LukeFRC

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Just sold Mike my Bass Pod, a nice and friendly guy and put up with my wee delay posting through illness and postoffice computer crashes. a pleasure to chat too, enjoy the Pod!

[quote name='noelk27' timestamp='1351897830' post='1856841'] [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Trev-Wilkinson-classic-electric-USA-style-solid-guitar-variant-/190695956293?_trksid=p4340.l2557&rt=nc&nma=true&si=P0pLGTFaCE7rySQ6p4vhidOEeCw%3D&orig_cvip=true"]http://www.ebay.co.u...&orig_cvip=true[/url] [/quote] that was priceless! I love the fact he has a guitar with a 4mm action at the first fret and his first thought is "must be the nut"!

[quote name='Ashwood1985' timestamp='1351727509' post='1854822'] Hi Lozz, Glad to see another happy owner. Once I have the frets in top order I'm gonna push some air with this thing man! Can't wait in the mean time I just avoid the high G# on the D string! lol [/quote] it's a p bass.... what you doing out of the first position???/

[quote name='ead' timestamp='1351671166' post='1853878'] My personal preference would be midnight wine with parchment p/g. It's far and away my favourite Fender scheme. Leaving now... [/quote] yeah I think if I go red that's the way to go! [quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1351680424' post='1854008'] orange, bright orange... a bright orange jazz... with rosewood fingerboard. yes... oh yes... [/quote] [quote name='uncle psychosis' timestamp='1351680857' post='1854018'] ^^ this man speaks the truth Capri orange looks amazing on Fender style basses. [/quote] actually not really thought of orange - it does look good din nit! [quote name='flyfisher' timestamp='1351691986' post='1854242'] Just pick your own favourite colour, not someone else's favourite colour. Simple. [/quote] depending what day I went into the shop would depend what colour I walked out with. And it's usefull - I'm going to thing about orange now too [quote name='Schnozzalee' timestamp='1351692316' post='1854247'] This ^^ although British Racing Green & Rosewood takes my fancy too - black/mint/black pickguard. [/quote] ooh I hadn't thought of a black pick guard - that could work! [quote name='CHRISDABASS' timestamp='1351693851' post='1854274'] The blue in the bottom right corner! [/quote] ? there isn't a blue in the bottom right of the post you quoted... ?

[quote name='Ashwood1985' timestamp='1351696750' post='1854332'] Cheers steve! That's the most serious P collection I believe I've ever come across my man! A man in love it would seem Btw do you have any idea how I could find out what re-issue 'year' this model is? It was just advertised as 50s and the guys in store couldn't tell me more. [/quote] it would have probably had a one ply white scratchplate and been a '57ri.

[quote name='silddx' timestamp='1351642611' post='1853788'] How are we supposed to do this? Second post down, first batch, fourth from the left? And there's no sunburst option. Or blue burst, or fire glow, or metallic .. Honestly, standards these days .. Cardinal Wolsey would never have posted that. [/quote] cardinal wolsey may have been more practiced in burst finishes that would make that a possibility

or there are more usual colours.... and less usual [url="http://www.plasti-kote.co.uk/LIVE_IMAGES/4330_jade(3).jpg"][/url]

Red - part of me has always wanted a red jazz bass. I think ideally with a maple neck. But on the negative- well red basses are a bit, you know... common. could always go for the dark aubergine colour! blue. Not sure I like blue guitars, Lake placid is nice but it's not a solid colour is it? ocean, rustic and Mediterranean blue are interesting colours and not normal fender colours.

So I've a project bass I'm currently stripping down and sanding a lump off basswood- and I looked at some nice nitro paint but figured that I didn't want to throw more money than I need at this project so instead looking at acrylic paints- mainly the plasti-kote range.... [url="http://www.plasti-kote.co.uk/Product/pcode---4181/pccode---6751"]http://www.plasti-ko...1/pccode---6751[/url] so what colour should I go for? ... current thoughts.... (oh btw, rosewood fretboard) Shell pink(ish)- originally it was going to be shell pink nitro. I'm not sure any of these colours go anywhere near this...positive- looks cool. Negative- it's pink! Sherwood green(ish)- Lawn green - I love the idea of an almost british racing green jazz, but gloss rather than the metallic/glitter finish that fender/sadowsky use. currently this is my favourite idea.

[quote name='Pete1967' timestamp='1351612058' post='1853251'] Good advice IME... if you want to use a clear coat on top to get that really shiny finish use the matt finish paint. It'll save you a tiny bit of work - depending on how sh*t hot with a spray can you are You could always get down to you local flyover at 2am with your hoodie on and get some practise in [/quote] that's what I was going to ask - can i stick matt/satin colours under a clear coat - or would you just use a gloss colour and no clear coat?

[quote name='noelk27' timestamp='1351635701' post='1853647'] Should click on the link being quoted - thought you were talking about the APII Cardinal. [/quote] i was wondering

having just listend to that all my thoughts: good enough that I didn't turn it off not bad... but.... don't you think they skimped on the production/instumentation a bit? in the verse it works but then in the chorus and onwards it just feels like someone couldn't be bothered.

one thought.... bongos look odd.... but a fan fret bongo could look amazing

If its brand new get the shop to fix it?

If its brand new get the shop to fix it?

[quote name='Prosebass' timestamp='1351521758' post='1852090'] I expected this to be a topic on your partners digestion problems I never have Bass Gas problems as I don't see any point in owning more than 2 basses at any one time. Mrs Prosebass does however complain constantly about my general gas problems [/quote]aye. but you have the benefit of being a very skilled, if retired, luthier- so can not only build what you but also see through a lot of the GAS indusing guff we fall for. I'm getting married next year and we had a convo about how in the last few years I've been lucky enough to own a fair few basses, and pretty much everything I want to try i have. (jd thumb being the only one i still want) I was talking to the wide-to-be about the fact. I've got it out my system and she seemed quite disapointed! mind you i dont see the need for lots of instruments personally- other folk I get why they do, and some have impecable taste (warwickhunt and stacker im looking at you.) mind you. the best instruments get better once you have played them every week for 2-3 years...

looking good, what did you end up using as grain filler? [quote name='Truckstop' timestamp='1350147778' post='1835209'] Oops! Probably Sen Ash or Alder I believe. Alex [/quote] not sen, sen looks like this: [IMG]http://i1230.photobucket.com/albums/ee497/LukeFRC/JV/DSC03075.jpg[/IMG]

yes they do

do overwater basses have "design" at the end of thier logo like that?

audere preamp and dimarzio pups

warwickhunt is a great guy, but everytime I come to this forum his profile pic is always here - since 2009 - and I just got a bit tired of thinking there was some really interesting post he added too.... mind you this hasn't been used since 2009 maybe time to unpin it?

[quote name='noelk27' timestamp='1351342433' post='1850319'] Ash. Were all either ash or ash/alder sandwich. [/quote] this says mahogany, I guess judas wood is facings. http://www.ibanez.co.jp/anniversary/expansion.php?cat_id=34&now=3