To Epiphone T-Bird IV or not to Epiphone T-Bird IV...

all you can play is rock. you cant slap on it you cant really pop on it, its no good for funk or jazz. this who uses them:

motorhead

NIkki Sixx

what do they play? and thats the sound you can get out of one!


check out
THIS website for a mod to stop the neck dive. its great - ive done it to mine. one thing:

heres a picture of mine, it may only be good for one style of music, but i think it looks F**king ace!

 

doesnt Shavo from SOAD play one? i think its the "real" version and not epiphone. but still.

if you watch the video of aerials you can see it.

 

yeah he does. he has three, a natural one, and too black ones, one with a white pickguard and one with no pickguard. however. he plays thaem with a, qite frankly, ****ed up tuning

F
C
G
C

:S!

 

I think the epi t-bird has a really nice rocking tone, and its got this really cool slap sound, but when I adjusted the tone knobs, I didn't see and difference in the tone... it's a pretty good bass, and if you like it, go get it.

 

Despite how most people hate them, I have a Nikki Sixx blackbird and the sound is incredible from it. The body feels much nicer than the thunderbird. I love the thunderbirds too. I had an epiphone which i sold. The epiphone was great. The neck dive solution can be easily solved and they look excellent.

Go for it -

James

 

And you can slap and pop the t-birds.

you get some great sounds. The blackbird sound especially. Although unlike most/all blackbirds, my blackbird is modded and has volume and tone controls.

James

 

Hellow, it's SHock from shrimpcity

guitarshop strings&things (antwerp) has an epiphone thunderbird for 300 euro, just to let you know

 

As an ex public school teacher, I've heard the T Bird used in a big band/along with a large choir and it sounded great! Very rich buttery bottom. It was an Epi and I was very surprised how cool it sounded in that context. i actually startes "jonesin'" for one.

 

So Limba,

did you get the Thunderbird by Epiphone? Liking it?
I'm about to buy one 2nd hand for 399 (too expensive, not?) over here in Belgium as well...

B.

 

I want one to.
But I herd the T-bird only sounds good when a pick is used and I don't really like useing one.

 

Twiggy of Marilyn Manson used them. A ton of rock and punk people do. That is where they are best.

T-birds are an interesting breed. People either really hate them or are OBSESSIVE for them. (That is me)

If you are going the Epi T-bird route, try and get your hands on the Gothic model. It's the same bass as the sunburst, excpet for the finish and pickguard. I have the "real" version of it, the Gibson Blackbird, and as far as I am concerned it is one of the best rock basses in the world.

 

I saw a guy using a Gibson Thunderbird bass with an oldies act (like from doo-wop to 70s, which seems to be growing format) and he was a monster with wonderful tone. Before that i thought Gibsons did Cream/Jack Bruce and that was it. Of course Epiphone is not Gibson but i like the brand and have a Epi Les Paul Jr. guitar that my friends rave about.

 

Jack Bruce used an EB-0 back in the day...

The bassist from The Darkness uses a Thunderbird, I believe.

I haven't played a Thunderbird in at least a year, but it's always been one of my dream basses... gotta love that whole mystique.

 

What i meant about Jack Bruce was i thought all Gibsons only have one sound. The T-Bird i saw proved me wrong.

 

I've played around with Poullain, the bassist from the Darkness' Thunderbird, it's quite nice. I tihnk I have a picture of myself and him with it somewhere.