Thunderbird shootout.

[Alanko]

Cool to see the Bell Aircobra up there. I read recently about a restoration team that had gathered up Kingcobra wrecks from across Russia;

http://p63kingcobra.com/63_kingcobra_restoration.html

Back to T-birds... why did Jeff Ament specify the 20% increase in body and headstock size on his Mike Lull sig? He doesn't seem like the biggest of dudes, and a T-bird is pretty big to start with!

[planetgaffnet]

Back to T-birds... why did Jeff Ament specify the 20% increase in body and headstock size on his Mike Lull sig? He doesn't seem like the biggest of dudes, and a T-bird is pretty big to start with!

Like me, he's 6'5" or thereabouts.  I do remember reading he acquired a Gibson Blackbird and said it was a bit small and I suppose he has the swag to experiment.

I've got a JAX T4...for comparison purposes here's a shot of one of my Thunderbirds riding the Lull (the basses were lined up at the nut):

[nofi]

i looked him up. ament is 5'11''. i didn't think he was a real tall guy.

[Pilgrim]

The Englanders certainly made some ugly airplanes.

It carried over to some (not all) of their cars.

[Dave W]

It carried over to some (not all) of their cars.

Whereas all German cars had style. Like the Goggomobil and the Amphicar.

[Dave W]

Dave is still bitter about the whole thing, sigh!

Yes, because my easygoing personality would fit well with an entitled, neurotic, psychotic woman.

[Alanko]

I've got a JAX T4...for comparison purposes here's a shot of one of my Thunderbirds riding the Lull (the basses were lined up at the nut):

What did the babies look like?

Speaking of babies (uh oh), I've seen a picture of John Entwistle and his son (Christopher?), both playing T-birds, though the kids is way smaller. Was that a Gibson one off, a Peter Cook creation, and was it even playable? Did John get it as a piccolo bass, or was it a gift for his son?

[planetgaffnet]

What did the babies look like?

[Basvarken]

It carried over to some (not all) of their cars.

That is a very common design from the late seventies. Not necessarily British. Might as well be a Ford Escort or Opel Kadett.

[Alanko]

Its unfair to drag up any car made in the UK in the '70s. Cars left the factory with trim missing and wiring rat's nests behind the dash. Some were rusty before they left the showroom. Not good!

Having said all that, the E-type Jag leaves me cold. 

[uwe]

"Whereas all German cars had style. Like the Goggomobil and the Amphicar."

You try rebuilding your auto industry from scratch after you have just lost a WW and resources are tight!!!

My divorced wife still has the Jag E I gave her as a present on her 40th birthday - everything that has been written about the unreliability of these cars is bitterly true. It spends more time in the repair shop than a life sentence inmate in prison.

[gearHed289]

Back to T-birds... why did Jeff Ament specify the 20% increase in body and headstock size on his Mike Lull sig? He doesn't seem like the biggest of dudes, and a T-bird is pretty big to start with!

I'm a hair over 6' barefoot, and I still like my basses on the small side. Over-sized bodies? No thanks!

[Pilgrim]

Having said all that, the E-type Jag leaves me cold. 

HERESY!!  HERESY!!!

BURN THE WITCH!!



Well, actually, the saying used to be that if you drove a  E-type, you had to own three of them:

One to be in the shop getting the carbs tuned and for repairs;
One waiting to be driven;
And one that you're driving.

But they are soooooo pretty....

[Alanko]

The styling of the rear of the E-type Coupe is a disgrace. It seems like the whole thing should have been lowered at the rear, and the roofline is too tall as well.

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I also don't consider the Lockheed Constellation to be the design marvel that many do, so perhaps I'm just a bit odd.

Had Jethro Tull Live at the Isle of Wight 1970 on today. That hearty T-bird tone is pretty amazing.  The only real problem is that the bass solo in Bouree is so undefined that it sounds like fog pouring out the amps.

[Pilgrim]

I'll grant that the hardtop on the E-type 2+2 is ridiculous looking.



But I'll defend the back end of the standard E-type as prettier than 90% of all vehicles made since then.