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Thunderbird Club
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hillerup
There are basses, and there are Thunderbirds!
yeah the guy had it since 81 and the case broke somewhere down the road..... I'm just looking for an old t-bird case or maybe one from a dean flying v bass that can be modded to accept either my bird or the RD.
hillerup
There are basses, and there are Thunderbirds!
Haji
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34,5".
Nooo no not a Yard trunk whatever sale. Got it via ebay kleinanziegen (like craigslist in Germany) from an old guy who bought it used in 81. He played it for a few years and then changed over to guitar. it was ignored for like 20 years until he decided it needed to be played and sold it for 1000€ less then the regular Price in Germany for an RD Artist would be. lucky me.
Nooo no not a Yard trunk whatever sale. Got it via ebay kleinanziegen (like craigslist in Germany) from an old guy who bought it used in 81. He played it for a few years and then changed over to guitar. it was ignored for like 20 years until he decided it needed to be played and sold it for 1000€ less then the regular Price in Germany for an RD Artist would be. lucky me.
Haji
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Nice score! To quote the bard, Eric Cartman: "Schweeeeeeeeet".
hillerup
There are basses, and there are Thunderbirds!
Sounds like a super deal to me - May I ask how much you paid for it?
...and now for some new strings in the right scale...
850€ plus the fuel for 500km of driving to take it.
yeah just threw some "played in" rotos on it (Bridge mouted), looking if i can get "my" strings in xtra Long (la bella deep talkin rounds)
yeah just threw some "played in" rotos on it (Bridge mouted), looking if i can get "my" strings in xtra Long (la bella deep talkin rounds)
hillerup
There are basses, and there are Thunderbirds!
That's more than a good deal - it's an extraordinary good deal to me!
Congratulations on such a cool and "rare" bass - You don't see them often for sale here in Europe,
So those are regular long scale Roto's not going through the bridge?
FWIW, I used DR Highbeams on my RD and strung it thru the body. Plenty of length on those strings. I would think most brands would easily accommodate the extra 1/2" of scale length plus stringing thru the body on these basses. Of course if you use strings removed from another bass then that changes things a bit.
Sweet RD bass! Building the one for my friend is pretty knarly (based off the RD standard - reduced body size by 10%, 34" scale, gotoh bridge, p/j config alder-maple-rosewood, bolt on) I was considering making my own Artist version (with some EMGs & a 3 band EQ), but the body doesn't seem right for me - im just too used to the bigger tbird shape.
Speaking of which here's my new bird
Speaking of which here's my new bird
Great price- particularly if the board is working. What colour is it?
I string my RDs through the body using Fender 7150s- length fine.
- Mar 13, 2008
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- Endorsing Artist Mike Lull T Bass pickups, The Bass Shop, Seattle WA.
Sunny day....Thunderbirds, new Subaru 
Wow! A truly stunning collection! Don't you also have some non-reverse models, too?Sunny day....Thunderbirds, new Subaru
And, nice car, too
Haji
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hillerup
There are basses, and there are Thunderbirds!
Sunny day....Thunderbirds, new Subaru
Just great!
Do I spy with my little eye a Fender neck towards the rear of the flock?
