dc2009 Posted May 2, 2012 Posted May 2, 2012 (edited) [size=6][b]NO LONGER FOR SALE, TRADED THIS BASS FOR A LAKLAND TODAY! [/b][/size] Alright guys, up for sale is my Epiphone Thunderbird Pro-V in Trans-Black. I've had the both the regular and pro four string thunderbirds, and I traded my 4 string pro for this 5 string version around a year or so ago. I have the bass for the one band mainly, but we don't actually gig all that much and when we do the low B doesn't see much love, so I'm heading back to a 4 string TB (and a white one too). The neck is slightly wide for a 5 string, but quite flat in profile and is a 7 piece walnut and maple affair. The bass has an upgraded bridge, pickups and electronics (2 band active eq with volume and blend), as well as neck through construction. As it is a very new model the strap button is in the heel of the neck and this counteracts the neck dive that used to plague old TBs! Literally the only thing this has in common with a regular thunderbird is the shape, in the Pro-series, every aspect of the bass is upgraded! The pickups are completely different to the stock thunderbird ones and handle the lows very well. This bass is in good nick, there have been a couple of dings on the top of the headstock but nothing visible from the front, there's a link to photos int he post immediately below this one. The bass is definitely a headturner, most bass players at gigs tell me they've never so much as seen a 5 string thunderbird before. Honestly I can't remember what I paid for it (have tried to look on Paypal but no joy), but I'm gonna put this up at [size=4][s][b]£300ono[/b][/s][b] [s]£275[/s][/b][/size] [size=5][b]£250 [/b][size=4]+ postage[/size][/size]. I've splashed out £50 on a deluxe gigbag for this recently that I am planning to hang onto for the TB I'll be buying after this (it fits the singlecut too), but a deal can be possibly worked out. Pics up below, Cheers, Dan Edited July 22, 2012 by dc2009
dc2009 Posted May 3, 2012 Author Posted May 3, 2012 (edited) Right guys here are the photos. There are a lot of reflections because the light isn't great today, but hopefully they show how sexy this bass is, and also the good condition it's in. As you can see there is a slight ding on the top of the back of the headstock, but it's actually just a very shallow scrape on the lacquer, and isn't down to the wood. There is next to no buckle rash on the back (I'm good at taking my belt off to play) so it's pretty much on the money condition wise. As you can see from the finish, it is trans black in that you can see the wood grain and neck-thru woods faintly in good light, on stage this thing looks near enough black to be honest. Here's the main shot of the body, the rest are available here: [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67679611@N03/archives/date-posted/2012/05/03/"]http://www.flickr.co...ted/2012/05/03/[/url] Edited May 3, 2012 by dc2009
dc2009 Posted May 15, 2012 Author Posted May 15, 2012 Bump for needing some cash having just bought a holiday.
dc2009 Posted May 26, 2012 Author Posted May 26, 2012 Need to sell this so I can afford my new white one.
TomWIC Posted May 26, 2012 Posted May 26, 2012 [quote name='dc2009' timestamp='1338032034' post='1668841'] Need to sell this so I can afford my new white one. [/quote] If I hadn't already put my deposit down for my white one with USA pickups, I'd so have this. Have a bump from me
dc2009 Posted May 28, 2012 Author Posted May 28, 2012 [quote name='TomWIC' timestamp='1338040145' post='1668907'] If I hadn't already put my deposit down for my white one with USA pickups, I'd so have this. Have a bump from me [/quote] Thanks mate, yours sounds dreamy. Need to move this on guys, probably shouldn't buy my white one on my credit card!
dc2009 Posted June 2, 2012 Author Posted June 2, 2012 Have now bought a white thunderbird (I may have a problem) - need to sell this to pay for it so this is now FS only, no longer for trade.
dc2009 Posted June 5, 2012 Author Posted June 5, 2012 Picked up my new one today, really want to start upgrading it bump.
dc2009 Posted June 7, 2012 Author Posted June 7, 2012 PRICE DROP BUMP! Price has been dropped to offer BCers a discount relative to the ebay auction I'm about to start for this bass.
dc2009 Posted June 19, 2012 Author Posted June 19, 2012 Bump, off on holiday on friday so a deal can be done now if you're quick!
dc2009 Posted July 10, 2012 Author Posted July 10, 2012 Had an offer on ebay so just a bump on here as I'd rather sell to a BCer.
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