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<TITLE>1979 Gibson Thunderbird Bass</TITLE>
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<a href='http://www.flyguitars.com/graphics/1979-THUNDERBIRD-1.jpg'><img src='http://www.flyguitars.com/graphics/1979-THUNDERBIRD-1.jpg' alt='1978 Gibson Thunderbird bass, ebony finish'></a>

Body centrepiece and long scale neck constructed of one piece of mahogany. Mahogany wings. Thunderbird insignia embossed in red white and blue celebrating the year of the United States bicentennial. Rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays. Two thunderbird humbuckers, 34 1/2 inch scale.


<a href='http://www.flyguitars.com/graphics/1979-THUNDERBIRD-2.jpg'><img src='http://www.flyguitars.com/graphics/1979-THUNDERBIRD-2.jpg' alt='1978 Gibson Thunderbird bass. Body detail' width='400' height='600' loading='lazy'></a>
<a href='http://www.flyguitars.com/graphics/1979-THUNDERBIRD-3.jpg'><img src='http://www.flyguitars.com/graphics/1979-THUNDERBIRD-3.jpg' alt='1978 Gibson Thunderbird bass. Without the chrome bridge and pickup covers.' width='400' height='600' loading='lazy'></a>
<a href='http://www.flyguitars.com/graphics/1979-THUNDERBIRD-4.jpg'><img src='http://www.flyguitars.com/graphics/1979-THUNDERBIRD-4.jpg' alt='1978 Gibson Thunderbird bass. Body detail - switch details' width='400'  eight='600' loading='lazy'></a>
<a href='http://www.flyguitars.com/graphics/1979-THUNDERBIRD-5.jpg'><img src='http://www.flyguitars.com/graphics/1979-THUNDERBIRD-5.jpg' alt='1978 Gibson Thunderbird bass. Body detail - Volume and tone knobs' width='400' height='600' loading='lazy'></a>
<a href='http://www.flyguitars.com/graphics/1979-THUNDERBIRD-6.jpg'><img src='http://www.flyguitars.com/graphics/1979-THUNDERBIRD-6.jpg' alt='1978 Gibson Thunderbird bass. Body detail - headstock with inlaid Gibson logo' width='400' height='600' loading='lazy'></a>
<a href='http://www.flyguitars.com/graphics/1979-THUNDERBIRD-7.jpg'><img src='http://www.flyguitars.com/graphics/1979-THUNDERBIRD-7.jpg' alt='1978 Gibson Thunderbird bass. Body detail' width='400' height='600' loading='lazy'></a>
<a href='http://www.flyguitars.com/graphics/1979-THUNDERBIRD-8.jpg'><img src='http://www.flyguitars.com/graphics/1979-THUNDERBIRD-8.jpg' alt='1978 Gibson Thunderbird bass. Body detail' width='400' height='600' loading='lazy'></a>
<a href='http://www.flyguitars.com/graphics/1979-THUNDERBIRD-9.jpg'><img src='http://www.flyguitars.com/graphics/1979-THUNDERBIRD-9.jpg' alt='1978 Gibson Thunderbird bass. Bridge detail - 3 point bridge' width='400' height='600' loading='lazy'></a>
<a href='http://www.flyguitars.com/graphics/1979-THUNDERBIRD-10.jpg'><img src='http://www.flyguitars.com/graphics/1979-THUNDERBIRD-10.jpg' alt='1978 Gibson Thunderbird bass. As with all gibson guitars and basses built after 1970, the words 'MADE IN USA' are stamped beneath the serial number' width='400' height='600' loading='lazy'></a>
<a href='http://www.flyguitars.com/graphics/1979-THUNDERBIRD-11.jpg'><img src='http://www.flyguitars.com/graphics/1979-THUNDERBIRD-11.jpg' alt='1978 Gibson Thunderbird bass. Rear headstock detail' width='400' height='600' loading='lazy'></a>