bassaussie Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 (edited) I've got a Gibson Thunderbird Anniversary that I'm considering selling. Details as follows. [list] [*]Bass is from 1976 [*]Natural finish [*]Original Gibson case [*]Original Gibson ashtrays [*]Condition is about 9.5/10 - this is a very good example of the instrument. An important issue with the bass is that it has not had any repairs done to it - ie. the neck joint has never suffered the typical break that a lot of T'Birds get [/list] I can sort some photos out for this. The bass is located in Lisbon, Portugal, so you would need to consider shipping options (I'm happy to arrange shipping, but the cost is the responsibility of the seller). I would also warn any potential buyer that the necks on these basses are well known for being very fragile, so I think that needs to be considered. Note that Portugal is in the EU, so you would not be liable for any additional taxes etc. Edited January 20, 2010 by bassaussie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Shaggy Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 That's a stunner - don't see many in natural, and T-birds are so much more "right" in chrome hardware & p/up's Bump for a fab old Gibbo rocker! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-soar Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 Starting to hyperventilate here.... That's loverly. I payed £700 for mine with a broken neck back in 1992, it was a black one and pretty beat up. Being a lefty, I turned it upside down and it balanced really well but the tone, oh yeah baby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassaussie Posted August 8, 2009 Author Share Posted August 8, 2009 [quote name='Shaggy' post='563496' date='Aug 8 2009, 02:33 PM']That's a stunner - don't see many in natural, and T-birds are so much more "right" in chrome hardware & p/up's Bump for a fab old Gibbo rocker! [/quote] [quote name='steve-soar' post='563515' date='Aug 8 2009, 03:00 PM']Starting to hyperventilate here.... That's loverly. I payed £700 for mine with a broken neck back in 1992, it was a black one and pretty beat up. Being a lefty, I turned it upside down and it balanced really well but the tone, oh yeah baby.[/quote] Thanks for the comments guys. I've tried to price this realistically, considering the current market, however, I don't want to detract from the fact that it's a really (REALLY) nice example. I bought the bass around 4 years ago from a friend here, who'd owned it for quite a while himself. The thing that always struck me was how nicely it had survived the years, and obviously that the neck was still in original condition. I think it would be hard to find another example in similar condition. In fact, it's the condition that is actually part of the reason I want to sell it. Most of my basses are Fender style instruments - bolt ons. While I'm always very careful with them, I feel they're robust enough to take the occasional knock. With this bass, though, I've always been overly-precious of it, as I know the reputation that they have for neck breaks. With that in mind, I find I spend too much time worrying about it getting knocked and not enough time simply enjoying the bass. That probably makes me sound a little crazy, but I'd hate to see a great vintage bass ruined because it fell off a stand or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamester4520503 Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 Oh wow... gorgeous bass! If only I had some money... would love to have a play on that, have been disappointed with the current Gibson Tbird. The Epiphone one I own is great though... Good luck in selling it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Spector Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Long time ago I know, but is this still for sale or trade? I'm wanting to swap my brand new Deluxe Jazz V. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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