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Thunderbird Club

#215,309
GonePlaid said:
The 67's OHSC worked fine for nearly 8 years of 6 nights a week gigs, but eventually the headstock end got cracked and gave way. Repairs were attempted(unsuccessfully), so various substitutes have been tried.
The load in/out process needs to be done quickly about one hour b4 downbeat(there's no setting up early except for one gig-and I use a short scale there). There's a lotta potential for damage in the gigmobile due to the amount of other [stuff] I hafta carry. The bass is 52" long so(so far)no commercially available case*, except the ginormous Coffin(TM)case, is long enuff. Also, FWIW, the places we play don't have an area to store cases while we're playing (no stage therefore no back stage), so cases, duffels, etc. are behind us. And at one venue, I hafta leave the case in the van.

*I've searched numerous times
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So does Gibson make a HSC for their new NR? And if so, wouldn't that fit?
 
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#215,312
TBird1958 said:
They do, i don't think an original would fit though - that headstock!
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What was Gibson thinking? A '63-'65 is 50.5" long and they chose to make an already long bass 1.5" longer? Brilliant.
 
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JIO said:
So does Gibson make a HSC for their new NR? And if so, wouldn't that fit?
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it fits…..13 (pic) and 21 are interchangeable……thx @MCF
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JIO said:
So does Gibson make a HSC for their new NR? And if so, wouldn't that fit?
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A) Yes; (II) No. Not according to people who have a '21 case. The 67 is 51.5"from tip of HS to bottom strap button. Interior length of the Coffin(TM)case is 56"(54.5"to bottom 'block'). I had to remove the storage compartment from the bottom(as suggested by @Nocturnal-I think). But at least the entire bass is in the case.
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Gibson doesn't sell their cases and I'm not paying the guy selling one for $569(shipped)to find out it doesn't fit.
ADDENDUM: I can get a custom ATA travel case made for less, but it too would be heavy and unwieldy.
 
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