'65 NR T-bird II on the 'bay - in metallic green... it's back

[dadagoboi]

By the time I got a look at the thread everything I saw had been covered.  Re the lacquer topcoat possibly chipping off color on the headstock: Unlike modern basecoat/clearcoat systems nitro and acrylic lacquer layers melt into each other  It's highly unlikely clear lac would chip off leaving color, looks more like a crappy touch up attempt.

I just completed a refin on a modern maple headstock.  All four layers of "paint", sealer, primer, base color and clear came off in separate layers.  It took aircraft stripper and a lot of scraping.

Right after posting I realized it does sometimes happen with lacquer.  You see it on a lot of old Fenders where the factory did a second solid color over a bad sunburst.  Sorry.

[JazzBassTbird]

The more I look at that pickguard the more it makes me think the neck has been reset, It's screaming refin now.

The serial number looks wrong, too bold, so it's likely the bass is a refin.
However, the neck set and 'guard are kosher. Gibson did use two different neck sets and corresponding end-of-fingerboard lengths and pickguards on NR T-birds, I've owned both types.

[Denis]

It's back...

http://cgi.ebay.com/1965-Gibson-Thunderbird-II-vintage-bass-guitar-/270599271846?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Guitar&hash=item3f00f935a6#ht_1112wt_1061

[godofthunder]

6k is absurd. P pup route I can only surmise that the end of the fingerboard was shortened when the neck was reset. Refin, refin ,refin!

[dadagoboi]

"…however, it is almost not noticeable"...to certain blind piano players. 

[Dave W]

At least you can see for yourself and judge. And he's acknowledged some of the criticisms. That doesn't change the fact that this is far from what he thinks it is.

[Barklessdog]

Great color though, I always like the dk greens / yellowed pelham.