gibson thunderbird iv/studio

[larrikin]

i would buy that one but i can get a sunburst easy, i REALLY want a white one!! most shops in the US won't ship over any gibson products for some strange reason...

i have a ebony studio at the moment and am looking to upgrade, i love my studio but it is just a tad too heavy (and curvy)

[nash]

find a middle man who they can ship to in the USA and get him to ship it to you

[mike257]

[quote name='larrikin' post='120779' date='Jan 15 2008, 01:38 PM']i'm looking for a white IV but can't find one anywhere, the distributers for the UK is a company called rossetti who are useless, they say that white IV's are only available on special order...[/quote]

There's a white one for a grand in Sound Control, Nottingham. I've just spotted it looking through their clearance list.

About 1/4 of the way down [url="http://clearance.soundcontrol.co.uk/index.php"]this[/url] page!

[larrikin]

[quote name='mike257' post='152423' date='Mar 6 2008, 03:13 PM']There's a white one for a grand in Sound Control, Nottingham. I've just spotted it looking through their clearance list.

About 1/4 of the way down [url="http://clearance.soundcontrol.co.uk/index.php"]this[/url] page![/quote]

just my luck, phone to buy it and it had gone!! FOR FU*K SAKE!!!!!! am i EVER going to get one?!!?!?!?!?!!?

but thanks for lettin us know man

[Jono Bolton]

Clearly what you want is one of [url="http://www.vintageandrareguitars.com/web/our-catalogue/Gibson/Electric-Basses/item/3349"]these[/url]. If only it was sunburst :wub:

[Jean-Luc Pickguard]

[quote name='jono b' post='152553' date='Mar 6 2008, 06:06 PM']Clearly what you want is one of [url="http://www.vintageandrareguitars.com/web/our-catalogue/Gibson/Electric-Basses/item/3349"]these[/url]. If only it was sunburst :wub:[/quote]
...If only it was the original pelham blue

[larrikin]

Still searching for that white t-bird, anyone spotted any recently???

[OutToPlayJazz]

Thomann have them in stock in white [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/epiphone_thunderbird_iv_ltd_edition_aw.htm"]here[/url]!

[Tait]

[quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='169267' date='Apr 3 2008, 04:47 PM']Thomann have them in stock in white [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/epiphone_thunderbird_iv_ltd_edition_aw.htm"]here[/url]![/quote]

thats not a bad price for a white one.

[Deep Thought]

I have to confess that after seeing the pic of Sophie Taylor playing one on the 'Babe of the day' thread, I've developed a hankering for a Gothic T-bird. Never been much for that body shape but I really like it all in black-was a big Sisters of Mercy fan in my youth...

[GreeneKing]

I've got an immaculate gloss black Erle Korpus Epi T'bird Limited Edition for sale if anyone happens to be interested. White was so last year!

The Goth is matt black btw.

It's had the neck dive sorted too.

[Deep Thought]

Bah! There's always loads of really nice stuff for sale when I haven't got a pot to p*ss in!

[larrikin]

[quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='169267' date='Apr 3 2008, 04:47 PM']Thomann have them in stock in white [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/epiphone_thunderbird_iv_ltd_edition_aw.htm"]here[/url]![/quote]

Thanks, but I'm looking for a Gibson, not Epi.

[Freuds_Cat]

[quote name='rockinrayduke' post='123483' date='Jan 20 2008, 04:01 AM']The US Birds have Gibson's TBPlus pickups whereas the Epi version has Korean pickups that bear very little resemblance tone and soundwise to the US version. The Epibirds have a pretty good sound on their own IMO (sounds very P-Bassish, liked the one I had) but nothing like a Gibson.[/quote]

Correct me if I'm wrong but don't the EpiBirds have Alder bodies and maple/rosewood necks (Very Fender in a wood selection sense) and the Gibsons Mahogany bodies and necks with Ebony fingerboard? I know the studio models are fitted rather than through necks and dont know much about them to be honest. I would expect this combined with the fact that the pups are different would make them sound quite different (not better or worse, just different).

[metalmickey]

[quote name='Freuds_Cat' post='220357' date='Jun 17 2008, 08:42 AM']Correct me if I'm wrong but don't the EpiBirds have Alder bodies and maple/rosewood necks (Very Fender in a wood selection sense) and the Gibsons Mahogany bodies and necks with Ebony fingerboard? I know the studio models are fitted rather than through necks and dont know much about them to be honest. I would expect this combined with the fact that the pups are different would make them sound quite different (not better or worse, just different).[/quote]
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The 'standard' Epibirds are indeed Alder bodied with Maple necks - the Gothic & Nikki Sixx models have Mahogany bodies and rock maple necks, the Goth has TB plus ceramic pups while the Nikki Sixx model is equiped with 'Deepsixx' humbuckers (and no tone control whatsoever). I had a Goth for a while, and it sounded massive through an SWR Redhead....... Oh no! GAS.........