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Epi Pro Bird5 er on Ebay
« on: July 25, 2009, 04:57:39 AM »
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Re: Epi Pro Bird5 er on Ebay
« Reply #1 on: July 25, 2009, 05:04:09 AM »
Like new with the plastic protection still on the pickguard. Nice!
She's a beaut! Lucky righty fuggers.
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Re: Epi Pro Bird5 er on Ebay
« Reply #2 on: July 25, 2009, 07:11:23 AM »
They said these would come out around this time. They'll come to the fatherland too. I just hope the active electronics won't dilute the wood sound beyond recognition.
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Re: Epi Pro Bird5 er on Ebay
« Reply #3 on: July 25, 2009, 07:15:22 AM »
Looks like they do ship internationally, and since this is classified as used, they wouldn't have franchise restrictions.

They're in stock at US online stores, new price is $599. Don't know about this finish, though.
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Re: Epi Pro Bird5 er on Ebay
« Reply #4 on: July 25, 2009, 08:18:04 AM »

 I went to GC looking for one of those yesterday, they didn't have them yet.....

Epi necks and me don't exactly work together nicely, this is a bass I'd like to try out but my girlishly small hands will make the decision. Oh, and I don't like the black hardware either......... ;)
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Re: Epi Pro Bird5 er on Ebay
« Reply #5 on: July 25, 2009, 08:48:56 AM »
Guitar Center has them available online. $500 for a neckthru 4 stringer seems like a good price to me.

 Mark, the 4 string is 1 1/2" at the nut. Don't remember about the 5er, but someone at TB said it seemed super wide. But you know not everything you read there is very accurate. ;)
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Re: Epi Pro Bird5 er on Ebay
« Reply #6 on: July 25, 2009, 04:12:29 PM »
It says it has Epi's version of a slim taper neck. OTOH even slim front-to-back fives are just too wide for my comfort, and the specs say this one is 1.93" at the nut.
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Re: Epi Pro Bird5 er on Ebay
« Reply #7 on: July 26, 2009, 10:07:18 AM »
I ordered one of these back in February (from imusician).... then I pretty much forgot about it.

Anyone seen one in the UK yet? I'm suddenly all interested again
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Re: Epi Pro Bird5 er on Ebay
« Reply #8 on: July 26, 2009, 01:51:38 PM »
Quote from: EvilLordJuju on July 26, 2009, 10:07:18 AM
I ordered one of these back in February (from imusician).... then I pretty much forgot about it.

Anyone seen one in the UK yet? I'm suddenly all interested again

Gear4Music says 21st August, their credibility not helped by showing a picture of a 4-string.
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Re: Epi Pro Bird5 er on Ebay
« Reply #9 on: July 27, 2009, 05:01:14 AM »
The reviews of the 5 string have been unfavorable about the B string over at Talkbass from those who have tested them.
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Re: Epi Pro Bird5 er on Ebay
« Reply #10 on: July 27, 2009, 06:31:45 AM »
ok, I think I ordered a four string actually. Can't even be sure what colour I ordered though.

Oh well another month. Plenty more time to forget all about it again  :-\
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Re: Epi Pro Bird5 er on Ebay
« Reply #11 on: July 27, 2009, 07:28:33 AM »
Quote from: Barklessdog on July 27, 2009, 05:01:14 AM
The reviews of the 5 string have been unfavorable about the B string over at Talkbass from those who have tested them.

And Talkbass was always such a hotbed of Gibson love!  :rolleyes:
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Re: Epi Pro Bird5 er on Ebay
« Reply #12 on: July 27, 2009, 07:48:12 AM »
It will have to do till they send them to Germany, or someone else here buys / trys one.
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Re: Epi Pro Bird5 er on Ebay
« Reply #13 on: July 27, 2009, 07:51:04 AM »
Quote from: Dave W on July 27, 2009, 07:28:33 AM
And Talkbass was always such a hotbed of Gibson love!  :rolleyes:

 Hotbed of ignorance  ;)
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Re: Epi Pro Bird5 er on Ebay
« Reply #14 on: July 27, 2009, 08:09:05 AM »
Which is usually younger people who just repeat what they have been told or hear or old people who are set in their ways.
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