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Thunderbird Club
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To me it depends on the bass. Anything with a maple neck and straight headstock is ok in a gigbag.
- Jun 30, 2010
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My behind is bigger than my chest, also... You're taking quite the interest in my "watermelons" I thought you were straight and spoken for...?
I didn’t realize they made those with a scarf joint for the headstock.
The finish cracks in the body at the neck heel are common for bolt on basses. It looks like the plastic plate on the headstock is possibly separating a bit, but that’s not a functional issue.
I like the grain on that one. It’s been knocked around. You could probably find one with fewer dents and scratches.
Particularly one with humbuckers and particularly a Thunderbird... But yeah.
Dad just told them if they don’t behave he’ll replace them with thunderbirds!
Looks really nice! Better than the last one that fell through. The Korean birds are better than the China birds in my opinion. The stress cracks at the heel look to be finish cracks and nothing structural. But I would ask what happened to the serial number on the headstock.
Was wondering about that also. I don’t ever recall seeing a scarf joint on a thunderbird that had the original neck. That combined with the lack of serial numbers on the headstock and the stress cracks in the neck pocket make me wonder if the neck has been repaired or replaced. It’s an odd one considering it would probably cost more to repair or replace that neck than just to buy a whole new used Eppi Tbird. That said, if it is a repair or replacement it looks every bit as good (maybe better) than the original.
Not the later Chinese model.Bolt-on 'birds have the s/n on the neck plate, not the headstock.....
That is what grandpa would say. Dad’s a percussionist.
I always use really good gig bags for my other instruments, (to practice and local small bar gigs), the straight headstock on the fenders make me confident of no problems. I’m always a little more concerned when I have one of my Rics in a gig bag because of the tilted back headstock, so with the T-Bird I’m even more concerned. But the HSC is like twice the weight and just to frickin’ big, especially for some of the venues I currently play where storage is minimal.
This is why I asked about what gig bags some of you might be using for your T-Birds so I could hopefully find one I feel confident using.
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How much later?
I've had a few of the earlier China-made bolt-ons that had it on the plate, in the 2007-2009 range, so I'm guessing newer than that?
You got me checkin.Bolt-on 'birds have the s/n on the neck plate, not the headstock.....
My Korean Goth does in fact have the serial number on the neck plate.
However both my China Goths have the serial number stamped into the wood on the back of the headstock.
So maybe it’s more a function of origin.
PA90’s post does clearly show the neck plate with a serial number on it. So that answers the serial number question.
Still puzzled about the scarf joint.
I think both of the burst bolt-ons I've had (one Korean, one early Chinese) were that way - the solid-colored ones would be more difficult to notice?
Edit: my remaining made-in-Korea Thunderbird
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And Mom had just told them, "Daddy drinks because you cry."
I use the Gator Icon for bass. I previously used their ProGo, but the strap needed replacement so I had to replace the whole case. Both are fantastic and extremely protective. They have moveable neck supports inside. The Icon fits the Thunderbird better than the ProGo, so although I prefer the ProGo's pockets to the Icon's, it's worth it. You just need to remove the inside bottom cushion in either.
