Gaolee
Official leathers tester and crash dummy
It is the PA, my little bass amp, the Flamingo, the doghouse, stands, and my board. It is not as much as it appears. I just get to be the pack mule even for playing in a restaurant.
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Thunderbird Club
- Thread starter TBird1958
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- Jun 30, 2010
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- musician/artist/owner - Gildaxe
- Jun 30, 2010
- 49,605
- 222,077
- Disclosures
- musician/artist/owner - Gildaxe
The now defunct SF depot was not open on weekends. UPS stores are open on Saturdays. I only had to use that option once - and paid a premium.
There's one they took of me at the post office of me pooping my pants when they told me the shipping. But I don't think that was was what your were thinking.
Here's one I took for one of the interested individuals. Much better the the PO pic.
Somehow that makes me feel less violated. When I got my '06 Thunderbird from AZ, it was $170 something, and that was a number of years ago. The seller and I were both shocked. But it did require a big box.
Professional Grade stupid.....I've shipped enough basses/guitars in HSC's, gig-bags and just the bass to do it so it gets there in good condition, but even still - shippers are skilled at damaging the best boxed instrument and FedEx are the most skilled.
Yes, I've shipped basses starting in the $60s to $70s, and it has gone nuts from there. But nothing like this crazy jump. My pay sure hasn't gone up anywhere near the price of everything else.
Looks like my classic Pro.
- Jun 30, 2010
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- musician/artist/owner - Gildaxe
For shipping a guitar/bass only - the key is keeping the box as small/efficient/protective as possible. Oversized = $$$. Then it's two layers of heavy cardboard - reversed bias to form the box. Then it's bubble-wrap - the bigger bubbles the better. It should surround the bass like a pillow and fill the inside of the box.
A bass w/HSC doesn't require as much exterior padding - I've received a bass shipped in a HSC w/o box! (case taped shut) I would never do that, but the bass inside the case should be surrounded by bubble-wrap (small bubble version) and especially if the bass is not a tight fit in the case. Detune strings at lease a half-step and have a thin piece of foam sheet between the strings, fb & pu’s. Make sure nothing moves inside the case once it is closed.
Not a 100% guarantee it will arrive safely (I have stories...) but doing this will give it the best chance of getting to where you send it unscathed for the least amount of money. Oh, and always insure it for replacement value - always.
I received my sea foam green Epi NR like that, except he didn't bother to tape the case shut. The shipper even forgot to add the suite number for our office, but thankfully the UPS driver came door to door until he found me. I am still shocked that the bass actually made it to me.
Looks like a Classic Pro (with Gibson USA pups). Note the position of the neck pup vs the pickguard screw. I think that is the rare “correct” (as per 60s) pickup placement.
Anyone?
Yep. Classic Pro. Same as my 2019 except p/u position.
Thanks ya'll, I'll try and acquire it, it's local.
- Jun 30, 2010
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Wow! What bygone era/decade was that?
Today, (here in the Mission SF) the Fed Ex guy would leave it on my porch in plain view and within minutes it would be stollen by a porch-pirate. no - joke
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Looks like an Epiphone CP. if so, an excellent bass for anything under $700. Frequently mislabeled by sellers as an Eppi IV and priced at around $400, which is an awesome deal. Look for the special year 2012ish model where the neck pickup is located closer to the bridge than the one in your photo…(note the neck pup screw on this model year is well below the center screw on the pickguard)…
That special pup placement tightens up the TB+ pickup nicely and makes an already sweet sounding bird sound even better. Love love love the way mine sounds.
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