Waterstone V8 Thunderbird

[godofthunder]

 Model G installed. Next new string trees, pots. Hey Carlo how much for that bridge?

[dadagoboi]

$60, shipping included

[godofthunder]

I'll tale it. In for a penny in for a pound.

[dadagoboi]

I'll get it out today or tomorrow, Scott.

[godofthunder]

  Wow! Hey Carlo thanks for the bridge! I'll get you paid today.

[dadagoboi]

Cool, it's a really nice hunk of metal,eh?

[godofthunder]

 Ok so here we go! I had the day off today (sort of) got a little shop time in. From the beginning this bass as been major dissapointment and  pain in the A#@. Any how I routed for the new pickups and got them installed new Schaller bridge (thanks Carlo!) CTS pots, new string tree. Also one of my pgs. I still need to replace the tuners. I hope to have it wired up in the next week or so.

[godofthunder]

 Honestly the best thing about this bass is the case it came in.....................it fits a NR Thunderbird.

[TBird1958]

 Scott, you've definately cured me of the GAS I was having for one of these - Thank you 

[godofthunder]

 To be honest I think I am throwing good money after bad. A Korean made  Hammer Chaparral 12ver came into the HOG today on trade in. Light years better than this bass. I could have bought it for a song.

[godofthunder]

 Scott, you've definately cured me of the GAS I was having for one of these - Thank you 

  Shiver........................ my pleasure. Geeze what a POS talk about polishing a turd.
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[OldManC]

A Korean made  Hammer Chaparral 12ver came into the HOG today on trade in. Light years better than this bass.

I've always wondered if you could cut the body off top/bottom (like a reverse bird) and glue up wings in the flavor of your choice; reverse or non reverse. A 12er bird would look great with that headstock!

[TBird1958]

I've always wondered if you could cut the body off top/bottom (like a reverse bird) and glue up wings in the flavor of your choice; reverse or non reverse. A 12er bird would look great with that headstock!

 Didn't Baz do this already?

Mike Lull Lull did this one for Pearl Jam's Jeff Ament, I wouldn't be surprised in the slightest if he (Jeff) got the idea here at LBO.
 

[Highlander]

... talk about polishing a turd.

It all depends on the quality of the fin and the presentation of the aforementioned object ... 

I've always wondered if you could cut the body off top/bottom (like a reverse bird) and glue up wings in the flavor of your choice; reverse or non reverse.

The centre of the body is the issue with this idea - that would require a bit of thinking...

[gearHed289]

Polishing a turd - LOL! What's the bridge pickup Scott? Looks like the DiMarzio D Activator X pups I have on my Hamer 12. Nice bridge! Octave/fundamental strings look kind of widely spaced though.