Theres an Ehem in there somewhere.
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Thunderbird Club
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Theres an Ehem in there somewhere.
Having owned both an Ashdown and an SVT head, I'd say there is one thing the SVT excels at that the Ashdown can't begin to accomplish...
....Strained lower back muscles.
LOL - maybe we need to do a "show your bass room ceiling" day.I think the only one of mine I've not hit the ceiling with (customary when one is overly tall) is, somewhat ironically, the VP that already had the big chip when I got it...
Vice versa, actually.
Well, truth be told, there is but one string manufactured, this post in another thread explains it.
2015 Thunderbird from the Gibson Demo Shop.
https://reverb.com/item/38754795-gibson-thunderbird-bass-vintage-sunburst-demo
https://reverb.com/item/38754795-gibson-thunderbird-bass-vintage-sunburst-demo
That's interesting on several levels - I didn't know Gibson had a demo room; I'm surprised they still have a demo bass with features that were discontinued 6 years ago; I suspect the asking price for the demo bass is very close to what the bass cost new.
None of those are bad things, just interesting and not what I would have expected. I'd imagine it plays very nicely. Next time I'm in the area I'll have to stop in and take a look around the demo room.
They are clearing out the inventory of the Henry J. era. That includes prototypes, demo-models, one-offs,... They get listed every Tuesday or Wednesday, sometimes with interesting discounts on unique stuff. IIRC every instrument also gets signed by the current CEO.
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You just don't get good advice like this everywhere. You can always count of the guy with (fake) seagull poop on the hat to come through.
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I clicked on "Gibson Demo Room". Interesting. Currently 3 basses listed.That's interesting on several levels - I didn't know Gibson had a demo room; I'm surprised they still have a demo bass with features that were discontinued 6 years ago; I suspect the asking price for the demo bass is very close to what the bass cost new.
None of those are bad things, just interesting and not what I would have expected. I'd imagine it plays very nicely. Next time I'm in the area I'll have to stop in and take a look around the demo room.
News to me, too. I thought the price looked high, but they all seem to up in that area now. For better or worse, at least this one was probably set up by Gibson themselves before being put up for sale.That's interesting on several levels - I didn't know Gibson had a demo room; I'm surprised they still have a demo bass with features that were discontinued 6 years ago; I suspect the asking price for the demo bass is very close to what the bass cost new.
None of those are bad things, just interesting and not what I would have expected. I'd imagine it plays very nicely. Next time I'm in the area I'll have to stop in and take a look around the demo room.
Someone here should consider adding it to their aviary. Great Thunderbird. They don’t seem to be coming down in price. Bigger than a house case included.
Interesting. But a PJ is a non-starter for me.
Plus a 2-year warranty from Gibson isn't a bad deal.
- Mar 13, 2008
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- Endorsing Artist Mike Lull T Bass pickups, The Bass Shop, Seattle WA.
I agree but they seem to be a boutique builder so I would imagine they could put any pups in there. I like that they added a little upper fret access while not drastically changing the vibe.
I'm not doing the calculations to resolve the pulling force on the rear inserts again!
- Mar 13, 2008
- 18,895
- 142,212
- Disclosures
- Endorsing Artist Mike Lull T Bass pickups, The Bass Shop, Seattle WA.
You did them at one time?
