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Catalogue data

Maker	Gibson
Origin	United States
Type	bass · solidbody
Introduced	1963
Maker founded	1894
Status	current
Catalogue no.	164

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Specimen 164

Thunderbird

Thunderbird — photograph by MaxVaudous — MaxVaudous — CC BY-SA 4.0 — via Wikimedia CommonsReport this image

Note

Reverse-body bass designed with automotive designer Ray Dietrich; rock/metal bass icon.

Related models — same maker — Gibson

144DoveGibson · 1962
145ES-330Gibson · 1959
146ES-335Gibson · 1958
147ES-355Gibson · 1959
148ExplorerGibson · 1958
149FirebirdGibson · 1963
150Flying VGibson · 1958
151Gary Clark Jr / Mick Ronson / Michael Schenker signaturesGibson · 2026

Same era — 1960s

026D-35C.F. Martin & Co. · 1965
084CasinoEpiphone · 1961
088FirebirdEpiphone · 1963
091Hummingbird / Dove / J-45 ECEpiphone · 1960
094RivieraEpiphone · 1962
095SG StandardEpiphone · 1963

Same body shape / configuration — solidbody

010BichB.C. Rich · 1970
011EagleB.C. Rich · 1970
012MockingbirdB.C. Rich · 1976
014WarlockB.C. Rich · 1981
062'59 M NOS+ (Double Cut)Danelectro · 1959
065MLDean Guitars · 1977

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