Bought a Seymour Duncan SPB 2 off of Ordep.
The bloke is a total pleasure to deal with, great communication and quick delivery.
Thanks again mate.
Regards,
Pete
I never said that the Gibson Thunderbird I tried back in 2012 was bad. I just didn't think it was worth the extra £700, after I'd tried the EPI Classic Pro. In fact the Gibson would be here now if the Epi hadn't been there at the time. IIRC I'm sure Epiphone stopped their Classic Pro run in 2015 at Gibson's request, because it was denting their sales?
This ^ exactly! Back in 2012 I went into Hartnoll's in Taunton with all intent and purpose of buying a Gibson Thunderbird, they were £1199 at that time, and like SteveXFR, after the Gibson I tried out an Epiphone, this model being their newly released Classic Pro Thunderbird IV, neck through with the Gibson pups (£499) so little was the difference, (the Gibson had a slightly thinner neck) I saved myself from paying an extra £700 for basically a Truss rod cover with "Gibson" on it!
It'll be the same run as mine then, made in China, the first two numbers of the serial denotes year of build.
This is mine now, only the body and pup remain.
Just like PaulThePlug I'd go with a Black Pickguard (NorthWest's are quality) but if it has to be one of the ones in your post, I'd go for the top one.
I don't like coming across this sort of thing on ebay. Neck and body purposefully mismatched.
Ok the neck seems a genuine 3rd run 60's CV series, (2017 revised Squier logo) The serial indicates August 2020.
The only Red bodies Squier produced in the CV's range were Fiesta Red in the 1st CV run back in 2008.
The only Metallic Red bodies Squier produced were in their original nasty Affinity range back in the early 2000's.
Someone is gonna get stung here!
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/324745876923?hash=item4b9c5cd5bb:g:NycAAOSwZR5hEt46
I bought a Seymour Duncan SPB-3 off of Vin, the transaction went very smoothly, and all communication was prompt and spot on. Vin is a great bloke to deal with.
Thanks again Vin.
Even better then Dave, because I've had both in the past, and the VM was better than the Standard PJ, having said that, the standard wasn't a bad bass at all, I just didn't like the J pup.