A Mo$t unexpected birthday pre$ent...

Started by Blackbird, August 29, 2008, 09:11:51 PM

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Blackbird

August 29, 2008, 09:11:51 PM
Well....................my wife totally shocked me this year.......she bought this from a link I sent back in December 07...........been sitting on it since   :mrgreen:





Quick thoughts:

1) Setup very low..but just uber-right
2) Uber-funky bass....great for thumb/pop stuff...
3) Thunderbird-Lite or Diet-Thunderbird or Thunderbird "sans calories"
4) Dark blue to light blue finish sharper in person
5) Fits in the back of my civic :)
6) 'McLovin' the chrome on this one. 


SKATE RAT

#1
August 29, 2008, 09:16:54 PM
that is soooooo sweet.
'72 GIBSON SB-450, '74 UNIVOX HIGHFLYER, '75 FENDER P-BASS, '76 ARIA 4001, '76 GIBSON RIPPER, '77 GIBSON G-3, '78 GUILD B-301, '79 VANTAGE FLYING V BASS, '80's HONDO PROFESSIONAL II, '80's IBANEZ ROADSTAR II, '92 GIBSON LPB-1, 'XX WAR BASS, LTD VIPER 104, '01 GIBSON SG SPECIAL, RAT FUZZ AND TUBES

Rhythm N. Bliss

#2
August 29, 2008, 10:32:10 PM
Does your wife have a sister? :D

Congratulations---for the bass AND the wife!!

Nocturnal

#3
August 29, 2008, 11:15:09 PM
What a great birthday present!! You are a lucky man!!!
TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE BAT
HOW I WONDER WHAT YOU'RE AT

sniper

#4
August 29, 2008, 11:51:01 PM
congrats,  really NICE!!!!

ummmmmmmmm whats that woody thingy in the middle? that looks kinda really nice too!

;D ;D
I can be true to you sweety until I find a nice medium scale with great breasts. ... CW

ramone57

#5
August 30, 2008, 08:48:10 AM
happy birthday!  nice bass! :toast:

drbassman

#6
August 30, 2008, 08:56:51 AM
Happy Birthday!  Your wife must be related to mine!  Aren't they great!?!?
I'm fixin' a hole where the rain gets in..........cuz I'm built for a kilt!

shadowcastaz

#7
August 30, 2008, 09:41:25 AM
Nice choice on the Blue Meanie.She obviously has good taste.I hope you treat her right , oh yeah and yer wife too. Happy BDay!
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TBird1958

#8
August 30, 2008, 11:11:32 AM

Congratulations on your Birthday present! What a wonderful supportive wife you have, Happy Birthday!
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angrymatt

#9
August 30, 2008, 11:41:06 AM
Congrats man.  I might have to look into one of these... um... wife thingies.
angrymatt, the lurk
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uwe

#10
August 30, 2008, 02:25:56 PM
She deserves you not falling asleep for at least a year now!!!

Great present & great wife. Now you can explain to her what a walnut tone plate is!

The Moneys were great basses sound- and ergonomic-wise. Kind of the Gibson IV of this millenium, except much nicer looking. Too bad they're deleted now, but you can't say that Gibson did not try something new with them.

Uwe
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From techno seeds we first planted ... evolved a mind of its own ...

Darrol

#11
August 30, 2008, 06:48:22 PM
Quote from: uwe on August 30, 2008, 02:25:56 PM
Too bad they're deleted now, but you can't say that Gibson did not try something new with them.
Yeah, the fact that Musician's Friend still has some has me tempted even though I know I won't.
There are many in this world that call me Darrol, feel free to be apart of that group.

Blackbird

#12
August 30, 2008, 08:10:31 PM
Everyone -

Thanks for all of the kind wishes and words - for me and my wife!!!  She was so excited! 

Someone was wondering what the bass in the middle is - that's a Peavey Randy Jackson RJIV....I've had that new since 1990. 

More pics of it:









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