omikin Posted January 26, 2016 Posted January 26, 2016 (edited) It's with a great deal of reluctance that I'm putting this lovely thing up for sale. Normally in this bit people say "I really like this but I just didn't get on with it" or something similar, but not me. Despite being avowedly a P-bass man I have always hankered after a Gibson Thunderbird. Never managed to justify the cost (and made the rookie error of telling Mrs Omikin how much they were so if I ever did buy one she'd know how much I spent on it...) and the P-bass seemed to fit in with my band's sound quite nicely. I tried the standard Epi which I loved for its shape, even though I knew the neck was a bolt-on and it was too fat and it did have a bit of neck dive with a canvas strap. Then I went for the T-Bird Pro which was an improvement in shape but I couldn't get the hang of the electronics (four knobs and I was never really clear what they all did). So when Epiphone brought out this one - Gibson shape and styling with through neck and actual Gibson pickups I was really excited. I couldn't believe though that the quality would be that good. How could they sell effectively the same model (okay, poly finish rather than nitro and 7-ply neck instead of 9 ply neck but otherwise pretty much the same) for a grand less than the real thing? I couldn't find one anywhere until my local PMT had one in. I A-B'd it with the Gibson model and whilst the Gibson obviously has the heritage I couldn't really justify the extra cash as they felt and sounded the same. I didn't have the £419 they wanted for it either (plus £80 for a hard case) so I kept my eyes peeled on Ebay till I found this. A guy had been bought it by his GF and didn't want it so moved it on. I paid £255 for it (plus postage) and I got a new case from Amazon for £59. I have to confess I also put on the Gibson truss rod cover. Don't judge me. It's never left the house so no-one has seen this. The original Epiphone one is included with the sale. It looked pretty much mint to me and played really smooth out of the box. I lowered the action a little and put some flats on it (La Bella Deep Talking 45 - 105) and fell in love. It was never going to replace the P-bass in my band as I am now wedded to [i]that[/i] sound, but it is very very nice indeed. I like it with the neck pup on full and the bridge one slightly rolled off. Lovely growl and a completely different sound from the thud of the P-bass. So why am I selling it? My wife has been made redundant and every penny counts. If I were playing this in the band it would stay, but I'm not and it can't. I am hoping to almost cover my costs here so am asking for [s]£300[/s] [b]£275[/b] (remember these are £419 new, and £80 for a case so you're saving £200!) plus £20 postage if you need it couriered. I am up and down the M1 between Leeds and Dunstable a couple of times a month so meeting up or delivering may be an option too. [attachment=210719:132.JPG][attachment=210720:133.JPG][attachment=210721:134.JPG][attachment=210722:135.JPG][attachment=210723:136.JPG][attachment=210724:137.JPG] Edited April 1, 2016 by omikin
omikin Posted January 29, 2016 Author Posted January 29, 2016 Friday bump for this wonderful beast...
omikin Posted February 3, 2016 Author Posted February 3, 2016 Please don't make me put this on eBay BUMP. If the price isn't right - make me an offer!
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