The 3-points not THAT hard to set up. I dislike the bridge, but it's for its use of flat-head bolts and putting the intonation screws in a stupid spot.Gibson used to use Grover tuners, but in recent years they use their own (?) non stamped ones. Quality wise they are fine as any of our owners of new Gibsons can tell you. That bass is probably N.O.S. at that price, like most Gibson basses it'll need a set up when you get it. The 3 point bridge is not everyone's joy (tho I love mine) and I would suggest taking it to a good luthier if you purchase it. Otherwise, they are fantastic basses with very slim necks and like any two pick up bass they are versitle tonally, kinda mid rangy, like a Rick. For me, there are basses, then there are Thunderbirds
I set mine up by slamming all 3 bolts down to body level & then raising them slowly until buzzing was gone (making sure to raise the front post higher than the rear posts for a better break angle). I then set intonation, which is a PITA because the screws are under the strings. -_-
Next month, I'll be putting a Supertone on it.
