Picking up my New NR Thunderbird today!

[TBird1958]

Will you then spoil us with marriage ceremony pics or will you continue to tease us as the eternal bachelorette?

Ahhhh..........well, time to 'fess up.

While I'd like it if you all did think of me as the eternal bachelorette the truth is that Miss Alison Peacock has been living with me for some time now. I'm quiet about this kind of stuff, more reserved than I lead you all to belive, it's quite an adjustment!
2012 has brought a lot change, figured I'd tell all at years end tho.

Miss Peacock and I enjoying Seattle's Gay Pride a year or so ago.

[patman]

congrats...she is a beautiful woman.

[godofthunder]

 I believe we have seen a pic of her before She is beautiful Mark, just the kind of gal I'd go for. Congrats to you and her your quite a catch.

[Bionic-Joe]

So...Would the REAL question is....who would be wearing the wedding dress???

[4stringer77]

Is it me or does the pic of that bass show a little more travel between the string ball ends and the sadles than you usually see? Could it be Gibson finally reconfigured the 3 point bridge?

[uwe]

Ahhhh..........well, time to 'fess up.

While I'd like it if you all did think of me as the eternal bachelorette the truth is that Miss Alison Peacock has been living with me for some time now. I'm quiet about this kind of stuff, more reserved than I lead you all to belive, it's quite an adjustment!
2012 has brought a lot change, figured I'd tell all at years end tho.

Miss Peacock and I enjoying Seattle's Gay Pride a year or so ago.

This indeed confessional, albeit manifestly belated posting raises more questions than it answers! What the hell do you need R-74 for to marry her?!!!

The mind expansion of this forum is explosive. I now know a lesbian drag queen that collects model trains.

Happy for you both, Mark! Subarus are family cars, you know?

[Highlander]

Some questions need not be posed...

Good luck to you both...

[uwe]

The butt boggles.

[godofthunder]

  Here are my first impressions of the new NR. The build quality is very nice, excellent fit and finish. The Pelham blue looks much better in person. These also come in tobacco sunburst. There is no neck dive the body is 1/12" thick and the headstock is smaller than the original, like a studio Thunderbird issued a few years ago. The bass sits nice and level, feels quite substantial without being to heavy. Un-plugged the bass just sings, nice acoustic signature. The fingerboard is rosewood, frets are very well dressed and I was able to get the action nice and low with a few tweaks to the MAGNIFICENT THREE POINT bridge WHICH AIN'T SO BAD AFTER ALL. I can't wait to take it to rehearsal and run it through a good tube amp at volume!

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[Stjofön Big]

Congrats, Mark! That gal's got sparkles in her eyes!

[the mojo hobo]

HoG just called me. Another blue one arrived today (going to Ohio, I think they said) with 10 more blue ones on the way from Gibson.
Gibson shipped two bursts which are due in next week. One of 'em is mine! All mine!

The one going to Ohio is mine. I got the call while driving yesterday. It should be there  before I am.

[godofthunder]

Cool!

[gearHed289]

Is it me or does the pic of that bass show a little more travel between the string ball ends and the sadles than you usually see? Could it be Gibson finally reconfigured the 3 point bridge?

Once I intonated my Explorer (it was not even close from the factory), there was a good amount of travel.

[the mojo hobo]

Cool!

Thanks Scott. You made it happen.