Gibson Les Paul bassFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 gibson bass guitar The Gibson Les Paul bass was first manufactured in 1969, just after the relaunch of the Les Paul guitar in 1968. Like the solid-body EB basses, and the Les Paul guitar, it had a mahogany body with set mahogany neck. In 1971 the model was redesigned slightly, and given the name Les Paul Triumph. A hollow body version was created in 1973, named the Les Paul Signature bass. All Les Paul Bass models were discontinued in 1979. Les Paul basses were available in 4 or 5-string models. The first 90’s version of the Standard model featured Bartolini electronics and pickups. This version features a three-way pickup selector switch. The Les Paul Standard bass was discontinued in 2006.
The Gibson Thunderbird Guitar Story Executive summary by Gareth Owen
Gibson Thunderbird is one among the different classic models of bass guitars that were introduced by Gibson. The Gibson Thunderbird is a masterpiece. The previous models of Gibson bass guitars had a scale of 30.5 inches, which was short, whereas the Gibson Thunderbird had a scale of about 34 inches, which was similar to the scale that the Fender’s bass guitars had.Originally there were two Gibson Thunderbird models, one was Thunderbird II, which had one pickup and the other was Thunderbird IV, which had two pickups. It was in the year 1966 that Gibson changed the design and structure of the Gibson Thunderbird. The non-reverse Gibson Thunderbird was in the assembly line till 1969 and then it was discontinued. Then a new version of Gibson Thunderbird came out in the market, which was named as Thunderbird IV. The Gibson Thunderbird IV had the original body and neck-through construction. The current versions of the Gibson Thunderbird that are present in the market these days are the Gibson Thunderbird IV, Gibson Thunderbird Studio (4 string), Gibson Thunderbird Studio (5 string) and Epiphone Thunderbird IV. Check out other guide on Guitar Amp.
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