(SOLD) Greco TB70 Bass Black 1988
Greco TB70 Thunderbird style bass, made in Japan around 1988, black on black. Greco's Gibson-style offerings are well known and very well regarded, and while there's a fair few LP-ish offerings around the place, these T-Bird style basses are a bit more unusual. It's a supremely mean looking creation: the gloss black finish hits the automotive-inspired lines of the body just right. At a whisker over 4kg it's pretty lightweight, and it balances nicely in the hands. The neck is around the width of a modern P-bass, but with a slightly slimmer rounded profile in the back, which feels intuitive in the hands and never makes you work too hard. Plugged-in, it's hard to resist going straight to a dirty, stoner-doom dirge tone; it's got such a satisfying plump fatness to it. You can get a pretty crisp P-style thump from the neck pickup or a snappy grindy punch from the bridge pickup, and it cleans up nicely... but, do yourself a favour and grab your fuzz pedal. The last couple of these we have had haven't lasted more than a day or two, so get going before... Thunderbird are gone?
Model: Greco TBR75
Made: Japan, 1988 approx (no serial on these)
Finish: gloss black
Body: mahogany
Neck: maple with rosewood board, 12" radius, 34" scale
Weight: 4.010kg
Mods: none
Pickups: Greco TB9 humbucker x2
Case: none
Cosmetic condition notes: minor finish wear. The headstock has some marks on the end and both edges. The neck is clean and smooth in the hands, minor dimples on the back only. The back has widespread dimples and scuffs around the whole body but no major marks. The sides have dimples around the whole body too, again no major marks. The front has some little dents and dimples in the elbow area and top horn, scuffs near the knobs and some light scuffs from play on the guard and horns. Overall: good condition (7/10)
Playing condition notes: Action is low, neck is straight, intonation is good, truss rod works. Electronics all tested and working properly. The frets have some minor wear, 8/10 for fret life left. Wearing fresh 45/105 Moonshiners strings.