12stringbassist Posted July 11, 2016 Posted July 11, 2016 Quite pleased with this. Plays better than the Gibson's I've been near. Got some cash off the list price too. Had a superb deal (half price-ish) on amazon pointed out to me on a sunburst Epiphone Thunderbird 4 Pro, so snagged that too. A good day's snagging. Quote
lowhand_mike Posted July 13, 2016 Posted July 13, 2016 nice, the only thing that puts me off is the size of the headstock, hows the neck dive on that? Quote
Cosmo Valdemar Posted July 13, 2016 Posted July 13, 2016 [quote name='12stringbassist' timestamp='1468278198' post='3089856'] Quite pleased with this. Plays better than the Gibson's I've been near. Got some cash off the list price too. Had a superb deal (half price-ish) on amazon pointed out to me on a sunburst Epiphone Thunderbird 4 Pro, so snagged that too. A good day's snagging. [/quote] I really like the look of these... with that spec and hardware you can't go wrong really. The pickup spacing is a bit variable it seems. It looks like yours has the modern arrangement - some have the neck pickup a bit further back, toward the bridge like the 60s ones. I've often considered buying one and popping some Thunderbuckers in. [quote name='lowhand_mike' timestamp='1468421159' post='3090823'] nice, the only thing that puts me off is the size of the headstock, hows the neck dive on that? [/quote] If you think these are big, have a look at the old 60s ones! Quote
dudewheresmybass Posted July 14, 2016 Posted July 14, 2016 I had the chance to a/b one of these with the gibbo a while back. It totally destroyed the gibbo. Better tone, weight, playability etc... I would take the epi over the Gibson any day Quote
DarkHeart Posted July 14, 2016 Posted July 14, 2016 Theyre even better with a Hipshot Supertone attached [URL=http://s80.photobucket.com/user/jeffhop/media/P1060356_zpspwxa9mts.jpg.html][IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j186/jeffhop/P1060356_zpspwxa9mts.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Quote
alyctes Posted July 15, 2016 Posted July 15, 2016 Do they do a fretless version? I've been wondering what one would sound like for a while... Quote
DarkHeart Posted July 15, 2016 Posted July 15, 2016 The Gibson pickups sound awesome and the neck through is 10 times better than a bolt on, get one and defret it and put the strap button where mine is....no neck dive! Quote
Dandelion Posted July 18, 2016 Posted July 18, 2016 I love mine. Under that white paint there is a mahogany and walnut laminated neck and body. Gorgeous inside and out. No neck dive either. It is a good live bass cos when slung low you can't help but adopt rock star poses. Quote
12stringbassist Posted July 19, 2016 Author Posted July 19, 2016 This is the other one that I ordered. The bolt-on neck version. Both have a little bit of neck dive, but I have never ever been bothered by that. The beck thru white on is the better of the two. I ordered one of the bolt-on's via amazon marketplace and part of the body near the controls was smashed. Returned it. Quote
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