Thunderbird Club

[GBassNorth]

The headstock isn't a perfect match (it was the 80s though )... but it could be a Roscoe.
Body & pickups look like some of their T-bird products, and Perry Richardson has a Roscoe he uses now w/Stryper, and used them at least back to '90 or so...

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That's the best I've been able to find so far



...or it could be a prop for the video, since I've not seen him use it in any others...

I don't think it's a Rosco - after scanning some pics all I could find is this example of a T-bird'esk bass. Similar to the one you posted - but as you can see a non-pointy hs. Also, the hs lettering on the white bass is block letters, similar to Kramer. It does have a black something at the 12th fret. Too bad it's not clearer. A few companies did pointy hs's in the '80s - who knows?

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I didn't study the original pic, but I wrote it off as a Jackson as I skimmed through the post.
Something like this...

 

[JIO]

I didn't study the original pic, but I wrote it off as a Jackson as I skimmed through the post.
Something like this...
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Pointy hs, but the Jackson logo is pretty distinctive and not blocky. Like pointy hs's, there were also a few T-bird-like basses in the '80s. Ibanez, Washburn or Fernandez maybe - it has a bit of a scallop on the pointy hs...

 

[JIO]

We should all be thankful Gibson only offered this model as a 6-string guitar. (Corvus - ???)

 

[TBird1958]

Pointy hs, but the Jackson logo is pretty distinctive and not blocky. Like pointy hs's, there were also a few T-bird-like basses in the '80s. Ibanez, Washburn or Fernandez maybe - it has a bit of a scallop on the pointy hs...

The headstock does look like a Jackson, but the lower 'bout is quiet different from mine, this also predates Jackson's Birds by about a year '92-'93. I'm guessing Charvel or Kramer.

Pointy, sexy goodness!

 

[GonePlaid]

We should all be thankful Gibson only offered this model as a 6-string guitar. (Corvus - ???)

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[JIO]

Not a Washburn - this is the closest T-bird like bass they offered. Weird angled hs - but not pointy.

Not an Ibanez - their Destroyer was closest - but the scallop at the hs is similar.

closest '80s Fernandez - another Explorer-style

...still searching...

 

[JIO]

Yah, designed by one of the corporate suits daughter...

 

[GBassNorth]

We should all be thankful Gibson only offered this model as a 6-string guitar. (Corvus - ???)

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Since that's a guitar and not a bass are we aloud to say it's butt ugly?
Paint it orange and call it a goldfish cheese cracker, or glue some yarn to it and call it a mitten.

 

[JIO]

Since that's a guitar and not a bass are we aloud to say it's butt ugly?
Paint it orange and call it a goldfish cheese cracker, or glue some yarn to it and call it a mitten.

It actually came in orange... and purple...

 

[Nocturnal]

Since that's a guitar and not a bass are we aloud to say it's butt ugly?
Paint it orange and call it a goldfish cheese cracker, or glue some yarn to it and call it a mitten.

The Corvus reminds me of those Goldfish guitars that were around several years back.

Goldfish Guitar | eBay

 

[Miles_ONeal]

I thought my VP case was huge until another bass player walked in with a Warlock.

my Coffin Case for my Flying V guitar was bigger than my Thunderbird bass cases.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Not new news, but strings intrigue me.
Gibson Accessories SBG-LSL Brite Wire Electric Bass Strings Long Scale -.045-.105 Light

My strings do not “struggle to keep up with me”. If anything, it’s the other way around.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Joo, Kylla is better.

Joo sure?

 

[Miles_ONeal]

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We should all be thankful Gibson only offered this model as a 6-string guitar. (Corvus - ???)

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The can opener!

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Not a Washburn - this is the closest T-bird like bass they offered. Weird angled hs - but not pointy.

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Not an Ibanez - their Destroyer was closest - but the scallop at the hs is similar.
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closest '80s Fernandez - another Explorer-style
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...still searching...

Ibanez did offer a Thunderbird, but it was courtroom bait. Very Gibson bird headstock.

 

[JIO]

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The can opener!

I think that is its official 'nickname'.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

I think that is its official 'nickname'.

I know it was my friends’ and my initial reaction when it was first announced. “Did you see Gibson’s new can opener?”

 

[Nocturnal]

The Corvus reminded me of the Goldfish guitars, which led me down a rabbit hole. I found this listed in a TB thread:

But then I found this Fish, which I like much better:

 

[MCF]

T

The can opener!

Pac Man.

 

[BklynKen]

Kyllä is the ”correct” word. Joo is more like yeah

Too bad 'joo' doesn't seem to rhyme with 'new," which would've made my previous post better.