2018 Gibson basses. New basses, new topic :)

[66Atlas]

Did Stevie Wonder design it?

[Basvarken]

Jesus Christ on a horse! Who photoshopped that together?! That is hilariously bad.

They didn't bother to choose the same angle, lighting or size.
The body is clearly a 4 string (four pole pieces, four saddles)
The B string ends next to the bridge.

[uwe]

" ... see I can say something nice/positive ..."

Jake, how I hate it when you defy expectations.

[planetgaffnet]

Courtesy of www.gearnews.de, they admit it's a mock-up ... 



I thought I'd post it before Rob gets a hold of it and deceives us all once again.

I just did a little bit of sick.

[Chris P.]

Dry heaving. Not even the bass, but how it is photoshopped haha

[Highlander]

Has anyone mentioned the upside-down Thunderbird logo on the 'plate...?

[Andrew]

Have the specs for the 2018 Thunderbird been posted? Curious if it'll have the mini switches and exposed pole pickups like the 2015 model on the Gibson site?

[the mojo hobo]

Have the specs for the 2018 Thunderbird been posted? Curious if it'll have the mini switches and exposed pole pickups like the 2015 model on the Gibson site?

https://www.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/Bass/Gibson-USA.aspx?ModelYear=2018

[Dave W]

According to Chris P., there will be a few limited runs.

[lowend1]

Jesus Christ on a horse! Who photoshopped that together?! That is hilariously bad.

As bad as that Photoshop "rendering" is, I almost didn't notice it because
a) The bass is so spectacularly ugly that it overwhelms the substandard execution, and
b) Some of the concept car stuff I routinely see is way worse

[Blackbird]

That transparent blue sure is nice...would it kill them to mix it up a bit on the bird finishes....

[4stringer77]

According to Chris P., there will be a few limited runs.

Chris wasn't lying. There are some 18' Gibsons showing up on sweetwater now.

[Dave W]

Chris wasn't lying. There are some 18' Gibsons showing up on sweetwater now.

Thanks for pointing that out. Some new finishes too, and some are already in stock. Noticeably lower prices on the Bird and SG than 2015.

Bright Cherry Thunderbird -- and looks like the return of TB Plus pickups

Walnut  SG Bass

[66Atlas]

Interesting that they appear to have reverted back to the old TB+'s.

[planetgaffnet]

Thanks for pointing that out. Some new finishes too, and some are already in stock. Noticeably lower prices on the Bird and SG than 2015.

Bright Cherry Thunderbird -- and looks like the return of TB Plus pickups

Walnut  SG Bass

Earlier in the year I had some lengthy exchanges with Thomann in Germany about the feasibility of producing limited runs of Thunderbirds in colours other than ebony, ivory or sunburst, much in the same way Gibson did for the Japanese market a few years back (see the Sapphire Blue I borrowed on a couple of dates in Italy last month).  Red or blue was discussed, but the numbers Gibson required Thomann to order was prohibitive and discussions ceased.

I'm kind of glad to see a red Thunderbird...it does look pretty.
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