Stealth Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Usable basses with a different tone or unplayable planks ? Which is best to go for ? Worth the extra for a Gibson ? What's the feeling out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
namefail Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Used an Epi T-Bird in the past love the neck, bridge, pickup placement and sound, so for me it worked. Never played a Gibson, so can't speak about them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 (edited) [quote name='Stealth' timestamp='1390740867' post='2348810'] Usable basses with a different tone or unplayable planks ? Which is best to go for ? Worth the extra for a Gibson ? What's the feeling out there. [/quote] Three entirely different instruments that happen to have similar body shapes. Play them all and get the one you like the best. Because they are so different the Gibson might not actually be a more suitable bass for you even if it is more expensive. None of them (including the current Gibson models) are really very much like the original 60s Thunderbird Basses. Edited January 26, 2014 by BigRedX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gafbass02 Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 I had a tokai. Looked great, but I had to send it back, very poor construction and fit and finish. Nothing at all like the Tokai of old. Even the company when I returned it were rather 'frank' about their cheapness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clashcityrocker Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Played my Epi quite abit yesterday (just before selling it!) and Id forgotten how nice the sound actually was. Need to watch the qc I think, and the bridges are terrible. Had a Gibson a few years ago, very nice bass,thr neck was super thin,what I assume the geddy lee jazz is like. The quality was alot better than the Epi,but not as much as the price difference would suggest. Coolest looking basses out there I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V, eh, BRX? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 [quote name='neepheid' timestamp='1390761257' post='2349178'] Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V, eh, BRX? [/quote] Petty much. But as you know it's the truth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Vincent Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 [quote name='gafbass02' timestamp='1390751395' post='2348969'] I had a tokai. Looked great, but I had to send it back, very poor construction and fit and finish. Nothing at all like the Tokai of old. Even the company when I returned it were rather 'frank' about their cheapness. [/quote] Interesting.I have a (left handed) Tokai Thunderbird, and I can't fault it's build quality or finish, it's superb. It's inherent neck heaviness is increased by the light body and it doesn't sound like a Gibson, but I can't fault it's construction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pst62 Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 (edited) I have an Epiphone Thunderbird Classic Pro IV and it's a great bass. I can't fault the build, playability or sound it produces, there's no neck dive either, it's as close as you'll get to a Gibson without spending the extra £100's. Edited January 27, 2014 by pst62 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandelion Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 I have a classic pro. I am very impressed with the thick dark tone. Amazing value for money with Gibson USA pups too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 [quote name='pst62' timestamp='1390816625' post='2349724'] there's no neck dive either, it's as close as you'll get to a [b]MODERN[/b] Gibson without spending the extra £100's. [/quote] Fixed. Modern being the operative word. The current crop of Gibson Thunderbirds are not the same as the 60s originals in either sound or construction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pst62 Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1390822010' post='2349808'] The current crop of Gibson Thunderbirds are not the same as the 60s originals in either sound or construction. [/quote] I totally agree with you on the '60's models matey, but there's no real need to add MODERN when you think about it, seeing as the current model of Thunderbirds were re-issued in 1987, making the first ones nigh on vintage themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Maybe current would have been a better word? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aldo Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 I have the Epiphone silverburst version which supposedly has mahogany wings , if you look at the specs there are quite a few differences between the various models such as nut width neck thickness etc , I used to have a standard sunburst a few years ago and didn't get on with it, neck seemed a bit fat and round at the nut position, I maybe imagining it but the Silverburst seems to be slimmer and around the nut end and easier to play also definitely seems to sound better than my old one. Thinking of moving it on as I need to scratch a Sandberg itch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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