A non-Thunderbird player stopping by to ask for advice...
First and foremost, I apologize for asking a question that was likely asked before but search on the subject matter got me pretty much nowhere.
Long story short, after trying 30 or so basses within a matter of a couple of days, my bass-playing-son fell in love, head-over-heels with an Epi Vintage Pro.
I'm not cheap but tend to be frugal and am not necessarily keen on buying new. The problem is that GC used has zero to offer, and what I see on Reverb is priced way too close to new for my liking.
Here's my dilemma: by the time I add a case to VP, I'm looking at close to $900 with taxes. I know that I can pick a used Gibson Bird for 100-150 more.
What am I missing ? Are VPs *that* good when compared to more recent Gibbys ?
The only Birds I have some experience with are Bicentennials, but they are out of the equation, so please educate me...
Thanks in advance.