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Gibson Thunderbird IV (Ebony)

Item ID: BAT4EBBC

4-string Thunderbird Bass with New-design TB Ceramic Humbuckers - Ebony

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Weight: 9lbs
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Gibson Thunderbird IV (Ebony)

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Still Radical After All These Years!

The Gibson Thunderbird IV bass debuted in 1963 with the original Firebird guitar series. The most highly respected of all Gibson basses, the Thunderbird was reissued in 1987 with original reverse body styling and new, special-design pickups.


Gibson Thunderbird IV Bass Guitar Features:
  • Color: Ebony
  • Body Wood: Mahogany wings
  • Neck: 9-ply Mahogany and Walnut neck-through-body
  • Scale Length: 34"
  • Machine Heads: Schaller
  • Fingerboard: Rosewood
  • No. of Frets: 20
  • Pickups: Two new design TB Plus ceramic magnet humbuckers
  • Controls: Two volume, one tone
  • Bridge: Combo
  • Hardware: Chrome; black top hat knobs w/silver inserts
  • Case: Hardshell

Make a bass statement with the Gibson Thunderbird IV bass!

Gibson: Don't Mess with a Good Thing
Gibson guitars have been around for well over a century. When guitarists are looking for an outstanding combination of superb tone and playability along with great looks and gorgeous finishes, the choice for most of those 100 plus years has been Gibson. From their amazing collection of fine acoustics to the electric guitars that literally rewrote music history, Gibson guitars have been on almost every chart-topping album from artists like The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Cream and Led Zeppelin. These "first call" instruments also cross an enormous array of diverse styles, from folk and country to blues and hard rock. With that resume, it's not surprising that so many of Gibson's best-selling instruments have changed little over the decades. Because there's just no sense in messing with a good thing!
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Manufacturer Part Number BAT4EBBC1

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1991 Ebony Thunderbird

by Ray Villeneuve from Dallas, Texas
January 16, 2006
Music Background:
The thing is the right combination of wood, strings, electronics and craftsmanship. Mine is set up with clean, low action and does just what it says.
Create thunder at a show near you, in a a v... read more [+]arity of tones.
ps The one I own came of the wall of a shop on Sunset Blvd in Hollywood, Ca next to the empty space where a baby blue one had been hanging. There I saw a polaroid of the late Who's Bassist John Entwhistle holding it..."I'll take it"
I said. close [-]

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