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Title: ebay Thunderbird fruad alert!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: godofthunder on March 04, 2011, 10:54:05 AM

Don't know what it is but it ain't no Gibson. http://cgi.ebay.com/11230-GIBSON-THUNDERBIRD-IV-BASS-GUITAR-VTG-SUNBURST-NR-/270715126318?pt=Guitar&hash=item3f07e1022e

Title: Re: ebay Thunderbird fruad alert!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: eb2 on March 04, 2011, 10:59:46 AM

For 2 bones, its fun.

I suspect the followers of Chairman Mao are involved.

Title: Re: ebay Thunderbird fruad alert!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: godofthunder on March 04, 2011, 12:07:52 PM

Ended, well what you know about dat ? I sent the seller a little note informing him of the bird's lack of pedigree. Huh. He didn't even thank me.

Title: Re: ebay Thunderbird fruad alert!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Iome on March 04, 2011, 02:59:42 PM

I belive it's a Tokai, what would you think?  :-\

Title: Re: ebay Thunderbird fruad alert!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: sniper on March 04, 2011, 07:17:44 PM

its back!!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/11230-GIBSON-ELECTRIC-SLANTED-BASS-GUITAR-DARK-SUNBURST-/270715479914?pt=Guitar&hash=item3f07e6676a&BackToListReferer=http%3A%2F%2Fmy.ebay.com%2Fws%2FeBayISAPI.dll%3FMyEbayBeta

not listed as a Gibson now though.

Title: Re: ebay Thunderbird fruad alert!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: bassplayer8953 on March 04, 2011, 08:48:16 PM

Quote from: sniper on March 04, 2011, 07:17:44 PM

its back!!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/11230-GIBSON-ELECTRIC-SLANTED-BASS-GUITAR-DARK-SUNBURST-/270715479914?pt=Guitar&hash=item3f07e6676a&BackToListReferer=http%3A%2F%2Fmy.ebay.com%2Fws%2FeBayISAPI.dll%3FMyEbayBeta

not listed as a Gibson now though.

Says it's a Gibson, in the heading & in the text...

Title: Re: ebay Thunderbird fruad alert!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Aussie Mark on March 05, 2011, 03:14:22 PM

"Slanted bass, like eyes of builder"

Title: Re: ebay Thunderbird fruad alert!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Highlander on March 05, 2011, 04:37:51 PM

caveat emptor

That's the real deal - the nine Dollar note, as I live and breathe...

(I could always offer 'em three three's in change... ;D)

Title: Re: ebay Thunderbird fruad alert!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Dave W on March 05, 2011, 05:56:31 PM

Another bass from the factory of Mr. Ug Lee.

Title: Re: ebay Thunderbird fruad alert!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: stiles72 on March 07, 2011, 07:14:37 PM

Tokai's are actually  built better than this.

This is a cheap Chinese knock off. I've seen adds from Chinese builders that will offer to make you any Gibson Clone you want. Some of the guitars look convincing on an Epiphone QC scale - but most of the basses look like bastard mutant offspring (like this "Slant Bass").

Here's an ad for a Dave Grohl knockoff:

http://www.aliexpress.com/product-fm/348872683-Wholesale-cheap-2010-New-Gibson-ES-335-Hollow-Body-Style-Electric-Guitar-In-Blue-ToP-306-wholesalers.html

Title: Re: ebay Thunderbird fruad alert!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: uwe on March 08, 2011, 04:37:13 AM

"Specifications:

Gibson nameplate on headstock"

Well, that is a careful way of putting it.  :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: