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2015 Updated Thunderbird
« on: September 25, 2014, 09:43:01 AM »

 A buddy from the T Bird Club on TB has posted a shot of the 2015 'Bird.
It has the new Babciz bridge and the pickups from the EB Bass, as soon as Photobucket decides to work for me I'll post a shot here, mentime vist the thread

http://www.talkbass.com/threads/thunderbird-club.1056205/page-141#post-16420976
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Re: 2015 Updated Thunderbird
« Reply #1 on: September 25, 2014, 10:06:01 AM »
Look like normal TB+ pickups to me. The EB bass has polepieces
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Re: 2015 Updated Thunderbird
« Reply #2 on: September 25, 2014, 10:10:51 AM »
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Re: 2015 Updated Thunderbird
« Reply #3 on: September 25, 2014, 10:44:19 AM »
Ah I see.

Great pickups by the way. They sound great on the EB. And you can switch to single coil mode with a push/pull knob.
Love the Babicz bridge as well.

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Re: 2015 Updated Thunderbird
« Reply #4 on: September 25, 2014, 12:41:41 PM »
Just MHO but this just doesn't look right. Why is it so hard for Gibson to hide whatever pickups they prefer now under correct-looking chrome covers, like they did in the SG bass? Imagine Rickenbacker switching to MM style pickups and BT parts exclusively on the 4003... it will not go down very well, I think.
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Re: 2015 Updated Thunderbird
« Reply #5 on: September 25, 2014, 09:02:56 PM »
That $2599 is the street price (what used to be called MAP), Gibson doesn't do list prices any more. $1000 increase in two years? That will probably affect sales a lot.
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Re: 2015 Updated Thunderbird
« Reply #6 on: September 25, 2014, 10:33:31 PM »
Someone "explained" to me not too long ago that Gibson had done their research.  They had found that when they raise prices, their sales go up.  I don't know whether he was right or not and I'm not sure how much I care since I personally couldn't stand him.  Also, no matter how much I may like a company, if they're going up a thousand dollars in just two years, I'm probably going to be less likely to buy. 
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Re: 2015 Updated Thunderbird
« Reply #7 on: September 26, 2014, 03:04:03 AM »
I think I like it and i surely like the two mini toggle switches.
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Re: 2015 Updated Thunderbird
« Reply #8 on: September 26, 2014, 03:28:55 AM »
That is NOT a Thunderbird. A Holes.. they NEVER get it right. They suck.
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Re: 2015 Updated Thunderbird
« Reply #9 on: September 26, 2014, 07:31:14 AM »
The hardware is still black...  :vader:
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Re: 2015 Updated Thunderbird
« Reply #10 on: September 26, 2014, 07:34:24 AM »
Ridiculous.
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Re: 2015 Updated Thunderbird
« Reply #11 on: September 26, 2014, 07:46:53 AM »
ugh...well, I may be the only person on the planet that would "upgrade" back to the 3-point  :o

Maybe they'll offer some better colors at least this year.
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Re: 2015 Updated Thunderbird
« Reply #12 on: September 26, 2014, 09:02:54 AM »
Uwe will still want one... ;)
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Re: 2015 Updated Thunderbird
« Reply #13 on: September 26, 2014, 10:12:29 AM »
Quote from: Highlander on September 26, 2014, 09:02:54 AM
Uwe will still want one... ;)

 He's somewhere on the U.S.West (Best) Coast, inspecting wine country IIRC. I expect to hear from him sometime soon. After a Summer of glorious weather it has pissed down rain everyday since the onset of Fall last week  ;)
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Re: 2015 Updated Thunderbird
« Reply #14 on: September 27, 2014, 02:31:30 AM »
If I can chip in here, while it doesn't look too bad, the Babicz bridge has to be an improvement (I may retro-retro fit one over a Supertone at some stage). 

Price aside, I'm somewhat disappointed that they're only showing vintage sunburst finishes while every six string they make seems to offer a myriad of top wood and colour combinations.  F*nd*r have got that right by a country mile.
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