Jazzbird?

[lowend1]

Uwe, just so you know - this is the one bass that I REALLY lust after. It's perfect. After being spurned by the Sour Krauts, the intention was obviously to create a companion to the Firebird VII in all its Caddy-esque glory. The T-Bird VI? Block fanatics will note that the inlays are proportioned ala Gibson higher priced models (LP Custom SG Custom, Fbird VII), not a J-Bass. As much as I love a bound-n-blocked Jazz, this thing is on a different level entirely.

[Freuds_Cat]

Thanks Uwe. Very interesting bass. I would love to try using it on some recordings based on your description of its sound.

[Highlander]

Like a heralded and much vaunted description of fine wine by a leading connoisseur... (swoon...)

... that the sound is not that hugely different to a standard maho Bird, a touch more middish, clearer and scooped, korina sounds a bit like a cross between maho and alder...

I just edited out the unnecessary tetchiness...

... Funny that Gibson puts blocks on their guitars but not basses, while Fender likes to put blocks on basses but not guitars...

I suspect that this may be down to (with Gibson) the perceived viewpoint around here that they build T'bird's "under duress" (do we have to...? it's so complicated and hard...). with costs being what they are the additional "cost" for blocking would just be too much for them to stand...

[Dave W]

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I suspect that this may be down to (with Gibson) the perceived viewpoint around here that they build T'bird's "under duress" (do we have to...? it's so complicated and hard...). with costs being what they are the additional "cost" for blocking would just be too much for them to stand...

I don't know if that's it, since Gibson's attitude toward Firebirds over the years seems about the same as toward T-birds.

The originals were dot necks. I doubt there's anything more to it than that. Now if they would only use original style pickups and covers, they would make more buyers happy.

[Highlander]

Comes down to a lack of overall knowledge here on my part, Dave, but there have been comments made re the complexity of construction in a mass produced CNC dominated world...

I think it comes down to their R&D... their marketing model... flawed, at best...?

Has anyone noticed ther even cheaper than Epiphone models...? are there any basses in the range...?

[Dave W]

No doubt it's even more complex than the average neck-thru-body bass, what with the multi-layer mahogany and walnut neck laminations and the different thickness of neck section and body wings. But the Firebird is built the same way.

[Highlander]

I believe the pups I have in my SG (72/74 special) are the same as the minis they fit in the Firebirds...?