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somebody say T-Birds?

not mine. THought at least one person here might like this shot...


Old 05-15-2010, 08:40 PM
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The 'bird is the word. Here's a bunch of early ones. I know these are almost all Firebirds, but there is an early custom color T-bird in there. Photo is from Brian Fischer's collection (Ear Craft Music in NH).


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more 'birds....

None of these are mine, they are all from a friends collection. The red and the blue one are reissues, everything else is pre '65. Very cool guitars. There really is nothing that sounds like a Firebird.




FB I


FB V


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Custom Shop reissues FBIs:




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Old 05-16-2010, 04:52 AM
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Very cool! I thought it was going to be a car post. Reluctantly I click and find some VERY cool pics.
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I know zilch about guitars, but they sure look cool...
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I think if I had the T's in the 1st pic, I'd sure as Hell find a better car to be the backdrop for the pic.
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Very cool! I thought it was going to be a car post. Reluctantly I click and find some VERY cool pics.
I was expecting Danny Zuko and Kenickie . . .
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oooh that FB V with the maestro tailpiece is beautiful. perfect guitar!
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Now, if those guitars were posed in front of a '55 or '57 Chebby, that pic would be incredibly awesome.

Somehow, a Subaru just kinda kills the effect...
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Oooooohhh man I'm feeling a little light headed now....I have to go lie down. I think I even saw a "Fenderbird" in that group. So much sound so little time.

Thanks

I'll take the sea foam green one please.

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I wonder what happened to my 3 PU T-Bird. I sold it in Orlando and it just disappeared off the face of the earth. I would think with something that rare, somebody would be braggin' bout it.
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Dumb Aussie question

How do these compare to Fender guitars?

These are beautiful but down here a Fender seems to be the guitars to have.
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Oooooohhh man I'm feeling a little light headed now....I have to go lie down. I think I even saw a "Fenderbird" in that group. So much sound so little time.

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I'll take the sea foam green one please.

What's a "Fenderbird"?
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Dumb Aussie question

How do these compare to Fender guitars?

These are beautiful but down here a Fender seems to e the guitars to have.
They don't. Apples and oranges to me. I have played a Bird for 25 years. Over that time there have been many Fenders that have come and gone in my house. Fenders just seem to lack the balls and tone that the Bird makes. I really have tried to like Fenders, but I just keep going back to my T-Birds. I guess it just comes down to personal choice.
I don't put Fenders down, I just prefer the dark sound that the Gibsons make. I have really never played a show that later somebody, mostly sound engineers, didn't make a comment on the sound of that beast. It's hard to put a leash on it.
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John Entwhistle had many Thunderbirds that he glued Fender necks on. T-Birds have very thin and fragile necks especially at the nut. Most have been broken. John broke one of his once and had a Fender neck put on his. The "Fenderbird" was born. John also used a PJ PU in the tail position on some of his. When we talked once he made that recommendation to me also. The last bird on the right in the first pic is a fenderbird, left handed reversed neck even.
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you talked guitars with john E? wow

there's a 3 pickup bird in the photo above...is that yours? :-)
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That's interesting about the "Fenderbird". Thanks for sharing!

I've never heard a Thunderbird live, but I have heard them recorded. Very unique and powerful sound.
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I'll take the sea foam green one please.

I was wondering when the true miscreant would show up

I need to try and play an original one. My guess is that the reissues aren't quite the same. Oddly enough I sold my Sadowsky as I'm not really a Fender guy either. Picked up another Zon that is a midrange surgical knife...
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Now, if those guitars were posed in front of a '55 or '57 Chebby, that pic would be incredibly awesome.

Somehow, a Subaru just kinda kills the effect...
Are you sure? Kinda looks like a black Audi wagon to me.
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you talked guitars with john E? wow

there's a 3 pickup bird in the photo above...is that yours? :-)
That's a firebird.

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