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Thunderbird Club
- Thread starter TBird1958
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- Mar 13, 2008
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@jamersonburton
Here's an Epiphone classic next to my '89, note where the lower 'bout meets the body.
Here's an Epiphone classic next to my '89, note where the lower 'bout meets the body.
Got the Epi. Once saw an ebay ad, but didn't think it looks 1000€ better. This one looks awesome though. Is it just the foto or is the fretboard ebony?
@Mantis Tobaggan posted a thread about USPS shipping. WARNING, looking at the pictures of his Bird that arrived today is heartbreaking. I felt a great disturbance in the Force.
Yes, the Gibson Blackbird is ebony fret board same as the black cherry Sixx signature.
That really is quite shocking - and highlights what a good idea it is for my new bass to be shipped with the neck off, in a shorter, thicker box.
And Mantis was just sharing with us,
a few pages ago how this Bird was on his way to him.
Ultra drag!
a few pages ago how this Bird was on his way to him.
Ultra drag!
I'd imagine that would be rather hard for a Gibson. ;-)
Edit: And of course I misread that you were talking about yours.
@jamersonburton
Here's an Epiphone classic next to my '89, note where the lower 'bout meets the body.
That is just beautiful and yeah, I see what you mean. Looks subtle but I bet there is quite a noticeable difference. May I ask what hex key is used for the classic?
I know one thing about it -> You should buy it! The right number of `birds is one more!
Looks like they're retaining the access.@jamersonburton
Here's an Epiphone classic next to my '89, note where the lower 'bout meets the body.
The NRBird has a six-bolt neck. Can't imagine ever shipping a neckthrough via parcel post.
Gaolee
Official leathers tester and crash dummy
I just saw the photos of the damage. That's sickening. All of my Thunderbirds were shipped to me. One case suffered a little damage, if it wasn't already damaged when it was shipped, but no other damage. Dumb luck, perhaps. It's really discouraging when that kind of mindless damage happens.
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Super bummer but that's a crappy packing job. I ship USPS domestically and internationally with no problems.
YOU HAVE TO KNOW HOW TO PACK. You can't just throw a bass in a crap case, put it in a duct taped, recycled box without adequate packing materials and expect it to arrive undamaged. I doubt the shipper will be able to get paid on a claim for that abortion.
I insure all my basses for full value. I only expect to collect if the bass is lost. Verifying a properly packed shipment is a nightmare. I've had three arrive with a damaged case but only one bass with any damage, it was fairly slight.
Including 8 ExplorerBirds by Priority Mail with no damage, one each to Italy and Japan.
In another life my RTA furniture company was the largest UPS shipper in my county. All packaging had to be drop tested to qualify for insurance coverage. That's three times on each of the six corners from a height of 18 inches.
Welcome to the real world, hold the outrage.
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