Gibson Launches Gene Simmons G2 Thunderbird Bass
Last year, Gibson and KISS bassist Gene Simmons announced they would be partnering for the G² line of instruments across the Gibson, Epiphone, and Kramer brands. Now the fruits of their labor are being realized in the first product from the line with the G² Thunderbird Bass. The instrument marks the first ever signature artist bass for Simmons from Gibson.
“Gibson is an outstanding company and has earned its place as a leading guitar brand with fans around the world,” Simmons states. “The new G² Thunderbird basses are all handmade in the USA, with a sound that is off the charts. The design is so beautiful and collectible, they are simply works of art.”
The new axe features a reverse Thunderbird body made from mahogany with multi-ply binding. Its mahogany neck has a rounded profile and an ebony fingerboard sporting 20 frets and pearloid reverse split diamond inlays.
Its electronics include a pair of T-Bird pickups with a Volume/Volume/Tone control configuration while its hardware is comprised of a Hipshot bridge and Hipshot Mini Clover tuners. Finally, Gibson finishes the bass in an ebony nitrocellulose lacquer with black chrome hardware and a mirror plex pickguard complete with a laser engraved Gene Simmons logo.
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The Gibson Gene Simmons G2 Thunderbird Bass is available now for $2,799. It ships with a modern hardshell case.
Gibson Gene Simmons G2 Thunderbird Bass Specs:
| Scale: | 34″ |
| Body: | Mahogany |
| Binding: | Multi-Ply |
| Neck: | Mahogany |
| Profile: | Rounded |
| Nut Width: | 1.6″ |
| Fingerboard: | Ebony |
| Fingerboard Binding: | Single Ply |
| Frets: | 20 |
| Inlay: | Pearloid Reverse Split Diamond |
| Nut: | Graph Tech |
| Pickup: | Rhythm T-Bird (Neck), Lead T-Bird (Bridge) |
| Controls: | Volum, Volume, Tone |
| Bridge: | Hipshot Bass Bridge |
| Knobs: | Black Top Hat with Silver Inserts |
| Tuners: | Hipshot Mini Clover |
| Plating: | Black Chrome |
| Case: | Modern Hardshell |
| Finish: | Ebony |
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