11/30/2023 0 Comments Thunderbird goth![]() ![]() The 3 best things you can do are firstly to buy yourself a big wide ass neoprene strap like a Comfort Strap. This bass has nothing after the 16th fret so that's why it will try to hit the floor any time you let go of the bass. I'm not sure exactly how much but its a lot heavier than it looks, helped by that mahogany body.Īnd on to the big issue (nothing to do with the homeless) - neck dive! Right, for a bass to balance properly you really need the front strap button to be around the 12th fret. Then again, you're a bass player, why would you ever want to above there anyway The heel on the body is quite bulky so it is difficult to easily get up beyond the 17th fret - in fact its almost impossible. The neck is superslim, like the slimmest Rickenbacker neck you've ever played and like the Rick, the taper from nut to body end is very small which makes it more comfortable to play in my opinion The solution is either to lower the pickups quite a bit or use the active input/pad on your amp. ![]() The pickups on this are very growly, helped in part by the mahogany body to produce a very gnarly animal which can very easily overdrive your preamp. This requires a different technique which also combats neck dive Thunderbirds are completely different to play than your usual Fender or Fender clone by the fact that you have a large upper bout at the bridge end where you would normally have a nice contoured part to rest your forearm on. Why they don't do this in the factory I don't know. This occurs especially when you try to lower the action most of the way down - you may find that as you turn the screw, the insert starts coming out with each turn. One issue that many Epiphones suffer from is the inserts that hold the bridge in are prone to coming out. They are floating so there is minimal contact with the body which we are always led to believe is essential for a bridge to transfer sound from the strings to the body in order to resonate and so on. This bass uses the common 3 point bridge found on on most Gibsons and Epiphones. It wouldn t be deep but it would show up on the finish Scratches are so easy to make, you could even make one with your fingernail. After some time you may find that areas that you are constant contact with become shiny. Its a dull matt paint finish with no apparent laquer top coat. This bass is finished in what could only be described as the easiest to mark finish ever created to go on a guitar. ![]() Single piece necks are weaker and therefore can suffer a break more easily. The headstock is joined to the neck by means of a scarf joint which makes it more solid than the single piece Gibson ones, or indeed the Epiphone Explorers that use a single piece of wood for the entire neck. There are no rough fret ends on this bass - in fact I've never come across any rough fret ends on any Epiphone bass I've owned. The neck joint is very tight and everything is situated exactly where it should be. The main differences being the pickups, the controls (or lack of) and the Blackbird Optigrab. That's cos they begin life as the same bass. Some people have noticed that the pickup spacing is different as well but I don't have a standard to check it out.įor the Eagle-eyed, you may notice that this bass is very similar to the Nikki Sixx Blackbird. Main differences include:ġ) Jazz bass width neck ( 1.5" ) as opposed to the standard 1.73"ģ) Ceramic pickups rather than Alnico (I'm assuming that's what they are) Few dings and mark.Bout time I did a review for my Gothic Thunderbird.Ī very different animal to the standard Epiphone Thunderbird IV. Great sounding instrument with an unique tone plus its looks cool. The Epiphone Goth Thunderbird IV bass provides the tone and the look that inspires musicians in rock Up for sale is an Epiphone GOTHIC Thunderbird Bass guitar This is an Korean made instrument. The neck profile is fast and very comfortable while the satin black body plus black hardware and XII inlay at the 12th fret make this bass a comfort to play and watch. Two Thunderbird Plus pickups translate the solid mahogany bodys natural resonance into growling tone. The Epiphone Thunderbird IV Goth has a mahogany body and a bolt-on hard maple neck with rosewood fingerboard. The Epiphone Thunderbird IV Goth bass guitar has a dark, sinister style with Thunderbird Plus pickups. Epiphone Thunderbird Gothic Bass Guitar The Epiphone THUNDERBIRD IV GOTH 4-String Bass Guitar, Mahogany Body, Flat Black Finish.Įxplore the dark side with the classic look and feel of the legendary Thunderbird Bass, add 2 ceramic TB Plus bass pickups and gothic appointments and youve got a bass that is made to rock. ![]()
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