This just in: Gibson’s unveiled a new bass that’s dark, sexy, and plays like a beast: the new Thunderbird bass.
Available in Ebony and Tobacco Burst Perimeter finishes, the Gibson Thunderbird™ Bass, first introduced in 1963, is stunning. Designed by renowned automotive designer Ray Dietrich — who also created the Gibson Firebird™— the bass featured a bold, curvaceous, and asymmetrical body shape that was groundbreaking at the time and remains instantly recognizable today, according to Gibson.
The Gibson Thunderbird Bass is available worldwide at Gibson Garage locations, via authorized Gibson dealers, and on Gibson.com.
FYI, history buffs: Early Thunderbird models were built with a nine-ply neck-through-body design with mahogany wings, marking the first use of neck-through construction on a Gibson bass.
It was also the first Gibson bass to feature a long 34” scale length, departing from the shorter 30.5” scale used previously.
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