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Gibson Basses / Re: Martin Turner getting a Badbird
« on: February 24, 2015, 02:49:52 AM »
Quote from: godofthunder on February 23, 2015, 07:03:27 AM
  I think 2015 is going to be big, The Badbird II will drop soon, Thunderbird covers, pickguards and the Badbird Bass. Lots of balls in the air right now. I'm just trying t keep it all straight and make progress.

Wow! Glad to hear it!

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Gibson Basses / Re: Badbird ancestor on this Embassy Deluxe?
« on: February 16, 2015, 07:27:49 AM »
I wish more people thought like that. I remember the first '64 tbird I had, the previous owner had removed the bridge, studs and tailpiece (long gone when I got it - though it still had the original case) and mounted a large black plastic spacer and Fender bridge - and lots of extra screw holes into the otherwise pristine original finish).

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Gibson Basses / Re: Badbird ancestor on this Embassy Deluxe?
« on: February 16, 2015, 07:24:54 AM »
Indeed! 100th monkey ;)

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Gibson Basses / Re: Badbird ancestor on this Embassy Deluxe?
« on: February 16, 2015, 07:06:03 AM »
Cool! I even sort of wondered if this might have been an early experiment of yours as it came from not too far from you.

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Gibson Basses / Re: Badbird ancestor on this Embassy Deluxe?
« on: February 16, 2015, 06:30:39 AM »
Nope. It's floating and doesn't contact the body -- but note that the metal is thicker where it contacts the studs and fills that gap. Actually pretty solid - not as solid as Scott's but a pretty good effort. I really think this was done late 70s/early 80s (brass nut being a hint)


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Gibson Basses / Re: Badbird ancestor on this Embassy Deluxe?
« on: February 16, 2015, 05:33:05 AM »
Here's a shot from directly above - after checking the intonation (it was on except the G saddle had to move back slightly)


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Gibson Basses / Re: Badbird ancestor on this Embassy Deluxe?
« on: February 15, 2015, 06:52:18 AM »
Thanks.

I should dig through some of the Gibson guitar forums on the subject. I know the Centralabs are highly sought there as they were generally used on the '59-60 burst Les Pauls but those are the closed back ones. First time I've ever seen this type.

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Gibson Basses / Re: Badbird ancestor on this Embassy Deluxe?
« on: February 15, 2015, 06:05:14 AM »
Yeah, my '64 t-bird has mix of nickel and chrome as was another '64 I had previously. Seems pretty typical.

Serial number is long gone on this Epiphone. Also it's painted black so no idea on neck construction. I fully assume this is covering a headstock repair but it seems well done and solid.

While I'd obviously prefer original, I also think it looks really good in black with the original white guard.

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Gibson Basses / Re: Badbird ancestor on this Embassy Deluxe?
« on: February 15, 2015, 05:56:11 AM »
and thanks for the clear wiring pic!

Looks like the tone cap is probably the same :)

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Gibson Basses / Re: Badbird ancestor on this Embassy Deluxe?
« on: February 15, 2015, 05:48:42 AM »
That's what I first thought (rewired) and it's definitely been apart to be refinished. It's only that the pots are Centralab that it made me wonder. I need to more fully take it apart to see what date codes there might be. I do think it is an early one as all the hardware is nickel. I had another Embassy which was a '66 and was all chrome except the gears and that had the usual closed CTS pots IIRC.

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Gibson Basses / Re: I was truly worried ...
« on: February 15, 2015, 05:12:40 AM »
Quote from: uwe on February 03, 2015, 07:22:07 PM
Here is Tyran(t) "Gunbelt" Porter mercilessly pushing the metal envelope with The Dööbie Brözzerz, really thrashing it out!!! Bang that joint/doobie that doesn't bang!!!




That's so cool - I used to own that very same bass.

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Gibson Basses / Re: Badbird ancestor on this Embassy Deluxe?
« on: February 15, 2015, 03:01:47 AM »
That I don't know! It has flatwounds on it so that might be an aspect (the intonation doesn't sound far off).

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Gibson Basses / Badbird ancestor on this Embassy Deluxe?
« on: February 15, 2015, 02:53:14 AM »
just got this Embassy and thought some might find this early version of someone's attempt at the badbird concept interesting. Not sure how long ago it was done but the guy I got it from said it was on the bass when he got it at least 20 years ago. It's actually pretty well done:



Second odd-ball detail, anyone ever seen Centralab pots like these before?



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Gibson Basses / Embassy measurements?
« on: December 19, 2014, 02:29:59 AM »
Not sure if this should go here or "other brands"...

I just picked up an an early Epiphone Embassy Deluxe which needs some work - a little bit of a project but not too bad.

I'd like to ask if anyone here has a couple cosmetic measurements. The bass was oversprayed in black including the headstock (one would assume to camouflage a neck repair). Anyone know the correct size of the Epiphone decal and the measurement for the 2 screwholes on the trussrod cover? (I need to make a new one and want to try to be reasonably correct.)

Thanks!

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Gibson Basses / Re: Pelham Blue Thunderbird.
« on: July 01, 2012, 02:46:09 PM »
I remember the same as Nokturnal. This was on ebay maybe two years ago and was in L.A. Though I thought the guy was representing it as "probably" the original finish. Easy to remember that color with the Hipshot bridge and EMGs. I believe it had a black pickguard at the time that the owner said he had changed. I also think it went in the $1K range IIRC.

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