The Phoenix... the restoration of a rare custom-made "Thunderbird"

clankenstein · April 20, 2010, 04:29:05 PM

very nice indeed.where are going to find gold polepiece bolts to go in the mudbucker.what pidgeons?(meow)

ramone57 · April 21, 2010, 05:35:36 AM

lookin' good, Kenny! great job on everything!

Highlander · April 21, 2010, 01:17:27 PM

Quote from: tubehead on April 20, 2010, 04:29:05 PM
where are going to find gold polepiece bolts to go in the mudbucker

Damn...! hadn't thought of that... back to the drawing board...

ramone57 · April 22, 2010, 10:16:40 AM

use black, it will match the Gibson script on the pup.

Highlander · April 23, 2010, 11:37:34 AM

A thought I had was to "blue" them (red heat and oil quench)

shadowcastaz · April 23, 2010, 02:44:56 PM

I had not looked at this since page 10 or so. When I saw the bowl of flakes I was ...huh???. That is an incredible job . Thanks for posting the progress.

FlatEric · April 24, 2010, 01:24:04 AM

Kenny, Hi.

Looking very nice.
The anticipation is building up. What is your ETC??
Have you got a band lined up to use all this "Re-born" gear??

Cheers.

Daniel_J · April 24, 2010, 10:43:05 AM

I'll quote myself:

Quote from: Daniel_J on April 04, 2010, 10:34:28 PM
Great job on that burst, Kenny! Looking really tasty!

Highlander · April 24, 2010, 02:14:29 PM

After seeing some of your work, Daniel, that is truly appreciated...

... and Eric... between gigs but intend to do some serious looking once finished this beastie...

And Shadow... Special K...?

Chris P. · April 27, 2010, 09:56:14 AM

It's getting better, each time I'm around here!!

n!k · May 16, 2010, 03:51:48 PM

This bass is so gaudy for all the right reasons! I hope you plan on using some bright gold colored strings (or even flashier!) to complete the package.

Highlander · May 17, 2010, 02:24:13 AM

That is something I have not truly thought of... always used Rotosounds on her...

Any other suggestions, considering she is Mudbucker and Mahogany...

Gotta do some spares ordering this week as the month is almost up - new machines required as one of the original gold ones has a damaged gear (not the chrome/gold mixtures) so only have three of the original four - probably gonna go for amber controls to complement the fin - still thinking on them...

Dave W · May 17, 2010, 03:26:17 PM

None of the color coated rounds will be as bright as uncoated stainless rounds. If Rotos work for you, stick with them.

Highlander · May 17, 2010, 05:03:53 PM

I guess I will - The spares were ordered this evening...

Funkster · May 21, 2010, 10:22:38 AM

Wow Kenny I just read through this whole thread and I got to say what an amazing ressurection.