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Nifty pics of Leon Wilkeson with T-birds.
« on: December 21, 2010, 08:32:53 PM »
Interesting NR with black pickups. I THINK this was taken post-plane crash. Not sure though.




Leon and Ed King in the background. Yet another interesting pickup in his T-bird.
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Re: Nifty pics of Leon Wilkeson with T-birds.
« Reply #1 on: December 21, 2010, 08:59:35 PM »
Some cool shots!  Leon was a very cool looking bass player too.  After the plane crash he couldn't use his left arm very well so that is why he had the extensions put on the T-Bird's.  Wish I could have seen him with Rossington Collins band.  I really dug their first LP.

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Re: Nifty pics of Leon Wilkeson with T-birds.
« Reply #2 on: December 21, 2010, 10:17:36 PM »
Nice pics! I believe I have already posted these somewhere here before but for those who have'nt seen them before:





Same custom inlay bass modded quite heavily. Refinned, Schaller 460 bridge, (looks like) EMG pickup(s?) and the earlier mentioned strap button extension.
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Re: Nifty pics of Leon Wilkeson with T-birds.
« Reply #3 on: December 22, 2010, 05:58:11 AM »
Glad that daft extension didn't catch on.
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Re: Nifty pics of Leon Wilkeson with T-birds.
« Reply #4 on: December 22, 2010, 06:36:09 AM »
check his left hand. django.....
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Re: Nifty pics of Leon Wilkeson with T-birds.
« Reply #5 on: December 22, 2010, 08:32:33 AM »
Bill Wyman'esque, only with a long scale.
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Re: Nifty pics of Leon Wilkeson with T-birds.
« Reply #6 on: December 22, 2010, 12:10:03 PM »


 I thought it was Wilkerson  ;)
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Re: Nifty pics of Leon Wilkeson with T-birds.
« Reply #7 on: December 22, 2010, 02:22:59 PM »
Quote from: godofthunder on December 22, 2010, 05:58:11 AM
Glad that daft extension didn't catch on.
Opps sorry missed the part about his right arm being injured in the plane crash.
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Re: Nifty pics of Leon Wilkeson with T-birds.
« Reply #8 on: December 22, 2010, 02:31:52 PM »
I'm still inspired by Leon Wilkeson.  Just been listening to "Gimme Three Steps." 
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Re: Nifty pics of Leon Wilkeson with T-birds.
« Reply #9 on: December 22, 2010, 02:36:32 PM »
Always loved his playing but I was never a big LS fan.
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Re: Nifty pics of Leon Wilkeson with T-birds.
« Reply #10 on: December 22, 2010, 02:56:24 PM »
Denis' post - top pic is (I think) Ros/Col or early reform era, next are pretty early - '74?

Doom's pics are approx '76 and again early reform...

The "interesting" pup was (iirc) a Mudbucker...

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Re: Nifty pics of Leon Wilkeson with T-birds.
« Reply #11 on: December 22, 2010, 03:01:52 PM »
Quote from: godofthunder on December 22, 2010, 02:36:32 PM
Always loved his playing but I was never a big LS fan.

I was never a LS fan, either.  But I always liked Leon Wilkeson's playing and even saw him once in a chance encounter. 
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Re: Nifty pics of Leon Wilkeson with T-birds.
« Reply #12 on: December 22, 2010, 06:49:56 PM »
I still have his T bird Bridge and posts for sale or I would trade it for a set of unnotched 60's t bird saddles .
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Re: Nifty pics of Leon Wilkeson with T-birds.
« Reply #13 on: December 22, 2010, 07:05:30 PM »


 How's that beautiful blue 12ver Baz?
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Re: Nifty pics of Leon Wilkeson with T-birds.
« Reply #14 on: December 23, 2010, 03:25:06 AM »
I wasn't aware that the opti-hang came from an arm injury in the crash. That makes sense and perhaps also explains why he holds the neck so close to his body.
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