Simon Gallup
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Simon Johnathon Gallup is an English musician who is best known as bassist for The Cure, which he first joined in 1979 and for which he has played through most of the band's history. Gallup is the sec
Gallup performing in 2012
Gallup with The Cure in 2019
Gibson Thunderbird
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The Gibson Thunderbird is an electric bass guitar made by Gibson and Epiphone.
Simon Gallup
…married his second wife Sarah in 1997, and they have two children together. Sarah died in 2019 of pancreatic cancer. Gallup's favourite bass is his Gibson Thunderbird. In 2004 Gibson created a special red Thunderbird bass for Gallup, to celebrate his 25th year as the bassist for the Cure. He has also played Fender…
An Epiphone Thunderbird in Tobacco Sunburst.
Josh Reedy of DecembeRadio playing a custom Gibson Thunderbird onstage