neepheid Posted March 4 Author Share Posted March 4 Something's been bugging me about these - it's the single colour on the headstock. Should Epiphone have done a trad black headstock with colour outline? Here's a quick and dirty mockup: VS FIGHT 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonesy Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Ohhhhhhhhh, now that you mention it, I can't unsee it. Yours is loads better. You've ruined a perfectly good bass for me. My wallet is happy though 😃 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelDean Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 2 hours ago, neepheid said: Something's been bugging me about these - it's the single colour on the headstock. Should Epiphone have done a trad black headstock with colour outline? Here's a quick and dirty mockup: VS FIGHT Just get some vinyl cut to size... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 On 04/03/2024 at 11:31, neepheid said: Something's been bugging me about these - it's the single colour on the headstock. Should Epiphone have done a trad black headstock with colour outline? Here's a quick and dirty mockup: VS FIGHT Black with colour outline looks better, but I like the solid red one as it looks like Tom Petersson's. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted March 5 Author Share Posted March 5 Damn, that does look nice in red. Oh dear. Just as well I think they're a mite bit too expensive, even with the addition of a gigbag and other minor improvements, if the price had been the same as the previous Vintage Pro/60s model then my gear abstinence this year might have come under more serious threat... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted March 26 Author Share Posted March 26 I wonder if they're thinking about launching some additional colours, or is this wishful thinking/general error on behalf of the retailer? https://www.musicstore.com/en_OT/EUR/Epiphone-Thunderbird-64-Purple-Sparkle/art-BAS0012594-002 https://www.musicstore.com/en_OT/EUR/Epiphone-Thunderbird-64-Brunswick-Blue-Sparkle/art-BAS0012594-001 A blue and a purple? Sounds awesome, I hope they appear! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonesy Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 A purple sparkle thunderbird........? I'm off to sit in a dark room and repeat 'I don't need another bass' for a few hours. Maybe it'll work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonesy Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Here's a brunswick blue 335..... https://www.gibson.com/en-GB/Electric-Guitar/CUS18827/Brunswick-Blue And a purple sparkle 335..... https://guitarscigars.net/2022/03/11/gibson-64-es-335-purple-sparkle/ Both look pretty great. Oh dear.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Blue?! 😍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 2 hours ago, neepheid said: I wonder if they're thinking about launching some additional colours, or is this wishful thinking/general error on behalf of the retailer? https://www.musicstore.com/en_OT/EUR/Epiphone-Thunderbird-64-Purple-Sparkle/art-BAS0012594-002 https://www.musicstore.com/en_OT/EUR/Epiphone-Thunderbird-64-Brunswick-Blue-Sparkle/art-BAS0012594-001 A blue and a purple? Sounds awesome, I hope they appear! Balls up I'm guessing, they're "no longer available". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted March 26 Author Share Posted March 26 (edited) 1 hour ago, Cosmo Valdemar said: Balls up I'm guessing, they're "no longer available". They've never been available, so I'm hoping for "placeholder, made visible by accident"... Edited March 26 by neepheid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted April 4 Author Share Posted April 4 Mystery resolved - yes, they're real, but they're a zzounds exclusive in the US and they don't ship internationally, so tough! https://www.zzounds.com/item--EPIEITB6PRSNH3 https://www.zzounds.com/item--EPIEITB6BBSNH3 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 Oh good Jesus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 Off to change my pants 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 Looks like a Zzounds “exclusive” so we won’t see them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted April 4 Author Share Posted April 4 6 minutes ago, AndyTravis said: Looks like a Zzounds “exclusive” so we won’t see them. There's an echo in here... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 Just now, neepheid said: There's an echo in here... Sorry. Got very distracted by the pants party… 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 I don't mind the finishes, but in these days of all this historic reissue nonsense, you'd think that they'd go the extra mile and get the body geometry and the nuances correct. On the left a 1964 TBII on the right, the Epiphone. Headstock wrong, knobs wrong, sidejack, wrong, body similar, close but no cigar. Still a no from me. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonesy Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 *puts on thinking cap* Who do I know in the States that I can send this to, so they can then ship to me............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cetera Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 Damn. Want that purple sparkle... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannybuoy Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 20 hours ago, Jonesy said: *puts on thinking cap* Who do I know in the States that I can send this to, so they can then ship to me............. I’ve only used them for small things like pedals, but you could give this a shot: https://www.shipito.com/en/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaggy Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 On 04/04/2024 at 11:09, NancyJohnson said: On the left a 1964 TBII ........ To be utterly pedantic, it’s a TB IV 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 1 hour ago, Shaggy said: To be utterly pedantic, it’s a TB IV 🙂 It's a factory conversion. TBII, plus additional pickup. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaggy Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 21 minutes ago, NancyJohnson said: It's a factory conversion. TBII, plus additional pickup. Ahhhh.....I stand corrected! 👍. I thought it didn’t look quite like my ‘65 IV, but wasn’t sure how......🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 7 hours ago, Shaggy said: Ahhhh.....I stand corrected! 👍. I thought it didn’t look quite like my ‘65 IV, but wasn’t sure how......🤔 Nope, it's a TBIV. It's a typo. 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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