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Gig bag for Gibson Thunderbird IV?

#22
kleingeld said:
This thread is years old, but I haven't found anything newer on this topic. I'm now in the market for a gig bag for my Gibson Thunderbird. Any suggestions? Thanks.
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Gator ProGo. There are a few other gig bags (the coffin gig bag has enough interior room but the neck support is about as good as a baggy filled with styrofoam peanuts) that a Thunderbird will fit in with no neck support at all. This bag has an excellent neck support and a removable bottom cushion…I take it out if I'm using my Pro IV because it's about 2" longer than my regular Thunderbird.
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#23
The Golden Boy said:
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...

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Yup. Only a matter of time.
 
#25
First off yours is a epi no where near as fragile. I have been playing and working on Thunderbirds since '76. Don't come crying when you open your gig bag and your bass is in two pieces.
 
#28
kleingeld said:
Thanks for the advice (and the cautions).
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As a Thunderbird owner I'd have to think you already know about the headstock concern.
That's why I like the Gator case...excellent neck cradle which is held in by velcro and can be adjusted closer or farther away from the headstock, whichever way you find more suitable.
When this case is zipped up you'd be surprised how firm the sides get. I'm very careful with my Thunderbird, and even though there's a remote chance of someone else not treating it as I do, the same can be said for even a hard case.
 
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jd56hawk said:
That's why I like the Gator case...excellent neck cradle which is held in by velcro and can be adjusted closer or farther away from the headstock, whichever way you find more suitable.
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I haven't used my Gator gig bag for my Thunderbird yet, but I think it would be fine. I would personally move the neck cradle a little closer to the nut though.

I have owned Thunderbirds since I bought my first one new in '76. 30 years ago I checked it in on an airplane in the Gibson hard case, with a towel rolled up under the nut area and it made it just fine. I have also, many times, taken my other '76 and my '11 short scale in a Ritter gig bag which isn't anywhere close to as protective as the Gator bag and had no issues. I think if you handle it yourself, are careful, and don't let anyone else touch it a gig bag is fine with Tbirds (I know, heresy....). I know the risk and accept it though.
 
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Showdown said:
I haven't used my Gator gig bag for my Thunderbird yet, but I think it would be fine. I would personally move the neck cradle a little closer to the nut though.

I have owned Thunderbirds since I bought my first one new in '76. 30 years ago I checked it in on an airplane in the Gibson hard case, with a towel rolled up under the nut area and it made it just fine. I have also, many times, taken my other '76 and my '11 short scale in a Ritter gig bag which isn't anywhere close to as protective as the Gator bag and had no issues. I think if you handle it yourself, are careful, and don't let anyone else touch it a gig bag is fine with Tbirds (I know, heresy....). I know the risk and accept it though.
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The neck cushion is held in by Velcro...you can take it out and move it 2 or 3 inches so it’s closer to the headstock.
 

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