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Dunno. I paid by debit card, so I'm boned. Thankfully in my case it was <£100, paid back in September last year and I'm over it already, but others may not be in a position to be so glib about it.

Well, that's official - if you had any pending orders with Bax, you ain't getting it. You'll be added to the bottom of a very long list of creditors. "According to the administration of the bankrupt companies, you have placed an order. Unfortunately, due to the bankruptcy, this order can no longer be delivered. We regret that we are unable to convey more favourable news in this regard. Consequently, you have a claim in the bankruptcy of Bax-Shop.nl B.V. amounting to <amount>. If this amount is correct, no further action is required from you, and this amount will be recorded on the list of provisionally recognized concurrent bankruptcy claims."

And, it's official. Email from whoever is winding up Bax... "According to the administration of the bankrupt companies, you have placed an order. Unfortunately, due to the bankruptcy, this order can no longer be delivered." Game over, at least buying one new.

What's wrong with the stock tuners?

No, you did not prompt this (I don't think having it on a wishlist counts), it is an unsolicited gift, you weren't involved in any way, so I think you're good. Nice family, lovely gift, enjoy!

I get that, but I'm starting to wish I hadn't opened my fat gob RE: T-birds being neck through, which was only intended as a factually correct statement and one of the (many) reasons why the bolt on Epiphone "Thunderbird" is not the right path to choose when chasing down a white T-bird...

Yes, but this thread is about the OP trying to get a Thunderbird they saw in a video, so the EB (2014) is not really relevant in this context, no matter how much it sounds like a Thunderbird. That's why I didn't bring it up, nor did I mention the Epiphone Embassy (either the OG 60s one or the modern reimagined one) or the Gibson IV, despite having owned an example of all of them except the 60s Embassy. And yes, as a discontinued model, you can find it from time to time on the used market here in the UK, having previously been able to buy them new (I owned mine from new).

You are correct to point out that the main thing in my crosshairs when I wrote that was the bolt on Epiphone and perhaps I should have been clearer that I was specifically saying "don't buy one of those if you're trying to achieve what that particular T-bird is" I've owned a set neck Tokai (TB48?) before and it was a fine bass.

I was going to say - everyone is aware that it's not against the rules to fit rounds on a P Bass, yes?

Ahh, strict adherence to one bag. Got it. A strap for every bass, that tracks. For everything else, I have a pedalboard, so there's a tuner on there, and cables/wireless bugs go in the bag with it too.

Umm, u ok hun?

Ahh, this year's FOMOcaster is here

Obvs, the government come first - didn't realise they were owed. Everyone else can basically eff off then...

Probably be bottom of the heap - staff first, suppliers next, customers - who gives an F about them? I'll only be out around £100 - long since written off - order's been in since September last year. Others may not be in a position to be so cavalier about it

https://nltimes.nl/2025/04/01/online-retailer-bax-music-files-bankruptcy