Pinball Posted October 17 Share Posted October 17 (edited) I have loved owning this bass but just don't use it. This late evolution of the Thunderbird has a superior bridge. In this version the body's edges are rolled off and it is light weight. The headstock is smaller than the original, Made in the U.S. of mahogany and equipped with Grover tuners and 2 TB Plus ceramic humbuckers. This Thunderbird combines the reverse body of the original with Gibson’s proven set-neck construction. It is very comfy and well balanced on the strap. Also in my favourite colour. It has been well gigged and has surface marks here, which don't show up on the photo's. Nothing nasty though! This bass has been a set of flat-wound strings and great action. All round excellent bass. It comes with a factory hard case, which has been well used and has a broken catch, an easy fix. Collection or trial and can post at cost. Edited Wednesday at 19:19 by Pinball 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinball Posted October 19 Author Share Posted October 19 I found a video of a similar bass here: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahambythesea Posted October 22 Share Posted October 22 That’s really good looking. Is the headstock a bit narrower? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinball Posted October 22 Author Share Posted October 22 (edited) 3 hours ago, Grahambythesea said: That’s really good looking. Is the headstock a bit narrower? Correct! There are quite a few differences from the original Thunderbirds. The originals were neck through construction and many suffered from neck dive. The studios design tackled those problems with many changes. A good, more solid bridge IMHO, lighter weight construction. A more rounded body, smaller headstock and lighter weight tuners. It retains the Thunderbird vibe, signature sound and electronics. A very "cool" and nice playing bass. I should say that I never owned one of the older Thunderbirds so am happy to be corrected. I played one of the more recent Reverse Thunderbirds, which I liked. I and was looking to buy one when I found this locally and I had to have it. I am already having 2nd thoughts about selling as it would be difficult to find another. The only other one I have seen in this colour was being used by the Molly Karloff bass player a couple of years back. He looked "cool as" but he is a lot younger than me and had more hair! He had removed the pickguard so it looked very red under the lights. Edited October 22 by Pinball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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