If the Thunderbird has gone back to TB+, what sort of pickups should we expect in the RD and for less money? Granted the Thunderbird is a neckthrough but I figured the RD would have been the bigger ticket item with more bells and whistles in terms of electronics. My expectations aren't so high for some sort of Bill Lawrence reissue pickups or Moog electronics either. I guess at least Uwe is happy to see the black plastic and hardware but it pains me to see Epiphone leading the charge with vintage stylings while Gibsons trots out the same generic looking Thunderbird since the nineties. The Babicz bridge is an improvement over the three point but why not use the regular Babicz bridge? The three point replacement design looks like too much of a flight deck at the end of the bass. Maybe 2019 will be better with a limited release of Rippers with the Seymour Duncan pickups. So far, it seems fantasies are better than what the reality is of what Gibson can deliver for us bassists.
