Burgundy NR Thunderbird

Blackbird · July 11, 2024, 12:34:31 PM

It's been a while since I've lurked...but I've added a broken in NR in burgundy.... I missed the 2011 I had and found a nice local price here in Nova Scotia. It's already experienced some checking and that nitro fade where an arm would rest. Fretboard looks a bit dry.
Couple of beauty marks in there too, but it's a nice player. Still tweaking the set up a bit.

uwe · July 11, 2024, 02:25:33 PM

Color is nice and it has a proper bridge - the holy immaculate trinity.

Dave W · July 11, 2024, 10:48:59 PM

Quote from: uwe on July 11, 2024, 02:25:33 PM
Color is nice and it has a proper bridge - the holy immaculate trinity.

lol

uwe · July 11, 2024, 11:04:08 PM

The alleged beauty of a stringholder has always escaped me, it clutters everything up.

morrow · July 12, 2024, 06:51:59 AM

Where in NS are you? I'm in Halifax.

gearHed289 · July 12, 2024, 08:47:06 AM

Quote from: uwe on July 11, 2024, 11:04:08 PM
The alleged beauty of a stringholder has always escaped me, it clutters everything up.

I beg to differ.

uwe · July 12, 2024, 08:59:45 AM

Nice on the Alembic, granted, carelessly functional brutalism on the TBird. Now go and play with your weird meters.

TBird1958 · July 12, 2024, 11:25:16 AM

Quote from: Blackbird on July 11, 2024, 12:34:31 PM
It's been a while since I've lurked...but I've added a broken in NR in burgundy.... I missed the 2011 I had and found a nice local price here in Nova Scotia. It's already experienced some checking and that nitro fade where an arm would rest. Fretboard looks a bit dry.
Couple of beauty marks in there too, but it's a nice player. Still tweaking the set up a bit.

They are really pretty nice basses, overall, I think one of Gibson's best efforts. Good pickups and hardware, well balanced and they sound great!

Blackbird · July 12, 2024, 12:42:03 PM

Quote from: morrow on July 12, 2024, 06:51:59 AM
Where in NS are you? I'm in Halifax.

Same. I bought that Minglewood fretless off you some time ago. It's been rehomed for a while now.

godofthunder · November 11, 2024, 04:14:34 AM

Beautiful NR congratulations!I have both a Inverness Green and Sparkling Burgundy, the Inverness I modded the crap out of, the Burgundy I left stock. I'm resisting the urge to put a 60's tailpiece on it.

Gibson did a good job with these, give it a big headstock, 60s style bridge and correct pickguard shape it'd be damn near perfect.