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Title: Nice way to start the week, New Tbird
Post by: 4005 on August 14, 2014, 11:15:42 PM
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,
(http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i353/rick4005/1966/MVC-021F.jpg) (http://s1089.photobucket.com/user/rick4005/media/1966/MVC-021F.jpg.html)(http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i353/rick4005/1966/magdec61028.jpg) (http://s1089.photobucket.com/user/rick4005/media/1966/magdec61028.jpg.html)(http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i353/rick4005/1966/magdec61026.jpg) (http://s1089.photobucket.com/user/rick4005/media/1966/magdec61026.jpg.html)(http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i353/rick4005/1966/MVC-018F.jpg) (http://s1089.photobucket.com/user/rick4005/media/1966/MVC-018F.jpg.html)(http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i353/rick4005/1966/magdec61027.jpg) (http://s1089.photobucket.com/user/rick4005/media/1966/magdec61027.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Nice way to start the week, New Tbird
Post by: TBird1958 on August 14, 2014, 11:58:39 PM

 Beautiful! Did you say gave?
Title: Re: Nice way to start the week, New Tbird
Post by: Nocturnal on August 15, 2014, 05:37:29 AM
Nice!!
Title: Re: Nice way to start the week, New Tbird
Post by: 4stringer77 on August 15, 2014, 06:12:03 AM
Quote from: TBird1958 on August 14, 2014, 11:58:39 PM
Beautiful! Did you say gave?
Right? Tell your friend I'll be glad to take one if he's giving any more away ;)
Title: Re: Nice way to start the week, New Tbird
Post by: Pilgrim on August 15, 2014, 09:05:12 AM
That's a good friend!  Take care of him.
Title: Re: Nice way to start the week, New Tbird
Post by: 4005 on August 15, 2014, 10:11:43 AM
A little back ground, my friend got this Bass 11 years ago & it was intended to go to a Bass Player of a rather famous All Girl Band, sadly she seems to have stopped playing & left the Biz all together, being left handed & really a Guitar player he really didn’t use this Bass he has few other Southpaw Basses handy, he did use it as a template to build a proper left handed Non-reverse Firebird, lately he’s been thinning out his collection & knows how much I love Tbirds so he handed over to me, beside being just a generous all around great guy we’ve been close friends, I’ve known his family since the mid 60s all his brothers play guitar & are vintage gear nuts, if it weren’t for them I don’t think I’d even own a Guitar or Bass.
Title: Re: Nice way to start the week, New Tbird
Post by: Dave W on August 15, 2014, 02:10:39 PM
Nice friend and nice score, Jaime.
Title: Re: Nice way to start the week, New Tbird
Post by: uwe on August 16, 2014, 08:02:41 AM
Perfect vintage look!
Title: Re: Nice way to start the week, New Tbird
Post by: Highlander on August 16, 2014, 05:21:33 PM
Good friend is an understatement... ;)
Title: Re: Nice way to start the week, New Tbird
Post by: cmaj on August 17, 2014, 07:29:10 PM
I think your friend is a great guy.  However now I must hate you. 

But seriously, that is a lovely bass.