Mine’s only an Epiphone job
but it’s a special edition one in Antique Ivory with 3 gold pickups – it looks the fucking business if you ask me.

www.guitarguitar.co.uk/electric_guitars_detail.asp?stock=04041518452418
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 23 Apr 2010, 10:47, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

Sorry, *wipes mouth* excess saliva...
This is why I shouldn't be allowed to wander around guitar shops. I only went in to get some strings yesterday.
"It won't hurt to have a quick look 'round the bass section," I thought. Fuck me, I had no idea Epiphone Thunderbirds were so affordable. Now a significant chunk of my brain's runtime is taken up by the possibility of flogging my Aria and getting a Thunderbird in its place.

(Not least of all because it's the bass equivalent of a Firebird, which would make Vipros insanely jealous.)
(LongJohnBaldry, Fri 23 Apr 2010, 11:23, Reply)

Yes, do this.
Thunderbirds for Aria!
( Larry Vest One day at a time, sweet Jesus, FFS., Fri 23 Apr 2010, 11:53, Reply)

It's awfully tempting
Though I don't know how much money I'd get back for the Aria. But worse stil, I'll get dreadfully sentimental about it - it was my first full-size bass, you see.

But it probably doesn't sound as good as a Thunderbird...
(LongJohnBaldry, Fri 23 Apr 2010, 12:18, Reply)

The solution is obvious, my man.
Keep them both.
( Larry Vest One day at a time, sweet Jesus, FFS., Fri 23 Apr 2010, 12:24, Reply)

I don't really have the space
And if I owned 3 basses then the Aria really would see no use at all and I'd end up flogging it anyway.

I probably shouldn't get so worked up about this. But I might go back to the shop and ask if I can have a play on it to "assist my decision."
(LongJohnBaldry, Fri 23 Apr 2010, 12:26, Reply)

Just one little waffer thin bass?

( Larry Vest One day at a time, sweet Jesus, FFS., Fri 23 Apr 2010, 12:39, Reply)