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#942
eBay? Depends if it's being sold as new. If so, then I'd feel good about the purchase as long as the person selling has a stellar rating and a loooooooong history of selling. If it's being sold as used then I'd say probably the right price but it would have to be minty.

...and congrats!
 
#947
Long time club member, haven't posted to the thread in a long time. Just wanted to share a couple pics of my Epiphone Elitist in action.

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#949
Fletz said:
Is there at reason why a 2013 ebony gibson thunderbird should sell new for $899 with case and candy? Why so cheap? Hope I didn't get ripped off - just pulled the trigger on it ... Hoping it was just a great deal.
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Sounds like a pretty good deal to me...

There's an ebony 2005 Gibson Thunderbird with a small dent on the headstock in my local classifieds for $915, which I've been considering for a while - It does come with a hardcase, but the seller hasn't posted any pics and hasn't replied to my questions yet...

Would you guys consider that a good deal? And does anyone know how many have been made in ebony?
 
#954
Guitar Center delivered this Arctic White Classic in 4 days from the day I purchased it. Only problem, the case did not show up with it.....oh well, I give em a kudos still. The bass was not close to being usable out of the box, but it was flawless and sounded clean. I took it home, slammed the bridge, 4 cranks on the truss (slowly over 2 days) and it is playing quite nice! Dead silent when it is supposed to be, rich Gibson T-Bird sound all other times. Its a keeper. I would be giging tonight with it if I had the case..... Oh and I finally got the bird back to match the tattoo.
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Fair Warning said:
Guitar Center delivered this Arctic White Classic in 4 days from the day I purchased it. Only problem, the case did not show up with it.....oh well, I give em a kudos still. The bass was not close to being usable out of the box, but it was flawless and sounded clean. I took it home, slammed the bridge, 4 cranks on the truss (slowly over 2 days) and it is playing quite nice! Dead silent when it is supposed to be, rich Gibson T-Bird sound all other times. Its a keeper. I would be giging tonight with it if I had the case..... Oh and I finally got the bird back to match the tattoo.View attachment 426373
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I bought a Thunderbird Pro IV from GC a few months ago and a Goth yesterday that I'll modify slightly. My next one will be an Arctic White...they look too cool!
 
#960
hillerup said:
I believe the color name of the white Epiphone Classic Pro-IV is called Alpine White and not Arctic White...
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hillerup said:
Nice... How does it sound with flats instead of round wounds?
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I put some on my Thunderbird Pro IV (Guild flats that were sitting in the store for years...someone said they're D'Addarios) and they feel great and
sound better.
I have a Goth T-Bird too, and I want to put Red Devils on it. Has anyone tried them on a T-Bird?
 

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