Gibson Non-Reverse Thunderbird

The T-Bird’s weighty mahogany body provides sustain ad infinitum, but the lack of any ergonomic chamfering might irritate you if you pick from your shoulder instead of your wrist. Still, you can slip on a sweatband, or you can chafe for your art: the choice is yours – the explosive grit at your fingertips is worth a little discomfort. As the formidable reputation that precedes it suggests, the Thunderbird lives up to its name. What it lacks in subtlety it more than compensates for with some big sounds, a battleship-like construction and a beautiful finish. Investigate with full confidence, we say.