I'm going to have a real struggle not buying this thing.

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Post by Larry Mal » Tue Jul 27, 2021 6:01 pm

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Post by sookwinder » Tue Jul 27, 2021 6:07 pm

but its missing 2 strings :derp:
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Post by Larry Mal » Tue Jul 27, 2021 6:10 pm

sookwinder wrote:
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but its missing 2 strings :derp:
What am I, Primus?
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Post by del » Tue Jul 27, 2021 6:31 pm

IMHO, this is the best designed bass Gibson has ever released (with the EB-0 a close second).
If I had a reason to have a second bass, and a spare <gasp> $1800, I'd have a pelham blue specimen in a heartbeat!
This is precisely the sort of guitar that would make me feel good just strapping it on!
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Post by i love sharin foo » Tue Jul 27, 2021 6:53 pm

That is a great looking bass. I have always really loved non-reverse Firebirds.
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Post by sookwinder » Tue Jul 27, 2021 7:01 pm

I certainly love the colour … I wonder if Gibson have ever asked themselves "are we losing sales because our colour pallet is shite?"
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Post by Larry Mal » Tue Jul 27, 2021 7:11 pm

sookwinder wrote:
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I certainly love the colour … I wonder if Gibson have ever asked themselves "are we losing sales because our colour pallet is shite?"
They actually have a great amount of colors, it seems that they just hold some in reserve so that it's exciting when you see something else.

This Inverness Green that I pictured is just fantastic, you have to wonder why it's not in regular production. I guess then it wouldn't be exciting. Same with Pelham Blue.

And this line does have a Pelham Blue, a faded sort of thing, that I'm not wild about.

But I hear you... when I first bought my Firebird, my choice was black, sunburst, or some kind of white.

Like, wow. Later on there were great reds and blues and greens, but I didn't get any of those to pick from.
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Post by Larry Mal » Tue Jul 27, 2021 7:16 pm

This might actually be one of those times where something ends up on the block to fund this one. I feel I might buy it new, which I rarely do, because I do not feel these will be in production very long.

Last time Gibson did a run of non-reverse Thunderbirds, they were worse than these, and they sold out quickly and rarely show up used.
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Post by fever606 » Tue Jul 27, 2021 7:30 pm

Welp, Gibson's website is effed on mobile so I can’t check it out, but from your pic I do like the look of this. Inverness needs to be out there more so I support it on that tip too…

Now if they’d just quit it with the “non-reverse” nonsense…

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Post by smjenkins » Tue Jul 27, 2021 7:47 pm

Everytime anyone talks about Inverness here, I'm reminded of this non-reverse bird and I get happy.

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Just look at the checking on this bastard

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Back on topic, that bass looks great. If you believe they won't be in production long, I agree it's worth moving some things to get.

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Post by Larry Mal » Tue Jul 27, 2021 8:11 pm

smjenkins wrote:
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Everytime anyone talks about Inverness here, I'm reminded of this non-reverse bird and I get happy.

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That's stunning- you own that? I'd get happy also.
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Post by smjenkins » Tue Jul 27, 2021 8:21 pm

Larry Mal wrote:
Tue Jul 27, 2021 8:11 pm
smjenkins wrote:
Tue Jul 27, 2021 7:47 pm
Everytime anyone talks about Inverness here, I'm reminded of this non-reverse bird and I get happy.
That's stunning- you own that? I'd get happy also.
If I could just get someone to loan me $18k, I would own the shit out of it.

https://reverb.com/item/39053718-gibson ... ness-green
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Post by Larry Mal » Tue Jul 27, 2021 9:00 pm

smjenkins wrote:
Tue Jul 27, 2021 8:21 pm

If I could just get someone to loan me $18k, I would own the shit out of it.

https://reverb.com/item/39053718-gibson ... ness-green
Come on, they are taking offers... I have no doubt that you can get them down to $17,775.
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Post by luau » Wed Jul 28, 2021 5:32 am

That's spectacular.

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Post by burpgun » Wed Jul 28, 2021 8:28 am

Absolute beauty of a bass. I'm kind of glad Gibson prices these well out of reach of impulse buying. I always associate the non-reverse Thunderbirds with Mike Watt, who I believe used to play them.

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