tommorichards Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 (edited) Just came across this pic on instagram. Looks sexy. I love the repro bridge and pickups too. I can imagine itll be around £600 new or so, about the same, if not a bit more than the pro classic tbirds. Edit. I cant upload the pic, but heres a link to the post [url="http://www.instagram.com/p/BPYmyMODMRy/"]http://www.instagram.../p/BPYmyMODMRy/[/url] Edited January 23, 2017 by tommorichards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 (edited) That's pretty! [EDIT] Why do manufacturers insist on putting different coloured scratchplates on guitars? Black on black, Peachy. Edited January 18, 2017 by NancyJohnson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 I'm interested for sure, but I can't help thinking the new Embassy would have looked cooler with the 4 in line "batwing" headstock of the past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musicman20 Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 Nice in white...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 (edited) There's a 60s style Thunderbird too. A real oldie classic looking one and it's gonna be available in black. Edited January 18, 2017 by NancyJohnson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlfer Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 Oh Hell's bells, T/bird, white, chrome colour pups and vintage bridge. I KNOW I'm in trouble 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 Oh, blimey...I think I want that bridge... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 The Embassy's cool but they've blundered the headstock... But never mind that - look at the Thunderbird! If those pickups are any good I'm getting one of each! I hope it's a creamier white than the recent Pro Tbirds though. We can but hope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlfer Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 (edited) [quote name='Cosmo Valdemar' timestamp='1484748521' post='3218047'] The Embassy's cool but they've blundered the headstock... But never mind that - look at the Thunderbird! If those pickups are any good I'm getting one of each! I hope it's a creamier white than the recent Pro Tbirds though. We can but hope. [/quote] I've already diarised??? a reminder for July 3rd. Better get some gigs booked in Great spots Tommo and Nancy! Edited January 18, 2017 by karlfer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 Retail prices according to Talkbass: Embassy - $696 Thunderbird - $995 Don't think we'll see much difference from those prices in £ either... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlfer Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 Hope not, the Tbird is supposedly replacing the current Pro 1V, which sells around £350/£400. Certainly not going to pay pushing a grand for an Epi, as good as they can be. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 I am most definitely up for the Thunderbird and I doubt it'll be anywhere like £950. Realistically, this is what Gibson should have done years ago; they have no qualms about issuing a plethora of reissue <insert year here> Les Pauls and should have just sucked it up and done this. Idiots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 (edited) With that specification, surely the Thunderbird should have "Gibson" on the headstock. Can't believe that the "budget" brand is selling a potentially more authentic version of the bass than the parent company. Edited January 18, 2017 by BigRedX 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1484753622' post='3218113'] ...surely the Thunderbird should have "Gibson" on the headstock. [/quote] eBay is your friend and a lot simpler than sanding off a Squier logo, eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 IT'S SO BLOODY EXCITING!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlfer Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 If us few are so excited at this stage, perhaps we might need to pre order to avoid disappointment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jus Lukin Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 (edited) - Edited February 24, 2022 by Jus Lukin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlfer Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 (edited) Tommo, title might benefit from editing? Some folk will see Embassy and just move on. New T/bird in title, well, they couldn't miss it. Just sayin' Edited January 18, 2017 by karlfer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu_g Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 that thunderbird has it all hope it sounds like it looks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 [quote name='karlfer' timestamp='1484751924' post='3218089'] Hope not, the Tbird is supposedly replacing the current Pro 1V, which sells around £350/£400. Certainly not going to pay pushing a grand for an Epi, as good as they can be. [/quote] I for one am happy to see the back of the PRO IV in it's various guises. It just looked like a copy...the headstock was wrong, that bridge was wrong and it had too many knobs. At least the jack socket is in the right place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 [quote name='NancyJohnson' timestamp='1484777282' post='3218439'] I for one am happy to see the back of the PRO IV in it's various guises. It just looked like a copy...the headstock was wrong, that bridge was wrong and it had too many knobs. At least the jack socket is in the right place. [/quote] I think the active Pro has been discontinued for a while. This new one is replacing the Classic Pro which was very similar to the US model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 [quote name='neepheid' timestamp='1484732417' post='3217802'] I'm interested for sure, but I can't help thinking the new Embassy would have looked cooler with the 4 in line "batwing" headstock of the past. [/quote] Yep. I would've bought one if it had that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twincam Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 (edited) Why are they putting those thunderbird style pickups on everything. They belong on a tbird I bet they are even in a similar space. I honestly wish some manufactures would give a little more variety from one bass to the other in terms of tone. Edited January 19, 2017 by Twincam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 [quote name='Twincam' timestamp='1484790471' post='3218527'] Why are they putting those thunderbird style pickups on everything. They belong on a tbird I bet they are even in a similar space. I honestly wish some manufactures would give a little more variety from one bass to the other in terms of tone. [/quote] The only bass I owned that sounded different straight out of the box was a Rickenbacker 4003. I know what my tone is and honestly, it doesn't matter which bass I use, the end result is pretty much the same irrespective. We're just going through a phase where old designs are being resurrected and, in part, bettered. The old Embassy basses were probably dogs, but have become cool again. It's just a shame that it's taken a company in the lower ranks of Gibson's ownership to actually start making a more authentic looking representation of one of its classics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 [quote name='Twincam' timestamp='1484790471' post='3218527'] Why are they putting those thunderbird style pickups on everything. They belong on a tbird I bet they are even in a similar space. I honestly wish some manufactures would give a little more variety from one bass to the other in terms of tone. [/quote] I'm not sure what you mean by this - I can think of very few basses with authentic Thunderbird-style pickups or tone. If you're referring to the Embassy, that is a reissue of a bass that used Thunderbird pickups as well, so it's authentic on that front. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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