epiphone t-bird

i've tried it 30 minutes at my guitar shop and I really like it !
I was considering buying one these times.

Good bottom end, very good low mids, pure rock tone ! Excellent for rock !

2 bad points :
*Lack of versatily, but no one cares this bass is made for ROCK !
*The strap button should be replace at the back of the neck like the gisbon bird.

 

yeah the epiphone t-bird is a fantastic rock bass and looks so cool. you can't go wrong with it if you want a solid, unique tone in a well-built and easy to play bass. Its not a bass id buy if i just wanted one bass because they're not really versatile. If you are looking for other basses of the same price range that have good tone, try the Squier standard p-bass (the one with added j style pickup at the bridge.) and you should be rocking hard!!!!

 

Awesome look, tone=mud though. I returned mine right after i got it, i would play before you buy.

 

Awsome look easy to play but its just about the worst sounding bass i have ever played. The Pickups are terrible. If your gonna buy one make sure you have enough for a good set of pickups. It aslo has a terrible bridge. A long neck bass like that should at least have a badass bridge II on it. Defintly go play it before you buy it. Just remeber she might have big boobs and blond hair but its whats inside that really counts. Ohh god did i just really say that???

 

...Inside, her pants?
(lol)
-ryan-

 

Have it, Like it, sounds great. You just have to know how to treat her.

 

No. Get the Badass I. Not the II. The BA II is designed to be a drop in replacement for a Fender bridge. The BA I is intended to replace the Gibson-design three point bridge. A 'bird should come with the cheesu three-point bridge.

 

Alot of people say the t-bird sound is mud, but everyone has a their own definition of mud. Definetly try before you buy but my experience with tbirds is that they sound pretty crisp to me, the neck feels very long and the body is very light. The sound doesn't really change that much even with knob fiddling. I feel it is definetly a one-trick pony. If you're playing hard rock or something, i think it would be fine

 

Epiphone basses look great. thats' it!
otherwise they suck. i don't hate Epi's (lie). Fender, G&L, Musicman rule the bass world. save your money and get a Jazz bass. you will thank me later.

 

I would like to find an Epi T-bird to try out... I use the T-bird setting on my Variax bass more than anything... I really think I would like it, but I have yet to see one in person.

 

I love my epi-t-bird. I think its very versatile and better made than my mim p-bass. the notes are more clear and you can get many many different sounds out of it. dont follow the fender herd, get this bird!

 

+1.

I found the Epi T-bird sound to be pretty sharp, with a good amount of high-end sparkle and some nice lo-mid punch, depending on how you've got the tone. Maybe that was just the one I played, I dunno.

 

No i ment exactly what i said. The badass bridge I is almost exactly the same design wise so dont wait your money. The badass II bridge is much better but like bard2dbone said it will not be a direct replacement you will have to take it to a pro shop and have them install it

 

I have never played a Epi bass, but if its anything like the Gibson T-bird, itll have some neck-dive and be pretty heavy...not a bass for wimps. Although the Gibsons are all mahogany, that might have something to do with it.

In my opinion Gibson's basses like the T-bird, Grabber, etc. sound better played with pick than they do fingerstyle.

 

Here we go again...


I own a Gibby Tbird and have played on the Epi a few times, and I can tell you, its well worth the $400 bucks.

Tbirds are not mud at all, roll off the bridge pup a bit and see what I mean.


Tbirds are not heavy at all, the necks only seem heavy and dive when strapped on because there is no top horn (DUH). If you put a button behind the 12th fret, you wouldnt complain.

Gibson Birds are all Mahogany neck through with ebony fingerboards (very light, mines a '91 and about 7-8lbs). The Epis are mahogany body, bolt on mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboards. And weigh pettym uch the same.

The newer Epi's have nice sounding pups and come with a good factory set up (atleast the ones guitar center gets).


Never listen to the negative things people say about Birds, and Gibson basses in general. If you cnt EQ in a non mud tone from a Tbird, theres something wrong with you.

Oh, Fender Jazz, Fender Smazz, you'll never find a passive jazz bass in the Epi's price range that will have the volume and low end of a Thunderbird, EVER.

I swear, my '91 is the loudest passive bass I've ever played (except for a 2005 a played a few months ago) .

 

Here is where I put Mine.

 

I saw a cool thing in a catalog yesterday morning. It is a t-bird shaped electric mandolin.

I can't decide whether that's cool or goofy.

 

I owned one for a while- hated it. Good for posing (not that I did) but not much else. Cardboard tone and plastic feel.
Mind you it was up against my '79 P so it didn't have much hope...