Thunderbird Club

[jd56hawk]

Gibson made a 'bright cherry' finished T-Bird in 2018.


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Yes, I know, and I've been hoping for Epiphone to liven up their line for years.
Ebony, Alpine White, Vintage Burst...ho-hum, year after year after..and I thought Fender had no imagination!
Bright Cherry would really be great, even Pelham Blue would nice.

 

[Gaolee]

I'd offer you mine, but I'd have to ask $3K ... (joking) Related, there's an eBay seller that has a brass mute-plate from a '63 T-bird for sale. (for about $350 if I recall) and being curious about the very rare '63 T-bird having owned one, I wrote and asked how they knew it was off a '63. A very nice woman wrote back that it was from her husbands bass and he bought it new in '63. (!) She seemed legit and I thanked her for replying. It's still on eBay - has been for years. The over-the-top priced tr cover previously talked about here is just stupid-overpriced, but the thing about actual original 'artifacts' (at this point) - they can be "worth" as much as the seller asks to the right person. Most likely not you or I, but money to some is a moot point if they want something. For example, asking prices for '60s T-birds are going up. They were going up in value before the US economy crashed in '08, stagnated/leveled off for a few years, and now are climbing up again, some for over $10k. Vintage Fender basses also - and higher for the same years/period. But compared to vintage 6-string guitars? Ridiculous asking prices - sometimes double a same vintage Fender or Gibson bass. Same in the classical world - a 100yr old Italian double bass - $$$$, a similar vintage cello or violin? $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ (not joking)

I don't need vintage that badly. As much as a '60s reverse Thunderbird would be great to have, it would cost more than what I could get from selling most or all of what I have now. And I like what I have.

Except that the VP is black. It needs to be a different color that pops on stage better.

 

[Gaolee]

Just stumbled in here...Gibson, like the guitar maker?

We wander a bit sometimes.

 

[dasherf17]

We wander a bit sometimes.

(What I stumbled on was a pic of an old tractor, referring to Gibson...)

 

[PillO]

(What I stumbled on was a pic of an old tractor, referring to Gibson...)

Was it this one?



It isn't a Gibson; it is a John Deere. But we appreciate a diverse range of tractors here.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

TubersTues….

 

[JIO]

interesting, Mike and Donnie’s seem to have remained goldish…

Maybe life in Pacifica...

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Maybe life in Pacifica...

exactly what came to mind…

 

[JIO]

wonder how different Seth Lover 7ender design is from the original…
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Split poles for one.

 

[dasherf17]

Was it this one?



It isn't a Gibson; it is a John Deere. But we appreciate a diverse range of tractors here.

Thanks, no...it was something very old ('40s?) and very open and sparse for body...
If I find it I'll post it...till then, git a few pages to go through...

 

[GBassNorth]

Except that the VP is black. It needs to be a different color that pops on stage better.

These Pop!
LightFX/Holoflash Paint jobs — Mean Street Guitars
…and his refin prices aren’t bad either.

 

[dagrev]

interesting, Mike and Donnie’s seem to have remained goldish…

I'm glad. We all know tone is in the color of the lettering on the TRC (and other similar internet truths).

I can't confirm mine is original. I know it's older than 1980, but that's all I can say with certainty.

 

[dagrev]

I had one years ago, those humbuckers actually were a little more open than a Gibson Mudbucker but those basses should have also had a mid pickup. Fender made a huge mistake when they eliminated the original single coil pickups for those IMHO.

I agree. I always wondered what one would sound like in the Pbass position.

 

[Engle]

Thanks, no...it was something very old ('40s?) and very open and sparse for body...
If I find it I'll post it...till then, git a few pages to go through...

I remember it. Gibson tractors weren’t the same company.
History

 

[Engle]

Split poles for one.

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The EBO that Chuck posted was an early one with a single coil wasn’t it?

 

[Bent77]

Split poles for one.

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I actually really like that pickup. Had a Pawn Shop Mustang with that. Should have kept it.

the pickup I mean

 

[JIO]

The EBO that Chuck posted was an early one with a single coil wasn’t it?

It's actually what's referred to as a side-winder - a hum-bucker like the Fender Tele pu... sep' dif-rent

 

[dasherf17]

Was it this one?



It isn't a Gibson; it is a John Deere. But we appreciate a diverse range of tractors here.

Found it...GBassNorth had the post saying: "Found a 1940 Gibson in mint condition for under $3000, but I think I’ll pass on it…."



Aaaand THIS was that beauty...WAS that a Gibson?

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

1. yeah
   

   I'm glad. We all know tone is in the color of the lettering on the TRC (and other similar internet truths).
   
   I can't confirm mine is original. I know it's older than 1980, but that's all I can say with certainty.

   spoken like a true player…

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

It's actually what's referred to as a side-winder - a hum-bucker like the Fender Tele pu... sep' dif-rent

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always in a dual coil config right?