I have an Epiphone T-Bird and I'm thinking of sticking a Fender neck on there but first I want to know that this would work. So... Would it? Thanks folks!
Shave the heel and sides of the neck...... Epiphone body and a Mighty Mite lefty J neck. {} {} I really want one like this... Very J.A.E. {}
I'm guessing the Fender neck alone is at least $150, right? So, I'm assuming that the reason for adding it is more than cosmetic. Probably a dumb question but is there something wrong with the stock Gibson neck that warrants the conversion? I mean, what's the benefit? -Bob
Totally digging the upside-down Fender-style headstock. Didn't know that it could work like that... For some reason I thought that fretboard radius was not a perfect circle vertically. From what I read, the huge headstocks on Thunderbirds are heavy and cause neck dive. Never tried one though.
I will probably be changing the neck on my Epi bird too. Made in China and 2 years old the neck has become unacceptable.When new , the action and stability was excelent but the neck is almost like gumby now.Like having a built in trem that you dont want.I love the tone and have done a few cosmetic upgrades so I would loose too much money trading it in then turning around and buying a pro 4.So I will probably go with a reverse headstock neck,We shall see.
Oh my gosh! That natural/maple black block neck is gorgeous! That neck totally works aesthetically on that body. Ooh me likey!
the reason John Entwistle created these "Fenderbirds" was because he like the thicker/darker tone of the Thunderbird, as opposed to the p-bass which "lost all the bottom end when you turned the treble all the way up on the amp." the problem was, he found the Thunderbird necks not comfortable. so, he took a much more comfortable, and thicker p-bass neck, and stuck it on one of his Thunderbirds, and found one of his favorite basses before he got into the Alembics.
My reason for making this one was that I didn't care for the stock Epi neck, I knew that going in. The J neck wasn't expensive, I picked it up on Ebay cheap. As for size of the headstock compared to a contemporary Gibson, the Fender styled one is a boat paddle, bigger and heavier! I do like having one maple neck bass, this one is currently set up BEAD. I wish Lakeland would really do this: {} If you don't want to build one.........BaCH has some pretty cool stuff. http://www.bachmusik.com/en/bach-ft-1-or_p1550 http://www.bachmusik.com/en/bach-ft-1-or-non-plato_p1553
yeah if you dont wanna DIY, you could get a status B2 thats like the ultimate fender bird (there was a lakland proto while john was still here but the project went with him)
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