I used that bass for the entire Contemplating The Engine Room. The bridge was put up too close so I had them move it up a bit. I added some mahogany & fiberglass on that thing. Gibson used that angled headstock for string tension, but, made the guy's weak. That big long headstock came off in my hands, it was all bondo. That was the good thing about touring back then, you could find basses for cheap. Boon (playing on the upper neck), but with the non-reverses it's all open for you. With the reverse, the horns are too much in the way of the higher frets. Headstock repaired and whole neck painted black.įlyGuitars Before you got into EB3s again, you were using a non-reverse Gibson Thunderbird II - what do you like about it, and what do you think about Thunderbirds in general? Output jack put on side and replaced with neutrik locking 1/4" jack. Chandler Thunderbird re-issue pickup (no longer made? check this out).
Bartolini preamp with bass-mid-treb equaliser mini-switch for 200/400/800hz mid frequency.
1981 Victory Standard (Candy Apple Red)ġ966 Gibson non-reverse Thunderbird II: bridge moved up slightly so it would intonate, post holes filled and re-drilled.If everything is in good order, we will send you an email about our bank account details. Once we received your order, we will review the order to check (1) if there are any combined shipping opportunity, (2) stock is not sold elsewhere, and (3) accuracy of all information about your order. This could help our customer save on currency conversion charges by credit card / payment companies. If you wish to pay by bank transfer, you may pay in US dollars (USD), European Euros (EUR), British Pounds (GBP), Japanese Yen (JPY), Hong Kong Dollars (HKD), Chinese Yuan (CNY), Canadian Dollars (CAD), Australian Dollars (AUD), New Zealand Dollars (NZD), Swiss Francs (CHF), and Singaporean Dollars (SGD). Once everything is in good order, we will charge your credit card. We will send you an updated invoice if there are any changes for your agreement. When you place an order with us here at using a credit card, the checkout process only authrorize a hold of the payment amount. In rare occasions, the item may be sold out first via other channels, in which case we regrettably will need to prioritise the order fulfilment by the time stamp of the order being placed on a first-come-first-sold basis. Our items are listed on this site (), as well as being available in our physical showroom in Wan Chai, Hong Kong and third-party online shopping platform(s). All specifications are listed in the Additional Information tab above. This bass comes with an original deluxe hardshell case. Bridge cover, both pickup covers have gone amiss. It is now strung with a set of flat wound strings. There are about 60% of the frets remain, and the truss rod has room in both direction, so the play condition is good. The neck condition is good, there are a few nicks and scratches you could feel, but not in a way that impact playability. We have captured as many photos possible to document these wears. Although there are numerous scratches and dents, it remains structurally solid. The original humbuckers pickups have been rewound at some point, the sound is very much Thunderbird, producing a fat sound centered on the low-mids provided by mahogany’s characteristics. Mahogany wing body, through structure mahogany neck/rosewood fingerboard.Ĭondition is rated Good. For electronics, it is equipped with two T-Bird humbucker pickups in the neck and bridge position. It comes with a 20-fret rosewood fingerboard and a mahogany/walnut laminate neck, which the rosewood gives a rich and rounded tone and the neck has a rounded profile which provides fast and silky playing feel. It features a mahogany body construction, which has a punchy and warm tone. This Thunderbird is the Bicentennial version produced in 1976. The infamous body shape oozes a rebellious attitude, and this bass wants to be played, hard. neck dive) we didn’t find this to be a particular problem with both sitting and standing. Some people say the Thunderbird is not well balanced ergonomically (i.e. The Thunderbird has an offset body and neck-through-body design, which was first seen in 1963. The most famous bass model that Gibson produces is the Thunderbird, which is what we have in stock here at Bella Romeo. Apart from legendary guitar models such as the Les Paul and SG, Gibson is also active in the bass category.
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