Gibson Thunderbird Bass

Nikki Sixx Electric Bass Guitars by Gibson

Thunderbird Bass by Gibson
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Nikki Sixx is one of the most important and most iconic musicians of the hair/glam metal scene. Together with the Motley Crue, Nikki has raised hell all over the world and has created some of the most popular anthems of glam metal, wild lifestyle and rock`n`roll. Throughout his career, Nikki Sixx has played many different basses, but has always returned to the Thunderbird. Recently, Gibson has released his signature model. It is a solid and single-cut four-stringer with neck-through construction. Wings of the body are made of maple and are glued onto the walnut/mahogany neck. Hardtail bridge on the top is fronted with a pair of active humbuckers. Mahogany/walnut neck on this model is topped with a 20-fret fingerboard made of ebony.


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Body Shape Thunderbird
Body Type Solid Body
Body Construction Double cutaway
Body Construction Neck-thru
Body Wood Maple
Bridge Hardtail
Number of Pickups 2
Bridge Pickup Type Humbucker
Middle Pickup Type Humbucker
Controls Volume
Controls Tone
Neck Wood Mahogany
Neck Wood Walnut
Neck Joint Glued In
Neck Joint Neck-through
Fingerboard Material Ebony
Number of Frets 20
Fingerboard Inlays Red X
Hardware Black Chrome
Number of Strings 4
Pickguard Yes
Neck Shape Rounded
Finish Nitrocellulose
Tuners Grover
String Nut Corian
Nut Width 1.50"
Scale Length 34"

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Body Shape
Thunderbird
Thunderbird
Body Type
Solid Body
Solid Body
Body Construction
Double cutaway/Neck-thru
Neck-thru
Body Wood
Maple
Maple
Bridge
Hardtail
Hardtail
Number of Pickups
2
2
Bridge Pickup Type
Humbucker
Humbucker
Middle Pickup Type
Humbucker
Humbucker
Controls
Tone/Volume
Tone
Neck Wood
Mahogany/Walnut
Walnut
Neck Joint
Glued In/Neck-through
Neck-through
Fingerboard Material
Ebony
Ebony
Number of Frets
20
20
Fingerboard Inlays
Red X
Red X
Hardware
Black Chrome
Black Chrome
Number of Strings
4
4
Pickguard
Yes
No
Neck Shape
Rounded
Rounded
Finish
Nitrocellulose
Nitrocellulose
Tuners
Grover
Grover
String Nut
Corian
Corian
Nut Width
1.50"
1.50"
Scale Length
34"
34"
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