Epiphone Thunderbird Elite

[dan2112]

[url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Epiphone-Thunderbird-Elite-Rare-/320743596474?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item4aadcee1ba#ht_500wt_1156"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Epiphone-Thunder...a#ht_500wt_1156[/url] Something that doesn't pop up too often! I have nothing to do with the seller but I would imagine that someone on here would be interested.

[karlfer]

"For reluctant sale is an incredibly rare and hard to find Epiphone Thunderbird Elite. Last time you saw one of these for sale?"


Er, 3 or 4 weeks ago, when the same bass was up at £750 (I think) starting price, and it failed to sell. .
Karl.

Edited August 19, 2011 by karlfer

[Delberthot]

They are pretty rare but not far off USA Gibson Thunderbird money - I reckon closer to £500 and it would sell. More expensive than the Epi Pro but less than a Gibson

[BigRedX]

I'd agree with that. It doesn't help that the pictures are rubbish. I believe that the Elite is neck through like the Gibson version, but there's no photographic evidence of this...

[Delberthot]

I think they were set neck but I might be thinking about the Gibson Studio Thunderbird.

I'd also heard that these were the same as the Made in Japan Orville by Gibson basses and just rebadged

Edited August 19, 2011 by Delberthot