Aw, man!

[Denis]

I hate someone added P-bass pups to this '76 T-bird.

http://www.vintageguitars.net/products/dispProd.cfm?id=197793

[Pilgrim]

It looks nasty.  I'm not a T-bird follower, but that's completely unnecessary and tasteless.

[Dave W]

Could be remedied. At least the original pickups haven't been thrown away, assuming they are still there under the covers..

[chromium]

My 76 was rewired with the pickups in parallel, and sounds (to me) much more like the present day birds as a result.  I've been tempted to wire it back to stock just to compare, but like it too much as-is.  Shame that a simple rewire might have saved someone from butchering this bass in the OP...

If the price was right, that bass at GC would make a great candidate for some patching and a black refin  

[godofthunder]

WAY to much for that bass.

[TBird1958]

 I've noticed prices for good '76s going up abit - surprisingly. That one is awful tho. In that shape $800 is wishful thinking.

[godofthunder]

I'd pay $800 but not $1,800 

[EvilLordJuju]

I wonder whether another tbird pickup could be made to fit in that space.

The pickups wouldn't be evenly spaced, but it would look a little better.

Shame on whoever did it, and shame on GC for not mentioning it, yet still asking $1800.

But then, this has "a scale length longer than any fender", so perhaps it's worth $1800 after all?

[Denis]

I just noticed the extra knob. I'd say  that since it's already routed for the P-bass pup, it wouldn't do it any more harm to route it for another chromey T-bird pick up.

[Dave W]

I'm not surprised at GC's asking price and that they don't specifically mention the mod in detail. That's just the way things usually are at GC. Full disclosure and a reasonable price would surprise me.

[Nocturnal]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/GIBSON-Thunderbird-79-Natural-Finish-1979-Rare-Classic-Vintage-Bass-T-Bird-/310366166132?pt=Guitar&hash=item484343dc74

This one seems more reasonable for the same money. At least this seller is disclosing any known issues.

[Bionic-Joe]

Actually...I'd rather have the UNBROKEN one with the P bass pickup.

[gearHed289]

I wonder whether another tbird pickup could be made to fit in that space.

The pickups wouldn't be evenly spaced, but it would look a little better.

Shame on whoever did it, and shame on GC for not mentioning it, yet still asking $1800.

But then, this has "a scale length longer than any fender", so perhaps it's worth $1800 after all?

I'm pretty sure a P route is a HAIR wider than the T-bird pup ring. would still look better than this.  I was eyeballing a Hamer Explorer with a P/J setup recently and did some measuring with some pieces I have sitting around. Thought it might be a good candidate for the chrome covered TB+ pair that I have.

[Dave W]

At those prices, I'd rather have the unbroken one too.

Even an obviously filled in rout would look better than keeping the P pickup in there.

[exiledarchangel]

I wonder whether another tbird pickup could be made to fit in that space.

The pickups wouldn't be evenly spaced, but it would look a little better.

I thought the same but with a mudbucker instead of a bird pup, but it may be too wide for that.