2013 Thunderbird NR

uwe · October 03, 2013, 11:01:15 PM

It's early morning and I'm slow but what does "VS" in "VS reverse" stand for?

amptech · October 04, 2013, 02:39:47 AM

Quote from: uwe on October 03, 2013, 11:01:15 PM
It's early morning and I'm slow but what does "VS" in "VS reverse" stand for?

Lay off the VS that early in the morning. A VSOP is much better for you.

Wilbur88 · October 04, 2013, 03:30:27 AM

Quote from: amptech on October 04, 2013, 02:39:47 AM
Lay off the VS that early in the morning. A VSOP is much better for you.

Chris P. · October 04, 2013, 04:47:33 AM

Vintage sunburst? Or am I not getting a joke?

planetgaffnet · October 04, 2013, 05:10:04 AM

Uwe...I should have bought a vintage sunburst reverse.
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Denis · October 04, 2013, 06:18:57 AM

Quote from: planetgaffnet on October 02, 2013, 11:14:31 AM

It looks great with that off-white pg!

I like mine a lot. Now, would I buy it today? Mmmmm, maybe. Will I sell it because it's not my favorite bass? Nah. Honestly, I think my new G-3 is a better bass and I'm much happier with that purchase mostly because the bass was so underrated (hardly anyone spoke about it) and turned out WAY better than I hoped it would be.

Pilgrim · October 04, 2013, 10:05:09 AM

VS = very slick?

uwe · October 04, 2013, 01:12:36 PM

Duh, now I get it ... I'm horrible at abbreviations.

Denis · October 04, 2013, 01:21:20 PM

OMG, LOL!

patman · October 04, 2013, 06:06:28 PM

I think those look so cool...

daan · October 11, 2013, 01:44:46 PM

So are these gonna start showing up places as used now? There's no way I can afford a new one, but maybe somebody will break the headstock off theirs and unload it on Ebay... (of course with how well my other projects are going, I shouldn't mess with something like this

THe bass the OP posted looks awesome. Maybe it's because I'm from the 80s the black hardware doesn't bother me as much.
Does a "Supertone" just bolt on or did you have to drill holes to change that?

planetgaffnet · October 11, 2013, 03:22:20 PM

Daan
The Supertone just bolts on...remove the old three-point clunker and screw in two hex-bolts. There's a volute behind the nut on these and as the neck had a chunkier P-bass profile I don't see many of these coming up headless!

There doesn't seem to be any in sunburst available anywhere at the mo' either. I'd love it if they did some custom colours...

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the mojo hobo · October 11, 2013, 04:57:05 PM

There have been at least five used ones sold on ebay this year, but they have all been blue. The last one sold for $801 IIRC.

Denis · October 12, 2013, 08:51:40 PM

A few bursts have been on eBay this year and there's one listed now.

the mojo hobo · October 12, 2013, 09:13:51 PM

But it is listed as "new other" and at a higher price than I paid for mine certainly new.