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Epiphone Thunderbird IV Bass

Name: Epiphone Thunderbird IV Bass
Brand: Epiphone

Epiphone · Thunderbird IV Bass

Price: 161 EUR – 1.027 EUR

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Epiphone's more affordable take on Gibson's reverse-body Thunderbird bass, built around the same neck-through concept and mini-humbucker voicing at a lower price point.

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About the Epiphone Thunderbird IV Bass

The Thunderbird body shape traces back to Ray Dietrich's 1963 design for Gibson, distinguished by its reversed, wing-like upper horn and a construction where the neck runs through the body rather than bolting or gluing on as a separate piece. Epiphone's Thunderbird IV keeps that visual identity and, on neck-through examples, the same fundamental construction approach, typically substituting a mahogany/walnut-laminate neck-through assembly comparable in concept to Gibson's own.

Electronics use mini-humbucker-style pickups voiced closer to a single-coil than a standard full-size humbucker, contributing to the Thunderbird's recognizable growl in the low-mid range. As an Epiphone rather than a Gibson, the Thunderbird IV trades some hardware and finish refinement for a substantially lower price, making the body shape and tonal character accessible without requiring the Gibson-branded instrument.

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Sound character of the Epiphone Thunderbird IV Bass

The neck-through-body construction transfers string vibration more directly and with longer sustain than a bolt-on neck, and combined with the mahogany/walnut body and a pair of mini-humbuckers, the Thunderbird IV produces a darker, more resonant, growling low end than a typical alder bolt-on bass.

Dark Growly Resonant

Technical data for the Epiphone Thunderbird IV Bass

Body	Reverse-body, mahogany/walnut
Neck	Neck-through construction
Pickups	2x Mini-humbucker
Scale	34"
Origin brand context	Epiphone (Gibson-affiliated)

Price history for the Epiphone Thunderbird IV Bass

Cheapest seen: 161 EUR · Most expensive seen: 1.027 EUR

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The history of the Epiphone Thunderbird IV Bass

Gibson introduced the Thunderbird in 1963 with its reversed body design; Epiphone's Thunderbird IV brings the same neck-through concept and mini-humbucker voicing to a more accessible price tier.