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Gear Discussion Forums => Gibson Basses => Topic started by: Blazer on April 02, 2009, 04:49:39 AM

Title: ESP made Thunderbird style bass for 2009.
Post by: Blazer on April 02, 2009, 04:49:39 AM

(http://www.espguitars.co.jp/oversea/standard_ba/phoenixb2tsl.jpg)

http://www.espguitars.co.jp/oversea/standard_ba/phoenix2b2ts.html
Well that's quite a looker

Title: Re: ESP made Thunderbird style bass for 2009.
Post by: Barklessdog on April 02, 2009, 04:57:34 AM

The headstock looks wrong to me. The body has a bit of "Iceman" to it.


This is still my favorite- Love the Epi nod with the Batwing headstock
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v104/Fenderbird/Esprit-4-Bass.jpg)

Title: Re: ESP made Thunderbird style bass for 2009.
Post by: uwe on April 02, 2009, 05:22:36 AM

Horrible bridge on that ESP. The Fretking is in a league of its own - except for the pups.  :puke:

Title: Re: ESP made Thunderbird style bass for 2009.
Post by: Highlander on April 02, 2009, 07:26:21 AM

re Fret-king... new one on me, but googleable so googled...

Maybe "Howard Roarke" (lit ref) and those of his ilk would be impressed, (and potentially shocking some people by my conformity to the norm, having posted my instrument deviations) but imo they look far too "Train Wreck" for my likes - something put together by aliens from dna they found, post apocalypse...

Title: Re: ESP made Thunderbird style bass for 2009.
Post by: TBird1958 on April 02, 2009, 07:55:04 AM

 I don't think I'd need one of those, but all the same it's pretty interesting...........I see a little JAE influence there  ;)

Title: Re: ESP made Thunderbird style bass for 2009.
Post by: exiledarchangel on April 02, 2009, 09:12:50 AM

That deep higher fret cut of the ESP screams "butcher" from miles away. And I just hate the looks of f****r bridges, even if they work ok I guess.

Title: Re: ESP made Thunderbird style bass for 2009.
Post by: clankenstein on April 02, 2009, 12:23:28 PM

no sir i dont like it.the cutaway looks wrong to me-the pickguard is weird too.the fretking would be cool with a mudbucker arrangement...

Title: Re: ESP made Thunderbird style bass for 2009.
Post by: TBird1958 on April 02, 2009, 01:24:06 PM

 This is the ESP 'Bird that I want......................
If anyone ever comes across it's rare lovliness, please let me know  :)

(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd306/veronicasteed/NavigatorBird.jpg)

Title: Re: ESP made Thunderbird style bass for 2009.
Post by: SKATE RAT on April 04, 2009, 12:49:15 AM

is that short scale???

Title: Re: ESP made Thunderbird style bass for 2009.
Post by: godofthunder on April 04, 2009, 01:49:01 AM

 I like it ! The fret king has a crazy price tag.

Title: Re: ESP made Thunderbird style bass for 2009.
Post by: godofthunder on April 04, 2009, 09:48:52 AM

Anyone see a price on the ESP yet ?  ???