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Nice way to start the week, New Tbird
« on: August 14, 2014, 11:15:42 PM »
A friend of mine visited this week & gave me a sweet Sunburst ’66 Tbird IV, the HS has been repaired nicely with a bit of a volute on the back, the serial # is gone & the Vol pots date to 1965, compared to my ’68 the neck is different, the rosewood is a tad darker & it’s not as chucky when you get above the 8th-9th fret toward the body, the body is weather checked but the neck is nice & smooth & fast with very low action, the tone is very lively you only need a soft touch, especially with the front pickup solo, it’s lot of fun to play,

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Re: Nice way to start the week, New Tbird
« Reply #1 on: August 14, 2014, 11:58:39 PM »

 Beautiful! Did you say gave?
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Re: Nice way to start the week, New Tbird
« Reply #2 on: August 15, 2014, 05:37:29 AM »
Nice!!
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Re: Nice way to start the week, New Tbird
« Reply #3 on: August 15, 2014, 06:12:03 AM »
Beautiful! Did you say gave?
Right? Tell your friend I'll be glad to take one if he's giving any more away ;)
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Re: Nice way to start the week, New Tbird
« Reply #4 on: August 15, 2014, 09:05:12 AM »
That's a good friend!  Take care of him.
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Re: Nice way to start the week, New Tbird
« Reply #5 on: August 15, 2014, 10:11:43 AM »
A little back ground, my friend got this Bass 11 years ago & it was intended to go to a Bass Player of a rather famous All Girl Band, sadly she seems to have stopped playing & left the Biz all together, being left handed & really a Guitar player he really didn’t use this Bass he has few other Southpaw Basses handy, he did use it as a template to build a proper left handed Non-reverse Firebird, lately he’s been thinning out his collection & knows how much I love Tbirds so he handed over to me, beside being just a generous all around great guy we’ve been close friends, I’ve known his family since the mid 60s all his brothers play guitar & are vintage gear nuts, if it weren’t for them I don’t think I’d even own a Guitar or Bass.

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Re: Nice way to start the week, New Tbird
« Reply #6 on: August 15, 2014, 02:10:39 PM »
Nice friend and nice score, Jaime.

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Re: Nice way to start the week, New Tbird
« Reply #7 on: August 16, 2014, 08:02:41 AM »
Perfect vintage look!
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Re: Nice way to start the week, New Tbird
« Reply #8 on: August 16, 2014, 05:21:33 PM »
Good friend is an understatement... ;)
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Re: Nice way to start the week, New Tbird
« Reply #9 on: August 17, 2014, 07:29:10 PM »
I think your friend is a great guy.  However now I must hate you. 

But seriously, that is a lovely bass.