Rex Brown Tbird?

[Chris P.]

Rex Brown posted this on his facebook with this caption:

We're getting really close to July12th!! Standby...more coming soon!

[4stringer77]

Maybe these are the redesigned T bird pickups that looked like were going to happen on the Gene Bird. Interesting there's a raised center section here but the same Hipshot bridge. Gibson is starting to look more like Fender with the way they keep rehashing the old bird in different flavors. Wonder how different this Rex bird will be. Hope that picture is photo shopped because the bass looks like it's sitting in a muddy puddle 

[Basvarken]

By the look of it those are active EMG pickups, no?

[gearHed289]

Could be EMGs. They have a direct replacement model for late model 'birds, and I think EMG have been his pickup of choice for years.

[gearHed289]

By the look of it those are active EMG pickups, no?

Beat me to it! 

[Chris P.]

If you enlarge the pic, they look like normal 90s/00's black TB-pickups and they read R.B.

Rex has a PJ + preamp set with Seymour Duncan, but I don't see any sign of SD.

[TBird1958]

According to what I've read the pickups are designed by Rex Brown in conjunction with Decola at Gibson. 

[Basvarken]

If you enlarge the pic, they look like normal 90s/00's black TB-pickups and they read R.B.

Rex has a PJ + preamp set with Seymour Duncan, but I don't see any sign of SD.

Do you have more pics then? When I enlarge the picture, all I see is pixels on those pickups. Nothing remotely readable

[Chris P.]

Nope, I don't know how and why, but it seems smaller here than on my computer. I'll whatsapp you.

[Basvarken]

Yes, in the picture you sent me the R and B are clearly visible.
In two weeks we'll know more.

[uwe]

Irrespective of what many of us think of active circuit basses, an active TBird would actually make sense within the Gibson palette for someone playing music like Herr Brown.

You think they already have the name TRexBird protected?

[Basvarken]

 

[TBird1958]

Irrespective of what many of us think of active circuit basses, an active TBird would actually make sense within the Gibson palette for someone playing music like Herr Brown.

You think they already have the name TRexBird protected?

Much as I'm digging the tone I'm getting out of my '64, I'm really glad to have a T Bird that's active, there have been countless time that it was the perfect bass for a show. Glad to see Gibson trying new things, this bass likely won't be around for long.

Pointy headstocks are cool too.

 

[uwe]

As long as the battery is full, an active bass is a safe bet in a live setting if you know neither the location where or the rig over which you will be playing. You can compensate for most deficiencies and also make a decent stand against a double bass drum.

[TBird1958]

As long as the battery is full, an active bass is a safe bet in a live setting if you know neither the location where or the rig over which you will be playing. You can compensate for most deficiencies and also make a decent stand against a double bass drum.

I'm quoting you, "it's a razor"