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Re: BaCHbird
« Reply #1185 on: July 07, 2009, 07:47:41 PM »
Say, i've been too preoccupied with other things but How do i go about getting one of these basses??? And how much??? Thanks! Joe

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Re: BaCHbird
« Reply #1186 on: July 07, 2009, 09:25:25 PM »
Joe, the two runs they made (50 total) are sold out. Keep an eye out for notice of the next run, probably within a few months. The cost of these with shipping to the US ran about $400, direct from BaCH to your door.

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Re: BaCHbird
« Reply #1187 on: July 08, 2009, 07:45:56 AM »
I'll keep my eyes peeled also.  Congrats to all involved for accomplishing this.
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Re: BaCHbird
« Reply #1188 on: July 08, 2009, 08:26:22 AM »
Thanks Dave!

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Re: BaCHbird
« Reply #1189 on: July 08, 2009, 04:11:28 PM »
To those of you who haven't been in on this, I just want to be clear that this is Rob's accomplishment, not mine.

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Re: BaCHbird
« Reply #1190 on: July 08, 2009, 04:25:22 PM »
Dave, I've followed the thread for some time and meant to say it's cool that forum members got behind the idea and 50 were actually built.
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Re: BaCHbird
« Reply #1191 on: July 08, 2009, 08:22:21 PM »
Yep, Rob is the man behind this.  He made it all happen  :toast:
This bass keeps getting better and better.  I actually like the strings that came on it too, go figure.
Were they the same on all the B-Birds?

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Re: BaCHbird
« Reply #1192 on: July 08, 2009, 09:56:11 PM »
Mine came with a D'addarrio hang tag on it. I haven't bothered to change strings yet. They seem to be working fine for now.
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Re: BaCHbird
« Reply #1193 on: July 10, 2009, 08:41:21 AM »
Transformation pretty much complete! I want to thank Rob one more time for dealing with all this. Thank you! Thanks to Roman for making such a fine instrument. Thanks to Mark for inspiring me to peel the black plastic off a TB+ and stuff it into a chrome cover. And thanks to GOT for the PG.

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Re: BaCHbird
« Reply #1194 on: July 10, 2009, 11:48:39 AM »
Looking good Tom!
What Type D-tuner did you use? Is that gold plated or is it the light? (I just realized I have two D-tuners in a shoebox waiting to be installed, I wonder which model fits the BaCH)

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Re: BaCHbird
« Reply #1195 on: July 10, 2009, 11:08:51 PM »
D-Tuner aside, that is my idea of NR bliss. Well done Tom. If I can get a white one in the next run I will unless Roman decides to do Cherry.
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Re: BaCHbird
« Reply #1196 on: July 11, 2009, 07:01:45 AM »
Thanks guys! I used one of their Ultralights. It's chrome, that's just the light. I was going to replace them all, but don't feel like spending the money right now. It's barely noticeable that it's an oddball.

Gonna be rockin the bird at the beach all day today!

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Re: BaCHbird
« Reply #1197 on: July 11, 2009, 07:35:47 AM »
Thanks guys! I used one of their Ultralights. It's chrome, that's just the light. I was going to replace them all, but don't feel like spending the money right now. It's barely noticeable that it's an oddball.

Gonna be rockin the bird at the beach all day today!
Doh sorry about the missing hole.  :-[ Your bird looks great ! Think I will sort out my controls today.































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Re: BaCHbird
« Reply #1198 on: July 11, 2009, 01:24:14 PM »
Much better all sorted out !
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Re: BaCHbird
« Reply #1199 on: July 11, 2009, 01:30:01 PM »
I think you need to reposition the drill holes Scott. This looks just wrong.
Nobody's gonna ever see what's underneath the pickguard, so who cares about a few extra drill holes? :toast: