Hey gang.
I recently jumped into the Thunderbird world. I believe this one is an Epiphone Classic pro. It's neck through, and has Gibson pickups. If I'm wrong, please let me know.
I've always loved the look of the Thunderbird, but the only ones I've tried previously have been the base model epi's, and I didn't really get along with them. I didn't really like the sound, and the neck dive.
I came across this one for sale a while back and the price was so good, I felt compelled to buy it.
Once I played it, I was really impressed. Its got almost no neck dive, and the sound is great.
I've had it for a bit, and brought it to rehearsal yesterday, and had a lot of fun playing it. I put on my chorus pedal with some subtle settings, and it really sang with it.
My only complaint is the output isn't as loud as my other basses. I have a couple of Stingrays, a P-bass, Jazz, Ric 4003, Ibanez BTB.
My question to you is, I've done a series/parallel mod to a Jazz bass before, and it significantly increased output. Would that be possible with this Thunderbird? Has anyone done it? I guess the option of replacing the pickups is there, but I like the tone itself already, just want more output.