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Unique T-birds
- Thread starter jdieh1
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That's IT! I'm tracking you down and breaking into your house!
Here's a few from my Jackson days.. I still wish I had a few of them. The pair made for Brian Wheat were very nice...
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Here's a custom - made to order from scratch in Sweden by Frank Stavem - tribute, lefty, reverse Star-Bird:
this looks awesome!
I always had a "thing" for Ellefson's P/P bass. that is the one that got me to buy my TBX...Here's a few from my Jackson days.. I still wish I had a few of them. The pair made for Brian Wheat were very nice...
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the Tesla Wheat Basses with the GIBSON looking heads, can go back on the shelf IMO...Jackson is not Jackson without the point
I had no idea so many people here play T-birds style basses, they look awesome. Are most (or all) the T-Birds with Fender or Fender-style necks custom jobs or parts basses? Has Gibson ever made a bolt-on neck Thunderbird?
Do most T-Birds suffer from neck dive to some degree? Is the neck dive strictly a matter of the body shape and strap location, or does the traditional neck-thru arrangement have any bearing?
Ric5, your three T-basses really caught my eye, they all seem to have unique pickup arrangements. If you're following this thread, would you care to explain what pickups are loaded in each bass? Did you or your builder come up with the specific arrangements? And which do you prefer? I also noticed the appendage for the top strap attachment, was this crucial in preventing neck dive? Thanks all.
Do most T-Birds suffer from neck dive to some degree? Is the neck dive strictly a matter of the body shape and strap location, or does the traditional neck-thru arrangement have any bearing?
Ric5, your three T-basses really caught my eye, they all seem to have unique pickup arrangements. If you're following this thread, would you care to explain what pickups are loaded in each bass? Did you or your builder come up with the specific arrangements? And which do you prefer? I also noticed the appendage for the top strap attachment, was this crucial in preventing neck dive? Thanks all.
I can answer the part on the fenderheadstock units being customs or parts...not in my case, my Dillion was just a copy, like the other companies who made a year or so's worth that were made to be Gibson clones. I have a pic in this thread (post#2), and it may answer your pickup spacing curiosity as well, since the 3 in the pic all have different spacing. To me it would seem like the preference of the builder, but Ric5 can give you his explanation for his...
I can play.....................Here's a couple of 70's 'Birds
*SCH-W-I-I-I-I-I-NNGGG!!!*
I prefer the non-reverses, but those are truly superb.
I would be interested in more information about these also, Ric5. Does it work well? How was it made? A wood dowel?
My tbird balances pretty well with the strap button on the neck heel, but of course it places the neck farther out to the left than on basses with an upper horn. It looks like these might pull it back more in a normal position and make playing more comfortable.
Who built those basses, and would they sell just the strap extender?
here's a good example of a production models that uses the strap extenders from Spector:
Someone used to sell those strap extenders on Ebay. Haven't noticed them on there is a long time, but then I haven't been looking for them either. You might try searching there.
I love the Jackson Birds. also like the Spectors (like the one Sixx used)
Here's a few from my Jackson days.. I still wish I had a few of them. The pair made for Brian Wheat were very nice...
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the Jackson Tbird production basses never made a big hit, but the ones who still own them know what they have, hold, and cherish for the rest of their lives.
