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Thunderbird Club

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fasterpussycat said:
Testing complete.
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While it's possible to carry the Bird case, it sits low enough that it whacks me in the back of the knees, which is a recipe for falling on my arse. Therefore it's unlikely it will ever be used for Bird transport duties. Maybe by shortening the length straps a little so it sits a few cm higher, although then it may start being a problem for doors.

According to our scale, the JC in case is 8.3kg and the Orville in case is 9.5kg. Add a few cables and what have you in there and it starts to add up.
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The cat doesn't seem to impressed that it is expected to carry around a bass.
 
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fasterpussycat said:
While it's possible to carry the Bird case, it sits low enough that it whacks me in the back of the knees, which is a recipe for falling on my arse. Therefore it's unlikely it will ever be used for Bird transport duties. Maybe by shortening the length straps a little so it sits a few cm higher, although then it may start being a problem for doors.
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This is one reason I love my Gator. Incredibly protective, and it sits high enough that it doesn't hit the backs of my knees. I do have to duck at times, but mostly just through subway turnstiles. Reasonable trade-off.

The cat looks more interested in the shoes.

fasterpussycat said:
That was the sort of thing I had in my head.
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See my previous looks vs. utility comment.
 
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dagrev said:
:thumbsup:

Gig rules: Always bring a set of strings or extra bass, and always bring your own chicken wire. Both are "just in case" contingencies.
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Two of those would take up a lot of space. Even though I have a van, it's a small van, and two uprights might be a challenge. A roll of chicken wire is not a bad idea, though.

The strings on that bass are a hybrid - wound synthetic E and A and gut D and G. They have been on there for three or four years now and a whole lot of miles. I couldn't say exactly how long or how many shows. I don't know what I would do if one broke. The thing about upright strings in general and especially gut strings is that they take a couple weeks to settle in. It's not like you can just change a string during a gig. Maybe I should throw the Flamingo in the van as a backup. That would be a total change of pace.
 
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fasterpussycat said:
No problems with doors here. After putting the harness on the Bird case it took a while to get it tightened back up on the JC case. Decision made for me. Definitely worth it if you want to take a HSC case out and you don't have transport. Between that and the Warwick Rockbag all eventualities are covered.
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Even without a roadie who wears six pairs of shoes at a time.
 
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GBassNorth said:
:D...as the old joke goes - I still wear the same pants size I wore in high school, I just wear them 2 inches lower. :laugh:
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Started high school sept 1969, 5' 4" 11 years old and 11 stone porker, 32" pants. Stayed this weight and pant size until about 40, was about 5' 10". Gradually grew into a 60 year old 5' 10" 17 stone porker.
I think my coffin will be egg shaped.
 
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fasterpussycat said:
Testing complete.
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While it's possible to carry the Bird case, it sits low enough that it whacks me in the back of the knees, which is a recipe for falling on my arse. Therefore it's unlikely it will ever be used for Bird transport duties. Maybe by shortening the length straps a little so it sits a few cm higher, although then it may start being a problem for doors.

According to our scale, the JC in case is 8.3kg and the Orville in case is 9.5kg. Add a few cables and what have you in there and it starts to add up.
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Is this who I think it is? The shoes look familiar. :)
 
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BklynKen said:
This is one reason I love my Gator. Incredibly protective, and it sits high enough that it doesn't hit the backs of my knees. I do have to duck at times, but mostly just through subway turnstiles. Reasonable trade-off.

The cat looks more interested in the shoes.


See my previous looks vs. utility comment.
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Plus it can carry a 4 pack of pounders. :smug:
 
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Gaolee said:
Two of those would take up a lot of space. Even though I have a van, it's a small van, and two uprights might be a challenge. A roll of chicken wire is not a bad idea, though.

The strings on that bass are a hybrid - wound synthetic E and A and gut D and G. They have been on there for three or four years now and a whole lot of miles. I couldn't say exactly how long or how many shows. I don't know what I would do if one broke. The thing about upright strings in general and especially gut strings is that they take a couple weeks to settle in. It's not like you can just change a string during a gig. Maybe I should throw the Flamingo in the van as a backup. That would be a total change of pace.
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I would bring an F shaped object. They are sturdy backups and don’t take much room in a gigbag.
 
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I continue to be amazed at the questions I get from my listing on my Goth Thunderbird. So far I've had people asking if it is neck-thru or bolt-on. There's never been a neck-thru Goth, so I'm not sure what they are thinking. Then I have had a couple people ask for a pic of the headstock and when I send it they say that they are looking for the older model headstock. Again, I'm not aware of a Goth ever having a different headstock. Do people just not do any research at all, or do they just have no clue what they are looking at? :meh:
 
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tom_t said:
I know. I already want another one (with the Gibson name on a headstock) just to put rounds on it and avoid the whole flatwound vs roundwound dilemma.
Unfortunately it ain't gonna happen any soon :(
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Give it time. Birds breed y'know. Get a breeding pair and suddenly you will have five or six Thunderbirds and Thunderbird variants. Once you are a 'Bird person, they have a way of finding you, too. They know.
 
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