![]() ![]() The non-reverse Thunderbird was continued until 1969. Also, the expensive neck-through construction was replaced by traditional Gibson set-neck construction. Due to a lawsuit brought by Fender because of the resemblance to the Fender Jazzmaster, the body styles were modified, with the result being called the "non-reverse" body. The original Thunderbirds (and Firebirds) have a "reverse" body, with the treble horn extended and the bass horn recessed. In 1966, Gibson changed the Thunderbird's design and construction. The Thunderbird usually features bass humbuckers, colloquially referred to as "soapbars" due to their appearance. There were originally two Thunderbird models: the Thunderbird II, with only one pickup, and the Thunderbird IV, with two pickups. Previous models use the short scale of 30½ inches. The Thunderbird was Gibson's first model built in the 34-inch scale, which had been made popular by Fender. Some cheaper Epiphone models feature a more conventional bolt-on neck construction. The Thunderbird bass, like the Rickenbacker 4000 series and the Firebird guitar designed concurrently, has neck-through construction: the neck wood runs the entire length of the body, with the rest of the body glued into place. Josh Reedy of DecembeRadio playing a custom Gibson Thunderbird onstage Dietrich (Chrysler, Lincoln, Checker) along with the Firebird guitar, which it resembles in design, construction, and name. ![]() At the time, Fender had been the leader in the electric bass market since their introduction of the Precision Bass twelve years earlier. The Gibson Thunderbird was introduced in 1963. The Gibson Thunderbird is an electric bass guitar made by Gibson and Epiphone. Vintage sunburst or alpine white, ebony and metallic red, Pelham blue in limited edition models ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) JSTOR ( October 2022) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message).Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources.įind sources: "Gibson Thunderbird" – news There re new bridges and tail stops that promise better tone than the Tunamatic but I'm watching and waiting to see how they do.This article relies excessively on references to primary sources. I will put an on board tuner in it later on (an IN TUNE tuner) I was fortunate enough to score several of these tuners from a sales person before the company went bust. ![]() I really like it! Straight forward pick up switching. I just got a new Epi Firebird about 3 weeks ago. To me an SG (the original Les Paul) is mighty thin in tone, it's really an inexpensive axe but it defiantly has a place in Rock, just like many other guitars we could all espouse. The Firebird is a lead guitarist's guitar, the nexus (where the neck and body come together) are literally above the button on your jeans, not (for those in their "right mind") to the left at all. How in the F do you chip another man's guitar in a test play? More importantly HITF do you make them pay for a repair that will cost more than a USED guitar? Anyway the whammy bar on the 7 stinks, it's tone robbing IMHO, but then so are bolt on necks. One guy that test played it showed me a chip in the finish only HE could have put there. I had an Epi Firebird Vll, I screwed up and let it go. ![]()
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