Epiphone Thunderbird Pro 5 Bass Guitar Demo

Epiphone Thunderbird Pro 5 Bass. 5 Strings, neck-through body, active humbucker pickups, "natural oil" finish. These knobs are not stock, but actually some old Fender Jazz Bass knobs I had lying around (I like having arrows on my knobs).

There aren't a lot of great demos of this particular bass, so I thought I'd contribute something. Don't expect any great playing, just a simple demonstration.

This was recorded with a simple webcam mic, as played through an Ampeg Micro-VR amp and Ampeg 2x10 cabinet.

Pick up one of these basses today, kids! Thanks for watching, and please leave a comment (good or bad).

Category:

Music

Tags:

• bass
• guitar
• epiphone
• thunderbird
• thunderbird pro
• 5 string

[archzurfer]

What brand strings you have on them?

[Houstonbassdemo]

@archzurfer It's been so long that I'm not quite sure, but I think I had it strung with GHS Boomers.

[scarred2112]

Thanks for the review - I've been looking for decent video & audio review on the 5-string version, and you certainly provided it! That's a pretty massive B-string for the price, and as the only other T-Bird I'd like is Mike Lull's custom "T-Bass" @ over $4K, the Epi Pro is looking more and more like a purchase... :D

One question: any idea on the string-spacing @ the bridge? It's kinda a make-or-break for me as I'm not a full "3/4 inch-19mm" guy but like a it tighter on my 5s.

[Houstonbassdemo]

@scarred2112 I wish I could answer your question, but I actually ended up selling this bass a couple of months ago to fund some unfortunate personal expenses. As a result, I can't measure the string spacing for you. I'm pretty sure it was full 19 mm spacing, as the neck was much wider than, say, an Ibanez Soundgear 5 string.

[kreepyn]

That helped me a lot, I love the pick sound on this bass. One question: The TBird Pro 4 Sounds like the Pro 5 ?

[Houstonbassdemo]

@kreepyn Glad to hear the video was helpful. The pick sound of this bass is my favorite tone, too! If there is a difference in the sound of the Pro 4 and Pro 5, I have not been able to detect it (tried out both at Guitar Center when I bought the Pro 5).

[han1337solo]

Good review. What songs were you playing in this video? I don't recognize a lot of the riffs you were playing, except, of course, for the Cliff Burton and AFI riffs. Also, I heard this bass has a neck dive problem...is that true? Thanks.

[pitirijascompany]

I have The pro 4

and

i proof the sound of the pro 5

and

the pro 5 is better

more power

[78superboss]

1:44 Cliff Burton \m/

[haus05]

@Houstonbassdemo i own a tbird pro 4 and also have a vid review up no sound demo just the info but the sound demo is coming soon be sure to check in on my page or sub but yea i love my tbirds both my ltd edition and my PRO 4 !!!

[THEINVENTABLETHREAT]

Played one today. If you play metal it's a very good bass. I don't make genre specific remarks about instruments but this is one is an exception. On an Epi bolt on you can play any genre. But this bass any way I twisted and turned the knobs I kept thinking metal, heavy metal, thrash, speed metal, death metal.