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Thunderbird Club

NBD for me today, jus an acoustic, I've been hankering after one for eons now and been watching this on Ebay for weeks, it's a Hofner HA-B03, I decided to make a low offer last night and it was accepted so we went to fetch it this morning as it was only 30 miles away.

Anyone know anything about acoustic strings? I need some, don't want to play it after someone else, don't know where their fingers have been :poop::vomit: It's got roundwounds on it and they sound OK, informed info needed please :)

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If you're looking for a really sweet sounding AE bass look no further than La Bella Black Tapewounds. It's probably about as close as you can get to an upright sound with a strap-on fretted bass. If you get the regular gauge set the strings will likely be too big for the nut grooves as well as the bridge peg holes. Go with a light gauge set and they should fit without modification. Happy NBD!
 
I'm seeing something else, very x-rated. Oh, Mary Ann...............
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