Yeah, RS even calls'em Expbirds, but I dig'em! Not that I'll be able to splurge on one anytime soon.beautiful, but WAY TOO Explorer looking for me to think it is a Tbird spin-off, and to look at the c.card balance for a possible purchase
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"Fenderbird"
- Thread starter VincentGrim
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Ric5
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- Jan 29, 2008
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godofthunder59
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- Feb 19, 2006
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Wow, congrats, it's a beauty! May I ask how much it was? I don't see a price on their site.
godofthunder59
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- Feb 19, 2006
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godofthunder59
Life is short, buy the bass.
- Feb 19, 2006
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- Endorsing Cataldo Basses, Whirlwind products, Thunderbucker pickups
Cool, thanks, that's about what I guessed. RS' basses look great, but you're the first owner I've run across.
godofthunder59
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Here are a few more I have built over the years. The white one with the MM pup is all Warmoth, the other bodies I built.
godofthunder59
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beautiful creations Thunder59...kinda looks like the guy out here who has a Hamer Standard explorer looking unit.
Ric5, your natural one has a beautiful body, just like a SpectorRex:
Ric5, your natural one has a beautiful body, just like a SpectorRex:
beautiful, but WAY TOO Explorer looking for me to think it is a Tbird spin-off, and to look at the c.card balance for a possible purchase
Fenderexplorer Bird?
yikes too many letters!!!!Fenderexplorer Bird?
I already have an EpiBird, a DillionBird and a JackBird -- easy to say-easy to play...lol , and the Epi is the sole bolt-on for a possible transformation into a FenderBird.
hmm, or maybe a FrankenBird if I can find a pointy headstock neck that I can make fit in the pocket.
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godofthunder59
Life is short, buy the bass.
- Feb 19, 2006
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I love these basses!! Funny how I ran across this thread. My next Warmoth build is gonna be a Fenderbird. This is the build I just finished. The action & tone is incredible!!
Serious GAS. My local shop had one of these on the wall, they just put together for a customer a few months ago. The dude took it down and I got to play it - for about 2 minutes.
Very P bass like tone and feel (of course, it DID have a P neck). I would love to spend a little more time with one of these bad boys! Maybe gig w/ it or at least a full 2 hour rehearsal to get the feel down.
Very P bass like tone and feel (of course, it DID have a P neck). I would love to spend a little more time with one of these bad boys! Maybe gig w/ it or at least a full 2 hour rehearsal to get the feel down.
I love Fenderbirds ... here are 3 that I built ...
That one is in my top 3 5-string basses. Every time I see it I just want to lock myself away and play.
Here is a picture of the bass resting in the bass room.
Like the bass, My first build in '79 was an Explorer body with a P neck and the first set of EMG P pups shipped to NY. BUT....What's the deal with that SLADE road case behind the bass?
The Warmoth thunderbird body SUCKS!< the neck pocket is way too far out tords the edge and puts the neck WAYYY out there, this not only totally SCREWS the balance, you need 10 foot long arms to reach the first fret.
Here was the one i built a few years ago.
See how far the neck sits in the body?
It sounded good though, double qtr pounder P's with 18volt bart preamp.
That one looks great! Is it a squier bullet bass neck you used?
I have a epi tb i never play manly for the uncomfortable neck, so i am really thinking about doing a Fenderbird aswell?
Did the neck fitt in there directy and what body is it?
