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[Dave W]

Not a Gibson expert but if Mark Agnesi was involved like in the Les Paul and SG guitar lines, then my guess would also be something like the Epi TB Vintage Pro.

Was he involved in design decisions? Is that part of his job?

[ilan]

He said in an interview last year, "I do have a role in a little bit of product development", and I assumed that given his known love for vintage specs, but you're right. I do hope that the direction we've seen with LPs and SGs under the new management will continue with the TB.

[uwe]

Wot, no black hardware?! 

[Ken]

Wot, no black hardware?! 

Well, people put chrome hardware on modern Thunderbirds. Nothing to stop us from putting black hardware on vintage reissues.  Of course I say "we", as if there will be any left-handed models.

[TBird1958]

Wot, no black hardware?! 

   

If nothing else, they could likely up their sales of any Thunderbird were they to at least offer a choice in hardware, they do so much for the guitar side and yet play this stilted, stolid and often baffling game with basses, it leave even the most ardent fan (me) shaking my head frequently.

[gearHed289]

It's like they have no interest in being competitive in the bass market. Why do they bother? Just be a guitar company if you don't want to cater to bassists. God knows there's enough used Gibson basses out there to last two lifetimes. And that's just in Uwe's office building! 

[Granny Gremlin]

Disagree; it's not enough with all youze hoarders, especially Uwe, expatriating them to his European bass gulag  

[morrow]

I just hope they leave that little DC Jr bass in the lineup .
Great little thing .

[uwe]

Disagree; it's not enough with all youze hoarders, especially Uwe, expatriating them to his European bass gulag

Are you border-skirmishing again, you darn Polack?! 

[Granny Gremlin]

Just trying to get my black ops team in to liberate some of them under the guise of inspections to confirm reports of Instrument-rights abuses. 

[Rob]

Just trying to get my black ops team in to liberate some of them under the guise of inspections to confirm reports of Instrument-rights abuses.

[Grog]

I just hope they leave that little DC Jr bass in the lineup .
Great little thing .

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+1 

[westen44]

I just hope they leave that little DC Jr bass in the lineup .
Great little thing .

I have some doubt that they will, but I hope they do. 

[Ken]

Not sure if this will end up Gibson or Epiphone, but the Embassy seems to be back, at least at Zzounds, in some interesting new colors.

https://www.zzounds.com/item--EPIEBEM?siid=283620

[Pilgrim]

Not sure if this will end up Gibson or Epiphone, but the Embassy seems to be back, at least at Zzounds, in some interesting new colors.

https://www.zzounds.com/item--EPIEBEM?siid=283620

Pretty decent price on that at $399.