Wow I didn't know that Nikki designed the drawer pull......I mean Opti-grab....speaking of opti is it opti-onal because I don't see it at all. Still I wouldn't mind having one.
That's a good point - they forgot the optigrab on the pictured one!
And adding insult to injury, it's not even featured in the highlights. Of course, without it the bass is unplayable and you won't get that Nikki sound either. Bunch of cheats these Gibson people.***
Still a very nice bass, just played mine yesterday and adjusted the trussrod. As with many new Gibsons they develop quite a neck forward bow in the initial year before they settle down. Truss rod nut was hardly tightened at all.
However good looking, I don't think that its lifespan before deletion will be any longer than the initial Blackbird's. Maybe 2 years? Together with the original Blackbird and the Epi one I now have three Nikki Sixxnature basses (I don't have as many Mötley CDs!), maybe I should start a fan club?
***I think Gibson's official site work is nevertheless improving. Remember how they had the Continental V on their site for years yet never ever even built it? Now they start featuring the Sixxnature TBird about a year after its NAMM introduction and about half a year after having delivered the first ones. That's managing expectations. Be patient Mark. Don't let it, errrm, drag you down ...