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Hard Rock, Low End

The Gibson Thunderbird has the classic reverse body and headstock design as originally introduced in 1963 as Gibson's first neck-through-body bass design. The traditional 9-ply mahogany/walnut neck through body construction provides a thundering low end response and a piano like sustain. The narrow nut width and rounded neck profile neck feels both fast and intuitive. The Thunderbird high output, ceramic magnet loaded humbucking pickups (neck and bridge) deliver the sonic and iconic low end voice for which the Thunderbird is known. Available in 2 classic finishes: Tobacco Burst and Ebony.

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Specifications

Body Specs

Body Finish Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Body Material Mahogany

Body Shape Thunderbird

Body Styles Thunderbird

Weight Relief None

Neck Specs

End Of Board Width 58.93mm / 2.32in

Fingerboard Material Rosewood

Fingerboard Radius 304.8mm / 12.0in

Fret Count 20

Frets Medium Jumbo

Inlays Acrylic Dots

Neck Material 9-ply Mahogany/Walnut

Nut Material Graph Tech

Nut Width 38.1mm / 1.5in

Profile Rounded

Scale Length 863.6mm / 34.0in

Electronics Specs

Bridge Pickup Lead T-Bird

Controls 2 Volumes & 1 Master Tone

Neck Pickup Rhythm T-Bird

Hardware Specs

Bridge 3-Point Adjustable

Control Knobs Black Tophats w/ Silver Inserts

finish Chrome

Pickguard White 3-ply

Tuning Machines Grover Bass Keys

Misc Specs

Accessories Includes Gibson Accessory Kit

Model: BAT400TBCH1

Case Hard Shell Case

Strings Gauge .045, .065, .085, .105

Gibson Thunderbird Bass, Tobacco Burst

Gibson Thunderbird Bass, Tobacco Burst

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Hard Rock, Low End

The Gibson Thunderbird has the classic reverse body and headstock design as originally introduced in 1963 as Gibson's first neck-through-body bass design. The traditional 9-ply mahogany/walnut neck through body construction provides a thundering low end response and a piano like sustain. The narrow nut width and rounded neck profile neck feels both fast and intuitive. The Thunderbird high output, ceramic magnet loaded humbucking pickups (neck and bridge) deliver the sonic and iconic low end voice for which the Thunderbird is known. Available in 2 classic finishes: Tobacco Burst and Ebony.

Read more

Specifications

Body Specs

Body Finish Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Body Material Mahogany

Body Shape Thunderbird

Body Styles Thunderbird

Weight Relief None

Neck Specs

End Of Board Width 58.93mm / 2.32in

Fingerboard Material Rosewood

Fingerboard Radius 304.8mm / 12.0in

Fret Count 20

Frets Medium Jumbo

Inlays Acrylic Dots

Neck Material 9-ply Mahogany/Walnut

Nut Material Graph Tech

Nut Width 38.1mm / 1.5in

Profile Rounded

Scale Length 863.6mm / 34.0in

Electronics Specs

Bridge Pickup Lead T-Bird

Controls 2 Volumes & 1 Master Tone

Neck Pickup Rhythm T-Bird

Hardware Specs

Bridge 3-Point Adjustable

Control Knobs Black Tophats w/ Silver Inserts

finish Chrome

Pickguard White 3-ply

Tuning Machines Grover Bass Keys

Misc Specs

Accessories Includes Gibson Accessory Kit

Model: BAT400TBCH1

Case Hard Shell Case

Strings Gauge .045, .065, .085, .105

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