Nice Greco Bird

Started by TBird1958, July 10, 2008, 09:27:09 PM

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TBird1958

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gweimer

Funny you should mention it.  I put it on my watch list a half hour ago.
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TBird1958


It even looks okay with black hardware..................... :o
Yeah I said that!
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gweimer

The basic white/black combo always works.  It's all about accessorizing...   :mrgreen:
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SKATE RAT

that is nice,though its a bit rough around the edges.
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gweimer

Quote from: SKATE RAT on July 10, 2008, 10:18:31 PM
that is nice,though its a bit rough around the edges.

It's not quite the Overend Watts look ( I never knew that he gave Martin Turner his first Bird), but it will do in a pinch.  My first T-Bird was a '66 Thunderbird II.  Didn't quite get it then.  Wish I'd kept it now.  Then again, selling/trading and buying my basses over the years always led to new horizons.  In the end, I got a '63 Epiphone Embassy that was once part of Tom Petersson's collection.  The bass of God, I always called it.  Fur85 will attest to why I kept that bass for over 20 years.

p.s. - Mark, if you ever want to sell it, let me know.  I'd love to have it back.   ;)
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Basvarken

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NECK : Maple

I think he's got that wrong.
As far as I know all Greco Thunderbirds are full mahogany.
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angrymatt

I almost want it because it's so beat up.
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Nocturnal

I think that the black/white combo looks killer on Thunderbirds.
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Barklessdog

Quote from: angrymatt on July 11, 2008, 11:11:36 PM
I almost want it because it's so beat up.


Agreed, it really makes the bass that much cooler to me. Mojo!

Dave W

Quote from: Barklessdog on July 12, 2008, 10:52:03 AM

Agreed, it really makes the bass that much cooler to me. Mojo!

I'll never understand that. Sure, somebody else may have paid his dues with it, but that's not transferable to you.

Oh well, at least it's better than a pre-reliced guitar, which just pretends that somebody else used it.

gweimer

My hat's in the ring now.
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TBird1958


Good luck on that Gary,   Now I don't have to buy it  ;)
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Freuds_Cat

Quote from: Dave W on July 12, 2008, 01:58:23 PM
I'll never understand that. Sure, somebody else may have paid his dues with it, but that's not transferable to you.

Oh well, at least it's better than a pre-reliced guitar, which just pretends that somebody else used it.

I'm with you on that Dave. The whole relic thing gives me the shits to be honest. Its like faking or pretending. Why not just get the real thing and play it.

This ones a classic example of NFI








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