The Gibson Thunderbird Bass is an iconic rock instrument featuring a reverse mahogany body with distinctive pickguard. Its SlimTaper neck and 12-inch rosewood fingerboard deliver comfort and playability.
Powered by Gibson EB humbucking pickups for punchy low-end tone, it's equipped with a Hipshot Supertone bridge, Ultralite tuners, and Graph Tech nut for reliable tuning stability.
From Gibson:
"When the Gibson Thunderbird™ Bass was first introduced in 1963, the world had never seen another bass quite like it. Designed by automotive coach designer Ray Dietrich, who also designed the Gibson Firebird™, its new, curvaceous, and asymmetrical body design was radical and groundbreaking at the time, and still looks fresh and contemporary even today.
The earliest Thunderbirds had a 9-ply neck-through-body with mahogany “wings,” and were the first Gibson basses with neck-through-body construction. Later, the Thunderbird was redesigned with a Non-Reverse body shape and a glued-in, set neck. The Thunderbird was also the first Gibson bass model to feature a long-scale (34”) neck; previous Gibson basses had a shorter 30.5” scale length."
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- SN: 232350185
- Weight: 8lbs 9.9oz
- Finish: Tobacco Burst Perimeter
- Reverse Thunderbird Mahogany Body
- Glued In Mahogany Set Neck w/ SlimTaper Profile
- Rosewood Fingerboard
- 12" Radius
- 34" Scale
- Thunderbird Reverse Headstock
- Hipshot Supertone Bridge
- EB Bass Humbing Pickups
- Gibson Hardshell Case Included