After having ordered a couple of the new Epiphone Thunderbird Pro models for clients, when I came to want a "beater", or a cheaper bass for myself that was appropriate for taking to open mic nights & letting someone else have a go without any worries, I went for one of these bargains straight away. The Thunderbird is a classic shape, but a little out of the norm - [i]Perhaps something a little different, Sir? [/i] If you look on the Gibson website these basses are marked as "MSRP $832"