MrNylon Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 A couple of days ago, I acquired this guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrNylon Posted February 21, 2015 Author Share Posted February 21, 2015 i really like the feel of the neck, and the 12" radius board. The pups aren't to bad either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 That is a real beauty! I remember playing one of those in the early '70's. It was a real performer. Great action and very powerful. My bass at the time was the EB-O. My band was playing for a prom somewhere in NJ, we somehow left all the guitars back in CT at our practice house! The kids got together and found instruments for us to borrow, I was very happy to play that T-Bird. Yours looks just like it. You should get good vibes from that one. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelvinator Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 Nice one gsg! You buying all these Gibbies with Babicz bridges is probably the reason I can't seem to get one!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrNylon Posted February 21, 2015 Author Share Posted February 21, 2015 Nice one gsg! You buying all these Gibbies with Babicz bridges is probably the reason I can't seem to get one!! Thanks man. You have to move fast around here Kelv. The Babicz Bridge is a good one. I'm also really liking the nut grooves cut for E, A, and D, being the same gauge as the ETB92, and ETB92M sets are. (SG Std. & Thunderbird) For both string sets, the G is cut at .45, and the string gauge is .50. Close enough to not matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrNylon Posted February 21, 2015 Author Share Posted February 21, 2015 That is a real beauty! I remember playing one of those in the early '70's. It was a real performer. Great action and very powerful. My bass at the time was the EB-O. My band was playing for a prom somewhere in NJ, we somehow left all the guitars back in CT at our practice house! The kids got together and found instruments for us to borrow, I was very happy to play that T-Bird. Yours looks just like it. You should get good vibes from that one. John Thanks John. I do like the Jazz size nut on the Thunderbird. It's a very playable Axe with the 12" radius board. All three of my basses are 12" radius boards now. The SG Std., Thunderbird, and Sterling Ray34CAFL. I do like the flatter surfaced board, over the 9.5" radius of a Fender Jazz, or Precision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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