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Newer ones are much thinner than the older ones. I do not know the date of the change, but in general, Korean made Thunderbirds have bigger necks than Chinese made Thunderbirds. Some may be made in Indonesia now, but I am not sure about that.
If you want the big neck, look for one made around 2008.
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Yep, just confirmed it - all of my TBirds have a nominal nut width of 1.5". That's a 2013 and 2015 Gibby as well as a 2017 VP and a 2016 Goth. Not sure what year the wider necks ended.
Yep, just confirmed it - all of my TBirds have a nominal nut width of 1.5". That's a 2013 and 2015 Gibby as well as a 2017 VP and a 2016 Goth. Not sure what year the wider necks ended.
I bounce back and forth between playing 4 and 5 string basses, most of the fives have about a 2" nut. On 4 string necks I have a tendency to wrap my thumb over the fret board vs 5 string necks where I usually position my thumb at the center of the back of the neck. Usually only takes me a minute or so to adapt to a drastically different size neck. I find virtually no difference in the feel or how well I play a Jazz vs Precision neck. One could argue that I play both equally bad.
I don't know about the 2014 Eppi. My oldest bolt on Epiphone TBird is a 2016 Goth and it has the narrow nut. My 2013 Gibson TBird is a neck through and it also has the narrow nut. Just providing more data points for you, not sure of the last year for wide nut neck through or bolt on models. Hoping others chime in with the proper dates.
Dude! Steel toed boots! (Safety first in the shop)
