1976 Gibson Bicentennial Thunderbirds | CME Vintage Demos | Mike Larsen

It’s positively vibraslappin’ down in the BASSment! The CME house band smiths up a classic for this full band demo of our dual 1976 Gibson Thunderbirds, original reissues built to celebrate America’s bicentennial. Can you feel the sweet emotion?! The Gibson Thunderbird was introduced in 1963. At the time, Fender had been the leader in the electric bass market since their introduction of the Precision Bass twelve years earlier. The Thunderbird was designed by U.S. auto designer Raymond H. Dietrich (Chrysler, Lincoln, Checker) along with the Firebird guitar, which it resembles in design, construction, and name. There were originally two Thunderbird models, the Thunderbird II (one pickup) and Thunderbird IV (two pickups) The Thunderbird generally features bass humbuckers, colloquially referred to as “soapbars“ due to their oblong shape Check out more vintage Gibson here: