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Bionic-Joe

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New T Bird for me!!! Bwah Ha! Ha! Ha!
« on: August 31, 2014, 08:32:29 AM »
My New Bass...originally Pelham Blue...It will be restored to Pelham Blue with Original Dupont Acrylic Lacquer basecoat and Nitro topcoat!
http://www.chicagomusicexchange.com/collections/gibson/products/gibson-thunderbird-iv-refinished-1967-s548
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Re: New T Bird for me!!! Bwah Ha! Ha! Ha!
« Reply #1 on: August 31, 2014, 09:18:45 AM »
Nice!! I'm sure it will look better than new after you refinish it back to original specs............ I bought my slightly used 2013 Firebird V 2010 from them. They were nice to work with.
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Re: New T Bird for me!!! Bwah Ha! Ha! Ha!
« Reply #2 on: August 31, 2014, 09:34:57 AM »
Nice score Baz!!
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Re: New T Bird for me!!! Bwah Ha! Ha! Ha!
« Reply #3 on: August 31, 2014, 11:41:43 AM »
Nice!
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Re: New T Bird for me!!! Bwah Ha! Ha! Ha!
« Reply #4 on: August 31, 2014, 12:18:19 PM »

 New bass - goes great with your new haircut Baz - Badass!
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Re: New T Bird for me!!! Bwah Ha! Ha! Ha!
« Reply #5 on: September 01, 2014, 05:45:00 AM »
Thanks Guys!!! I just couldn't believe the price I got it for!!!! And even though I prefer the single pickup II's...this is a SCORE!!!!!
When I started working as a Model Maker in 2001, they were using Acrylic Lacquers.....Dupont Lucite...to be exact....They had alll of the pigments and binder and balancer. After a while it dawned on me from doing research that I had better call Dupont and get some of the formula's and mix up some cool colors....The only quart I have left is Pelham Blue....The REAL DEAL!!!!! So..It WILL be like a new Paint job..with the parts polished.....and I will RELIC it myself!!! The Old fashioned way!!! I just REALLY have to take my time.. I have a buddy who still works where I used to at one of the shops who has access to a spray booth.
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Re: New T Bird for me!!! Bwah Ha! Ha! Ha!
« Reply #6 on: September 01, 2014, 06:06:49 PM »
The old fashioned way meaning, play it for 20 years, I hope :)
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Re: New T Bird for me!!! Bwah Ha! Ha! Ha!
« Reply #7 on: September 02, 2014, 07:21:52 PM »
That's a beauty!
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Re: New T Bird for me!!! Bwah Ha! Ha! Ha!
« Reply #8 on: September 06, 2014, 02:50:22 PM »
 :toast: Good one!
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Re: New T Bird for me!!! Bwah Ha! Ha! Ha!
« Reply #9 on: September 07, 2014, 06:15:41 PM »
Nice one Baz, but I wish I had seen it first :mrgreen:
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Re: New T Bird for me!!! Bwah Ha! Ha! Ha!
« Reply #10 on: September 08, 2014, 09:00:48 PM »
Very nice...


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Re: New T Bird for me!!! Bwah Ha! Ha! Ha!
« Reply #11 on: September 11, 2014, 07:28:10 PM »
It's taking some time but it will be worth it!!! Got some great tips from My buddy Roy from RS Guitarworks on what I need to do! If I wasn't so broke I'd have RS shoot it....still...wish it was a single pickup.... but hey...only 131 of these were made in 1966......
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Re: New T Bird for me!!! Bwah Ha! Ha! Ha!
« Reply #12 on: October 28, 2014, 07:42:03 PM »
Congrats on a lovely find! Pelham Blue T-Bird = gorgeous
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Re: New T Bird for me!!! Bwah Ha! Ha! Ha!
« Reply #13 on: October 31, 2014, 05:37:20 AM »
Thanks...Just waiting for The Pickups to be rewound y Steve Soar.... THUNDER UCK Ranch is the Best for that...in fact...the best repro T bird pickups IMHO.
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