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oh boy! epi tbirds going up.
- Thread starter megatapper
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seems to be a fair amount of confusion between Epi T-Bird Pro (active), Classic 4 Pro (USA Humbuckers - previous generation of neck through) and Vintage Pro (current generation neck through, new chrome pickups)
Two Vintage Pro's?...That's crazy talk!
Good to see one of us standing up to the masses. I'll nevef go back to Fender!
You're not. Stand your ground!I don't have an issue... But you do mention your experience with them is limited, which is kinda reflected on your comments on them. To me, it just sounds like you're jumping on the bandwagon of Thunderbird haters, and list all the usual "wrongs" with Thunderbirds, that are in no way true and usually spread by haters that have never tried a Thunderbird...
However I could be wrong...
I moved the rear button to the back of the body. Some say I'm nuts but it's just wood to me. The new location moves the whole bass to my right giving me a natural place to rest my arm, shifts the weight to rid the neckdive( I felt there was some),prevents the body from flipping forward,puts my hand between the two pickups and makes the reach to the lower 5 a lot easier. I love my Bird and so does everyone in my band. Running through my GK it has grit, thunder and presence. I'm glad I didn't listen to the popular opinion.
On my 5 string NR EPI Bird, I put a new button on the "Epiphone" plate under the neck joint. Now it(the bass) hangs correctly-for me.
All the used Gibbys I see are close to $1k. Besides, with the Gibson, you're still getting the same old TB Plus pickups, black hardware, small headstock, small shaft tuners... if you hanker for a hunk of 60s Thunderbird, the recent Gibbys won't do it for you.
Inflation is up a bit, that goes with a strong economy. Tariffs to China and some other countries are in the works if not already active, but I don't think there's been time for that to be a factor in pricing....yet. That's a fairly recent event.
Glad to hear that. I have always felt that you've gotta have your own thing going I do feel the same .great minds think alike!
Gaolee
Official leathers tester and crash dummy
I'm not sure what goes on at that end of the market. My take is that the price of used Thunderbirds has gone up pretty steeply over the last year or two, especially for Gibsons and higher end Epiphones. I don't know why.
Gaolee
Official leathers tester and crash dummy
Then it was a bolt-on, most likely. It's the bottom of the line, but I kinda like those, too. They are their own thing.
thanx, but I at least know the difference from a bolt-on and a neck thru
Gaolee
Official leathers tester and crash dummy
If it was a neck through at that price, it was dirt cheap. I don't recall ever seeing a neck through at that price unless there was something screwed up.
I've never said it was the norm, I'm no T-Bird expert, it was just a blip on the screen moment in my life.
I also picked up a used NT epi-bird for $200... Canadian... with a proper T-bird gig bag and a nice strap. Mine's the active Pro-4 which is probably the least loved of the NT T-birds but the deals are out there.
The Vintage Pro is currently $819 in Canada which is slightly less than a Fender MIM standard. If the body and neck are as nice as mine and the electronics dont need any excuses, I'd say that's entirely reasonable.
The Vintage Pro is currently $819 in Canada which is slightly less than a Fender MIM standard. If the body and neck are as nice as mine and the electronics dont need any excuses, I'd say that's entirely reasonable.
