Gig bag for Gibson Thunderbird IV?

Ritter makes a bag (not the bass builder) for T-Birds

 

Started the same exact thread a couple of weeks ago...

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=442826&highlight=thunderbird

Unfortunately they seem incredibly difficult (if not impossible) to come by at the moment. I was lucky and someone here offered to sell me an epiphone one - that isn't all that great actually. Real thin, but it does the job. Only other options I found in a week's worth of searching were to:

A. Buy the epiphone gigpack here http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Epiphone-All-Access-Thunderbird-Bass-Pack?sku=484002 and sell what ya don't need.

B. Email this guy [email protected] . Didn't check your location, but he's the Ritter Bags US distributor. He told me they haven't had a shipment in a while but they might possibly get some come august. Another source said that Ritter is going under and there aren't going to be any bags in a while - but I don't know.

C. Go to all your local music stores and see if they've got something that will fit it.

I couldn't find anything online, and the couple of oversized bags I did find wouldn't fit it. Traben and Dean if I remember correctly. Good luck, and please post if you find anything as I wouldn't mind upgrading the one I presently have.

 

At Last!

Body Glove makers of swim and suba gear now makes a bass gig bag for Epiphone/Gibson model Thunderbird IV bass.

For some reason this product is not listed on their website,
bodyglove.com.

But, samash.com sells this bag for $29.99.
Model No# BBBGGREBXX EBLI BGGR-EB
This bag is part of Body Gloves (Green Room Series)

I purchased one this month (4/2009). It is made of good
material with three pockets for take alongs.

Take Care!
Blackthunder

 

Hey, thanks for the info. Is it a fairly solid gigbag or is it just a thin covering? I don't take my T-bird out cuz I don't want to carry the case around, and the gigbag I have now is too flimsy. If you could compare it to another gigbag, give a quick review or pic, I'd be grateful as I might order one too. Thanks.

 

I have one that is made by Musicians Friend, fits it well and seems pretty well protected. I picked mine up with my bird though so I don't know the price but it's worked great for me.

 

Man, you guys would be brave (or foolish) trapsing around with a T-Bird in a gig bag, with as many broken headstocks as you see on T-Birds, that big ol' paddle headstock angled back like that and that tiny little area behind the nut... that's all flirtin' with disaster...

 

+1 to the above.

 

For my 200 dollar Epi-Bird I have a reasonable 50.00 bag and could care less, but a Gib-Bird would NEVER be in a bag as long as I had a HSC available---EVER!!!

 

I carry one of mine in a Ritter gig bag - very carefully. It is one of two '76 Bicentennial Tbirds I own. This one has already had a neck repair. I don't worry about it as much. My other one I've had since it was new, and it is in excellent condition, so I don't carry it in a gig bag - in fact it hasn't left the house in years.

 

I wouldn't carry any of my Gibson made guitars in a gig bag.

I know plenty of people use them without incident, I know plenty of people that (for all intents and porpoises) NEED to use a gig bag (with public transport as a consideration) and I know of plenty of people who just prefer a gig bag... I've always carried my basses and guitars in hardshell cases. I see the biffs, scuffs and dings in my cases and realize that the case is there for protection, first and foremost.

The one guitar I have with a gig bag got a bent tuning key for the sake of convenience. But it's a Tele, it can take it.

 

I hear ya's on all the above. That's why my T-bird never gets out to play. :/ The case is huge too and doesn't fit in my trunk. Just makes it into the back seat and I have to work it a bit. I think that bass may be going on the chopping block soon - it's going to be a waste of a beautiful bass just hiding in my bedroom.

Would still like a little review.

 

dude, the hardshell for the gibson can't be any bigger than the one for the epi..that thing is huge,and i never have any problems fitting it into my car.unless your car is really small?

 

Trust me, I wrestle it into the back seat.



Mine's also one of the rare 5 strings. That may add to the size, but I don't know fer sure.

 

i use one of these for my epi tbird

http://www.bodyglove.com/products_detail.php?product_id=7826

its not horrible, although, its not a perfect fit, its close enough.

 

People tend to treat a hard shell case rougher because it can take it, so it is going to get scuffed and dinged more than a gig bag would. When I use a gig bag I'm far more careful with it than I would be with a hard case.

 

could be..

 

Musician's friend has a traben bag that fits a T-bird really well.

H

 

My T-Bird is difficult getting across a vehicle, I don't mess with it and drop the seats and run it lengthwise.