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CUSTOM LEFTY TBIRD!!!!! SWEET!!!!

Posted: November 24th, 2012, 9:52 am
by funky42

Re: CUSTOM LEFTY TBIRD!!!!! SWEET!!!!

Posted: November 24th, 2012, 2:50 pm
by fivebass52
Very Cool! Looks like it could have been used in The Crusades... and, it's a lefty! Looks like the price is around $1800?

Re: CUSTOM LEFTY TBIRD!!!!! SWEET!!!!

Posted: November 25th, 2012, 8:19 am
by Jeroen
That's hideous :|
I kinda like the idea (mixing elements of a Thunderbird and an Iceman) but I don't like the way it worked out at all. It's a bit out of proportion, the headstock is a horrible mismatch and a very dull and uninspired design to my eye, and the Telecaster Thinline-style pickguard doesn't look all too well on that bodyshape either in my opinion.

I'll take one of these, thank you very much :mrgreen:

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This is built by Stavem for Bent Saether of Motorpsycho and I love it!

Re: CUSTOM LEFTY TBIRD!!!!! SWEET!!!!

Posted: November 25th, 2012, 1:25 pm
by Carmine
$1800? I assume for that price the components and build quality must be good... but the overall vibe reminds me of those bolt-on project "kits" they sell on EBay, with few upgrades from the parts bin and a finish done in a garage. Fun, kinda cool... but there's nothing about it that says "$1800" to me.

Jeroen, I do dig that Stavem!

Re: CUSTOM LEFTY TBIRD!!!!! SWEET!!!!

Posted: November 25th, 2012, 3:49 pm
by fivebass52
Jeroen wrote:That's hideous :|
I kinda like the idea (mixing elements of a Thunderbird and an Iceman) but I don't like the way it worked out at all. It's a bit out of proportion, the headstock is a horrible mismatch and a very dull and uninspired design to my eye, and the Telecaster Thinline-style pickguard doesn't look all too well on that bodyshape either in my opinion.
I think the design elements on the body work well, but why tack on a basic headstock design, with left/right tuners? Besides, to me, the headstock makes the elephant tuners look like Dumbo ears! AS Carmine suggested, that smacks of a bolt-on, let's make it easy mentality... and for $1800, I would want a cool looking headstock to match the artwork of the body... that is a Fail to me..

Re: CUSTOM LEFTY TBIRD!!!!! SWEET!!!!

Posted: November 27th, 2012, 5:42 am
by cangaroo
IMO very cool. curious to hear how it sounds like with pick up like these ...

[EDIT] but the link takes me to another (less desirable IMO) bass .... :(