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4stringer77

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Tbird with sunburst headstock & no serial#
« on: June 17, 2013, 10:02:28 AM »
I thought this bird would be worth discussion here.
http://www.gbase.com/gear/gibson-thunderbird-ii-1963-sunburst#
If the headstock is original, wouldn't the serial number be visible?
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Re: Tbird with sunburst headstock & no serial#
« Reply #1 on: June 17, 2013, 12:31:54 PM »
the seller is playing a pretty good guessing game with this bass. of course by writing 'circa' he relieves himself of the job of dating this thing exactly.
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Re: Tbird with sunburst headstock & no serial#
« Reply #2 on: June 17, 2013, 12:37:57 PM »
I went over there one day and played it...It needs a fret job...it has a crack across the back..it really looks good...but I believe it was rep[aired, stripped and refinned a LONG LONG time ago...I think the owner is trying to play dumb...He's a repair guy..If he can't tell it's been repaired, he's a Nucklehead..otherwise...he is trying to find some dummy...It's worth about $2,00. I told him that broken ones are going for around $3,00...he said he would go down to the $4,00 range...it's NOT worth it..Fret job needed??? Fuggetaboutit!!!
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Re: Tbird with sunburst headstock & no serial#
« Reply #3 on: June 17, 2013, 01:24:00 PM »


 Thanks Baz!

I was about to sell a kidney to finance it!


 
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Re: Tbird with sunburst headstock & no serial#
« Reply #4 on: June 18, 2013, 01:53:49 PM »
Bro, there is one for $3,000 on Gbase...headstock replacement..but he still has the original..Look at Martin Turner's bass....

http://www.gbase.com/gear/gibson-thunderbird-ii-1963

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Re: Tbird with sunburst headstock & no serial#
« Reply #5 on: June 26, 2013, 02:28:45 PM »
Kinda weird that they replaced the headstock with a correct 9-piece new headstock and scarfed it on.....but put a volute on it?

Guess the owner wanted to be extra sure it wouldn't't break again?
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Re: Tbird with sunburst headstock & no serial#
« Reply #6 on: July 11, 2013, 06:21:12 AM »
Did it have a full maho neck? The early ones had.
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