NBD: Epiphone Thunderbird IV Goth(ic)

[tony_m]

I've always played Fenders / Squiers, but equally have always had a fascination for Thunderbirds (blame it on Nigel Mogg, Pete Way and Leon Wilkeson), so when this one appeared in the pre-owned stock at @Bass Direct my interest was piqued. As we were away at the time, I decided to leave it until we got home, and see if it was still available then. It was, so...  🤷‍♂️

 

 It actually arrived yesterday, and I spent a pleasant afternoon swapping the strings to my preferred TI flats, tweaking the setup and intonation slightly, and trying to get used to the, erm, somewhat different ergonomics... 😂  Not had chance to run it though an amp yet, but it sounds wonderful through the Tascam bass trainer + headphones, so looking forward to giving it a proper run out at rehearsal next week.

 

Then I just need to persuade the rest of the band to adopt a new country-goth direction...... 😎

 

 

[Bass Direct]

Awesome bass, I really hope you enjoy it  

 

[tony_m]

40 minutes ago, Bass Direct said:

Awesome bass, I really hope you enjoy it  

 

Cheers, it's definitely summat a bit different! 

[Lozz196]

Nice, I tried one years ago, they’ve a really deep rich tone to them

[tony_m]

47 minutes ago, Lozz196 said:

Nice, I tried one years ago, they’ve a really deep rich tone to them

Yeah, also seems to be very crisp and clear. Might have to sharpen up my technique a tad... 😳