Bargain for someone!!

[MarshallBTB]

Not my cup of tea but thought I'd share....

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=121622748574

[ribbetingfrog]

Bit pricey imo!
These go for less in better condition usually.

[molan]

Less than £140?

[Nibody]

I have one of the Korean ones. Theyre nice bases but got outclassed with the Epiphone Classics (the set neck ones) and the Pro IV's. Sell for comparatively peanuts unfortunately

[Delberthot]

I got my Korean Goth thunderbird from the USA for £165 all in including a Supertone bridge

[JJW]

I just bought a Korean Goth thunderbird about 3 days ago for £130 including postage.

[Annoying Twit]

How does the sound of the various Epiphane models compare to the Gibson passive t'bird?

[JJW]

This ones cheaper;


http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/710-53481-19255-0/1?icep_ff3=2&pub=5575090229&toolid=10001&campid=5337531593&customid=&icep_item=171780993069&ipn=psmain&icep_vectorid=229508&kwid=902099&mtid=824&kw=lg

[JJW]

I personally think, that the Gibson version is quite similar to the Epiphone version.

[JJW]

Thunderbird sound comparison

http://basschat.co.uk/topic/261783-thunderbird-online-sound-comparison/page__pid__2769368#entry2769368

[warwickhunt]

[quote name='molan' timestamp='1431207690' post='2768874']
Less than £140?
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I sold a mint one 4 mths ago (still had plastic protective on) for £120... and it had a T'Bird shape gigbag.

[molan]

[quote name='warwickhunt' timestamp='1431292617' post='2769779']


I sold a mint one 4 mths ago (still had plastic protective on) for £120... and it had a T'Bird shape gigbag.
[/quote]

Amazing - I'd have thought the parts were worth more than that

[MarshallBTB]

Really surprised but your right... These seem to go for next to nothing. Great if the birds your thing I suppose! Seems a lot of bass for the money.

[Annoying Twit]

The through neck ones tend to not go for nothing. Depending on your cutoff for 'nothing' I suppose. I checked There was one that went for £185, which might be an older model given the bridge (or is that a replacement):

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Epiphone-Thunderbird-Pro-IV-Bass-Guitar-/221749254171?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item33a149181b&nma=true&si=UEbu3RV8N%252BSvp64yMZ6DUAI42ts%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

and quite a few that failed to sell for a starting bid of £230 or so.

I was curious about one of these, for the sound not for the look. But, I suspect that with sufficient work I'll be able to dial in a similar sound either from my Rockbass Streamer Standard or Ibby SR760, with external eq and other processing.

[Happy Jack]

According to the neckplate on the OP's model, apparently it was "Hand Crafted in Korea".

So, no CNC then. And no mass-produced parts. Hmmmm.

[Annoying Twit]

With a fitted case, this looks to be a bargain for anyone who can pick up in Swansea.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Epiphone-Thunderbird-Pro-5-Bass-Guitar-/311358886744?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item487e6f9358

However, the request to phone someone on a mobile number rather than ask questions on eBay is a bit off-putting. Is it an attempt to get around eBay fees? Or could it be something more ominous?

[synthaside]

That call for any questions thing , is pretty common IE my dad who i set up ebay stuff for often sticks this on because uses this rather than logging in , or having some push notification pop through which he's not going to notice the its much less hassle

It can also make people feel a bit more secure with the whole ebay purchase ..... if a seller wants to dodge fee's they'll find very quickly that ebay wont put up with it and losing paypal protection for a buyer is not worth the hassle.