The Gibson Bass Book

This is a five string Gibson Thunderbird Studio from 2005. Gibson hasn't offered many five string bass models over the years. This is one of the very few official releases. The traditional Thunderbird design was changed on the Studio version (both four-string and five -string): the body shape is slightly smaller and the edges are rounded off. A major change in the construction is the use of a glued in neck rather than the traditional Thunderbird neck through construction. The body does not have the raised center piece. And the use of the 3D bridge is also a deviation to the previously used bridges on Thunderbirds.
The Thunderbird Studio is featured on page 138-139 in The Gibson Bass Book.
The book can be obtained via https://www.thegibsonbassbook.com.
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1987 Gibson IV. This may look like the umpteenth P-bass clone at first sight, it is actually much closer to a Thunderbird than you would think. An all mahogany bass with a set neck and TB+ pickups. Controls are similar to the T-bird, Volume, Volume , Tone. There are a few headstrong features however: the fretboard is ebony with off-center dotted position markers and the headstock has a 2 x 2 lay-out.
The IV (and the very similar 5 string V) were only built between 1987 and 1989.

The IV is featured on page 90 of The Gibson Bass Book
(the V is on page 91).

The book can be ordered @ www.thegibsonbassbook.com

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