You don't see the strings and pickups on any of the three basses?
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Thunderbird Club
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Clever pic! As always.
Agree with all the above.
I thought all gibstone products had cracked necks
I have become slightly aquatinted with a guy who bought it and sent it back. (Previous owner of my 1981 G&L I've been chatting with lately--also now into Thunderbirds! More on that later.) Originally it was said to be unbroken, but when he blacklighted it found the break was down to the 4th fret and truss TR didn't work. Most of this is now in the add. But not how big the repair is. Which I was told was stable and a good player, but the TR thing meant it had to go back.
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Let's see, spend $10,000 to buy the bass. Spend at least another $2000 to fix it (remove fret board and truss rod, purchase and install a new truss rod, purchase and install a new fretboard and frets, disassemble refinish and reassemble the entire bass because red is nearly impossible to color match) and you're now holding a perfectly good working and sweet looking vintage Tbird that's only worth $8000 because of the non original finish. Another hard pass.
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Are you over thinking this?
Obviously all great points anyone must know and consider.I can't imagine and wasn't told what he was asking before he found out all the issues.
Not just you.
This!
It's a beautiful looking bird in a color you don't ever see - no idea if that's the original color or a complete vs partial refin. As it sits I'd think a buyer that could pick it up for $4000 and be prepared to put at least another $2000 in it would come out ok, with a nice looking and working bass that's probably worth $6000 to $8000 tops.
Heck, Give Carlo a call. He could probably duplicate it in a lefty for even less than that.
Not all, just the expensive ones. It's not a problem, it's a feature. And apparently, if yours has that feature its worth even more money.
Apollo 13 control module?
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Anybody got any experience with these?
Anybody got any experience with these?
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I would see that in person, they are a bit on the heavy side and thick, joint between the body and the neck isn't a joy either. I would pass.
Because tone is in the crack.....Not all, just the expensive ones. It's not a problem, it's a feature. And apparently, if yours has that feature its worth even more money.
Repair.
People don't seem to understand this.
Absolutely! It's proven science that exceptionally resonant wood will eventually crack through the finish. It may take decades, but it happens. Look at all the basses from the 1960's and earlier, their finishes are covered in hairline cracks. And because thunderbirds are so much more resonant than most basses the cracks have a tendency to be even more dramatic, up to and including complete ejection of the headstock. Again, this may take decades, any headstock detachments on a Tbird less than 20 years old would be premature ejection, and that's not a good thing.
How else could they play "Hey Joe"?
Brian/Bryan is the most common male name and Nicole/Nichole the most common female name in my workgroup. We also have both Tony and Toni.
