Pictures! 2012 Gibson Non Reverse Thunderbird

[godofthunder]

I will probably get flamed when I say this but...I have no nostalgia for the "original" Gibson basses. That's why I always played a Fender or RIC except for a one month stint with a Ripper (it was a good bass).  This is just my opinion, but I think you can compare an old EBO to an old Fender absolutely unplugged, and the body of the Fender will resonate much more musically without even being plugged in (I did this many many years ago).

I do like the NR design a lot.  If the pickups and body shape combine to make this a lively and resonant instrument, I would be interested. The shape is definitely cool.

What I look for is a good well balanced sound with great note definition. I like a solid bottom, screaming highs, and a good "click" when I use a pick.

No nostalgia here...YMMV

I won't flame you, I have tons of  respect for Fender. That said I'm NR Thunderbird through and through.

[Dave W]

I will probably get flamed when I say this but...I have no nostalgia for the "original" Gibson basses. That's why I always played a Fender or RIC except for a one month stint with a Ripper (it was a good bass).  This is just my opinion, but I think you can compare an old EBO to an old Fender absolutely unplugged, and the body of the Fender will resonate much more musically without even being plugged in (I did this many many years ago).

I do like the NR design a lot.  If the pickups and body shape combine to make this a lively and resonant instrument, I would be interested. The shape is definitely cool.

What I look for is a good well balanced sound with great note definition. I like a solid bottom, screaming highs, and a good "click" when I use a pick.

No nostalgia here...YMMV

No flaming here. Different strokes and all that.

An old EB-0 is smaller and much thinner than a long scale Fender, that alone makes a big difference in body resonance.

[Bionic-Joe]

I love Pre-CBS Fender P Basses and Jazz basses...and dot neck Rickenbackers....But I don't own any right now....Just Birds...

[weekend warrior]

The Front pickup is too far forward.They needed to use the tbird studio bridge on this.I have a schaller roller sitting right here waiting to go on mine

[uwe]

HOG doesn't react to my email, Scott! I assume that shipping directly to Germany is not kosher to them (they are not allowed under their Gibson distributorship agreements to ship into territories other than the US, neither are all the online dealers like Musician's Friend or Sweetwater which is why Mark gets them all first). They probably think I'm some disguised Gibson attorney wishing to lure them into a breach of their distributor contract!

[Pilgrim]

HOG doesn't react to my email, Scott! I assume that shipping directly to Germany is not kosher to them (they are not allowed under their Gibson distributorship agreements to ship into territories other than the US, neither are all the online dealers like Musician's Friend or Sweetwater which is why Mark gets them all first). They probably think I'm some disguised Gibson attorney wishing to lure them into a breach of their distributor contract!

Or that you wish to sell them feeeelthy verboten fingerboard woods......  

[Dave W]

Or that you wish to sell them feeeelthy verboten fingerboard woods...... 

Gibson would never do anything like that! 

[uwe]

Vee haff ze vvays to bake your maple!!! Feuer frei!!!

[drbassman]

HOG doesn't react to my email, Scott! I assume that shipping directly to Germany is not kosher to them (they are not allowed under their Gibson distributorship agreements to ship into territories other than the US, neither are all the online dealers like Musician's Friend or Sweetwater which is why Mark gets them all first). They probably think I'm some disguised Gibson attorney wishing to lure them into a breach of their distributor contract!

I'm sure Scott or I can send you what you want.  If we buy it, we can ship it anywhere we like.  Blue?  Burst?  One of each?

[godofthunder]

HOG doesn't react to my email, Scott! I assume that shipping directly to Germany is not kosher to them (they are not allowed under their Gibson distributorship agreements to ship into territories other than the US, neither are all the online dealers like Musician's Friend or Sweetwater which is why Mark gets them all first). They probably think I'm some disguised Gibson attorney wishing to lure them into a breach of their distributor contract!

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm we'll figure something.

[Highlander]

Vee haff ze vvays to bake your maple!!! Feuer frei!!!

Is this your crack-liberation team going in for the Continental V...?

[clankenstein]

its the kiln drying technique for those new ethical fingerboards.

[uwe]

 

[gweimer]

its the kiln drying technique for those new ethical fingerboards.

It's been tried before on a Musicman, with mixed results...

[daan]

So has anyone actually SEEN one of these yet? I'm not actually old enough to have played one of the originals, but have wanted one since seeing an older neighbor playing one waaay back in my youth, plus all the pics of them I've seen. I'm guessing these were marketed straight at guys like me, who don't have a "real" one to judge them against. Well, I'd also have to ask them why just SB and Pelham, where's the Cardinal Red one? Granted I'll have to wait until I can get a 7-year old one with a broken headstock anyway, but still...

EDIT: I just remembered what I was gonna post too. I was at GC the other day and decided to ask about these. The guy there (playing some kind of LP, he was supposed to be the "Gibson expert") told me, "I don't know anything about those coming out. Maybe try Ebay?" Uh, thanks buddy.