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"Fenderbird"

#61
here is a pic of my 'fenderbird' as used by the man himself :)

its not a true fenderbird, but rob green (status-graphite) made it for johns birthday a few years before he died.

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#64
amimbari said:
uh...I thought a FenderBird had a Tbird body, and a Fender neck??? ;)

it is unique and nice looking, but hardly qualifies for FB status...
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actually it has a thunderbird back end with a P bass front end and a P shaped neck, for all its a unique bass it is a buzzard, and since john created the fenderbird, in extension of that created the buzzard then this is the only truly offical 'fenderbird' :D here is a better pic

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#65
darthplagis said:
actually it has a thunderbird back end with a P bass front end and a P shaped neck, for all its a unique bass it is a buzzard, and since john created the fenderbird, in extension of that created the buzzard then this is the only truly offical 'fenderbird' :D here is a better pic

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oh yes, that is a beautiful unique styling of "something" in between for sure!!!

I love it to death, but traditionally, I'm use to seeing regular bodies, with fender style necks...IMHO yours FAR surpasses any "normal" FB, due to the uniqueness.
 
#66
to be honest it plays just like a TB, and balances nice (could be the graphite neck tho) and status electronics are amazing, its a shame warwick won the court battle over the 'buzzard' branding (in fairness the shape was conceived by both H.P.W and John equally but id love a graphite buzzard 1 rather than a nasty warwick wood one)

id love to make a nice 5 string version like Ric5's (one of if not THE best FB i have seen) but in green/turquoise with a tele headstock but funds prohibit :(
 
#67
darthplagis said:
to be honest it plays just like a TB, and balances nice (could be the graphite neck tho) and status electronics are amazing, its a shame warwick won the court battle over the 'buzzard' branding (in fairness the shape was conceived by both H.P.W and John equally but id love a graphite buzzard 1 rather than a nasty warwick wood one)

id love to make a nice 5 string version like Ric5's (one of if not THE best FB i have seen) but in green/turquoise with a tele headstock but funds prohibit :(
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I heard all of that, well gas+funds=custom whatever, so unless all 3 of those line up just right...no more Buzzards...lol ( or anything else )

perhaps I can throw a Fender peel off vinyl sticker on this one and call it a JacksonFenderBird? ---it does have a graphite nut, and Fender does currently own part of Jackson---:D:D

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#68
thats a cool jackson, and if it has a P profile rather than a Jazz or any other then yeah its a FB :). although i have to admit i personally would say that if it aint an all maple it aint a FB.

i just threw my B2 in there as its still (bar the maple neck ;p) got the qualities of a FB (swept back body, cool weird shape and a P neck profile) and if you dismiss the B2 as it has no fender neck then Ric5's aint either (unless its a pre 08 p deluxe neck) and all of the warmoth builds also.

but yeah MORE FB love plz :)
 

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