AndyTravis Posted August 13, 2019 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleOhStephan Posted August 13, 2019 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooky_lowdown Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Aesthetically looks like Salvador Dali created it. Bonkers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted August 13, 2019 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted August 13, 2019 Author Share Posted August 13, 2019 Ordered some amber reflector knobs in anticipation of this arriving (hate the strat knobs...) looks loads better 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howdenspur Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Now that is very nice! They don't seem to be that common either, especially in that nick. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted August 13, 2019 Author Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted August 14, 2019 Author Share Posted August 14, 2019 Well, had a 20 minute play through my amp between decorating stints. very nice. Happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahambythesea Posted August 14, 2019 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted August 14, 2019 Author Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted August 16, 2019 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted August 16, 2019 Author Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted August 22, 2019 Author Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howdenspur Posted August 22, 2019 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted August 22, 2019 Author Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted August 22, 2019 Author Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted August 22, 2019 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted August 22, 2019 Author Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted September 22, 2019 Author Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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