Epi Thunderbird Classic-IV Pro now on their site ...

[TBird1958]

Whats the list on these ?

$499 Scott.

I'm really interested in a side by side comparison with my Gibson, Orville and Burny.
'Bird Ho's 

[godofthunder]

I just bought the 60's Epi EB3 same list, I got it real cheap 

[Hörnisse]

MF has them for $269 with the $30 off coupon.  (the EB-3)

[godofthunder]

 Daum! missed that. I got mine for $250 plus tax It came to $270 lol. Oh well.

MF has them for $269 with the $30 off coupon.  (the EB-3)

[TBird1958]

Here's Uwe's, safe and sound in my upstairs rehearsal room as of this AM

[uwe]

You notice that parts of Ze Kölleckshün are now housed in Seattle where Japanese subs



will pick them up one foggy night for dispatchment to Berlin.

I simply demand that you play high register notes on her, Mark!!!

[TBird1958]

You notice that parts of Ze Kölleckshün are now housed in Seattle where Japanese subs will pick them up one foggy night for dispatchment to Berlin.

I simply demand that you play high register notes on her, Mark!!!

I usually just wank on myself Uwe 


But if you insist.


I'll shoot a comparison with a Gibson tonight.

[uwe]

"I usually just wank on myself Uwe"

Some DNA contamination is always part of our deal, Mark.

[TBird1958]

I recently read a book titled "The War at our Doorstep", it dealt with Japanese actions against the Northwestern U.S., Canada and Alaska - quite interesting really. A fair number of Lumber ships were sunk by Japanese subs off the coast of Washington and Oregon early on and at one point both the U.S mainland was fired upon as well as Canada. The countermeasures went so far as camoflauging the entire Boeing plant in Seattle to look like roads and trees from the air!

[lowend1]

A fair number of Lumber ships were sunk by Japanese subs off the coast of Washington and Oregon early on

Any mahogany or rosewood on board?

[clankenstein]

surely only baked maple.

[uwe]

I'm not so sure and doubt whether Epi stores any wood in the US at all, wouldn't make logistic sense. And where they do store it, I doubt environmental concerns reign too much. So it is probably not hi-grade Gibson maho or whatever but they don't have to revert to baked maple either (which is probably more expensive due to its heat treatment than a lot of cheaper woods out there).

[TBird1958]

I had about an hour to play it last night, it's really a nice 'Bird. I will post some kind of review later, but lets just my initial thoughts are very positive, definately Epi's best 'Bird by a runaway margin!

[iamthatguy32]

Gigged with it in San Francisco on Saturday. Twice. I have to say, I really dig it. And so did the 3,000 people who watched us play. I got plenty of compliments on it.

The neck feels great. Aside from the nut feeling sharp and high, I can't really notice any discernible difference between this neck and the Gibson. String spacing, neck width, headstock size, etc. it's all pretty accurate. The body shape is only a little bit different, with the neck heel and the cutout being the only noticeable change. Also, I feel like the bottom bout isn't as round as the Gibson or my other Epiphone, but only by a little bit.

Sound wise, it's damn nice. The pickups sound leaps and bounds better than my other epi (no harsh, nasally mids,) and don't squeal like the ones on my Gibby. The pots have more usable range than either of my other two 'birds, but I have no idea if that means they used audio taper pots instead of linear taper pots. The sound is just a tad bit brighter than the Gibson overall, and drives my Ampeg just a little harder than the Gibson as well. But in fairness, I also haven't gotten around to messing with pickup heights yet.

In general, I really like it. I might even like it more than the Gibson I'm used to. It weighs less and has a slightly more modern voicing, but plays almost identically. For the price, I'd be hard pressed to think of a better instrument to buy.

[uwe]

That's good to hear, danke for ze repört.