Thunderbird Club

[Basvarken]

Two Brooks sisters, side by side
Thundervee and Grabbird

 

[MCF]

Two Brooks sisters, side by side
Thundervee and Grabbird

Gorgeous!

 

[dagrev]

Two Brooks sisters, side by side
Thundervee and Grabbird

Wow!

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Two Brooks sisters, side by side
Thundervee and Grabbird

Gorgeous. Never heard of Brooks until now. Interesting builds he has.

 

[godofthunder59]

Gorgeous. Never heard of Brooks until now. Interesting builds he has.

Rob Van den Broek (Basvarken) was responsible for getting the Bach Nonreverse Thunderbirds done. After the success of the Bach NRs he embarked on his own path. His build are beautiful ingenious interpretations of classic designs. Rob's efforts get a big thumbs up from me.

 

[godofthunder59]

Two Brooks sisters, side by side
Thundervee and Grabbird

Hmmmmmm how much to ship a bass from the Netherlands?

 

[godofthunder59]

Organized the basses without cases room yesterday. Part of my flock of birds with a couple of 60's NRs hiding amongst the flock.

 

[Basvarken]

Hmmmmmm how much to ship a bass from the Netherlands?

Shipping safely can be quite expensive Scott. I think insured it's ± $300 with UPS

 

[Basvarken]

Rob Van den Broek (Basvarken) was responsible for getting the Bach Nonreverse Thunderbirds done. After the success of the Bach NRs he embarked on his own path. His build are beautiful ingenious interpretations of classic designs. Rob's efforts get a big thumbs up from me.

Thank you Scott!

 

[MCF]

Organized the basses without cases room yesterday. Part of my flock of birds with a couple of 60's NRs hiding amongst the flock.View attachment 4126043

Nice. I’m researching racks for my Thunder corner. Which one are you using?

 

[godofthunder59]

Nice. I’m researching racks for my Thunder corner. Which one are you using?

I like the Warwick stands the best. I have one for stage. There are three multi bass stands in the room only one is Warwick, the others are nowhere near as good as the Warwick.

 

[godofthunder59]

Shipping safely can be quite expensive Scott. I think insured it's ± $300 with UPS

Thanks Rob, just dreaming at this point.

 

[MCF]

I like the Warwick stands the best. I have one for stage. There are three multi bass stands in the room only one is Warwick, the others are nowhere near as good as the Warwick.

Thanks.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Shipping safely can be quite expensive Scott. I think insured it's ± $300 with UPS

Basically 10% of the cost of the bass? That’s not bad.

 

[MCF]

Basically 10% of the cost of the bass? That’s not bad.

Totally worth it.

 

[Basvarken]

I have shipped with cheaper companies in the past. But with those cheaper companies quite often the basses got damaged in transit. I rather spend a little more, and be sure it will arrive safe and sound across the big pond.
With UPS it's all done within the same company. They have their own vans, their own planes. No third parties manhandling your precious instruments.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Totally worth it.

Agreed.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

I have shipped with cheaper companies in the past. But with those cheaper companies quite often the basses got damaged in transit. I rather spend a little more, and be sure it will arrive safe and sound across the big pond.
With UPS it's all done within the same company. They have their own vans, their own planes. No third parties manhandling your precious instruments.

Yep. And if something does happen, it's on them to resolve. No finger pointing.

 

[Basvarken]

Yep. And if something does happen, it's on them to resolve. No finger pointing.

Exactly!

 

[TBird1958]

Two Brooks sisters, side by side
Thundervee and Grabbird

Love them both! The Bird is makin' me Sproingky!