Delberthot Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 (edited) I've decided to put this back up for sale again I'll start from the top. It began its life as a normal Made In Korea Epiphone Thunderbird but I like to tinker and tinker I have. The goth is very different to the standard Thunderbird in that it has a mahogany body and jazz bass width neck. The neck is very slim compared to a Fender and doesn't have the pronounced taper that a Fender does I have added EMG 35HZ pickups which just slotted into the existing pickup routes. There's a bit of a gap top and bottom but its never got in the way of my playing and is miniscule compared to the huge valley of a Rickenbacker with the cover off. I never liked the goth thing on the scratchplate so I attempted to get it off using a stanley blade but it didn't look too good so I got some sticker paper and printed the 1976 Bicentennial Thunderbird logo onto it and stuck it on top. Many gigs later and it still looks remarkably good. It has the much improved Hipshot Supertone bridge which is heavier than the original stilty thing that they come with so it helps the balance and is in full contact with the body rather than the stupid stilty thing. It adjusts very easily for height, intonation and also string spacing. I have added 500k pots to it and changed the jack. It also has a paper-in-oil cap for that vintage snake oil charm. It has Schaller strap locks fitted as well With it being very black and hard to see on stage I added blue Fretfx LEDs to the top of the neck so I can see what I'm doing. The battery has to be in correctly or it flickers a bit. Lastly, I finished it off with a Gibson TRC. I don't think its a real Gibson one but it does the job. I have it fitted with Roto 45 Gauge flats and the bass growls like a very large growly thing. Nearly forgot, I moved the strap button nearest the neck to the front of the heel to aid balance which it definitely helped. One slight downside of doing this is that you need a very thin strap to fit in there so what I did was to buy a strap extension and cut it short, then attach it to my existing strap using nut, bolt and a couple of washers. When worn with a decent strap it actually points up rather than down. If you wanted to do this yourself then you would be looking at: Epiphone Thunderbird bass (now made in China) [url="http://www.dv247.com/guitars/epiphone-thunderbird-iv-goth-bass--37231"]£199 from Digital Village[/url] Hipshot Supertone Bridge [url="http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Hipshot,_Bridges,_Tuners.html"]£129 delivered from Bass Direct[/url] Fretfx LEDs [url="https://fretfx.com/"]£75 from Fretfx[/url] Truss Rod Cover [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-Truss-Rod-Cover-Gibson-Thunderbird-Bass-BK-CR-/220636828705?pt=Guitar_Accessories&hash=item335efad421"]£10.12 from Ebay[/url] EMG 35HZ pickups [url="http://www.dv247.com/guitars/emg-emg-35hz-black--56148"]£119.98 from Digital Village[/url] Sticker Paper [url="http://www.craftycomputerpaper.co.uk/.-Adhesive-Papers_075.htm"]£9.04 from Crafty Computer paper[/url] Roksak gig bag [url="http://www.wembleyguitarcentre.com/Catalogue/Guitar-Centre/Cases-Bags/Gig-Bags/Rok-Sak-TBG20-Thunderbird-Bass-20mm-Gig-Bag-TBG20"]£43 delivered from Wembley Guitar Centre[/url] Schaller Strap locks [url="http://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/products/480-schaller_straplocks_black"]£16 from strings direct[/url] Rotosound Jazz Flats [url="http://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/products/606-rotosound_4_string_jazz_bass_flatwound_bass_guitar_strings"]£25.95 from Strings Direct[/url] I'm not going to include the prices for the knobs, pots and cap as I already had them. I'll be taking the Darth Vader knob off prior to sending as it has been on many a bass of mine and will put the original black one back on. In total that comes to £627.09 for you to do all of this yourself but I am going to offer this for sale for the rediculously low price of £350 plus postage which will be around £10 to mainland UK. I really must be off my nut cos this is the longest I have had a bass in recent years and many have been through my hands in the time I've had this. I don't have any of the original parts that were replaced so can't sell bits of it off. Edited February 18, 2012 by Delberthot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73Jazz Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 Good luck for your sale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted October 16, 2011 Author Share Posted October 16, 2011 (edited) Things are moving fast today. You can see my original review of this bass [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/109142-epiphone-gothic-thunderbird/"]here[/url] Edited October 16, 2011 by Delberthot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamPodmore Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Oooooh, me likey... (just a shame that my bank balance, now at less than 50 quid, doesn't) I hope this is gone before i get paid, or my cabs might just get put off even longer than they already have been. Liam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merello Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Dealt with this guy before - apart from not answering the doorbell (cos it was before 9am in the morning)....SOLID TROOP TO BUY FROM! Best of luck with the sale! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc2009 Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 You know I'd be all over this if it wasn't a string short of a bass I can actually play Good luck with the sale mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 [quote name='Delberthot' timestamp='1319715802' post='1417590'] Lunch Time Bump [/quote] woooaahh, this is the bass you've been raving about for how long? and you're selling it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munkonthehill Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 why bother thinking about trading if its your ideal bass! Just keep it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wooks79 Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 I'd have totally had this if I could afford it, I've missed thunderbirds since I sold mine about 8 yrs ago, always said I would get another. People need to realise how much of a difference the hipshot bridge makes too, it made my SG bass about a million times nicer! (that number is a rough estimate) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted October 31, 2011 Author Share Posted October 31, 2011 I would say a million and one times better but yes it makes a huge difference. lightweight, fall apart job on stilts v. rock solid beast of a bridge in direct contact with the body. makes a Badass look like paper mache. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassman Sam Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 I hope the gig went well and you're gonna keep this. If it were mine, I'd miss it too much if I sold it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted February 11, 2012 Author Share Posted February 11, 2012 I've decided to put this back up for sale again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacqueslemac Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Whereabouts do you live, please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted February 12, 2012 Author Share Posted February 12, 2012 I'm in Central Scotland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacqueslemac Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Just a couple more things, please. What's the width at the nut (in mm) and how much does it weigh? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted February 12, 2012 Author Share Posted February 12, 2012 Its 42mm at the nut and just over 4kg / 9.5 lbs according to my luggage scales Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted February 12, 2012 Author Share Posted February 12, 2012 Bump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted February 12, 2012 Author Share Posted February 12, 2012 A couple of pics taken when I got home after last night's gig of the LEDs in the pitch black [IMG]http://i927.photobucket.com/albums/ad111/Delberthot/Thunderbirdnew/DSCF0287Large.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i927.photobucket.com/albums/ad111/Delberthot/Thunderbirdnew/DSCF0290Large.jpg[/IMG] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted February 15, 2012 Author Share Posted February 15, 2012 Bump - open to trades. Not sure what but try me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted February 15, 2012 Author Share Posted February 15, 2012 (edited) Keep the trade offers coming.There's nothing that's taken my fancy so far but you may have a bass that I didn't realise that I wanted Edited February 15, 2012 by Delberthot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted February 16, 2012 Author Share Posted February 16, 2012 bump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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