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Basically, I need a place for the 916 set. Then the Novak’s will be in a box. And, If I have a spare set of pickups around, it’ll end up costing me $2000 - $3000 or more. Because then I’ll HAVE to buy another Thunderbird to put them in… I kinda have the perfect collection going, with one in every typical color (Burst, natural, black, white, cherry). Not to mention the set of Gibson re-issues I have from a 2025 NR in a box. They my go in the SS…
Very tempting Rich. I wish I needed them.I still have the bi-centennial set I got from 916 sitting in a box. I’m thinking those will go in my white 2003, and I’ll sell the Curtis Novak thunderbird set that are currently in it. Maybe I need to list the Novak set and get them sold to motivate me….
Anyone here interested in a Curtis Novak Thunderbird set?
Thunderbird
Vintage correct Thunderbird double coil pickup. Harmonically rich, clean tone. Hum-cancelling. Can be custom ordered as a guitar pickup.www.curtisnovak.com
$275 for the set, plus shipping from 94402
She's never heard me play.
Maybe it's all a disguise. But which one?
My 2012 bolt-on had my favorite neck.
That and Veronica gave up Manhattans and started eating at Denny's.
I asked if he wanted to sell them. Haven't heard back.
It was a typo. She wants a roadie. You know, like Geddy for Scott. "This is Donnie. He carries my bass." She's good with names.
Did it have the 1.5 nut width? If so, very nice necks. Not that I mind the wider ones.
Is it an actual Gretsch or a clone?
That is some fiiiine purple. A darned nice bass.I would say that any coming from a '76 thru mid '77 should be treated as buyer beware, my two '76s are vastly different from each other in terms of tone. The pickups are the voice of a bass and mine do not speak with the same voice at all. As Scott has mentioned, Gibson was ramping up production in '76 and some basses were likely produced in Nashville before it shifted to Kalamazoo,MI., pickups were wildly different in output (mine are very much different!) by later '77 things seem to be a bit more consistent. Were I looking for a set of '76-'79 pickups the first question I would ask myself is: why is this set of pickups being sold in the first place?
I woodsheded with both of mine yesterday, turned the amp up and knocked the neck pickup back quite a bit and got some tight articulate tone out of them - certainly a different Thunderbird, I like that.
If your set up is this good, nothing else is needed, and I don't buy into the "increased sustain" hype either, none of us is Jimi Hendrix.
I thought ‘12 was about when they made the change to the thinner neck. That’s what is on the ‘14 LECS TV Silvers. It’s too bad they went back to the wider spec.
It’s an on line purchase, so who knows for sure until it arrives. I believe it’s legit, the pricing was just below typical market value. It has some typical player wear and is missing the pick guard, also has some after market knobs. But nothing to raise my clone concerns. The last one of these I played had some nice TV Jones pickups in it and sounded great, this one has the same pups, so hopefully it’s plays and sounds as good.
As a matter of fact Chucky I strung up my Greco II with EBCF a few days ago. Sounds Phenomenal! Best string I’ve tried on that bass yet.
thx George, I have an ME-50 as well, what do you think of it?
