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The Epiphone Thunderbird Club

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Thanks, Delta and here's a pic:

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#484
I have a chance to purchase a used Sunburst Thunderbird (identical to the one brokencode posted a picture of previously) for $375 CDN but there's a scratch in the finish on the top of the body near the strap button position.

Does anyone know how easy this could be to fix? Its in such a bad spot that it would be staring me in the face everytime I look at it and I can't subject myself to that and if its too expensive to repair I'll shell out the extra $50 and get a brand new one.
 
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amimbari said:
375 CN or 375 anything is at least 100 too much for a used one scratch or not with no case.... I see them every week on ebay and CL going for 150-250 and lots of them, not just 1 or 2....the ones that go for 300+ are the ones that people sell with the HSC.
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In fact you're right, I called and asked today and it doesn't come with a hard shell case but a "deluxe gig bag" which I have no use for. I settle for nothing less than a nice case.

I think I'll be throwing the extra $50 in and buying a brand new one. With hard shell case of course.
 
#489
Not in my hot litle hands...yet. Just did a BIN on the 'bay. This is a pic from the ad, I'll post some more when received.

I'll also post MO about how the Pro stacks up against a Gibson T-bird, as I own one of those also.
 

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rayzak said:
Nice:bassist: Can't wait to hear your comparison:cool:
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Looks wise, the Gibson looks...like a Thunderbird. Classic -Immortal. The Epi (at least mine) is a departure from the norm, and is very cool, IMO. Looks are very subjective, of course. Playing wise, there's the glossy vs oiled wood difference in feel, but again, both are very user-friendly. I relocated the strap button on the Epi from the factory spot on the upper body to the heel of the neck/body junction, like the Gibson. I like the feel of the strap located there much better. In short, playing and looks wise, about a wash...

...then the electronics enter the discussion. The Gibson has incredible pickups, huge sound and a high-fi tone through my Carvin amps: So in-your-face that I have to actually cut settings to find the tone I like most...which I never do, except with this 1 bass.

The Epiphone is a different animal in the electronics dept. In the passive mode they are much less aggresive than the Gibson, and have a sound which IMO is more like past generations of Gibson basses. I'm not going to say much about the bass in active mode, because I haven't used it much that way yet (only had the bass a week). But it seems the Epi also has a flaw in its electronics, which (so not to repeat) is discussed here:


http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?p=8034407&highlight=#post8034407

...that hum/buzz is going to have to go...one way or the other.
 
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