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Thunderbird Club

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I don't support Walmart, I support me. And the poor shlubs who WORK at Walmart.
Count Bassie said:
Seriously considering scuffing my T-bird and giving it a few coats of that nice vintage white. Maybe a Stewmac rattle can job would do it. Any opinions?
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IMO there are plenty of nice shades of white from Duplicolor for a better price and the same or better quality at your LOCAL auto parts store.:)
 
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By the way, where is the Thunderbird (or Punisher) and the Explorer? Looks like a couple of Gibsons are missing......
 
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Just popping in to say how fantastic the BaCH bird/Non-reverse is, especially with the massive Greco pickup in it. Kinda makes sense that the Greco reverse has a slightly lower gain pickup and the BaCH gets the higer output Greco pickup.

dukeorock said:
Got me, brother. To me, if someone goes to a shop, tests merchandise, gets advice, then buys it somewhere else cheaper...pretty much theft, to me
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PillO said:
Preaching to the choir.

When I was doing a lot of photography, I used to shop at Henry's in Toronto. Prices were cheaper at B&H in NYC. I would talk to my regular sales person there and she told me that Henry's wholesale price was sometimes higher than B&H retail prices. I rarely bought from B&H (only items I couldn't get otherwise) and when they could, Henry's would give me a discount to get me into a competitive price range.

Likewise, I talk to the people at L&M. They know me. When they can, they will give me a discount. I use GC, Sweetwater etc. to know what is available, rarely to shop.
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I agree, but would argue the root of the issue lies in the increase of the cost of goods while wages have stagnated over the past 30 years. I'd much rather support my local businesses, but when a significant discount can be had at a large company (simply because they can buy in bulk), I usually go with it simply because I need to save money any way I can. Inflation goes on, but the real purchasing power of what most people earn has largely stayed static for nearly 40 years.
 
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My first two basses of the new era came from shops, albeit one was 4000km away because there were no retailers in NSW. The next was a custom order from Swamp Ikea. The other two were recycled from local musicians. Cab was new (and discounted) from an independent retailer, amp used (and 4000km away), and shiny boxes mainly bought used because I like to recycle.

Down the road, where one of the Allans chain used to be (inventory management was a cruel joke), they are about to open a new chain guitar shop called Manny's (which judging by the website will be sh1te), as well as a DJ City (which will be handy for keyboards, sample pads and the like).
 
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D.M.N. said:
I agree, but would argue the root of the issue lies in the increase of the cost of goods while wages have stagnated over the past 30 years. I'd much rather support my local businesses, but when a significant discount can be had at a large company (simply because they can buy in bulk), I usually go with it simply because I need to save money any way I can. Inflation goes on, but the real purchasing power of what most people earn has largely stayed static for nearly 40 years.
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Indeed. Since the late 80s, we have had generations of children who can't expect to live better than their parents. The reasons for that extend beyond economics and into the political, so that discussion ends here.
 
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fasterpussycat said:
My first two basses of the new era came from shops, albeit one was 4000km away because there were no retailers in NSW. The next was a custom order from Swamp Ikea. The other two were recycled from local musicians. Cab was new (and discounted) from an independent retailer, amp used (and 4000km away), and shiny boxes mainly bought used because I like to recycle.

Down the road, where one of the Allans chain used to be (inventory management was a cruel joke), they are about to open a new chain guitar shop called Manny's (which judging by the website) will be sh1te, as well as a DJ City (which will be handy for keyboards, sample pads and the like).
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That's what happens when you choose to live in the upside down hemisphere. No music stores, drive on the wrong side of the road, everything tries to kill you, and water goes down the toilet the wrong direction.
 
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fasterpussycat said:
My first two basses of the new era came from shops, albeit one was 4000km away because there were no retailers in NSW. The next was a custom order from Swamp Ikea. The other two were recycled from local musicians. Cab was new (and discounted) from an independent retailer, amp used (and 4000km away), and shiny boxes mainly bought used because I like to recycle.

Down the road, where one of the Allans chain used to be (inventory management was a cruel joke), they are about to open a new chain guitar shop called Manny's (which judging by the website) will be sh1te, as well as a DJ City (which will be handy for keyboards, sample pads and the like).
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I buy stuff used 90% of the time. I have one bass guitar I bought new. Most everything I own was scrounged from somewhere or another, or I built it out of parts. Or just flat made it. I'll buy some things from Sweetwater because they have what I'm looking for. Other things, especially cymbals, I either buy used or buy locally. Bass guitars are easy over a distance compared to cymbals.
 
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