My very CHROMEY Thunderbird

TBird1958 · October 08, 2009, 03:16:41 PM

I finally have this put back together!
briefly, it has Lull pups, a new Gibson 3 point, Hipshot clovers, chrome plated laser cut pickguard and TRC..........And because I could............a chrome plated Opti - Grab

I'll have some in process shots for the mods forum later.

ramone57 · October 08, 2009, 03:27:39 PM

looks good Mark, nice and shiny!

I did the same thing to my LP studio, you can't beat the look.

Aussie Mark · October 08, 2009, 03:41:53 PM

What's the little thingy at the end of the bridge? Is it some kind of retainer for your instrument lead?

lowend1 · October 08, 2009, 04:16:33 PM

Quote from: Aussie Mark on October 08, 2009, 03:41:53 PM
What's the little thingy at the end of the bridge? Is it some kind of retainer for your instrument lead?

Mark's "little thingy" is an OptiGrab!

Lightyear · October 08, 2009, 04:36:12 PM

Awesome! Couldn't look any better!

And , thank God, the only thing I see refelected in all of that chrome is a chin, ears and a elbow!

chromium · October 08, 2009, 04:47:40 PM

Looks niiiice with bright shiny objects!

uwe · October 08, 2009, 04:58:41 PM

Uhum.

Highlander · October 08, 2009, 05:19:20 PM

Very shiney... I could use that pickguard for polishing my dome...

... but just what is an "opti-grab"...?

TBird1958 · October 08, 2009, 05:20:47 PM

Sorry Uwe!
Didn't know you where going to be SO sensitive about it

Opti Grab as in the Steve Martin movie "The Jerk"
Really I've always thought this to be a bit of fun on Nikki's part, but who knows?
He hooks his pinkie on it while playing, mine is not that long so it goes unused, chrome plating it just makes it that much sillier.

Quote from: Lightyear on October 08, 2009, 04:36:12 PM
Awesome! Couldn't look any better!

And , than God, the only thing I see refelected in all of that chrome is a chin, ears and a elbow!

Here's a recreation of a "famous" Bass Outpost pic.................
Thanks George

uwe · October 08, 2009, 06:25:59 PM

We've had people sent to the Ostfront for lesser crimes.

Trying to teach taste in this forum of fora is not so much frustrating as it is pointless. We should rechristen it The Chrome Home.

OldManC · October 08, 2009, 06:30:10 PM

Looks much thicker than mine. I'm feeling a bit inadequate...

uwe · October 08, 2009, 06:38:12 PM

Small caliber love guns have their place too, George. Good aim shouldn't be underestimated and that is not always Mark's forte.

Dave W · October 08, 2009, 06:55:11 PM

The chrome is thicker, George? That is what you're talking about, right?

TBird1958 · October 08, 2009, 07:28:11 PM

Quote from: uwe on October 08, 2009, 06:38:12 PM
Small caliber love guns have their place

You're killin' me!

Aussie Mark · October 08, 2009, 08:07:59 PM

Oh, so it's a "thumb rest" for pick players. I get it now.