cattytown Posted March 18, 2018 Posted March 18, 2018 On 18/03/2018 at 16:13, pst62 said: Well I for one will not be paying £600. Expand Nor I. I don't *NEED* one of these, I was happy with my existing T-bird. This came along and I WANTED one. At £500 I could persuade myself is wouldn't cost a lot to change, £600 just makes it easier for me to say no. Quote
pst62 Posted March 18, 2018 Posted March 18, 2018 On 18/03/2018 at 19:26, cattytown said: Nor I. I don't *NEED* one of these, I was happy with my existing T-bird. This came along and I WANTED one. At £500 I could persuade myself is wouldn't cost a lot to change, £600 just makes it easier for me to say no. Expand Yeah I have a Classic Pro which I've been modding with Chrome Hipshot parts, (Bridge and Machine Heads) I put it on hold when these new ones finally started appearing, but now I'll just carry on where I left off with my CP. 1 Quote
EssentialTension Posted March 18, 2018 Posted March 18, 2018 The Embassy PRO is excellent value at £329 and sounds massive. Quote
howdenspur Posted March 18, 2018 Posted March 18, 2018 On 18/03/2018 at 20:53, EssentialTension said: The Embassy PRO is excellent value at £329 and sounds massive. Expand The Embassy looks as if it is going up to £349, at least where retailers have stock. That still strikes me as being a good price though. Quote
EssentialTension Posted March 18, 2018 Posted March 18, 2018 On 18/03/2018 at 21:15, howdenspur said: The Embassy looks as if it is going up to £349, at least where retailers have stock. That still strikes me as being a good price though. Expand GAK, where I got mine , still have a black one showing at £329. But £349 would also be a good deal. Quote
Cosmo Valdemar Posted March 18, 2018 Posted March 18, 2018 On 18/03/2018 at 13:05, pst62 said: Both Andertons & Gear4Music have recently upped the price of these new Thunderbirds by £100. Expand Strange. I do think £599 is still a good price though. Lucky I got in early! Quote
4000 Posted March 19, 2018 Posted March 19, 2018 If they sound and feel as close to as genuine '60s TBird as seems to be the case, it's still a saving of about £5k plus. 1 Quote
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted March 20, 2018 Posted March 20, 2018 Just seen that these are now up from £499 to £599, and out of stock everywhere I've looked. Anyone know why the unusually huge price increase? I don't think currency exchange rates have shifted that much. Quote
cattytown Posted March 20, 2018 Posted March 20, 2018 I suspect a realisation of the demand. I think there was initial surprise that the price was so low. Quote
Cosmo Valdemar Posted March 20, 2018 Posted March 20, 2018 On 20/03/2018 at 12:55, Jean-Luc Pickguard said: Just seen that these are now up from £499 to £599, and out of stock everywhere I've looked. Anyone know why the unusually huge price increase? I don't think currency exchange rates have shifted that much. Expand Thomann have them for £523. Only Ebony left in stock though. Quote
daveornorm Posted March 21, 2018 Posted March 21, 2018 (edited) Just noticed that Thomann are listing the T-bird's specifications with a "Blackwood tek" fingerboard instead of the rosewood that was originally specified. Perhaps this accounts for the recent price increase? Anyone have "hands-on" experience? Edited March 21, 2018 by daveornorm Quote
EssentialTension Posted March 25, 2018 Posted March 25, 2018 (edited) On 21/03/2018 at 10:33, daveornorm said: Just noticed that Thomann are listing the T-bird's specifications with a "Blackwood tek" fingerboard instead of the rosewood that was originally specified. Perhaps this accounts for the recent price increase? Anyone have "hands-on" experience? Expand What is blackwood tek? I don't think it was ever rosewood even though some websites said so. Edited March 25, 2018 by EssentialTension Quote
EssentialTension Posted March 25, 2018 Posted March 25, 2018 My Embassy weighs under seven and a half pounds. Quote
Musicman20 Posted March 26, 2018 Posted March 26, 2018 CITES will have an affect on the prices and spec, should they have rosewood boards.... Quote
cetera Posted March 28, 2018 Posted March 28, 2018 I REALLY fancy a new Epi Vintage Pro TBird..... but can't decide between white and ebony! Oh the choice..... Quote
pst62 Posted March 28, 2018 Posted March 28, 2018 On 28/03/2018 at 14:35, cetera said: I REALLY fancy a new Epi Vintage Pro TBird..... but can't decide between white and ebony! Oh the choice..... Expand It'd be Ebony all the way for me if I was gonna get one. If they were an off-White like the Gibson's that'd be a different story. Quote
Cosmo Valdemar Posted March 28, 2018 Posted March 28, 2018 (edited) On 28/03/2018 at 16:06, pst62 said: It'd be Ebony all the way for me if I was gonna get one. If they were an off-White like the Gibson's that'd be a different story. Expand I went for the white one. It had to be. I do wish it was a bit creamier, but it is off-white, being a darker shade than the scratchplate. I've just purchased an ebony tug bar and some Gotoh long stem tuners as the Wilkinson ones on at the moment don't quite look the part. They work perfectly well though. Pics to follow when they're on! Edited March 28, 2018 by Cosmo Valdemar 1 Quote
pst62 Posted March 30, 2018 Posted March 30, 2018 On 28/03/2018 at 16:57, Cosmo Valdemar said: I went for the white one. It had to be. I do wish it was a bit creamier, but it is off-white, being a darker shade than the scratchplate. I've just purchased an ebony tug bar and some Gotoh long stem tuners as the Wilkinson ones on at the moment don't quite look the part. They work perfectly well though. Pics to follow when they're on! Expand Looking forward to seeing it Quote
dannybuoy Posted March 30, 2018 Posted March 30, 2018 £600 is extracting the urine for an Epiphone IMHO. I thought it was bad enough to see Squiers creeping above £400! Both these and the CVs are a cut above their usual output though I suppose, and lack of a Gibson equivalent means they are now marketing to those that would have paid north of a grand for the real deal. How much were the previous Classic Pros going for new? Quote
pst62 Posted March 30, 2018 Posted March 30, 2018 In defence of Epiphone's mate, I bought the Classic Pro Thunderbird in 2012 and TBH it plays as well as the Gibson equivalent I tried at the same time, the gibson certainly wasn't worth £700 odd quid more, to me anyway. 1 Quote
clivem Posted March 31, 2018 Posted March 31, 2018 On 30/03/2018 at 15:27, dannybuoy said: How much were the previous Classic Pros going for new? Expand £399, ISTR. Probably not the list price, but that's what the usual suspects were selling them for. Quote
dudewheresmybass Posted April 3, 2018 Posted April 3, 2018 Di played the classic pro and gibbo version back to back a couple of years ago the epi destroyed the Gibson on every level. Playability, sound, price 2 Quote
pst62 Posted April 29, 2018 Posted April 29, 2018 On 18/03/2018 at 16:13, pst62 said: Well I for one will not be paying £600. Expand I'll be eating those words tomorrow! 2 Quote
dannybuoy Posted April 29, 2018 Posted April 29, 2018 My previous gen Classic Pro with hard case is up for 275 if you fancy saving a few quid! https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/323941-epiphone-thunderbird-classic-pro-in-vintage-sunburst-with-fitted-hard-case/ 1 Quote
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