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    Help with Mystery Gibson Blackbird/Thunderbird

    And that is true because I did hear them talking about wanting to make a more affordable Blackbird back then...is this before the Epiphone versions came out? The inlays are real inlaid iron crosses and look to be pearl...and they aren't all shoddy..they look right but someone mentioned they look...
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    Help with Mystery Gibson Blackbird/Thunderbird

    And I'm bringing it back out for inspection when Crue tours again...I have some "connections" ;-)
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    Help with Mystery Gibson Blackbird/Thunderbird

    Thanks so much guys! Since I was the one that got it on that tour, I didn't mention that everyday when I saw Nikki's bass vault open and ready, this bass was never in it. It was always stored in the case in a bigger road case with other backups or other crap. It def didn't mean anything special...
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    Help with Mystery Gibson Blackbird/Thunderbird

    Thanks so much everyone for the input! Here is a photo of the other bridge that was in the case...
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    Help with Mystery Gibson Blackbird/Thunderbird

    Ok, this is going to be a bit long-winded, but I thought that the more info I posted about the item, the better! I am a touring professional who has (and still) tours all over the world with various acts. I am a "crew" guy and don't play in a band. I play and collect whatever guitars and basses...