The Last Bass Outpost

A friend of mine visited this week & gave me a sweet Sunburst ’66 Tbird IV, the HS has been repaired nicely with a bit of a volute on the back, the serial # is gone & the Vol pots date to 1965, compared to my ’68 the neck is different, the rosewood is a tad darker & it’s not as chucky when you get above the 8th-9th fret toward the body, the body is weather checked but the neck is nice & smooth & fast with very low action, the tone is very lively you only need a soft touch, especially with the front pickup solo, it’s lot of fun to play,

I think Steve Barr owned this one at one time but I think Steve called it Seafoam Green back then,
 http://www.ebay.com/itm/1976-Gibson-Thunderbird-Tom-Peterssons-From-Cheap-Trick-Inverness-Green-SINGNED-/120951455478?pt=Guitar&hash=item1c2944bef6

My '77 & '68 were at a Drummer friend house in CA for just over 2 years now I didn't want him to go through the hassle of packing/shipping them so I waited till they could be picked up now I’m getting reacquainted with them, I forgot just how chunky the NR ’68 neck is also the ’77 pickups don’t sound as “Anemic” as I remember them volume wise & the neck is great, I do need to find a “Gibson” decal & some screws for the NR’s TRC,

http://www.theaussieaviator.net/threads/flying-really-really-low.33935/

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190517961284&ssPageName=ADME:B:WNAFP:US:1123

I got it from ebay back in the days of the pit the neck was at a "odd" angle & I sold it for whatever I paid for it  about $100 or so a lot less then it’s being listed for today, kind of odd seeing it now, I guess I could feel worse it could be a Bass I hated to sell come back to haunt me,
Cheers

that went to Airshows the show off their fine ejection seats
http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2010/07/23/4739027-pilot-ejects-an-instant-before-fighterjet-crashes?gt1=43001

amazing photos,

what do the local Thunderstick owners here recommend? , I await your wisdom even if it's in German ,
Cheers, Jaime