I have somehow become a Thunderbird man.

[scuzzy]

i had one, but recently sold to fund other hobbies. it was a phenomenal bass. neck was great, pickups killed. zero neck-dive on mine. i still miss it. but spectors seem to always get the nod.

 

[HaphAsSard]

This, especially having a tailpiece means these models have the option of being able to unscrew the screw farthest to the left (closest to your picking arm) and rescrewing it with a strap button attached. It not only works as a no cost Dingwall-style strap button mod in terms of shifting the bass body to your right, it fixes the issue of the bass tipping away from you, that's the bane of instruments whose strap buttons are located in the neck heel.View attachment 5490980

Yaaay!
(I mean: I definitely knew it would definitely work, but it's nice to see...it definitely did. )

 

[TUEP]

Ran it the other day through a Frank Bello VT signature pedal into a GK 1001 RB II amp and Neo 4x10 cab. Awesome tone!

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Wow, those are pretty sweet, especially in Inverness Green. My only complaint is the headstock. One thing I love about colored birds is that the headstock is black with the colored accent, while these are matching. Still tho, pretty... Pretty... Pretty good, pretty good

I’m their demographic on this one. I love these headstocks.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

I want to love a Gibson Thunderbird so bad, but the price tag is insane. I could literally buy 4 giant TVs for the price of one beautiful hunk of wood.

The TVs can communicate with satellites in space.

The Thunderbird comes with neck dive.

Thunderbirds shoot lightning out of their orifices. Can your TVs do that? No.

 

[Geogio]

They always remind me of Vegas and big fins on late 50's cars made in the USA.

VIVA Las Vegas!

 

[Miles_ONeal]

They always remind me of Vegas and big fins on late 50's cars made in the USA.

VIVA Las Vegas!

Those fins were part of the inspiration!

 

[MrAB4003]

They always remind me of Vegas and big fins on late 50's cars made in the USA.

VIVA Las Vegas!

Those fins were part of the inspiration!

Raymond H. Dietrich was the designer of the Gibson Thunderbird (and Firebird guitar). He also designed cars for Chrysler, Lincoln, and Checker in the 1950s and early 1960s.

What do all of his designs have in common? Huge wings (or fins), an association with rock n roll, and big legacies.