rubis Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 Oooh this is good 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon. Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 Really smart work! I'm not a huge fan of the reliced look, but this is very nice indeed. The Lake Placid jazz and the Duck Dunn are special... the DD especially is giving me serious GAS. Darn. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadagoboi Posted November 28, 2018 Author Share Posted November 28, 2018 (edited) Done and shipped to Hamburg. Big Ferrules! I procrastinated for a week before destroying a perfectly good finish. I'd done relics but on factory finishes and it was before I seriously started building. It was fun for a change but probably not something I'll do again. Edited November 28, 2018 by dadagoboi 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pea Turgh Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 I’m not keen on the whole relic thing either, but that does look cool! Those pickups appear to be the same size, yet one has a surround that the other does not. Why? Also, is Rudolph Rock the model, or something specific to your customer? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eude Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 That 's a thing of beauty! I totally get the worry about roughing up a perfect finish, but I guess the customer is always right? Well some of the time anyway Eude 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadagoboi Posted November 29, 2018 Author Share Posted November 29, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Pea Turgh said: I’m not keen on the whole relic thing either, but that does look cool! Those pickups appear to be the same size, yet one has a surround that the other does not. Why? Also, is Rudolph Rock the model, or something specific to your customer? This was a 'concept piece', a '55 Precison refinned Candy Apple Red in the late sixties when the pickups from a broken necked '67 Non Reverse Thunderbird were installed. That bass only had a single pickup ring because the neck pickup was located on the pick guard. It's seen lots of gigs. The build was for Uli Salm whose stage name is Rudolf Rock. He owns the Zwick clubs in Germany and has been part of the Hamburg scene since the early 70s with a number of bands including 'die Shocker' which still performs and just released another record. I'd built him five basses so when he told me what he wanted I was in. At this point it's a one off. This was my last build for Uli. The others were TBird style designs, all with blocked necks. The RR 'signature' was my idea. Edited November 29, 2018 by dadagoboi 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassTool Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 On 24/11/2018 at 00:22, Simon. said: Really smart work! I'm not a huge fan of the reliced look, but this is very nice indeed. 7 hours ago, Pea Turgh said: I’m not keen on the whole relic thing either, but that does look cool! Well, that's at least three of us not fans of the relic look...🤨 😣 But, there's no denying you've done a great job to make that bass look well used, really nicely done, and some interesting techniques 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommorichards Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 that thing looks amazing! It's nicely worn, which i think helps rather then the "attack with a chain and belt sander" approach. Amazing finish too. Just all around beauty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Great skills and knowledge on show here. Excellent result, too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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