The Epiphone Thunderbird IV Reverse Bass is Epiphone's most distinctive bass and it provides you with tone that lives up to its name! Nearly four decades ago, the Thunderbird bass design was introduced by Gibson. Bassists could now enjoy some distinctively shaped instruments and get their moment in the spotlight. It doesn't hurt that the Epiphone Thunderbird IV sounds amazing! Much thought went into the design of this bass, including a thicker middle/thinner wing alder body construction for a substantial yet lightweight and comfortable playing experience.
The Thunderbird features the classic "reverse" body styling and dual humbuckers just like the Gibson original. It's distinctive alder body and fast 34" scale bolt-on maple neck with rosewood fretboard give the Thunderbird IV a great combination of striking looks and unbeatable playability. The pickguard is dressed up with a Thunderbird, Authorized by Gibson USA. The Thunderbird bass with its distinctive reverse body style is a favorite for rock and heavy metal. Two well-placed pickups put out plenty of volume, plus tonality that ranges from thick to punchy.
The pickup configuration on the Epiphone Thunderbird IV is unique. Rather than placing a pickup near the neck, which could muddy up the tone and reduce its effectiveness, Epiphone gives the bass essentially middle and bridge pickups. This lets you dial in everything from growling tones to funky punch. Each pickup gets its own volume control, along with a single tone knob for fine-tweaking.Producing serious low end from its dual humbucking pickups, the Thunderbird blazes new tone trails on stages everyday.
