Gibson CS NR Thunderbird

[Low End Theorist]

Darn it, now I gotta take photos.
Alright, alright, coming soon...

[uwe]

All lies without pictures of these breasts.

John!!!!

[uwe]

Actually, the current hardware of the Ripper II on a CS NR should keep you guys satisfied. Large chrome tuners (Grover) and three point bridge (no matter what you say, the most iconic Gibson bass bridge and easy to adjust if you're used to it). And if Seymour Duncan could do the Ripper II pups, then they could also wind and encase some vintage TB pups. Or as an alternative: The guitar size chrome TB Plus pups that saw service on LP Standards, Moneys, Epi Elitist TBirds, the EB-650 and the Grabber II, always acquitting themselves well.

[godofthunder]

 The three point bridge sure it's easy to adjust..................................with a file 

[uwe]

But you're so handy with files and saws, Scott! 

[gearHed289]

Or as an alternative: The guitar size chrome TB Plus pups that saw service on LP Standards, Moneys, Epi Elitist TBirds, the EB-650 and the Grabber II, always acquitting themselves well.

Not the worst thing in the world, but still..... 

[uwe]

You guys are living proof why ltd no reissues to exacting standards are a pain in the butt for a guitar company! 

As if - had it not so disastrously failed in the market - a Non Rev bass in continued production until today would not have seen developments and improvements over time.

There, I'll say it out loud: I think a modern day rev TBird is as faithful a current version of a bass from 1963 as you can be without being silly about it.

[eb2]

Ohh, you're just being silly!

[OldManC]

There, I'll say it out loud: I think a modern day rev TBird is as faithful a current version of a bass from 1963 as you can be without being silly about it.

I don't disagree with this statement, Uwe, but to think of all that black hardware as an update (or 'developments and improvements') after a production run of 23 years is just being silly.

Black hardware was all the rage. In 1989! 

[uwe]

I agree that it is time for a creative hardware rethink on the current birds and I don't mean just color which is largely irrelevant to me. They could use an overall facelift and - dare I say it  - perhaps a little bevelling/scalloping near the upper register.

Don't tell Scott. Ever.

[TBird1958]

Let's flog the dead horse...............

It would look like this 
It took *a little* effort on Mike's part to make those modern improvements.

[godofthunder]

To late  

[uwe]

So? How's the project getting along? If they should do both II and a IV, I'd take one of each, preferably in different colors. That is NOT collecting for fins!

[godofthunder]

Gibson gave it the thumbs up. As I understand it they are going to build a II available in Tobacco sunburst or vintage white. They were supposed to have pricing to us last week but nothing yet. I will keep you posted.

[TBird1958]

A White II....................... Drool!