Yes, the oval ring is the edge of the sticker. Here is one of mine, although you can't see the oval in this picture it is there.
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Yes, the oval ring is the edge of the sticker. Here is one of mine, although you can't see the oval in this picture it is there.
Looking at that crack, if it hasn't been repaired and the strings are at tension it is in danger of breaking. If they ship it like that chances are good it will arrive with a broken headstock.
It is possible they glued it and just didn't refinish, in which case it might be ok. One of mine has a repaired headstock like that, where they just glued it and left it like that. It is solid.
I would certainly find out before buying. It would be risky.
It is possible they glued it and just didn't refinish, in which case it might be ok. One of mine has a repaired headstock like that, where they just glued it and left it like that. It is solid.
I would certainly find out before buying. It would be risky.
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Yep it's legit. The natural ones are pretty rare, I don't know if it is the lighting in the pictures but the finish on this one looks rather lifeless and dull, like it had been in to much sunlight. The natural finish '76s are one of my favorites.
I just noticed the nut on that one. It has slipped off the lower edge of the fingerboard. The '76 I bought new did that too. The glue they used must not be very strong, and the strings pull sideways. I had to have it reinstalled. It took about 20 years before it happened, I guess the glue they used became brittle and cracked, then the E string has a sideways pull coming off the tuners so it moved it. An easy fix.
It's nice to know mine wasn't the only one that did it.
It's nice to know mine wasn't the only one that did it.
My homemade RayBird, with a single Artec mudbucker, coil-tapped. On/off/on switch. Settings are Stun, Silent, and Kill.
This is the first (and simplest) of three 'Birds I'm building.
Stun, Silent, and Kill. Chuck Norris has a switch like that. Or maybe it was Kill, Silent, and Disintegrate.
Absolute beauty except for the headstock, I don't really like the headstock shape though....
I like the Legend 4x and the Forte 4x ... those look like straight up nikki sixx birds!
Sick!!! I've been wanting to do that myself. Did you change the pups or just the covers?
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There aren't a whole lot, but I have seen two or three out there; would any t'birders with Kahler trems be kind enough to post close-up photos of how they sit in relation to where the 3 point bridge post hole is? Cosmetically, is it a clean covering over where the posts used to be? I'm thinking of installing one on my Epi Custom Shop but I want to be sure it can be done neatly before I order...
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What do you guys think about a left handed Thunderbird with the strap button on the back of the neck played right handed?
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