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

[FrankieTbird]

That looks pretty nice.  Where are they making these now?

[iamthatguy32]

They're out now. Ready to order.

[Dave W]

That looks pretty nice.  Where are they making these now?

China.

[TBird1958]

 One of the guys in the Thunderbird club on TB got his today, he says "Made in Indonesia"

[Dave W]

Indonesia? I stand corrected. That's a surprise. AFAIK they don't have a factory there and they own two in China, so they must be farming it out.

[gearHed289]

 


I gotta keep using it or it will think I don't care anymore. 

Use it or lose it!

Indonesia - could be a Samick product. I like their stuff as far as imports go.

[TBird1958]

 That's what he says, I really don't know for sure, I think a couple members here will get them today so we'll see.

[iamthatguy32]

According to tracking, mine left for delivery three hours ago. From a facility that's only roughly twenty minutes away. The anticipation is killing me.

[iamthatguy32]

It just got here. Pictures coming up in a few minutes.

[Hörnisse]

 

[iamthatguy32]

Okay, here we go.

As she lay in the shipping box



Body shot



This is a really nice headstock carve



As already reported, made in Indonesia



Definitely neck-through



Good upper fret access - I noodled around on the 17th-19th for a bit, and it feels fine



I guess the Sweetwater guys did a setup - The neck is straight as hell, and intonation is spot on



...But the action is too high for my liking. They also put steel strings on it, which aren't my top choice.


Now, as far as first impressions go... I'm impressed! Even with the action too high, it plays comparably to my '02 Gibson. The neck is about the same profile as my Gibby was before I shaved the back of it, but the string spacing is just a little bit wider down by the bridge. It's not very noticeable. Sound-wise, it's explosive. Much richer acoustically than either my other Epiphone or my Gibson. Upper fret access is about the same as my Epiphone, but since the neck is much thinner and there's no neck plate, it's a lot easier to hold while playing up there. The pots feel a little scratchy, but I haven't plugged it in to see how that translates to an amp yet.

I'm gonna take it to practice later tonight, and I'll let you guys know how it worked out in a full band environment.

[uwe]

Looks nice. A modern take on a TBird.

[TBird1958]

 And Uwe's has just arrived safely here at my work. 

[godofthunder]

 Whats the list on these ?

[uwe]

Scott, you already have a white TBird with a - manually - deepened cutaway IIRC.