The Last Bass Outpost

Quote from: TBird1958 on March 09, 2009, 01:44:48 PM
Hey Rob,

Thanks for stopping by! 

Thanks! THis looks like a good place to be! Thunderbirds!! YEAH!!

I really like the Gibson Thunderbird Studio bass. It was my first T-bird, I got one in cherry, a 4 string, and I still have it. I liked it so much I also got one in ebony! First one I paid $1000 for, the second $900.

I think they are great basses, and am not sure why they were discontinued. Solid, cool looking, and sound very similar to the IV bass, though a little darker to my ears. My ebony bass has a chunkier neck than the cherry, which is a little fatter than the IV version.

I believe the Studio version has the same PUs as the IV, and the bridge on the Studio is superior to the tri-pod thing on the IV, IMO.