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KK MARIONETTE

he has one also but a two pick-up TB4.

it's old and badly painted-thats all, no one did anything to it. it plays fine.

Sir Peter Overend Watts Gibson thunderbird is living in London where it is much loved and cared for by me. It is in full working order and very playable. The bad paint job with black headstock insert was done in the post Hoople ‘Mott' era. The paint has not stuck to the bass and is acting...

Hiya, Overend had a few thunderbirds, it’s hard to say which one this is. Martin turner of wishbone ash also has an old overend TB, but a two pick up TB4. The only photos I can find of overend with a TB4 are a sunburst one (in the early 70’s, Before this he used to play telecaster basses) he...

Hi godofthunder59, Thanks for your comment. More mott related stories if you have the time. A few weeks after I met overend and dale (at the slaughter and the dogs gig) I was at a damned gig and spied Morgan fisher with some other people, I went over to him thinking three members of mott...

hi again mr prey, yes that was us, check out Link Removed 'like Motley Crue playing the Pistols’ my fave quote. mrkev.

Hi Mr Prey, How much time do you have? I have two older brothers so when I was a kid I got to listen to their records and so I was hearing stuff way above my age group at the time-bowie, stones, mott, new york dolls etc. One of my brothers (ray) used to read bits of ‘diary of a rock’n’roll...

Also my ibanez thunderbird. Not a good copy at all really, Neck to far forward on the body, headstock shortened to compensate, and no attempt to copy neck profile at all. All that said though, it sounds great-always sounds like it has new strings on it no matter how old they are. mrkev

Also while I’m here, a few photos of my 60’s thunderbird 2 ex peter over-end watts of mott the hoople, My 2nd favourite bassist after mr gene simmons, after 18 years I still can’t believe I own it…any guesses how much I paid for it. mrkev

Hi all, Found your forum while trying to find out whom my new thunderbird is made by. Any help would be appreciated. It’s in very thick off white paint very nicely done, the headstock shape and profile of the neck are spot on. It has no raised centre section on the back and a body contor. It...