AndyTravis Posted August 13, 2019 Posted August 13, 2019 Fancied one of these for years, should’ve bought the Gibson reissue when I had the chance. This is a bit of an experiment to see if I get on with the shape. from 1995, Korean build. Very lovely - a bit bonkers with its reverse headstock. want to try on a strap, but it plays great after a tweak. 10 Quote
DoubleOhStephan Posted August 13, 2019 Posted August 13, 2019 Very cool 😎 Whenever I see a burst firebird, I always think of Dennis Coffey (Funk Brothers) and how surprised I was when I watched Standing in the Shadows of Motown and saw that he played one. Upped the cool factor to 10 for me 😉 1 Quote
hooky_lowdown Posted August 13, 2019 Posted August 13, 2019 Aesthetically looks like Salvador Dali created it. Bonkers. 1 Quote
Cosmo Valdemar Posted August 13, 2019 Posted August 13, 2019 I used to have the 5 string version back in the 90s. I loved it, apart from a couple of problems: Extremely narrow string spacing, VERY floppy B, J pickup that didn't read the A string very well. Being young and daft I fell for the salesman spiel about this being 'normal' for a 5 string as it was a 4 string pickup, and even Warwicks had the same issue. He also advised me to use the P pickup as that was the 'rock and roll pickup'. I later took the pass apart to create a 4 string 'Fenderbird' and discovered that the neck pocket was the same width as the neck form my Encore Precision copy. Never got round to it in the end and sold it in bits. I always liked the tone though... Let me know if you decide to sell! Quote
AndyTravis Posted August 13, 2019 Author Posted August 13, 2019 Ordered some amber reflector knobs in anticipation of this arriving (hate the strat knobs...) looks loads better 5 Quote
howdenspur Posted August 13, 2019 Posted August 13, 2019 Now that is very nice! They don't seem to be that common either, especially in that nick. 1 Quote
AndyTravis Posted August 13, 2019 Author Posted August 13, 2019 22 minutes ago, howdenspur said: Now that is very nice! They don't seem to be that common either, especially in that nick. It’s got one prang on it Quote
AndyTravis Posted August 14, 2019 Author Posted August 14, 2019 Well, had a 20 minute play through my amp between decorating stints. very nice. Happy. Quote
Grahambythesea Posted August 14, 2019 Posted August 14, 2019 Time to put a Fender neck on it - oh that would be the Dirtybird then, who was it who did that? 😁😂🤣 Quote
AndyTravis Posted August 14, 2019 Author Posted August 14, 2019 Got to find me a blue/green one...GAK sold one recently (so it seems) wonder if it’s on here somewhere. 1 Quote
BigRedX Posted August 16, 2019 Posted August 16, 2019 On 14/08/2019 at 15:56, Grahambythesea said: Time to put a Fender neck on it - oh that would be the Dirtybird then, who was it who did that? 😁😂🤣 Isn't that essentially a Fender neck anyway? Quote
AndyTravis Posted August 16, 2019 Author Posted August 16, 2019 2 hours ago, BigRedX said: Isn't that essentially a Fender neck anyway? Angled headstock, no string tree. I thought you’d approve... Quote
AndyTravis Posted August 22, 2019 Author Posted August 22, 2019 Played this for 3 hours last night. sounds unbelievable - pleasantly surprised with the stock pickups. in all honesty, not sure the shape is going to work out for me. Glad I didn’t spend a grand on a Gibson to find that out. watch this space... Quote
howdenspur Posted August 22, 2019 Posted August 22, 2019 While the shape is, on the face of it more conventional than the reverse, I imagine you still get that "5th fret is two inches to the left of where I thought it would be" feeling after a BB (if my BACH derived version is anything to go by)? 1 Quote
AndyTravis Posted August 22, 2019 Author Posted August 22, 2019 5 minutes ago, howdenspur said: While the shape is, on the face of it more conventional than the reverse, I imagine you still get that "5th fret is two inches to the left of where I thought it would be" feeling after a BB (if my BACH derived version is anything to go by)? Yeah, so I ended up shoving the body under my right arm meaning the bass poked out diagonally from me rather than across my front. tried it low slung but my back started after 2 seconds...and some of the parts I play need me to be up the dusty end. And I couldn’t reach - Peter Hook I am not. Quote
AndyTravis Posted August 22, 2019 Author Posted August 22, 2019 On 13/08/2019 at 13:48, Cosmo Valdemar said: Let me know if you decide to sell! Debating this as a mature decision...have offered up for trade Quote
Cosmo Valdemar Posted August 22, 2019 Posted August 22, 2019 15 minutes ago, AndyTravis said: Debating this as a mature decision...have offered up for trade Mature? What's that?! PM me if you do... Quote
AndyTravis Posted August 22, 2019 Author Posted August 22, 2019 1 minute ago, Cosmo Valdemar said: Mature? What's that?! PM me if you do... It’s listed, looking for potential trade fodder atm Quote
AndyTravis Posted September 22, 2019 Author Posted September 22, 2019 On 13/08/2019 at 13:48, Cosmo Valdemar said: I used to have the 5 string version back in the 90s. I loved it, apart from a couple of problems: Extremely narrow string spacing, VERY floppy B, J pickup that didn't read the A string very well. Being young and daft I fell for the salesman spiel about this being 'normal' for a 5 string as it was a 4 string pickup, and even Warwicks had the same issue. He also advised me to use the P pickup as that was the 'rock and roll pickup'. I later took the pass apart to create a 4 string 'Fenderbird' and discovered that the neck pocket was the same width as the neck form my Encore Precision copy. Never got round to it in the end and sold it in bits. I always liked the tone though... Let me know if you decide to sell! This is currently on eBay if anyone’s still looking 2 Quote
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