12 (Twelve) String Thunderbird

[AltGrendel]

Maybe Gibson will take the hint and make a few.

I doubt it though.

 

[Bassmanmike1]

That is one sweet 12er. You'll have to post it here, https://www.facebook.com/groups/2361222302/ along with a link to this thread.

 

[mapleglo]

Gushing with 12 string goodness, well done!

 

[AltGrendel]

Wonder where the naysayers are after all this?

 

[Feral Feline]

I love it when people dogpile negativity on someone and then that person underneath it all emerges all shiny and clean and the #$%^&* naysayers have collapsed into the foul dungheap they created.

Fantastic job, put paid to the punters and you have a wickedly cool bass to boot!

CONGRATS! SOUNDCLIPS SVP!

 

[TBird1958]

It's simply stunning! Congratulations on a beautiful bass.
I love the pickup placement, reminds me of Mike Lull's TP Sig model, so very cool, I hope you'll drop a shot off in the Thunderbird Club for us as well.


Here's to hoping all the naysayers are eating a large heap of ****

 

[FC Bass]

Though they obviously learned something new here, the naysayers are nowhere to be found...

Awesome job!

 

[KeithAlanK]

I like where you put the pickups.
My 8-string has a bridge humbucker that is useless to me due to all of the high-end content already there, and the "neck" Jazz pickup is closer to "P" placement due to the 24 fret neck + heel.

To my eyes, your placement looks really good for an 8 or twelve.

 

[L. L. Elwood]

I'm actually liking the neck pickup soloed best at this point.. I'll get some sound clips up or videos or something soon...

 

[fjadams]

There's just something about a white TBird. It's just right.

 

[Apolicious]

I like where you put the pickups.
My 8-string has a bridge humbucker that is useless to me due to all of the high-end content already there, and the "neck" Jazz pickup is closer to "P" placement due to the 24 fret neck + heel.

To my eyes, your placement looks really good for an 8 or twelve.

+2

I feel like such an idiot, but I didn't notice until your "mugging" shot how the pickups were placed. That is absolutely, positively, brilliant. I have to agree with Keith that the bridge pickup on octaves are all but useless - the middle has MORE than enough high end. That really put this thing over the top for me, and I don't even like white! But I would be more than happy to receive a generous donation from someone like yourself for a poor, unemployed bass player.

 

[TNF]

That is beautiful!

 

[kcole4001]

Great stuff!
I don't think I'd have put the pups so close together (maybe more of a RIC spacing), but it is your show after all!
I'm sure there was good reason to do it, just haven't gone back and read if it was posted or not.

I remember the first few pages were all mostly people telling you it couldn't and shouldn't be done, yet here it is!

 

[AltGrendel]

How's the balance on that thing?

 

[GIBrat51]

I'm glad I read this all the way through.... Please keep posting pics of this interesting project, and I hope it turns out exactly as you want.

So, did it turn out exactly as you wanted it? I hope so; it's sure one gorgeous bass. A question, though; do you play it over the pickups, or behind them (just curious)?

 

[old spice]

Looks great, Larry. Enjoy.
-Dirk

 

[Gastón]

Hey guys, another 12 strings player and builder here, heres my prototipe

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/...73741828.1408383216043611&type=1&l=adf66d3a04


It will be finished in a couple weeks. 12 strings its an inspiring instrument to play!

 

[L. L. Elwood]

I wanted to post some more pictures of the Thunderbird with its new acrylic mirror pickguard. Larry, or talk bass user LJVSK, made this awesome pickguard for me. He does really great work.

 

[Larry V]

Friggin' amazing! I absolutely love how the shiny chrome works with the mirrored PG and the chrome TBird logo. You definitely picked the right logo, Larry. I couldn't see the subtlety of how the chrome logo on mirror was going to work but you sure did! It all just works to make this the most unique TBird I've ever seen. Thanks for letting me be a small part in it. [emoji2]

 

[L. L. Elwood]

Larry,

Your pickguard is truly the cherry on top. It just takes this thing over the top man. So absolutely cool...