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NBD!
- Thread starter Super Bass
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Not at all! the bass is very light as well.Nice one, congats!Just wondering if it does neck dive?
I picked up a 2008 TBird a couple of years ago. Best sounding bass I've ever owned.
I like the look (i use to lend a non-reverse for some gigs in the '70s) but the diving is sorta cruel on these Birds.
Happy NBD anyway, i'd wish to be enthusiastic enough for this adventure, but the Bergers ... you know what i mean?
Btw, is there a lefty playing righty club, i'd join?
Happy NBD anyway, i'd wish to be enthusiastic enough for this adventure, but the Bergers ... you know what i mean?
Btw, is there a lefty playing righty club, i'd join?
I forgot to add, there was a photo in the case as well. Must be from the factory when they were doing the final set up....
Nice! Now your really are Super Bass! Congrats on a great bass. Caution: One likely won't be enough.
Gaolee
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Sounds like it chose you. That's how you become a Thunderbird player. If one chooses you, it will be light, won't neck dive, and all the other stuff that Thunderbirds do to people who they don't take a liking to. Congratulations!
I have one and love it! Right now its my #1. I love the tone and the look.
The way a T-Bird hangs, moves the frets out further away from your body. I actually like this. I had some wrist issues and this allowed me to play further up the neck without pain.
Someone mentioned heavy ... so lets just dispel some mis-information ... A Gibson T-Bird is not heavy and doesn't have neck dive. Mine weights about the same or less than my other basses and hangs perfectly. Gibson's, at least newer ones (IDK about the vintage ones), have the strap button located on the neck heel (where the plate would go if it were a bolt-on). In this position it has no neck dive whatsoever.
No need to mod these guys, they rock as is. But I'm not a fan of the Gibson 3-point bridge because I like my action low and I could never quite get it setup the way I wanted. So I replaced it with a Hipshot bridge. Drops in with no modification and still looks good.
It will not fit in any standard gig bag. But you can buy a gig bag made specifically for it.
Congratulations on a great bass!
The way a T-Bird hangs, moves the frets out further away from your body. I actually like this. I had some wrist issues and this allowed me to play further up the neck without pain.
Someone mentioned heavy ... so lets just dispel some mis-information ... A Gibson T-Bird is not heavy and doesn't have neck dive. Mine weights about the same or less than my other basses and hangs perfectly. Gibson's, at least newer ones (IDK about the vintage ones), have the strap button located on the neck heel (where the plate would go if it were a bolt-on). In this position it has no neck dive whatsoever.
No need to mod these guys, they rock as is. But I'm not a fan of the Gibson 3-point bridge because I like my action low and I could never quite get it setup the way I wanted. So I replaced it with a Hipshot bridge. Drops in with no modification and still looks good.
It will not fit in any standard gig bag. But you can buy a gig bag made specifically for it.
Congratulations on a great bass!
I also got one of those with (I think) the guy's name who did the set up.
As a southpaw who’s dream bass is a T-Bird, I’m super envious! Congratulations dude!
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What a nice looking bass! I've got a Tokai copy which rocks like hell. I bet the real deal rocks even better.
As I recall, these were reintroduced in the late 1980s. At the same time, Gibson introduced the P-Bass shaped Bass IV and Bass V with similar all-'hog construction and the same pickups & hardware.
I bought my Bass V, a lightweight, great sounding bass in 1987.
We were sharing a stage with The Kingsmen (Louie Louie) at a fair. I forget his name but he had a brand new Thunderbird. We played both basses through our rigs and could get similar, great tones — the T-Bird looked infinitely cooler, though, no getting away from that!
The only reason I sold it was that Gibson had spaced the five strings the same as four at the bridge which was too narrow for me. I still run into the guy I sold it to and it's still his gigging bass.
Congrats on your T-Bird.
Rock on!
Very nice!!! Good choice! I have two epiphone birds. A standard and a pro 4 string. Love them to death! More than my numerous fenders. Never any adjustments on either and intonation is always good up and down the neck! Summer and winter! I prefer the passive. Gibson or Epi. birds have an unmistakeable tone that cut through any mix! As far as neck dive is concerned...I don't have to worry about that because I hold onto it. Enjoy yours!
