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Thunderbird Club
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I had one. It “walked away.” I have a son and tools turn up missing a lot.
Wow!
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so many different kinds of TBirds....
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I love the color of this one. Not enough to buy it. But love blue burst.
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Nice find Andy!
Love the color!!! It looks to be in excellent condition. For the price of a new VP I’ll take the Fernandez plunge. We’ll see how she plays in a few weeks. Not sure what “Peach blossom wood integrated design” means, (pink color? Neck through?) but I guess I’ll find out.
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I thought you might do that.
I'll get more info later, but for now a 60s NR body is coming my way. Planning to go to Nashville Saturday to get it from J.T. (Stapelton's Thunderbird loving bassist). He bought it as a project but doesn't have time right now and he kindly offered it to me at a good price as part of a conversation.
It's a project. Can be a little or a lot. May keep it with all it's scars and play it or do some upgrading and maybe even refinish it myself. Might even look into having it done, just don't know yet.
The stickers have been removed as well as the tuners (new one's arrive Thurs from Philly Luth). The pickups are unknown. Will stay if they sound good. If not I will likely get some of the Gibson reissues. We'll see.
The neck has a had a repair. Doesn't look pretty but seems to be working fine. (Again, may sand and play or go more in depth. Likely will do some kind of refin at some point as I'm leaning towards making it look at least halfway decent.) At some point it had Jazz pickups and has a hole from some kind of control that was under one of the stickers. That will get fixed if refined. I wonder if the neck was broken and the parts removed for other repairs or sold. Then someone fixed the neck and put the Frankenbird "back together." He bought a parchment pickguard for it, but I'm not sure if that will come with the bass or not. I'll get one if not and if this one is not original or ruined in some way. I hope to but a two piece bridge on it as well. But that depends and remains to be seen.
It's a project. Can be a little or a lot. May keep it with all it's scars and play it or do some upgrading and maybe even refinish it myself. Might even look into having it done, just don't know yet.
The stickers have been removed as well as the tuners (new one's arrive Thurs from Philly Luth). The pickups are unknown. Will stay if they sound good. If not I will likely get some of the Gibson reissues. We'll see.
The neck has a had a repair. Doesn't look pretty but seems to be working fine. (Again, may sand and play or go more in depth. Likely will do some kind of refin at some point as I'm leaning towards making it look at least halfway decent.) At some point it had Jazz pickups and has a hole from some kind of control that was under one of the stickers. That will get fixed if refined. I wonder if the neck was broken and the parts removed for other repairs or sold. Then someone fixed the neck and put the Frankenbird "back together." He bought a parchment pickguard for it, but I'm not sure if that will come with the bass or not. I'll get one if not and if this one is not original or ruined in some way. I hope to but a two piece bridge on it as well. But that depends and remains to be seen.
Front to back on the body on the upper side where the strap button would be I think. But this was a while ago so can't remember exactly. I have only played a 60s NR at your house but I don't remember the sizing, other than it seemed nice and thin and comfortable. I do have calipers so could measure my old one if Marshal wanted to ship it to me
I love being a bad influence
Nice!! Hopefully you can bring it back to its former glory.......or at least to a well-used players bass.
yeah I get it, I was going by the assumption that the 60's may have been thinner than any of the BaCHs (I was only aware of two body thicknesses, guess there may have been a third) but then again, I was measuring the lower bout, not the upper horn as you mention....Front to back on the body on the upper side where the strap button would be I think. But this was a while ago so can't remember exactly. I have only played a 60s NR at your house but I don't remember the sizing, other than it seemed nice and thin and comfortable. I do have calipers so could measure my old one if Marshal wanted to ship it to me
I love being a bad influence
Congratulations to you both!
Gaolee
Official leathers tester and crash dummy
I don't know if Gibson ever made a fretless. I doubt it, but who knows. I have a fretless Epiphone, but it didn't come from a factory that way
WBW
Sorry, no photo but I did use the white Epi CS LE tonight at rehearsal.
Sorry, no photo but I did use the white Epi CS LE tonight at rehearsal.
Its a fantastic sounding cab, full, tight and articulate. I tried a lot of cabs, and for my taste......
Was the best match for the Quilter.
I swear, really trying not to.
Seriously though, they all have been absoloutely wonderful.
And patient.
Time to get back to my regular self.
Thanks Andy. Yes, indeed.
