Epiphone Thunderbird Vintage PRO Bass

Featuring new ProBucker Bass Humbuckers

The Epiphone Thunderbird Vintage PRO Bass is an incredibly accurate reproduction of the classic electric bass first introduced in 1963 that has since powered dozens of hits by artists like The Who, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Cheap Trick. Featuring new ProBucker™ Bass Humbuckers and a vintage styled 60s Tune-o-matic bridge and Claw tailpiece. The new Thunderbird Vintage PRO is available in Alpine White, Ebony, and Tobacco Sunburst.

PRODUCT FEATURES

• Accurate reproduction of vintage classic
• Featuring new ProBucker #760 bass humbuckers
• Tune-o-matic bridge and Claw tailpiece

Classic Thunderbird Style
Legendary automotive designer Ray Dietrich designed the original Thunderbird Bass in the early 60s. The new Epiphone Thunderbird Vintage PRO uses the same profile of the original factory models with a 7-ply Mahogany and Walnut neck attached to Mahogany body wings with a through-neck joint. The neck has a 1960s style rounded profile and has a 34” scale, a 12” radius, and 20 medium jumbo frets. The fingerboard has pearloid dot inlays just like the original, and the familiar Thunderbird headstock has a black truss rod cover with the 60s era Epiphone logo silkscreened in gold. The 3-Layer white and black pickguard has the original "Thunderbird" logo in black. The Thunderbird Vintage PRO is available in Alpine White, Ebony, and Tobacco Sunburst.

ProBucker Bass Pickups
The Thunderbird Vintage PRO Bass is powered by Epiphone’s critically acclaimed new ProBucker #760 Bass Pickups which are made with the same attention to detail as the ProBucker™ and P-90 PRO™ guitar pickups. ProBucker pickups are made with sand cast Alnico II magnets, high quality 4 conductor lead wire, and are vacuum wax potted to eliminate microphonics. Gold “Top Hat” control knobs with chrome metal inserts allow for individual Neck and Bridge volume settings along with a Master Tone control.

Rock Solid Hardware
The Thunderbird Vintage PRO Bass comes with a nickel-plated 1960s styled Tune-o-matic bridge and Claw tailpiece inspired by the original Thunderbird bridge along with open-gear bass tuners with historic "Clover" buttons and a pro 17:1 tuning ratio. A hard case is also available.

• Body Material: Mahogany Body Wings
• Neck Material: 7-ply; Mahogany/Walnut Laminate
• Neck Shape: 1960's Rounded Bass Profile
• Neck Joint: Through-Neck
• Scale Length: 34"
• Truss Rod: Adjustable
• Truss Rod Cover: 1-ply black with "Epiphone" silkscreened in GOLD
• Frets: 20 Medium Jumbo
• Fingerboard Radius: 12"
• Fingerboard Inlay: pearloid "dot" inlays
• Binding: None
• Nut: Imitation Bone; White
• Nut Width: 1-1/2"
• Pickguard: 3-Layer (White/Black/White); "Thunderbird" logo in black
• Hardware: Nickel
• Machine Heads: Open-gear Bass Tuners with historic "Clover" buttons; 17:1 ratio
• Neck Pickup: Epiphone ProBucker™ Bass #760 Humbucker
• Bridge Pickup: Epiphone ProBucker™ Bass #760 Humbucker
• Controls: Neck Volume
• Bridge Volume
• Master Tone
• Pickup Selector: 3-way Toggle Switch, Epiphone All-Metal; Toggle Cap, White
• Knobs: Gold Top Hats with chrome metal inserts
• Bridge: 1960s TB-Bass Tune-o-matic; Adjustable
• Tailpiece: 1960s "Claw" Tailpiece
• Plastic Parts: Black; PVC
• Colors: Alpine White (AW), Ebony (EB) Tobacco Sunburst (TS)
• Optional: Hard Case (940-ETBCS), Case UPC = 711106261744