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Thunderbird Club

#307,141
White Saundersbird Wednesday (bass face) :D

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GBassNorth said:
That isn’t a bad deal at or near that price IF you can refinish it yourself (the painted fixed area isn’t done in metal flake and the color isn’t a great match, would drive my OCD nutz). But if you have to send it out for painting you’re looking at somewhere between $700 and $1000 for that work including the shipping. Considering the current $300 bid price you could probably get a brand new one for the same price or less and it won’t be damaged goods. Just my .02 cents.
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Agreed. Also I would want to make sure the truss rod is fully functional.
The ad says 3 strips of maple were used, but the truss rod is in the middle. Hopefully they didn’t screw it up.
IMO it would have been better to use mahogany and strip/stain/oil the neck.
 
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GBassNorth said:
That isn’t a bad deal at or near that price IF you can refinish it yourself (the painted fixed area isn’t done in metal flake and the color isn’t a great match, would drive my OCD nutz). But if you have to send it out for painting you’re looking at somewhere between $700 and $1000 for that work including the shipping. Considering the current $300 bid price you could probably get a brand new one for the same price or less and it won’t be damaged goods. Just my .02 cents.
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I could touch it up reasonably close for cheap, which is why I am NOT LOOKING.
 
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GBassNorth said:
That isn’t a bad deal at or near that price IF you can refinish it yourself (the painted fixed area isn’t done in metal flake and the color isn’t a great match, would drive my OCD nutz). But if you have to send it out for painting you’re looking at somewhere between $700 and $1000 for that work including the shipping. Considering the current $300 bid price you could probably get a brand new one for the same price or less and it won’t be damaged goods. Just my .02 cents.
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But it is being displayed on a racing slick. That's gotta be worth something right there.
 
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JIO said:
Yah, all true - just threw it out there for what it was.
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Actually, it’s great to see these kinds of posts. There are a number of people here in the club perfectly capable of doing their own refinish, and at that price (assuming the bids don’t run it up) it’s a potential sweet find. I’ve personally never been one for finishing/refinishing a bass, just way way too much time and effort for my liking.

I’d much rather send it to a pro like Wilkins and pay somebody to do it right. Frankly, I don’t have a clue how he makes enough profit on a refinish job to stay in business. The down side of my laziness in this area is the shipping and finishing costs, which bumps a cool refurbish like this out of my price to pleasure ratio.

Miles_ONeal said:
I could touch it up reasonably close for cheap, which is why I am NOT LOOKING.
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Not to prod you into another bass purchase, but I have that exact bass (minus the damage) and it plays and sounds noticeably better than my first model run Eppi VP (which sounds darn good and was a steal at $500ish when they first came out). The pickups in my purple sparkle are fuller, richer, deeper and thicker sounding than my VP yet it still has the growl and grit of the original, just at a deeper voicing (think purple Rottweiler vs a VP Doberman). If you could pick it up for $300ish and sink $200 or less in it you’d have a fine bass for $500.

Gaolee said:
But it is being displayed on a racing slick. That's gotta be worth something right there.
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Dang, I missed that detail, kinda avoiding eye contact with tires lately. I just put new tires on my Cayenne and my 911 this week. It would have been cheaper to buy a Bicentennial Tbird. :rollno:
 
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VMAD-G said:
Behold the Thunderbird IV Cherry.

Guitar Info
The guitar was made at the
Saein Plant, Korea, on May, 2001
Production Number: 262

If someone could put a reasonable price tag on it, what would the value will be ?
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Beautiful Tbird!
Seems like most of the Eppi IV models are going for between $300 and $500 on the used market. A hard case raises the value closer to $500 and I personally would pay a $50 to $100 premium for a nice clean Korean example, so again that brings it closer to the $500 end of the spectrum as well.
 
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GBassNorth said:
That isn’t a bad deal at or near that price IF you can refinish it yourself (the painted fixed area isn’t done in metal flake and the color isn’t a great match, would drive my OCD nutz). But if you have to send it out for painting you’re looking at somewhere between $700 and $1000 for that work including the shipping. Considering the current $300 bid price you could probably get a brand new one for the same price or less and it won’t be damaged goods. Just my .02 cents.
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Still no bids... worth watching anyway just for fun.
 
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VMAD-G said:
Behold the Thunderbird IV Cherry.

Guitar Info
The guitar was made at the
Saein Plant, Korea, on May, 2001
Production Number: 262

If someone could put a reasonable price tag on it, what would the value will be ?
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I don't know what its value might be, but it probably has a baseball bat neck. Those big necks feel really good to my CroMagnon hands, although I'm used to the usual Thunderbird noodle neck these days.
 
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JJR58 said:
TT.
All tucked away for its flight.

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Safe travels brother!
While in Germany, a must do for you considering your justice system background, is the Criminal Justice (medieval torture) Museum in Rothenburg (ob der Tauber). Really interesting to see how the criminal and court systems worked in Europe a little over 600 years ago. Actually the entire city is quite appealing, lots of unique history there, fairly well preserved and reconstructed after WWII. About a 3 hr train ride from Munich IIRC. Perfect for a long day visit or a weekend getaway.
 
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GBassNorth said:
Beautiful Tbird!
Seems like most of the Eppi IV models are going for between $300 and $500 on the used market. A hard case raises the value closer to $500 and I personally would pay a $50 to $100 premium for a nice clean Korean example, so again that brings it closer to the $500 end of the spectrum as well.
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And cherry isn't common to see on an Epi IV. $500 sounds reasonable to me for this one.
 
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