New (to me) Gibson 2005 Thunderbird Studio

[TBird1958]

 New to me Gibson 2006 Studio, I'm really digging this bass! Great tone from (of all things!) TB Plus pickups, this is a pretty lively set of them. This one came to me all the way from Memphis (I think there's a song in that) , got a really good deal!

 You know it's mine 'cause there's a Subaru involved, the only 7enders at my house are on the car.

 

A bit of video fun too.
 

[Basvarken]

Sounds excellent Mark.
Wishing Well!

[Pilgrim]

That one does sound very "forward". Ought to sound great with the band.

[Dave W]

That sounds great, and I agree that it was made for pick playing.

[OldManC]

Wow, that's a great sounding bird. Thanks for the demo!

[doombass]

That's a great sound that'll cut through well! It indeed seems to be surprisingly "in your face" for being a TB Plus equipped 'Bird.

[Ken]

Yeah, those SIT strings are fantastic with the TB+ pickups.

[Dave W]

Jack Bruce was using SIT stainless Rock Brights in his later years, 50-105 IIRC.

[dadagoboi]

Great review,Mark! Thanks.

[gearHed289]

Angry bird! Sounds great. Actually sounds very much like my Les Paul.

[lowend1]

Copycat.

[uwe]

Those were always underrated and good vallue for money. Not the most elegant instrument, kind of a Victory and a real T-Bird lumped together!

[Basvarken]

More like a Thunderbird and Embassy lumped together I'd say

[lowend1]

Those were always underrated and good vallue for money. Not the most elegant instrument, kind of a Victory and a real T-Bird lumped together!

I was pleasantly surprised. I don't know whether it holds true in all Studios, but mine is significantly heavier than either my Epiphone CP or VP. Oddly it seems to have similar sustain characteristics to the neck-through basses.

[TBird1958]

Those were always underrated and good vallue for money. Not the most elegant instrument, kind of a Victory and a real T-Bird lumped together!

 

 It's a very authoritative bass, perhaps the set neck and TB Plus are the match? I got this one for $840.00 shipped = Happy Queen! It had some Flats on it, they were awful, plonky and thin sounding. It likes steel rounds a lot!