MacDaddy Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 [quote name='NancyJohnson' timestamp='1350757886' post='1843237'] ...around £800 at Key Music, plus free delivery. Ordered a vintage sunburst model this afternoon. P [/quote] pics when it arrives please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deaver Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 [quote name='NancyJohnson' timestamp='1350757886' post='1843237'] ...around £800 at Key Music, plus free delivery. Ordered a vintage sunburst model this afternoon. P [/quote] Nice one. £120 less than the Thomann price I saw - can't argue with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted October 20, 2012 Author Share Posted October 20, 2012 I'll put some pics up, yes. I have a Hipshot Supertone bridge on order, so I'll do before and afters...I really don't get on with the three-point bridges. Release date is supposed to be 25/10, but I've actually no idea when it'll arrive. P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinynorman Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Looks like Gibson changed the link. http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/Bass/Gibson-USA/Thunderbird-Non-Reverse-Bass.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted November 7, 2012 Author Share Posted November 7, 2012 Over on the LBO one of the guys just picked up his NR in pelham blue and has posted a couple of pictures. Very pretty bass. Key Music are telling me delivery for mine is going to be mid-December to mid-January 2013. Apparently Thomann have already sold out their allotment. P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 What exactly do Gibson have against chrome pickup covers and hardware these days? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1352329333' post='1861924'] What exactly do Gibson have against chrome pickup covers and hardware these days? [/quote] They sound (and look) good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Apple Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1352329333' post='1861924'] What exactly do Gibson have against chrome pickup covers and hardware these days? [/quote] I think the black hardware on the vintage sunburst looks good, but on the pelham blue just looks cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Apple Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 I wonder why they could not get the three pots in a straight line with the jack below or to the side or something. Aesthetically looks poorly thought out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truckstop Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 That is the first Gibson bass I've ever liked! Not keen on the down-tick headstock though, looks weird without the up-tick one. Id still buy one though, can't wait til second hand ones crop up for sale. Truckstop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 [quote name='Billy Apple' timestamp='1352400917' post='1862653'] I wonder why they could not get the three pots in a straight line with the jack below or to the side or something. Aesthetically looks poorly thought out. [/quote] Which is how the original layout was. I wonder if it has something to do with the cable passing over the controls when tucked through the strap. The new layout would be ergonomically better if not so aesthetically pleasing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted November 13, 2012 Author Share Posted November 13, 2012 First pic of the vintage sunburst is up on LBO. P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Apple Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 I was in the Wembley Guitar Centre today, and they told me that Gibson have decided to cease manufacture of the RevTB, and will only fulfil orders in the North American market. Has anyone had an order completed within Europe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basvarken Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Why wait for Gibson? BaCH does a pretty good job on waving the None Reverse Thunderbird flag. Admitted, this one below has been refinned Pelham Blue. Plus it got a new pickguard and CTS pots... Send me a PM if you need more info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted December 21, 2012 Author Share Posted December 21, 2012 I thought you'd sold that one Rob. P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mckendrick Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 [quote name='Cosmo Valdemar' timestamp='1352384411' post='1862408'] They sound (and look) good. [/quote] ....making them look and sound [i]nothing[/i] like the originals. Whether or not that's good or bad is in the ear of the beholder. For me it's a bad thing. Wanted one of these for years but this issue has put me right off. A good reissue might have sold me one each of these but alas I shan't be buying. Shame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 [quote name='mckendrick' timestamp='1356114222' post='1907127'] ....making them look and sound [i]nothing[/i] like the originals. Whether or not that's good or bad is in the ear of the beholder. For me it's a bad thing. Wanted one of these for years but this issue has put me right off. A good reissue might have sold me one each of these but alas I shan't be buying. Shame. [/quote] I was actually have a dig at Gibson - I suggested they no longer use chrome hardware and pickups because they look and sound good. My point being that Gibson's current TB incarnation isn't a patch on the originals... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mckendrick Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Yes, that's my snorty way of agreeing with you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted December 23, 2012 Author Share Posted December 23, 2012 [quote name='Billy Apple' timestamp='1355783355' post='1902798'] Has anyone had an order completed within Europe? [/quote] Not yet. Key Music told me that Gibson would be fulfilling all orders globally, so I will still be on track for mid-January. Elsewhere (I think LBO), there was talk of these being a limited run anyway...400 of each model was mentioned. P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted December 23, 2012 Author Share Posted December 23, 2012 Chrome modification and knob/socket alteration alert! P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Apple Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 [quote name='NancyJohnson' timestamp='1356268004' post='1908526'] Chrome modification and knob/socket alteration alert! P [/quote] Now that is nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gust0o Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Seconded! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted December 23, 2012 Author Share Posted December 23, 2012 ...aah, but does it sound any better that the black hardware and pickups? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 [quote name='NancyJohnson' timestamp='1356268004' post='1908526'] Chrome modification and knob/socket alteration alert! P [/quote] A vision of joy. Well done that man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted December 24, 2012 Author Share Posted December 24, 2012 I would like it more (in chrome) if there was a way of retro-fitting a 60s style two part bridge, but as things stand, mine will get a Supertone the day it arrives.. I'm really not a fan of the three point monstrosities that Gibson put on their basses. P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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