The suffering of a poor Tbird!

[Lightyear]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130199245019

I have to admit the initial price of this when I saw it yesterday tempted me  - at that time it was at $315.00.  The Badass bridge shimed with plywood, electronics mod, screw/washer crapola where the PG screws where and even the that fugly doodad with leather fringe stuffed into the wire route didn't scare me off!   Even the crack on the back of the headstock didn't worry me too much but, the brass plate screwed screwed into the headstock just forward of the nut made me think twice.  I'm not scared of a headstock crack but a badly executed repair is much harder to make right.  I still might of hit it if it had stayed under $450 - $600 was bit high for my budget as I mentally figured on about a minimum $300 restoration.

[Dave W]

I saw that and never gave it a second thought. Way too much unsaid, and what you could see was bad enough. The seller is one of those consignment drop-off places so you know they wouldn't be able to answer any important questions.

[chromium]

"Good condition.  Some signs of stage use"

 

[doombass]

I almost feel sad for the poor thing. It's been raped.

[rockinrayduke]

Oh, the humanity! 

[TBird1958]

 That is just awful. ........Let's find out who did it and screw bits of crap into them.......

[Nocturnal]

The owner must have been in my general area. Maybe I can "pay them a visit". I'll need Joe (Chromium) there to back me up tho. Maybe we should bust his knee caps with a maple neck?

[Barklessdog]

Ouch!!!

[chromium]

The owner must have been in my general area. Maybe I can "pay them a visit". I'll need Joe (Chromium) there to back me up tho. Maybe we should bust his knee caps with a maple neck?

Can I bring pliers and a blowtorch?  or maybe in this case it should be calipers and a soldering iron? 

[Lightyear]

Can I bring pliers and a blowtorch?  or maybe in this case it should be calipers and a soldering iron? 

If youse guys are gonna to do a job - can I suggest where you move the the widget with the leather fringe to?

[Nocturnal]

I like the way you think Lightyear!

[godofthunder]

600 is way to much, I think I paid less than a grand for my white one. There was nothing wrong with it at the time. 

[Johnny Crab]

I almost feel sad for the poor thing. It's been raped.

and marked with metal as such.

[doombass]

I suppose someone got cold feet. Here it returns:http://cgi.ebay.com/GIBSON-THUNDERBIRD-IV-BASS-GUITAR-MAHOGANY-WINGS-CASE_W0QQitemZ150220228327QQihZ005QQcategoryZ64402QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[JimmyBond8]

This took a lot longer to show up on here than I thought it would.