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Re: The Phoenix... the restoration of a rare custom-made "Thunderbird"
« Reply #255 on: July 29, 2010, 01:39:14 PM »
Quote from: Kenny's 51st State on July 29, 2010, 12:33:15 PM
... but I don't want to lower the MUD-level... ;D

That's why you have a mudbucker, right?
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Re: The Phoenix... the restoration of a rare custom-made "Thunderbird"
« Reply #256 on: July 30, 2010, 03:15:20 PM »
Mud and Mahogany, Al, Mud and Mahogany, through a gloriously warm valve amp... all lovingly wrapped up in a Thunderbird body... ;)
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Re: The Phoenix... the restoration of a rare custom-made "Thunderbird"
« Reply #257 on: July 30, 2010, 03:59:34 PM »
Quote from: Kenny's 51st State on July 30, 2010, 03:15:20 PM
Mud and Mahogany, Al, Mud and Mahogany, through a gloriously warm valve amp... all lovingly wrapped up in a Thunderbird body... ;)

I'm getting there (minus the tube amp, although my 1967 Bassman qualifies)....don't rush me.  Gotta get the mudbucker yet.
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Re: The Phoenix... the restoration of a rare custom-made "Thunderbird"
« Reply #258 on: July 30, 2010, 04:31:53 PM »
All things come to he who waits... ;)
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Re: The Phoenix... the restoration of a rare custom-made "Thunderbird"
« Reply #259 on: July 30, 2010, 08:15:45 PM »
Quote from: Kenny's 51st State on July 30, 2010, 04:31:53 PM
All things come to he who waits... ;)

As Mad magazine once quoted Confucius, "He who hee hoo hee hee hee hoo hoo hoo hoo!"
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Re: The Phoenix... the restoration of a rare custom-made "Thunderbird"
« Reply #260 on: October 25, 2015, 06:10:11 PM »
Well, I finally fitted the Lollar pup today (only took me aout 5 years) and took her to a rehearsal where she performed admirably...



Just need to get the Mudbucker gold-plated, then she's pretty much done, ish... the amber knobs have gone and I'm still pending a permanent decision on what I'll use...
Oh yes... a bit of an issue with the lamination can be spotted...
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Re: The Phoenix... the restoration of a rare custom-made "Thunderbird"
« Reply #261 on: October 25, 2015, 07:35:06 PM »
This and the RD are both really pretty!
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Re: The Phoenix... the restoration of a rare custom-made "Thunderbird"
« Reply #262 on: October 25, 2015, 11:57:51 PM »
Looking good!
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Re: The Phoenix... the restoration of a rare custom-made "Thunderbird"
« Reply #263 on: October 26, 2015, 03:18:57 AM »
Speaking of zombies!  It lives!
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Re: The Phoenix... the restoration of a rare custom-made "Thunderbird"
« Reply #264 on: October 26, 2015, 02:36:25 PM »
Ah Bill, here we are, breathing life into the dead and resurrecting the Zombies... :mrgreen:

Played really well last night...
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Re: The Phoenix... the restoration of a rare custom-made "Thunderbird"
« Reply #265 on: October 26, 2015, 02:42:16 PM »
Peter Cook will be proud of you.
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Re: The Phoenix... the restoration of a rare custom-made "Thunderbird"
« Reply #266 on: October 26, 2015, 02:52:43 PM »
She's getting there DW, she's getting there... giving her the bit of grace she more than deserves... ;)

Got a truly awesome sound...
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Re: The Phoenix... the restoration of a rare custom-made "Thunderbird"
« Reply #267 on: October 26, 2015, 03:39:32 PM »
Rehearsal means you have a band on the go up here already? Envious of your degree of organisation.  :mrgreen:
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Re: The Phoenix... the restoration of a rare custom-made "Thunderbird"
« Reply #268 on: October 26, 2015, 04:55:38 PM »
Band's called Black Dog... guitarist is working on his second blues release...
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Re: The Phoenix... the restoration of a rare custom-made "Thunderbird"
« Reply #269 on: April 04, 2017, 11:55:45 PM »
Another update... well, that band came and went without a gig... the drummer went on to form a band with his brother and already have an album...
Presently working with a lady called Susanna Wolfe, a former session singer, in a band called The Susanna Wolfe Band, originally enough... and last weekend found me back in the studio laying down the bass on eleven tracks for a future release with just over half of the songs being recorded with this beastie... the remainder with the fretless RD...
DI recording, all the way for both days... apart from some drop ins nothing was more than two takes and a few were one takes only... :mrgreen:






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