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LOL! Of all the songs that you could have picked! That's the one song that I actually prefer to play on my (reverse) TBird over all my other basses. The neck transition is perfect for to put my hand in perfect position to start at the 19th fret
Other neck transitions kinda just get in my way but not the TBirds!
LOL! Of all the songs that you could have picked! That's the one song that I actually prefer to play on my (reverse) TBird over all my other basses. The neck transition is perfect for to put my hand in perfect position to start at the 19th fret
I'll take pics when I get home to illustrate. If it helps to make my point, if you ever played a bolt on EpiBird, that neck transition stopped me dead in my tracks. accurately reaching above the 15th fret was not possible for me. That's why the one that I bought was packed up and sent back within an hour of arriving at my office.That's just crazy talk.
While I can stretch and reach the 19th on my R's, it's so much easier on my NR.
I'd love to see what you mean by, "The neck transition is perfect for to put my hand in perfect position to start at the 19th fret"
I'm not ball-bustin' here, I am intrigued, curious, gotta know, what am I missing?
I'll take pics when I get home to illustrate. If it helps to make my point, if you ever played a bolt on EpiBird, that neck transition stopped me dead in my tracks. accurately reaching above the 15th fret was not possible for me. That's why the one that I bought was packed up and sent back within an hour of arriving at my office.
I wanted a silverburst Bird and the only one available was the bolt on version. I hated it and resigned myself to not getting a silverburst Bird without having to pay for a refinish.... until I lucked into my SS that had already been refinished
Yup. Limited 'cos they aren't making any more 95s.
Or you are in E tuning but have a bass X-tender that may or may not be flipped to D. So, you have to remember if it's E or drop D at any given moment.I use basses tuned in E, D, & C# in my heavy band. It can get confusing when I’m in D tuning across the board, but the guitarist only has his E dropped to D
Well, shoot. I would have bought a disappearing mic stand. I have never seen one of those. But then, they disappear, so I probably never will.
A fine time for a little green.Ahhh………...Thursday.
It looks nice, but... The pickup cover is on backwards, and that bugs the crap out of me. Plus, the covers look brand new, and the other hardware has been there for a while. Could it be an Epi? I didn't know Gibson ever made a "Limited Edition" anything like that. The case looks like it could be about the right vintage, based upon the small differences between the '91, the '01, and the '15 that live in my flock. It looks nice, but I'm highly skeptical that it's a Gibson.
Ok, ok... it's a little bit easier on the SS, I have one as well but still not ideal, IMO. I didn't realize you were talking about your shorty(Hey now!). Still the NR gives you all kinds of space and no need to stretch and reach. If you get an NR, that'll be your go to bass for that end of the fret-board. Guaranteed!
Intended to be 2 different thoughts, 
Yup. Limited 'cos they aren't making any more 95s.
The pickup covers are aftermarket.
It was buried in the back yard under where the dog pees for a while. The seller forgot to bury the covers, too.
