I'm sure I'm the only person who does not know about this

[Owen]

www.bravewoodguitars.co.uk

Just fabulous!

Edited June 29, 2007 by owen

[Ghosts Over Japan]

to be honest... nope never heard of them but not bad

[stewblack]

[quote name='owen' post='25154' date='Jun 29 2007, 10:14 PM']www.bravewoodguitars.co.uk

Just fabulous![/quote]

I didn't know about it either - thanks for the link, really fascinating. I'm just not sure I could 'distress' such a beautiful instrument - what a shame it looked great before!

[mhuk]

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=1315&hl=bravewoodguitars&st=20"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...itars&st=20[/url]

[guitarnbass]

I seen a website like that a few months back, top of the range strats, but the special feature was this petrolium kind of finish, but with an array of colours, looked really neat, don't know what they're called but god knows there's hundreds of luthiers in this country making their own customized strat copies.

[Owen]

[quote name='mhuk' post='25177' date='Jun 29 2007, 11:32 PM'][url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=1315&hl=bravewoodguitars&st=20"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...itars&st=20[/url][/quote]

Looks like I was right

[slaphappygarry]

aye,

lukeward (the mod) has a STUNNING white P-Bass that he put together for him. Its on the bravewood site too.



G

[neepheid]

[quote name='stewblack' post='25162' date='Jun 29 2007, 10:30 PM']I didn't know about it either - thanks for the link, really fascinating. I'm just not sure I could 'distress' such a beautiful instrument - what a shame it looked great before![/quote]

Fascinating, right up to the point where he bollixed it up. I can't stand this "relic-ed" look. Would one buy a "relic-ed" car?

To me it's like joining the army as a private then sticking a colonel insignia on your uniform. You're jumping the gun. If you want your bass to look like that - go use it for 20 years.

Maybe I just like shiny things better

[BigRedX]

I'm not a fan of relic'd instruments either.

If I've been using a bass or guitar for 20+ years and I know where each scrape and ding came from fair enough, but otherwise it just (to me) looks like a scruffy PoS...

I prefer shiny things too!

[lukeward2004]

Garry is spot on - 3 years ago I had John at Bravewood Guitars build me a custom Precision bass - he was very accomodating, and incredibly helpful.

Here is some porn:

[douggy]

how much does he charge on avarage , anyone know?

d

[stewblack]

[quote name='douggy' post='25909' date='Jul 2 2007, 11:05 AM']how much does he charge on avarage , anyone know?

d[/quote]
His site says around £1200

[lukeward2004]

My P was about a grand from what i recall.

[Owen]

<sigh>

I have now persuaded myself that I really fancy a trashed sunburst Jazz, but with 5 strings and a 35" (or even 35 and a half") scale length.

Who is going to build me one of those then?

[stewblack]

[quote name='owen' post='27652' date='Jul 5 2007, 10:37 PM']<sigh>

I have now persuaded myself that I really fancy a trashed sunburst Jazz, but with 5 strings and a 35" (or even 35 and a half") scale length.

Who is going to build me one of those then?[/quote]
I would if I could .. but I'd probably keep it!