This reissue featured the original body shape and neck-through construction but unlike the previous issues, the bicentennial edition included the new "three-point" bridge and a red, white, and blue Thunderbird logo. The Thunderbird IV was reissued in 1976 as a bicentennial edition. Gibson started producing the non-reverse Thunderbirds again for the public in late 2012.
Though fewer non-reverse Thunderbirds were shipped, the original reverse-body instruments retain a higher collectors' value. The non-reverse Thunderbird was continued until 1969. Also, the expensive neck-through construction was replaced by traditional Gibson set-neck construction. Due to a lawsuit brought by Fender because of the resemblance to the Fender Jazzmaster, the body styles were modified, with the result being called the "non-reverse" body. The original Thunderbirds (and Firebirds) have a "reverse" body, with the treble horn extended and the bass horn recessed. In 1966, Gibson changed the Thunderbird's design and construction. The Thunderbird usually features bass humbuckers, colloquially referred to as "soapbars" due to their appearance. There were originally two Thunderbird models: the Thunderbird II, with only one pickup, and the Thunderbird IV, with two pickups. Previous models use the short scale of 30½ inches. The Thunderbird was Gibson's first model built in the 34-inch scale, which had been made popular by Fender.
Some cheaper Epiphone models feature a more conventional bolt-on neck construction.
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The Thunderbird bass, like the Rickenbacker 4000 series and the Firebird guitar designed concurrently, has neck-through construction: the neck wood runs the entire length of the body, with the rest of the body glued into place. Josh Reedy of DecembeRadio playing a custom Gibson Thunderbird onstage Dietrich (Chrysler, Lincoln, Checker) along with the Firebird guitar, which it resembles in design, construction, and name. At the time, Fender had been the leader in the electric bass market since their introduction of the Precision Bass twelve years earlier. The Gibson Thunderbird was introduced in 1963. The Gibson Thunderbird is an electric bass guitar made by Gibson and Epiphone.
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