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Gear Discussion Forums => Gibson Basses => Topic started by: eb2 on March 11, 2009, 12:39:04 PM

Title: Make your own Tbird
Post by: eb2 on March 11, 2009, 12:39:04 PM
Check this out.  Fyi.

http://www.reranch.com/reranch/viewtopic.php?t=22651
Title: Re: Make your own Tbird
Post by: Chris P. on March 11, 2009, 12:41:40 PM
Nice idea for my magazine:)
Title: Re: Make your own Tbird
Post by: TBird1958 on March 11, 2009, 12:52:20 PM

That Firebird he built is really beautiful............. :o
Title: Re: Make your own Tbird
Post by: OldManC on March 11, 2009, 01:02:44 PM
That looks really promising. I wonder if he'd do the correct nut width for the Thunderbird. If so, I may have to get one of these...
Title: Re: Make your own Tbird
Post by: Barklessdog on March 11, 2009, 01:24:20 PM
Really nice.

Now try this for all you Tbird fanned fret fans

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v104/Fenderbird/super_t_sketches_119.jpg)


Title: Re: Make your own Tbird
Post by: Chris P. on March 11, 2009, 01:34:39 PM
Quote from: Barklessdog on March 11, 2009, 01:24:20 PM
Really nice.

Now try this for all you Tbird fanned fret fans

Nice! But all you...? Name me one! :mrgreen:
Title: Re: Make your own Tbird
Post by: Barklessdog on March 11, 2009, 01:39:28 PM
Thats the joke, there aren't any (at least here)
Title: Re: Make your own Tbird
Post by: uwe on March 11, 2009, 01:46:25 PM
I find that fanned concept interesting and it goes visually much better with a TBird than an anodyne Fenderesque body. Where did you get it from?

Giving every string the optimal scale appeals to me in theory. D and G just sound better in short scale, E and A better in long or longer.
Title: Re: Make your own Tbird
Post by: TBird1958 on March 11, 2009, 01:57:34 PM

Sheldon Dingwal.........

I think they're cool, not in my budget tho.
Title: Re: Make your own Tbird
Post by: gweimer on March 11, 2009, 02:47:11 PM
Quote from: Barklessdog on March 11, 2009, 01:39:28 PM
Thats the joke, there aren't any (at least here)

There are now!   :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Make your own Tbird
Post by: gweimer on March 11, 2009, 02:54:25 PM
Quote from: TBird1958 on March 11, 2009, 01:57:34 PM
Sheldon Dingwal.........

I think they're cool, not in my budget tho.

I think a used one just went for about $850 on Ebay.  My fanfret project bass cost me about $1100 to have done.  It may look like a Fender, but the body is mahogany, so it has more of a Tbird/EB-3 kind of tonal range.
Title: Re: Make your own Tbird
Post by: Nocturnal on March 11, 2009, 09:50:22 PM
I like the looks of the first fanned fret T-bird. Like the weird headstock too! :mrgreen:
Title: Re: Make your own Tbird
Post by: Barklessdog on March 12, 2009, 05:29:00 AM
Where did you get it from?

Someone posted it at Talkbass