Custom Epiphone Goth Thunderbird IV Bass Guitar, Pitch Black

The Epiphone Goth Thunderbird-IV Bass puts a new twist on an old favourite and with a Pitch Black finish, becomes the black diamond of the Goth collecton. The Thunderbird first issued from the legendary Kalamazoo factory in 1963 was for a time the only bass available from Gibson or Epiphone.

The Thunderbird's unique 'reversed' zig-zag body design and equally distinct headstock was the brainchild of legendary automotive designer and visionary Ray Dietrich, who was enlisted by the Kalamazoo factory to bolster the guitar lines of the early '60s and help solidify the factory's eminent rank among solidbody electric guitar manufacturers. The Thunderbird bass was quickly embraced by rock and rollers in the States and in England and Europe and today is still the ultimate rock and roll low end machine.
Body
The Goth Thunderbird-IV features mahogany body wings and a solid, bolt-on Hard maple neck for amazing sustain and tone. The Thunderbird's SlimTaper™ profile neck has a 34 inch scale length and a rosewood fingerboard with a 12 inch radius and 20 medium jumbo nickel/silver alloy frets. The nut width is 1.73 inch for great string spacing and the body is finished in Pitch Black (PB).
Electronics
The Goth Thunderbird-IV features Epiphone's new Thunderbird humbucker pickups, which have proven to be one of the most versatile pickups for bassists on stage and in the studio.
Hardware
The Thunderbird features premium die-cast 14:1 bass machine heads, a 3 point full adjustable bridge, full function volume knobs and a master tone knob using full-size 500K Ohm potentiometers, black hardware and a vintage style pickguard with Goth cross logo.
Epiphone Goth Thunderbird-IV Specifications
• Body: Mahogany
• Neck: Hard maple
• Neck Profile: SlimTaper™
• Neck joint: Bolt-on
• Truss Rod: Double-Action, 2-Way
• Fingerboard: Rosewood with dot inlay
• Fingerboard Radius: 12 inch
• Frets: 20-medium jumbo
• Nut Width: 1.73 inch
• Neck Pickup: Epiphone TB Plus bass humbucker
• Bridge Pickup: Epiphone TB Plus bass humbucker
• Bridge: 3-point fully adjustable
• Controls: Neck Volume, Bridge Volume, Master Tone
• Tuners: Premium die-Cast
• Outputs: 1/4 inch Mono, Metal Jack Plate
• Hardware: Black

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