ShortScale.org

I saw one of these today for £75. It was a mockingbird with two humbuckers and tune-o-matic bridge. Worth it?

BacchusPaul wrote:Worth it?

Yes.
They were Korean made, much better than the bronze and platinum series. Its the artwork on them that puts people off.
Which one is it? The 'spiro-lite' one looked okayish but I think I would have to spray paint the others.

i love the mockingbird body. one of the coolest guitar designs imo

Definitely wants spray painting. I wanted to know if it was worth any more than £75 and that it wasn't worth so much more that I'd have to be precious about it.

Got it today. Chinese made and a few dings in it which is fair enough for a ten year old guitar. Seems solid enough. Love the shape of these, less sure about the vampirella graphics.

I sort of understand why they made them and why they made them look so horrendous, but they are very good guitars. I'd love to see someone pull one out and play some soulful jazz on a guitar sporting an airbrushed picture of a thong disappearing between the buttcheeks of a womans arse.

I would totally rock a vampirella mockingbird.




My only gripe would actually be more the fact that it's missing the carves I normally associate with Mockingbirds.

One day I hope to own one like this:

i don't know how i forgot about this, but there is a guy here in town that has a neon green lucite mockingbird. badass guitar. its sorta silly cuz of the green, but.... its still wicked cool looking imo

Nick wrote:I would totally rock a vampirella mockingbird.




My only gripe would actually be more the fact that it's missing the carves I normally associate with Mockingbirds.

One day I hope to own one like this:

Yup, that's what I got. Except mine seems to have aged quite badly so that the orangey clouds in the background have become more yellowey green. I'm thinking it's sun damage because it's still orangey in the lower bout.

Mine:

thats still cool looking. please tell me you plan to join a danzig tribute band or something of the like.

I dig it. The faded finish actually makes it look better imo

I would leave it like it is.

Here is a paint scheme I drew up for mixtape.

robert(original) wrote:i don't know how i forgot about this, but there is a guy here in town that has a neon green lucite mockingbird. badass guitar. its sorta silly cuz of the green, but.... its still wicked cool looking imo

I own one Rob. Bought it with the headstock broke off and fixed it back with two part epoxy resin. Great guitar but weighs like two Les Pauls.



Surprised it is Chinese made Paul, must be a late model. Still worth £75 all day long though. Looks like it has the older BDSM pups in it, much better than them shite Rockfields they put in them now.

Cool as

YES! fran that is exactly what the guy here in town has, or had, i haven;t seen him with it in a few years.

I've owned about 4 Mockingbirds, they are nice guitars but can sometimes be neck heavy (depending on model) and are uncomfortable to play sat down.
Paul got a steal here, £75 is a great deal.

You should airbrush a stewardess uniform on her and a cup of coffee dropping from her hand.

Really liking this now. The neck is as skinny as you'd want without being annoying and the upper fret access is good enough that you don't quite realise how far up you are. Fran's right, it's not that comfortable sat down, it seems to get in the way of itself, but it makes sense standing up. You sort of can't help swagger about a bit wearing it. Only the neck pickup's working at the minute but a quick look inside revealed that it's just the switch wants wiring. Neck pickup sound pretty muddy but it might sound better once I get both working and I've had a tinker at balancing them.

Might stick a set of gfs VEH pickups in at some point.

BacchusPaul wrote:Mine:

Sexy. I like.