RBD - reunited bass day. Whammy bar edition

[lidl e]

Lads...

I lived in San Francisco in the 90s. It's where i really started playing seriously and collecting.

 

When i moved to london in 2003, i couldn't bring all my basses with me. I sold a bunch, but this fella was one of my first so i left it with a buddy to hold.

 

Well 20+ years later that fella visited me here in Dublin and I asked him if he'd be willing to send this over

 

Im more interested in the bridge than the bass itself.  I think it will be perfect for. A project im doing.

 

I bought this at Guitar Centre on the Sunset Strip in LA in the early 90s.

 

Subsequently i got my first fender and put a kahler whammy bridge on this one

 

So please to see it again! Needs a cleaning/oiling and new strings but it does seem to be making bass noises. Possible issue with the High eq pot.

 

Back in the fold...

 

Edited June 10, 2024 by lidl e

[lidl e]

The bridge is actually an old bass forum crowd funded kahler replica. This forum called the dudepit if anyone remembers that.

[lidl e]

What do you think to clean?

 

Go over whole thing with white spirits and then linseed oil?

[Owen]

6 hours ago, lidl e said:

The bridge is actually an old bass forum crowd funded kahler replica. This forum called the dudepit if anyone remembers that.

I miss the dudepit. It was a wild ride!

[lidl e]

Cleaned, oiled, restrung, sprayed pots and now ready to rock!

 

Until i break the g string on the first dive bomb 

 

[Ruarl]

9 hours ago, lidl e said:

The bridge is actually an old bass forum crowd funded kahler replica. This forum called the dudepit if anyone remembers that.

The dudepit! What a place that was.