Got my new Bachbird but the headstock CRACKED!!!

Dave W · May 02, 2010, 08:00:05 PM

Johnbob, I'm not criticizing you, just pointing out to others that efforts are underway.

Johnbob · May 02, 2010, 08:22:10 PM

Cool, yeah, I'm glad you did just so there is no confusion.

Freuds_Cat · May 02, 2010, 10:51:52 PM

Not to be too flipant about it because I know how uspetting something like this can be. I have no doubt Rob will do his utmost to make it right but I couldn't help remembering that "United breaks guitars" song. (no you tube at werk :/ )

jumbodbassman · May 05, 2010, 02:40:38 PM

was the bass in a case. i am trying to order one now and now i am spooked about it. i hoipe it works out right for you. keep us informed. Jim

Johnbob · May 05, 2010, 04:42:06 PM

No, I did not order a case. Of course it would have probably benefitted the bass if I had bought a case. I wanted to but I couldn't afford it. I was worried about it too but I figured that pretty much all guitar companies ship basses and guitars without cases and they are fine so I figured it would be okay. At the end of day I'm sure it happens every once in a while. I'm sure it even happens to the major companies like Fender and Gibson too. Another reason I didn't buy a case from Bach is because I really wanted to buy an actual Gibson case because it's black and because you can get the reverse thunderbird model that is cut to fit the body and I was going to modify it to fit the Non-reverse body shape like Rob did. I don't like the cases that are just open where the body lays in the case all loose. And yes, I will keep you guys updated with the situation, Rob and I are working on it right now.

jumbodbassman · May 05, 2010, 05:01:04 PM

i await an invoice form rob as we speak... he seems like a stand up guy. i am the same way on the case. i would rather get something over here and i am just tapped out as it is. I even went with the 1 pickup to save a little as i know i will change them out anyway. i saw those artec pickups on ebay for under 20 plus shipping.

GOOD LUCK

Denis · May 05, 2010, 06:28:58 PM

Quote from: jumbodbassman on May 05, 2010, 05:01:04 PM
i await an invoice form rob as we speak... he seems like a stand up guy. i am the same way on the case. i would rather get something over here and i am just tapped out as it is. I even went with the 1 pickup to save a little as i know i will change them out anyway. i saw those artec pickups on ebay for under 20 plus shipping.

GOOD LUCK

If you can possibly swing it, order the case at the same time! These basses are very long and finding an HSC which fits them is challenging. Mostly what it takes is finding a case which is long enough (a feat in and of itself) and then modifying the inside to keep the bass from moving around. I wish I'd ordered a case at the same time and will order one through Rob at some point in the near future.

Johnbob · May 05, 2010, 08:00:23 PM

Yeah, I got the one pickup model too but I am planing on adding a second pickup at some point and getting better pickups but I am sure that I won't be able to afford that any time soon.

uwe · May 06, 2010, 04:19:03 AM

Those Bach cases are great for Epiphone Embassies, RDs, Gibson NR and Rev TBirds too. Only an Explorer or Flying V wouldn't fit.

the mojo hobo · May 06, 2010, 05:22:49 AM

Saying the Bach cases are great is quite an overstatement. I would call them dangerous. OK, I only have the one example to base this on, but I noticed on mine that the Bachbird rests on the edge of the headstock. The middle neck brace does nothing. And if the G string tuner happens to be perpendicular to the bass, it rests on the tuner and the neck is furthur off the brace. These cases might be good for storing the base, but I'd be very careful about transport. I'm in the process of re-working a brown Gibson T-Bird case for the Bach. It protects the headstock properly.

uwe · May 06, 2010, 05:30:50 AM

True, it's not a great case for transatlantic shipping, but it works for transporting the bass locally from A to B as scratch and dent protection. The brace is a little too low, but that can be compensated via putting a piece of cloth or foam on it. That said, with vintage basses in a case I always tend to put all tuners in horizontal position, the extra-effort of retuning is slight in comparison to a neck repair me thinks.

Btw, the sixties Gibson rev and non-rev cases have the same issue. But try finding another case where you can keep a non-rev TB in! Almost all of them are too short for the headstock, so you're happy to find one with enough room even if the brace isn't optimal.

Denis · May 06, 2010, 05:35:33 AM

Quote from: uwe on May 06, 2010, 04:19:03 AM
Those Bach cases are great for Epiphone Embassies, RDs, Gibson NR and Rev TBirds too. Only an Explorer or Flying V wouldn't fit.

I scored an Explorer bass case for $90 and it's shocking how big that thing is!

the mojo hobo · May 06, 2010, 05:50:32 AM

Quote from: uwe on May 06, 2010, 05:30:50 AM
with vintage basses in a case I always tend to put all tuners in horizontal position, the extra-effort of retuning is slight in comparison to a neck repair me thinks.

That is so true, but I never even thought about checking it until I say the headstock floating 1/2" (15 mm) above the floor of the case. From now on I'll be checking the position of the tuners.

Basvarken · May 06, 2010, 11:01:27 AM

I improvised an extra brace with a wide piece of foamboard, for the TH-1 I sent the other day. Works like a charm. The headstock floats freely.

I think I will advise BaCH to take over this modification. It can't be that hard to produce.