Nice way to start the week, New Tbird

[4005]

A friend of mine visited this week & gave me a sweet Sunburst '66 Tbird IV, the HS has been repaired nicely with a bit of a volute on the back, the serial # is gone & the Vol pots date to 1965, compared to my '68 the neck is different, the rosewood is a tad darker & it's not as chucky when you get above the 8th-9th fret toward the body, the body is weather checked but the neck is nice & smooth & fast with very low action, the tone is very lively you only need a soft touch, especially with the front pickup solo, it's lot of fun to play,

[TBird1958]

Beautiful! Did you say gave?

[Nocturnal]

Nice!!

[4stringer77]

Beautiful! Did you say gave?

Right? Tell your friend I'll be glad to take one if he's giving any more away

[Pilgrim]

That's a good friend!  Take care of him.

[4005]

A little back ground, my friend got this Bass 11 years ago & it was intended to go to a Bass Player of a rather famous All Girl Band, sadly she seems to have stopped playing & left the Biz all together, being left handed & really a Guitar player he really didn't use this Bass he has few other Southpaw Basses handy, he did use it as a template to build a proper left handed Non-reverse Firebird, lately he's been thinning out his collection & knows how much I love Tbirds so he handed over to me, beside being just a generous all around great guy we've been close friends, I've known his family since the mid 60s all his brothers play guitar & are vintage gear nuts, if it weren't for them I don't think I'd even own a Guitar or Bass.

[Dave W]

Nice friend and nice score, Jaime.

[uwe]

Perfect vintage look!

[Highlander]

Good friend is an understatement...

[cmaj]

I think your friend is a great guy.  However now I must hate you. 

But seriously, that is a lovely bass.