![]() Available in 2 classic finishes: Tobacco Sunburst and Cherry. The newly refreshed Firebird is outfitted with the redeveloped Alnico V Firebird pickup to recapture the scorching output and searing tones of the original voice for which the Firebird is known. A slim taper neck with a bound, rosewood fingerboard and acrylic trapezoid fingerboard inlays offers fast and effortless playability. The traditional 9-ply mahogany/walnut neck through body construction provides rich, warm tonality and incredible sustain. The Gibson Firebird rocks a reverse body and headstock design as originally introduced in 1963 and was Gibson's first neck-through-body design. Other notable additions are the Gibson '70s Flying V and '70s Explorer which are both available in Classic White, the Gibson Les Paul Special Tribute Humbucker available in four colours and last but certainly not least the brand new Gibson Slash Les Paul Standard available in Appetite Amber, November Burst, Vermillion Burst and Anaconda Burst. Adding to the Gibson Original series you now have the Gibson Les Paul Special in Vintage Cherry, Gibson Les Paul Junior in Ebony and the Gibson ES-345 in Sixties Cherry and Vintage Sunburst to name a few. After a very successful relaunch in 2019, the Gibson USA range has drawn inspiration from it's roots while offering the very best in modern luthiery technques to deliver a true modern classic. ![]() I sold it to a kid.A new year, a new decade and a fantastic new Gibson Guitars product lineup that is sure to have something for everyone. The narrow nut width and rounded neck profile neck feels both fast and intuitive. The traditional 9-ply mahogany/walnut neck through body construction provides a thundering low end response and a piano like sustain. I thought they just added another pickup? They're not the same. The Gibson Thunderbird has the classic reverse body and headstock design as originally introduced in 1963 as Gibson's first neck-through-body bass design. Mike Watt I had a non-reverse IV and I liked the II better. I actually think there is better tone with the two-piece.įlyGuitars Some people think the non-reverse Thunderbird II also sounded better than the two pickup IV. Thunderbird Home Bass Thunderbird 6 Items Sort By TBCS Rating: 1 Review From 99.00 Active replacement pickup for a Thunderbird bass with ceramic and steel magnets Add to Cart TBDC Rating: 2 Reviews From 99.00 EMG's active dual coil replacement pickup for a Thunderbird bass Add to Cart TBHZ Rating: 7 Reviews From 99. The other difference in the Thunderbirds, the non-reverses were two piece (neck & body) and the reverse was three pieces (neck and two body wings). The old EB-3s were one-piece bodies, the non-reverse Thunderbirds, too. Mike Watt One time I was playing in Kalamazoo, they closed the factory. Mike Watt Yeah man, those are fucking great pickups.įlyGuitars Gibson did not keep records on anything. The closest I have come to them, for a few years, Chandler was making them, they sounded pretty close.įlyGuitars The 60's ones are great pickups I don't like the plastic new ones, you know they are too tepid, too dampened. There is something about, man I love them old nickel-plated Thunderbird pickups. Mike Watt I had them add a Bartolini preamp, with a bypass switch. I brought a few basses and that's the one they liked (Non Reverse II), the sound & stuff.įlyGuitars What are the extra switches on this bass? Kelly Clarkson, from a producer, an old friend I knew. I got asked to do a funny session back in November, with a pop singer that won that game show, ahhhh. I used that bass for the entire Contemplating The Engine Room. The bridge was put up too close so I had them move it up a bit. I added some mahogany & fiberglass on that thing. Gibson used that angled headstock for string tension, but, made the guy's weak. That big long headstock came off in my hands, it was all bondo. That was the good thing about touring back then, you could find basses for cheap. Boon (playing on the upper neck), but with the non-reverses it's all open for you. With the reverse, the horns are too much in the way of the higher frets. Headstock repaired and whole neck painted black.įlyGuitars Before you got into EB3s again, you were using a non-reverse Gibson Thunderbird II - what do you like about it, and what do you think about Thunderbirds in general? Output jack put on side and replaced with neutrik locking 1/4" jack. Chandler Thunderbird re-issue pickup (no longer made? check this out). Bartolini preamp with bass-mid-treb equaliser mini-switch for 200/400/800hz mid frequency. 1981 Victory Standard (Candy Apple Red)ġ966 Gibson non-reverse Thunderbird II: bridge moved up slightly so it would intonate, post holes filled and re-drilled.
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