Epi Silverburst Special Run T-birds

Nocturnal · July 12, 2009, 11:12:12 AM

http://www.epiphone.com/default.asp?ProductID=310&CollectionID=19

I actually like the look of these. All chromed out looks good with the finish IMO.I just wonder about the pickups. Are they leftover from the Epi LP Standards? Same as in the Elite series? Just the typical Epi Tbird pups in chrome covers? Not a bad looking bass for $300.

Dave W · July 12, 2009, 11:22:49 AM

It says 2 TB-Plus, same description as the standards. Unless you see something somewhere else to contradict that, I would say they are the regular Epi pickups in chrome (or chromed plastic) covers. For $300 I wouldn't expect more anyway.

Nocturnal · July 12, 2009, 11:39:25 AM

Thats what I was thinking.

uwe · July 14, 2009, 10:44:36 AM

I'm not so sure. I think Epi only started calling the pups on the reg Epi Birds "TB-Plus" recently, whether in an effort to hang onto the tail of Gibson TB-Plus pups and their image or because they have made yet another change to the Epi pups I don't know. Gibson doesn't have a model anymore on which to put chrome TB-Plus pups after the deletion of the LP Standards and Money/Doublecut basses. But they must have quite a few pups in stock judging from how they have flooded ebay with these recently. Why not then use some of these pups on an Epi limited run?

Maybe it's just wishful thinking on my part ...

Barklessdog · July 14, 2009, 11:54:14 AM

I guess you will have to get one to find out for us!

Nocturnal · July 14, 2009, 12:50:41 PM

Quote from: uwe on July 14, 2009, 10:44:36 AM

Maybe it's just wishful thinking on my part ...

Thats what I'm afraid of too. Might still go for it, but kinda like the Epi Pro Tbird a little better.

John, you know Uwe doesn'tt buy for finishes. Oh wait....this is a "Special Run"!

Barklessdog · July 14, 2009, 01:21:43 PM

And it has different pickups possibly?

Dave W · July 14, 2009, 04:48:05 PM

Quote from: Barklessdog on July 14, 2009, 01:21:43 PM
And it has different pickups possibly?

That's what we've been speculating about.

SKATE RAT · July 14, 2009, 06:48:06 PM

funny thing is i think "silverburst" would be the only finish that looks better with black hardware.

Darrol · July 14, 2009, 07:02:40 PM

This topic seems so familiar...

Nocturnal · July 14, 2009, 07:45:31 PM

I totaly missed that thread! I knew we had talked about the silverbust but I missed the whole chrome part. The only pic's I had seen previously were the one's that had the white pickguard and black hardware. Didn't mean to skip over your thread Big D. You'll have to forgive me, I'm old and going blind (and a little mental).

Darrol · July 14, 2009, 08:06:15 PM

I was just saying that it seemed familiar, the old thread was a few pages back so it does not matter.

I still stand by my statement that if I was still playing regularly, I would get one.

uwe · July 14, 2009, 11:07:25 PM

I heard from Gibson that these won't make it over the pond, but once they show up in the States and one of you has played one I might be enticed ...

uwe · July 15, 2009, 04:33:56 AM

Tsk, tsk, very possibly, Nokturnal/Andy just got himself into a rut ...

Watch this space ...

Dave W · July 15, 2009, 08:16:52 AM

Are you saying that at least one will make it across the pond?