![]() ![]() Frets are tall and show little sign of play wear. Plays well with low action and optimal neck relief. There are many knicks, dings, and chips all over the neck and body. Controls include volume pots for each pickup and a master tone pot.Īll original including Grover tuners and Babicz bridge Original Gibson pickups in middle and bridge positions. The Non-Reverse Thunderbirds distinctive styling and huge, thunderous tone make. Glossy mahogany neck with unbound rosewood fingerboard and pearloid dot inlays Gibson Non-Reverse Thunderbird - sparkling burgundy. The following specs were carefully collected and recorded by a skilled technician.įor a more detailed description and questions regarding sound, feel, or cosmeticĬondition, please visit our Lincoln Avenue showroom or call to speak to one of our ![]() Tech Notes: Plays well with low action and optimal neck relief. Hardware: All original including Grover tuners and Babicz bridgeĬosmetic Condition: The bass has heavy play wear throughout. Pickup Measurements: Reading not available Controls include volume pots for each pickup and a master tone pot. Neck Details: Glossy mahogany neck with unbound rosewood fingerboard and pearloid dot inlaysĮlectronics: Original Gibson pickups in middle and bridge positions. For a more detailed description and questions regarding sound, feel, or cosmetic condition, please call to speak to one of our experts.įingerboard Material: Rosewood Fingerboard Having said this, there are a lot worse guitars out there, and as well as being historically important, the 1820 bass can certainly provide the goods when required.The following specs were carefully collected and recorded by a skilled technician. Over the course of the 70s, the Japanese output improved dramatically, and in many ways these early 70s models are a low point for the brand. These new Epiphones were based on existing Matsumoku guitars, sharing body shapes, and hardware, but the Epiphone line was somewhat upgraded, with inlaid logos and a 2x2 peghead configuration. The Matsumoku factory had been producing guitars for export for some time, but the 1820 bass (alongside a number of guitar models and the 5120 electric acoustic bass) were the first Epiphone models to be made there. Rosewood fretboard with dot inlays Frets: 20 Width at nut: 1 1/2' The Thunderbird bass was launched as a reverse style bass in 1963. Like the Firebird III, V and VII, the Thunderbird models came with a leather neck strap.īy the end of the 1960s, a decision had been made to move Epiphone guitar production from the USA (at the Kalamazoo plant where Gibson guitars were made), to Matsumoto in Japan, creating a line of guitars and basses significantly less expensive than the USA-built models (actually less than half the price). Year: 1992 Pickup: Dual TB plus ceramic humbuckers Scale: long, 34' Body: Mahogany wings Neck: Multi-ply mahogany/walnut through-neck construction. Nickel plated hardware, single humbucker with volume and tone control. The 1963 Thunderbird II specs were as follows: Honduras mahogany body, through neck, unbound Brazilian rosewood fretboard with pearloid dot inlays. The short scale, single pickup Gibson EB0 was listed at $210 - broadly similar in price, but outsold the Thunderbird II significantly in every year the two basses were offered.Įven though this sheet was produced in 1963, and the Thunderbird II was listed in price lists as early as July of that year, Thunderbird shipping statistics suggest only two basses were shipped from the Kalamazoo plant that year.Ĭustom finishes available for the Thunderbird II were as follows: Cardinal Red, Heather poly, Inverness Green poly, Ember Red, Polaris White, Pelham Blue poly, Frost Blue, Kerry Green, Silver Mist poly and Gold Mist poly. ![]() Another surprise is the poor sales for this bass. Considering the extra craftsmanship involved in producing a neck-through bass it is perhaps a little surprising that this price difference is as low as it is. At the same time (July 1963) The Precision had a list price of $229.50 / $240.97 for Sunburst / Custom finish. This was Gibson's first long scale bass, and their first real answer to the Fender Precision. ![]() The Gibson promo sheet for the 1963 Thunderbird II bass listed some specifications, and gave a price (accurate for the period July-August 1963) of $260 for a sunburst bass, and $275 in one of Gibson's custom Duco finishes. ![]()
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