neepheid Posted March 4 Author 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
Jonesy Posted March 4 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
MichaelDean Posted March 4 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
Cosmo Valdemar Posted March 5 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
neepheid Posted March 5 Author 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
neepheid Posted March 26 Author 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
Jonesy Posted March 26 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
Jonesy Posted March 26 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
Cosmo Valdemar Posted March 26 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
neepheid Posted March 26 Author 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
neepheid Posted April 4 Author 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
AndyTravis Posted April 4 Posted April 4 Looks like a Zzounds “exclusive” so we won’t see them. Quote
neepheid Posted April 4 Author 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
AndyTravis Posted April 4 Posted April 4 Just now, neepheid said: There's an echo in here... Sorry. Got very distracted by the pants party… 3 Quote
NancyJohnson Posted April 4 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
Jonesy Posted April 4 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
dannybuoy Posted April 5 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
Shaggy Posted April 5 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
NancyJohnson Posted April 5 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
Shaggy Posted April 5 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
NancyJohnson Posted April 6 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
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