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Gear Discussion Forums => Gibson Basses => Topic started by: ilan on September 07, 2023, 03:34:15 AM
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I really do a Reverse a little better as it turns out, getting that '64 II pretty much cured the GAS for an old Bird - Getting that Sonic Blue BaCH really helped the NR "itch" :-*
I should probably go to the free clinic. :o
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Neck thru is neck thru. Anything else can call itself a TBird, but it really isn't, simple as that.
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Neck thru is neck thru. Anything else can call itself a TBird, but it really isn't, simple as that.
Rickenbacker 4000 was set-neck, 4080 was bolt-on, they certainly sound like Rics. Do set-neck Birds sound that different?
IMHO - very humble, having never owned either a TB or a NR, vintage or current - a key factor in the TBirdness of the TB is Ray Dietrich's reverse design. It just oozes cool. The NR, well, looks different.
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The Reverse is an Art Deco classic by a renowned designer, the Non Reverse is something engineers came up with out of desperation and to cut costs.
To me a non-neck-thru bass can as much be a TBird (or a Rickenbacker 4001/4003 for that matter) as a six-cylinder motorbike with a liquid-cooled non-V engine can be a Harley-Davidson, a non-denim pants a Levi's jeans or a front engine vehicle a Ferrari. You can stick a brand name to it, yes, but it defeats the essence.
And I find neck-thru or not a hell of a difference in the mid- to upper registers, sound-, sustain-, -feel and tonal development-wise.
The NR is an ugly duckling just like a Mosrite is an ugly duckling. It's ok, even commendable to like it out of compassion, but let's not get carried away and rank it along with a true TBird.
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I'm working on a Non Reverse Neck Through Thunderbird as we speak.
The missing link? 8)
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If a leftie plays it, then you are at least close! :mrgreen:
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If a leftie plays it, then you are at least close! :mrgreen:
Challenge accepted!
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Who says you're never good for anything?! ;)
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Tell that to my wife!
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If a leftie plays it, then you are at least close! :mrgreen:
:rimshot: :toast:
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There's an unbroken 67 II that just arrived at Willie's Guitars. It came out of the North Dakota prairie. The original owner used to play it through a 361, which was not sold to Willie's but is in equally immaculate condition.
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Wow. And mangled ones go for a lot more.
https://www.williesguitars.com/product/1967-gibson-thunderbird-ii/
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Willie's vintage prices are typically at the high end of the price range.
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That cracquelee is beautiful!
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Are you now hopping on that overcrowded relic train too, Rob?
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Wow. And mangled ones go for a lot more.
https://www.williesguitars.com/product/1967-gibson-thunderbird-ii/
All that and you get a lovely Grolsch bottle gasket included in the price!
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Are you now hopping on that overcrowded relic train too, Rob?
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No. This is real.
That makes a big difference
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That I accept.