Gibson Unveils the Rex Brown Signature Thunderbird Bass
Gibson has unveiled a new signature bass with former Pantera and Down bassist Rex Brown. The custom Thunderbird comes with a mahogany neck and body featuring a slimmer neck profile and a Drop D Xtender.
“Before meeting up in Nashville for a tour of Gibson USA, I got to meet the whole team at Gibson,” says Brown. “Cesar Gueikian (Gibson Brand President), and I forged a strong bond that day, that I can only describe as ‘Long Lost Brother’s”! He invited me to his home that night and we played music into the wee hours. Gibson has come so far, in such a short amount of time, and I’m beyond delighted to be in cahoots with this extraordinary bunch of music professionals. This new Thunderbird with Gibson is a life-long dream.”
Brown, who is also a solo artist, has his signature bass in ebony with gold accents. His signature is reproduced on the truss rod cover, plus a self-portrait sketch is on the backplate.
“A pair of powerful Rexbucker T-bird pickups provide plenty of output and low-end punch,” Gibson writes. “A master tone control is equipped with a push/pull switch that puts the pickups into passive mode when it is pulled out.”
Get the scoop from Brown himself:
The Gibson Rex Brown Signature Thunderbird Bass is available now for $2,799.
Gibson Rex Brown Signature Thunderbird Bass Specs:
| Scale: | 34″ |
| Construction: | Set Neck |
| Body: | Mahogany |
| Neck: | Mahogany |
| Neck Profile: | Rounded |
| Fingerboard: | Rosewood |
| Fingerboard Radius: | 12″ |
| Frets: | 20 Medium Jumbo |
| Nut: | Graph Tech |
| Nut Witch: | 1.5″ |
| Inlays: | Acrylic Dot |
| Pickups: | Rexbucker Thunderbird |
| Electronics: | Active/Passive |
| Bridge: | Hipshot |
| Tuners: | Hipshot Mini-Clover with Drop D Xtender |
| Pickguard: | Gold |
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