, jack Bruce, Flea and Gene Simmonds would all make a great episode.
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Gibson Basses / Re: Music videos that feature Thunderbirds
« on: December 15, 2023, 08:02:17 AM »
I've crewed the Darkness a few times and am always impressed that , for a novelty act, they put on a damn fine hard rocking show.
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: So, what have you been listening to lately?
« on: December 05, 2023, 02:46:48 AM »I'll be here all week. Tip your bartenders and try the veal.
try your waitress and tip the veal
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Gibson Basses / 81 victory, thoughts?
« on: December 01, 2023, 05:25:03 AM »
I'm eying up this bad boy
https://reverb.com/uk/item/64537882-gibson-usa-victory-bass-1981-silver-candy-apple-red-second-hand
the numbers look as though it'll hold its value, what does it play like and sound like?
cheers
Red
https://reverb.com/uk/item/64537882-gibson-usa-victory-bass-1981-silver-candy-apple-red-second-hand
the numbers look as though it'll hold its value, what does it play like and sound like?
cheers
Red
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: So, what have you been listening to lately?
« on: November 07, 2023, 06:06:24 AM »Ever wondered what Back In Black would have sounded like if Bon Scott had sung it?
There's quite a few not so convincing versions you can find on YouTube. But this one is done a whole lot better and it actually sounds like Bon.
This version done by Henrik Eriksson was taken down off YouTube.
But the Vimeo link is still working
https://vimeo.com/858674863
its quite creepy how good that is
For me this is proof that AI results are just as good as the human input, and the processing of the result by humans afterwards.
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: So, what have you been listening to lately?
« on: November 03, 2023, 03:21:10 AM »This is cool! Reminds me of these guys here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGJwMhVICg0
which I first heard in Morocco and have since witnessed live in Brussels. They are Tuaregs from the Sahara region in Mali. Their name Tinariwen means desert in the Tuareg language.
Tuareg blues was a revelation to me when i first heard Cerys Mathews playing it on her radio 2 blues show. I grew up in the middle east so there are certain music motifs that hit me right in the childhood. to hear middle eastern playing combined with electric blues was a marriage made in heaven
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vACZA9dGvV4
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Gibson Basses / are 93 T-birds any good?
« on: November 03, 2023, 03:02:33 AM »
I'm looking to invest around £2k in a Gibson bass i can hang on my wall and look at, that will not depreciate in value
I'm looking at this bird on reverb, its a bit younger than i was hoping for, but also a lot cheaper than I was expecting is there any reason for this? were mid 90s birds pigs for any reason?
https://reverb.com/uk/item/74601496-gibson-thunderbird-iv-1993-vintage-sunburst
I'm looking at this bird on reverb, its a bit younger than i was hoping for, but also a lot cheaper than I was expecting is there any reason for this? were mid 90s birds pigs for any reason?
https://reverb.com/uk/item/74601496-gibson-thunderbird-iv-1993-vintage-sunburst