Gibson Left Handed Thunderbird Bass 2018 Ebony

This is a genuine left handed USA made 2018 Gibson Thunderbird bass guitar that I've owned for about a month, at the time of this listing.

This Bass has not been used much at all and I've rehearsed with it on no more than twenty occasions. I've polished it down every time I played and stored it in it's included hardcase.

The original strings from the factory remain on this bass and still have plenty of brilliance and life in them and I've set up the string action very low for comfortable and effortless playing. The strings are Gibson roundwounds, G.45, D.65, A.85, E.105 gauges respectively.

The hardcase has a pocket which contains all original factory items: A Gibson multi-tool, a leather Gibson strap, user manual, a Gibson polishing cloth, Warranty, a factory inspection letter and a photo of the Thunderbird itself (presumably just after factory inspection).

As you can see from the images I've provided, the hardcase has bubblewrap cushioning the headstock of the bass and this how it was out of the factory. Thunderbird basses have a notorious history of having fragile headstocks (when struck) so I left it there for extra safety.

It's honestly one of the best/robust instruments I've ever played but due to the weight of the Bass/Hardcase and my own lack of personal transportation I'm looking for a much lighter solution.

Most Thunderbird users seem to use a pick but Fingerstyle (John Entwistle) and Slap/Pop styles are great on the loud punchy humbuckers, especially when plucking over the bridge pickup, versatile if you want it to be.

As this Bass hasn't seen much action blemishes and flaws are very hard to come by but I will list some small things: There are tiny paint chips around the edge of the raised centre block which was there when I opened the hardcase for the first time. There is slight inconsistent intonation on the higher frets of the E-string and this can be fixed with the multi-tool provided but this wasn't a problem for me as I rarely fret high up on the E-string. Minuscule scratches (seen only under bright lights) can be found near the pickups and I assume this is from a pick touching the finish...very, very faint but worth mentioning. Finally, this bass was marketed to me to have coil-tapping and this is definitely not the case despite online retailers and Gibson themselves advertising a coil-tap function for this 2018 Thunderbird Bass. So be careful and don't damage the knobs by pushing/pulling them because there isn't any coil-tapping whatsoever! 

A very enjoyable, easy playing Bass with a big sound. It deserves more play time, for sure. I will be shipping this in it's original box and additional bubblewrap. Thank you for the taking the time to read my listing!