Black NR bird

[Barklessdog]

Another nice one, one of Kevbo's

Love the blue

http://cgi.ebay.com/Gibson-1966-Vintage-Thunderbird-IV-Bass-Refin_W0QQitemZ170220367389QQihZ007QQcategoryZ64402QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[gweimer]

Likewise.  Interesting that there are still no bids on it.

[Dave W]

Likewise.  Interesting that there are still no bids on it.

Are you talking about Kevin's listing? I see 25 bids at present, but none cracking the reserve.

Don't think he'll get that BIN but if his reserve is reasonable it should sell.

[bostonguitarrepair]

Hard to say from just a few pictures, but that looks like a refin to me - this is my rationale:
- the pickguard is not original - there would be a trace of the original logo, since those are semi-engraved - and why would someone change the pickguard on a bass in that good condition?
- there's no checking in the finish - the only Gibsons from that era I've seen without checking are ones where the topcoat has been removed - I dont think Gibson would have done a custom color and no topcoat - they weren't like Fender, who did stuff like that all the time.
- the milkiness referred is more something that happens to poly finishes - not nitrocellulose nor acrylic lacquer.

krishna

[godofthunder]

  Just a fyi not trying to be a smart ass, Thundebird logos are not semi engraved they are hot stamped with a die and transfer film.

[bostonguitarrepair]

I guess I meant to say "semi-embossed" - and the process you describe would explain what I've observed on 60s Firebirds and T-birds - I was wondering how they did it !!

So no - I dont take that as smart-ass at all - more to properly educate me !

Yay for more guitar trivia !!   

[gweimer]

Are you talking about Kevin's listing? I see 25 bids at present, but none cracking the reserve.

Don't think he'll get that BIN but if his reserve is reasonable it should sell.

I'm talking about the one mentioned in the first post.  Still no bids on that one.

[chromium]

In regard to that black NR, did anyone happen to notice the first time it was up for auction?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190211566137



I wouldn't have noticed either.  Someone at BABP posted it.

How come that kind of stuff never happens to me?  I would have kept it!

[Nocturnal]

Yeah, I would've kept that one also. I didn't see it til I saw the post at BABP's either.