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Thunderbird Club

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Speaking of cases, does anyone or anywhere make decent soft cases for Tbirds? I picked up one the other day and it had a thick layer of dust all over it. I don't see myself going back to playing my Tbirds anytime soon, and I haven't played either of them since April. My Fenders get all my attention these days.
 
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winterburn69 said:
Speaking of cases, does anyone or anywhere make decent soft cases for Tbirds? I picked up one the other day and it had a thick layer of dust all over it. I don't see myself going back to playing my Tbirds anytime soon, and I haven't played either of them since April. My Fenders get all my attention these days.
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I'd be interested too. The FenderBird I built doesn't have a bag that fits it properly. My local store has a lot of bags, but none of the fit as it's just a little longer than your average Fender.
 
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winterburn69 said:
Speaking of cases, does anyone or anywhere make decent soft cases for Tbirds? I picked up one the other day and it had a thick layer of dust all over it. I don't see myself going back to playing my Tbirds anytime soon, and I haven't played either of them since April. My Fenders get all my attention these days.
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Wait a minute, you have two birds and they sit in the closet neglected??
 
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Klondike said:
Wait a minute, you have two birds and they sit in the closet neglected??
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No they're sitting on their stands being neglected. I want gigbags to keep dust off them. We had a great run (from February 2008 to April 2015 the sunburst was my #1) lots of shows, lots of memories but my Fenders just provide the sound I prefer these days but the Tbirds will never leave my possession.
 
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Things change, seasons come and go. They'll see another day. Hey I have a mutt P-Bass and a Japanese Ibby, different flavors.

However at last Fri night's reggae fest, a pretty girl approached me and was admiring my T-bird as it was going into the case. "That bass is beautiful", she said in a dreamy voice... Lol. It's Thunderbird season!
 
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My Thunderbirds are the only bass guitars that anybody ever notices. I have had a Ric, a P, and a number of other bass guitars, but 'Birds get the audience love. You would think somebody might notice an EB-2, but that one never got any attention, even from the inevitable weird guy, let alone girls.
 
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& i'm caught up with the club! haven't gotten notified in the last few days. I heard about Bowie the morning after i got back from visiting my dad in ottawa. Real sad, my best story of him wasn't seeing him live or just on tv, but when i was born, my dad used to play bowie albums while i fell asleep :)

Bowie was one of those guys who made different from mainstream feel amazing. One of a kind! Another 69 years off to his home planet
 
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Gaolee said:
My Thunderbirds are the only bass guitars that anybody ever notices. I have had a Ric, a P, and a number of other bass guitars, but 'Birds get the audience love. You would think somebody might notice an EB-2, but that one never got any attention, even from the inevitable weird guy, let alone girls.
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Women like them - it's simple, Thunderbirds are the SEX!
 
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Count Bassie said:
Things change, seasons come and go. They'll see another day. Hey I have a mutt P-Bass and a Japanese Ibby, different flavors.

However at last Fri night's reggae fest, a pretty girl approached me and was admiring my T-bird as it was going into the case. "That bass is beautiful", she said in a dreamy voice... Lol. It's Thunderbird season!
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Wait a minute, ..... pretty girl? ...... Knows what a bass is vs a guitar? ....... Thinks a Thunderbird is beautiful? ........ Has a dreamy voice? ...... And you let that fish off the hook? ..... You do know the difference between catch and release and trophy keeper, right??? ;)
 
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GBassNorth said:
Wait a minute, ..... pretty girl? ...... Knows what a bass is vs a guitar? ....... Thinks a Thunderbird is beautiful? ........ Has a dreamy voice? ...... And you let that fish off the hook? ..... You do know the difference between catch and release and trophy keeper, right??? ;)
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Lol. Being married can (I say CAN) put a crimp on hauling in new trophies. In such case, one appreciates the moment, and lets the bird fly back to her bush, as it were... ;)
 
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