NBD - Epiphone Vintage Pro Thunderbird

[JPJ]

So I liked the look of these when they first came out and a fellow bassist in my locality speaks very highly of his, and when this one popped up cheap on eBay and local to me I thought why not.

Having also recently divested myself of a bass there was space in the stable (which Mrs JPJ would have only filled with household appliances or fitness aids never to see the light of day again) so a cheeky ‘will you accept....’ message later secured this bass for the same money the outgoing bass generated. 

The bass came without strings (risky I know) but the guy had solid feedback and I collected the bass from his home so I thought it was a risk worth taking. Whacked on a set of strings I had in the house and fired her up. Only had a ten minute play through headphones but it sounded like a Thunderbird to me with plenty of grunt and growl. I’ll add more here once I’ve spent a bit more time with it but first impressions are extremely positive😎

[Jean-Luc Pickguard]

nice! I have two of these in sunburst.

[Cat Burrito]

I have the same bass. I prefer the look to my Gibson but my one is a lot heavier, which is the one & only downside. Ebony & chrome is such a great combination.

 

[Lozz196]

You’re such a (very good) poser Tim, that’s a cracking pic

[James Nada]

Oh, yes.  That looks lovely.

[Jean-Luc Pickguard]

[pedantic]there's no chrome on it - the hardware is all nickel plated[/pedantic] 😜

I agree that it looks great in any of the three colours. Both of mine are sunburst but I'd quite like a white one.