2007 Thunderbird - Heavy Modifications Underway

Started by n!k, April 06, 2009, 04:31:22 PM

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clankenstein

#30
July 01, 2009, 06:03:47 PM
thats sweet.i like the look of that bridge on there too.
Louder bass!.

OldManC

#31
July 01, 2009, 06:14:14 PM
That looks really good. I guess I know what to do with my LP bridge. My Blackbird project has a new bridge in mind! I don't bother with much past the 12th fret so I don't need to worry about the cutaway.  :mrgreen:

Nocturnal

#32
July 01, 2009, 07:01:33 PM
Thats looking pretty cool!!
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uwe

#33
July 03, 2009, 06:04:59 AM
That Warwick bridge looks like it was born to be there, great.

I won't comment on the cutaway  :-X, but I know it makes sense.

Uwe
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From techno seeds we first planted ... evolved a mind of its own ...

birdie

#34
July 25, 2009, 01:34:25 PM
hi, guys, hope this is not a hijack!

other than esthetics, what do you think is the main diff. in sound/tension etc. if any, between the trad. t-bird bridge arrangement and a hardtail/bolt-on type?
trying to decide for my f-bird...my IV is the only one i have EVER played :o

thanks!
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drbassman

#35
July 25, 2009, 01:48:13 PM
I think the hard tail is a bit easier to adjust, but I have like 7 Gibsons with the 3 pointer and I;e learned to manage them just fine.  I like the looks of a 3 pointer better.

The best bridge of all, IMHO, is the Warwick one used in this project. 
I'm fixin' a hole where the rain gets in..........cuz I'm built for a kilt!

Chris P.

#36
September 17, 2009, 04:23:18 AM
The Warwick bridge looks nice too!

Highlander

#37
September 17, 2009, 03:24:20 PM
Catch-up is a bugger...  ;D
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Chris P.

#38
September 17, 2009, 11:39:02 PM
It is! ;D

Highlander

#40
September 18, 2009, 01:35:32 PM
... and N!k... some nice work...  8)
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If research was easy, it wouldn't need doing...
Staring at that event horizon is a dirty job, but someone has to do it; something's going to come back out of it one day...

n!k

#41
December 02, 2009, 09:53:35 PM
If you can believe it, I STILL don't have this back. It's almost been a year. Just a couple weeks ago I visited it in the shop and I couldn't have been more impressed though. Apparently Gibson doesn't give out it's sunburst paint formula to just anyone (not even their authorized repair centers!), and every mix they make is different from the others, so they had to sit down and mix it from scratch. I can't wait for it to be done and for you guys to see it. It's breathtaking. Looks like it rolled off the factory floor with a Warwick Bridge and the extended cutaway! Shouldn't be too long now... I'm dying after a year without my 'Bird!
Half-speed Hawkwind

Highlander

#42
December 03, 2009, 04:54:24 PM
I know the feeling, N!k... I'm stalled due to adverse weather conditions... (feeble excuse  ;D)
The random mind of a Silver Surfer...
If research was easy, it wouldn't need doing...
Staring at that event horizon is a dirty job, but someone has to do it; something's going to come back out of it one day...

n!k

#43
January 29, 2010, 03:47:07 PM
DONE!


Sunset on a Sunburst


With Flash to see the 3-point post holes. Without flash these are actually pretty tough to see, even close.


Excellent work on the finish matching.

It took forever but all credit to Brown's Guitar Factory on doing it RIGHT, which is always worth the time. I'll upload a guts shot next.
Half-speed Hawkwind

n!k

#44
January 29, 2010, 04:03:33 PM

The Ecstasy of... Copper? These are the new pots (RS Guitarworks), NOS Sprague cap, and Switchcraft Jack.
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