Hobbayne Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 (edited) Being mainly a P Bass guy I am looking for a spare guitar, I quite like the look of these. What are they like? I may put in an offer. [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Epiphone-Thunderbird-Classic-IV-PRO-/281480438615?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item41898aa357"]www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Epiphone-Thunderbird-Classic-IV-PRO-/281480438615?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item41898aa357[/url] Edited October 31, 2014 by Hobbayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pst62 Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Great basses mate, not sure about the string through body "modification" though, it certainly don't look professional to me. Check out the same mod on his White one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbayne Posted October 31, 2014 Author Share Posted October 31, 2014 Thanks for pointing that out, I never noticed that mod. It does look a bit of a bodge job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Pretty sure these are just standard T-Birds and not Pro's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gelfin Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 If you like the T bird then check out the Tokai versions. To me they feel more solid and with a heavier body don't suffer with neck dive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannybuoy Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 [quote name='Thunderbird' timestamp='1414788233' post='2593418'] Pretty sure these are just standard T-Birds and not Pro's [/quote] It's a Classic Pro rather than the Pro: http://www.epiphone.com/Products/Bass/Thunderbird-Classic-IV-PRO.aspx The regular Epi T-Bird has a bolt-on neck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Apple Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Poor chap, he's drawn a bit of a cock on those with his 'upgrade'. I'd steer clear and find an unmolested one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 No ruler in the house? For shame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 The through-body stringing isn't unknown in the Thunderbird copy market. Some of the better Japanese copies feature it, although this modification doesn't appear to have been done very neatly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synthaside Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 (edited) Honestly the "standard" bolt on Epi T birds are really great value for money , especially the older Korean made rather than the slightly newer Chinese ones . I remember buying mine new from Anderton's for my 18th birthday ... i went in dead set on an explorer bass and the guy talked me into the t-bird instead , once i played it i knew why ... I've compared my old bird to the newer pro ones ( ignoring the fact that they are active) I actually prefer the bolt on rather than the neck through for adjustment sake and I've never had sustain issues with this old plank plus it allows you to do to do this tiny mod which really helps with the neck heaviness off the thing. I'd strongly recommend picking one up if you can , they are a lot of bass for not a lot of money :-) Edited November 4, 2014 by synthaside Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pst62 Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 I bought a Korean bolt on Epi back in '98, sold it around two years ago. I've owned an Epi Classic Pro IV for around a year and a half, and I can honestly say there is no comparison. The Classic Pro IV totally takes a poo poo all over the old bolt on, Eg. infinitely better pups, slimmer and faster neck with 0 dive, more sustain than a sustaining thing in a big sustainer, (shed loads more if you stick a Hipshot Supertone Bridge on too) plus it feels more like the Gibson than the bolt on ever did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 Just had a proper look at these the string through bushings look like a very poor job was done on them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UglyDog Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 Oh dear oh dear. He's obviously never heard "measure twice, cut once". Or in his case, drill once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_the_bass Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Hmm, I loved my thunderbird when I got it. I have the slightly older epiphone pro IV. Put the specs side by side with the Gibson of the time and they were identical except for the active pick ups. These had a solid rather than 3 point bridge. Anyway, I digress, after two years of loving that bass I picked up my old tanglewood and realised that, as my as I love the look and feel of a T-Bird, I prefer the sound of a PJ bass. As a result my T-Bird has sat unused for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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