Interesting Studio Thunderbird

TBird1958 · August 09, 2021, 11:39:28 AM

An interesting fellow showed up........
Hadn't seen one done like this before.

Ken · August 09, 2021, 12:19:17 PM

Interesting. Custom?

uwe · August 09, 2021, 02:46:25 PM

Whoever did this, turned the rounded shape of a Studio which was inspired by the more edgy shape of the original TBird back into something more edgy. Full circle so to say - or if you like: full rectangle.

Pilgrim · August 09, 2021, 03:09:20 PM

That looks like perfect Mark material!!

BTL · August 09, 2021, 06:58:30 PM

Is that a refin/resto-mod?

OldManC · August 09, 2021, 08:31:45 PM

I like that. The pickguard suggests short scale but the headstock says not. What's the story on this one?

Dave W · August 10, 2021, 12:12:51 AM

Nicely done. I like it.

Basvarken · August 10, 2021, 03:34:32 AM

Looks very sexy.

Quote from: OldManC on August 09, 2021, 08:31:45 PM
I like that. The pickguard suggests short scale but the headstock says not. What's the story on this one?

It's the shadow of the G string that looks like the edge of the pickguard.
But is a regular shape Thunderbird pickguard.

morrow · August 10, 2021, 06:56:48 AM

I'm certainly not up on Tbird minutea , but that looks gorgeous . I was wondering about the chrome bridge with everything else blacked out , but I like it .

uwe · August 10, 2021, 07:17:13 AM

Looks too 80ies to me. I'm reminded of Charvel in its early days.

TBird1958 · August 10, 2021, 09:27:13 AM

The bass is in Germany, evidently a short run by Gibson? It's clearly a Studio body.

OldManC · August 10, 2021, 07:44:28 PM

Quote from: Basvarken on August 10, 2021, 03:34:32 AM
Looks very sexy.

It's the shadow of the G string that looks like the edge of the pickguard.
But is a regular shape Thunderbird pickguard.

Ahhh! Looks like I need new glasses!

gearHed289 · August 11, 2021, 08:50:41 AM

Quote from: OldManC on August 10, 2021, 07:44:28 PM
Ahhh! Looks like I need new glasses!

You and me both! The power of suggestion had something to do with it too. It did look like the shorty 'guard...

uwe · August 12, 2021, 05:20:00 AM

Quote from: TBird1958 on August 10, 2021, 09:27:13 AM
The bass is in Germany, evidently a short run by Gibson?

With EMGs? I doubt it.

You say it's based on a Studio, why not on that short-lived and -scaled TB they did some years back? That was set neck too and hence without a raised center block. Those Thunderdwarfs were nothing to even remotely write home about. But a possible platform for this here.

The bridge is from a Studio though.

TBird1958 · August 12, 2021, 09:03:14 AM

Here's some some shots..... I say it's a Studio.

Me with mine, when I look at how everything sets on the bass, i see a Studio, if it's been modified, I'd say it's very well done. We all know at Gibson the left and right hand often didn't know what the other was doing.

Here's something I didn't know of until two days ago, factory done.