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Gear Discussion Forums => Gibson Basses => Topic started by: uwe on July 25, 2014, 03:09:41 PM

Title: Sholt ol not?
Post by: uwe on July 25, 2014, 03:09:41 PM

Seattle Sally dug this up here ... My Axis buddy in the offer says it's short scale (but offers no details):

http://www.ebay.com/itm/171393503704?afsrc=1

But for the life of me (and bearing in mind how Japanese men are reputed to have size issues) I can't see what should be short scale about it? It's not that it doesn't look like the (long deleted) Shortybirds Gibson put out for a year or so (and which failed abysmally commercially), of course they could have put a short scale neck on a regular TBird body in the nineties with correct pup and pg placements, but that would have necessitated moving the bridge forward. Yet this bridge is where it should be (with a long scale Bird).

That said, I find the concept of a short scale TBird (like a short scale Explorer) self-defeating. Unless you are Suzi Quatro that is. If you don't look stunning in a leather overall, then that bass/shape cries for a long scale neck, period, anything else is kami without the kaze, seppu without the ku. Still, this would be a freak addition to ze Kölleckshün. But judging flom zee pics I don't even see a point in asking whethel it's tluly sholt scale ol not ...

Title: Re: Sholt ol not?
Post by: Dave W on July 25, 2014, 05:00:12 PM

Doesn't look short to me, and what does he mean by 12 frets 450 mm? That it's over 17" to the 12th fret?

Title: Re: Sholt ol not?
Post by: uwe on July 25, 2014, 05:01:59 PM

Your dad was the Navy Airforce tail gunner, you ask him!  :mrgreen:

Title: Re: Sholt ol not?
Post by: Dave W on July 25, 2014, 05:02:36 PM

Army Air Corps.

Title: Re: Sholt ol not?
Post by: uwe on July 25, 2014, 05:03:43 PM

Wot, no Dauntless or Helldiver then?  :)

Title: Re: Sholt ol not?
Post by: Dave W on July 25, 2014, 05:09:35 PM

Don't ask me about the details. He didn't like to talk about it and I knew enough not to ask.

Title: Re: Sholt ol not?
Post by: TBird1958 on July 26, 2014, 07:32:26 AM

 It's just the standard model............ I'm turning into a feeb   :sad:

Title: Re: Sholt ol not?
Post by: chromium on July 29, 2014, 04:40:52 PM

Just noticed this one, if you're looking for a shortie 'bird:

http://www.themusiczoo.com/product/7117/Gibson-Thunderbird-Short-Scale-Bass-Satin-Ebony/

Title: Re: Sholt ol not?
Post by: lowend1 on July 29, 2014, 11:48:51 PM

Or this un':
http://newjersey.craigslist.org/msg/4587233427.html

Title: Re: Sholt ol not?
Post by: Highlander on July 29, 2014, 11:51:42 PM

Good grief... don't you go to sleep...? it must be horrible o'clock in your part of the world as I'm just taking a dip-in before heading out for work at 0800... ;)

Title: Re: Sholt ol not?
Post by: Dave W on July 30, 2014, 08:18:57 AM

I don't think Uwe's looking for one of the Shortybirds, pretty sure he already has one. He was just curious about the ebay listing for Japan which might have been a different model. But I don't think it's short.

Title: Re: Sholt ol not?
Post by: uwe on July 30, 2014, 09:15:19 AM

I have the regular shorty indeed which is a fine little bass if a bit redundant. The world is waiting for lots of things, but a shortscale TBird is not among them.