Epiphone ‘64 Thunderbird

[HP Hovercraft]

I have a question for those who are more familiar with the Thunderbird than me. Wouldn't the headstock on a '60s Bird be painted black with the custom color only around the edge?

 

[MCF]

I have a question for those who are more familiar with the Thunderbird than me. Wouldn't the headstock on a '60s Bird be painted black with the custom color only around the edge?

Yep. And expect some will be making that mod.

 

[Thumper]

I have 2 VP's, a 2019 white with rounds, and a 2022 black with Ernie Ball Cobalt Flats, and they are both going on my 23 March gig, they are that good. I called Sweetwater about a gig bag, but they don't sell them separately.

 

[smatanovic]

Yeah, I think they’re pricey, for an Epiphone. I still remember when you could get a Gibson for around 1200, so there’s that. Like I said earlier, everything is costing significantly more & I guess almost all manufacturers are raising their prices noticeably.

I mean sure, I remember when gas was $0.75 per gallon, but that was a long time ago. Things change…

 

[Miles_ONeal]

I remember when gas first hit $.50/gal in Augusta, GA. It took close to a dollar to fill up my little Yamaha’s tank!

 

[BearlyBass]

I don’t recall if it was here or Reverb, but I saw a Gibson NR for $1200 recently.

I paid $1,200 plus shipping for one in Inverness Green on Reverb about nine months ago. Basically unused and a killer bass for that price.

I have a question for those who are more familiar with the Thunderbird than me. Wouldn't the headstock on a '60s Bird be painted black with the custom color only around the edge?

As with many things in the 60s, they went both ways. There are confirmed original examples of Thunderbirds both with and without a black center section of the headstock.

 

[WillyW]

Say what you will about rising prices. Epiphone, especially in the last few years is worth every penny you spend on them.

 

[smatanovic]

Say what you will about rising prices. Epiphone, especially in the last few years is worth every penny you spend on them.

Hard agree. I got my daughter an SG guitar for Christmas and it’s a killer instrument.

 

[neepheid]

This may be a mistake, but an EU retailer has placeholders for a Purple Sparkle and Brunswick Blue Sparkle Thunderbird 64...

Epiphone Thunderbird '64 Purple Sparkle favorable buying at our shop
Epiphone Thunderbird '64 Brunswick Blue Sparkle favorable buying a...

I hope this is real - dunno if I could resist a purple 'bird...

 

[MCF]

This may be a mistake, but an EU retailer has placeholders for a Purple Sparkle and Brunswick Blue Sparkle Thunderbird 64...

Epiphone Thunderbird '64 Purple Sparkle favorable buying at our shop
Epiphone Thunderbird '64 Brunswick Blue Sparkle favorable buying a...

I hope this is real - dunno if I could resist a purple 'bird...

Well that’s interesting.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

This may be a mistake, but an EU retailer has placeholders for a Purple Sparkle and Brunswick Blue Sparkle Thunderbird 64...

Epiphone Thunderbird '64 Purple Sparkle favorable buying at our shop
Epiphone Thunderbird '64 Brunswick Blue Sparkle favorable buying a...

I hope this is real - dunno if I could resist a purple 'bird...

It also says no longer available, so...

 

[MCF]

It also says no longer available, so...

Hope springs eternal.

 

[Engle]

I have a question for those who are more familiar with the Thunderbird than me. Wouldn't the headstock on a '60s Bird be painted black with the custom color only around the edge?

Gibson was consistently inconsistent. This is from Geddy Lee’s book:

 

[neepheid]

It also says no longer available, so...

It's never been available - I'm merely highlighting that some kind of placeholder even exists, that it's a thing on a retailer's inventory system...

 

[BigBigGuy44]

I'm getting ready to place an order for a silver one. Now I'm wondering if I should hold off...

 

[HP Hovercraft]

Gibson was consistently inconsistent. This is from Geddy Lee’s book:
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Is this from Big Beautiful Book of Bass?

 

[ravelax]

This may be a mistake, but an EU retailer has placeholders for a Purple Sparkle and Brunswick Blue Sparkle Thunderbird 64...

Epiphone Thunderbird '64 Purple Sparkle favorable buying at our shop
Epiphone Thunderbird '64 Brunswick Blue Sparkle favorable buying a...

I hope this is real - dunno if I could resist a purple 'bird...

I hope it isn't real, because I can't afford another one at the moment!

 

[Miles_ONeal]

It's never been available - I'm merely highlighting that some kind of placeholder even exists, that it's a thing on a retailer's inventory system...

Right. I’m wondering if it was speculation, rumors, abandoned by Epi, or what.

 

[MCF]

I'm getting ready to place an order for a silver one. Now I'm wondering if I should hold off...

Nothing wrong with having two. Stainless rounds on one, flats on the other.

 

[Engle]

Is this from Big Beautiful Book of Bass?

Yes it is.