Blackbird88 Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 (edited) Or obscure model? I've never seen anything like this, it looks glaringly bad and my instinct was it's a very bad fake but the seller seems legit (even if he can't spell musical). Anybody know anything about this? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/EPIPHONE-THUNDERBIRD-ELECTRIC-BASS-GUITAR-POWDER-BLUE-MUSICIAL-INSTRUMENT-BAND-N-/230875300300?pt=Guitar&hash=item35c13d81cc Edit: Disregard this, I stand corrected. My apologies to all non-reverse t-bird owners/fans, I'd not seen one before and Epiphones website didn't have one listed. Edited November 6, 2012 by Blackbird88 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackbird88 Posted November 6, 2012 Author Share Posted November 6, 2012 In fact on closer inspection everything about it is wrong, PJ pickups, fender style bridge, pots are wrong type and location and the tuners are the wrong side. Headstock might be the wrong shape too, I'm looking at it on my phone so the picture isn't very big or very clear. And obviously the body is the wrong shape. It's like it was made by someone who'd had a t-bird vaguely described to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shockwave Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 Nope its a real Epiphone Thunderbird, non reverse model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pst62 Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 [quote name='Shockwave' timestamp='1352229211' post='1860502'] Nope its a real Epiphone Thunderbird, non reverse model.[/quote] +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreeneKing Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 I don't know about horrible. I quite like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 Unfortunately, as others have said this is completely genuine. More devaluation of classic instruments by Gibson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackbird88 Posted November 6, 2012 Author Share Posted November 6, 2012 (edited) Hmm...fair enough. Never seen one before. Really don't like it though, just looks wrong. Sorry for the insult guys. Edited November 6, 2012 by Blackbird88 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pst62 Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 I don't think you've insulted anyone matey! I don't find them very endearing to look at either, though they do sound nice. The Gibson version looks slightly better as the headstock is the other way round, dunno wot Epiphone were thinking when they reversed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 [url=http://www.flyguitars.com/gibson/bass/Thunderbird_1966.php]Here's what a proper Gibson one looks like[/url]. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brensabre79 Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 Here's one being used by some bloke... http://youtu.be/zlUlFvkQL0k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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