Birdsong Guitars - gallery of short scale basses and more!

Gallery Page
There are a whole '78 Dodge trunkload of pictures on here, and some are big, so be patient.
It'll be worth your wait ~ there are a bunch of new old pics up now and more to come!

Keep in mind these are all past builds and that specs & equipment have changed over the years.

Cortobasses

Sadhanas

Fusions

Skyriders

Hy5s

Mahoganies
Natural:

Blackwashed:

"Special Dark" blackwashed:

Maples

Walnutian Glory

Colorful wood combos

Options

	Headstock overlays ~ Walnut & Zebrawood shown awaiting woodburned logo & finishing oil..
	Ebony headstock overlay. I still woodburn the logo & feather for a cool, subtle effect.

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Texas Pecan
All the Pecan Birdsong built with was from a stash my late mentor "Uncle Johnny" Kirtland scored locally,
a tree that had been milled & stored for years. I hauled the rest of it home from his workshop after he died.
Then I hauled the workshop home and rebuilt it and that's where Birdsongs are finished & assembled, but
that's another story for another time. The Pecan is gone, and I won't be getting more ~ so as to keep the
Pecan and Johnny connection a part of Birdsong history. All the Pecan that has ever been in a Birdsong
passed through his hands. I have pieces left for stringers, etc. but no tops, wings or whole bodies (see pic).

"It's amazing - ever meet someone whom you feel like you've known all your life? That's how I am with this beautiful bass. Probably because since 1965, I've imagined what it would be like to hold and play an instrument that felt so much like a part of me - something so responsive - so natural feeling in my hands - like an extension of my body. It's helping me become a better player because it's not in the way - not a hindrance. It becomes part of the creative process."	Terry B. Texas Cortobass
More to come...