howdenspur Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 (edited) Well after much heeing, hawing and general all purpose procrastinating, I've gone and bought myself a Gibson Thunderbird courtesy of the estimable DatonaRik. It's a lovely looking beastie, nicely put together but with a couple of minor dings. Think I'm going to take the string height down a tad and maybe, swap the bridge out for a Hiptone. The 3 point is quite a weird thing to behold if you're used to a BBOT, but I've not had the chance to get tee'd off with it yet . Trouble is that'll start the debate around "shall I stay black or go chrome?" I'm liking the tone on this, especially with the bridge pup uppermost as it were, but will have to do a bit of EQing, especially in a band context. It's comfortable to play, especially sitting down and the neck dive is minimal and therefore miles better in that regard than certain other basses! I got the chance to A/B one of these against the Epi Classic Pro before Christmas. Build quality was very good on the Epi but it was noticeably heavier and darker sounding. So, in the knowledge of The Law and given the sun has been out today, here's some pictures of the Bird... [url="http://i1050.photobucket.com/albums/s415/Howdenspur/Gibson%20Thunderbird/ToFeb15006_zpsed5ea060_1.jpg"]http://i1050.photobu...sed5ea060_1.jpg[/url] [url="http://i1050.photobucket.com/albums/s415/Howdenspur/Gibson%20Thunderbird/ToFeb15014_zpsee41c2f1.jpg"]http://i1050.photobu...zpsee41c2f1.jpg[/url] [url="http://i1050.photobucket.com/albums/s415/Howdenspur/Gibson%20Thunderbird/ToFeb15010_zps0502bfda.jpg"]http://i1050.photobu...zps0502bfda.jpg[/url] [url="http://i1050.photobucket.com/albums/s415/Howdenspur/Gibson%20Thunderbird/ToFeb15004_zps37328a7d.jpg"]http://i1050.photobu...zps37328a7d.jpg[/url] Edited February 15, 2015 by howdenspur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassman Sam Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Lovely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howdenspur Posted February 15, 2015 Author Share Posted February 15, 2015 Thanks Sam . Actually, having put a wide strap on, the neck dive is non existent! Should also acknowledge background info on these and their relations from Paul (Nancy Johnson) and Sean (Billy Apple). Thanks guys! Rod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jezzaboy Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 That is a lovely shade of sunburst. Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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