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Glenn Cornick bass timeline pre-JT through Wild Turkey and Paris - updated
Basvarken:
Triumph neck maybe?
Denis:
That does look a lot more like it! The GC photos shows it with a heavy binding. Were Triumphs offered with a binding like that?
Thanks, guys, these are the kind of comments and improvements I was looking for!
Basvarken:
No, Triumphs have a white-black laminated binding, with the black on the outside.
I think it makes more sense that a luthier just made this weird bass entirely from scratch.
Denis:
I was just going to say that, since the binding issue alone leads me away from it being a Triumph neck like those you've posted.
You're right about it being a weird bass though. I'll ask Drew if he knows anything about it.
gearHed289:
--- Quote from: Denis on January 10, 2018, 07:38:39 PM ---Gibson only built 718 Thunderbird IIs between 1963 and the 1965 discontinuation date due to a lawsuit by Fender, which insanely claimed the Thunderbird looked too much like their Precision bass (one of the great WTF moments in guitar history).
--- End quote ---
I've heard this may be at least partially urban legend. Maybe a cease and desist? Also, I believe it was to do with the offset Jazz Bass body. Funny thing is, the later non-rev is more Fender-ish than the original!
That reverse V is odd. Only 19 frets?
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