Killer V7

[Rayman]

Well I bought this as my next project. The description on the ad included that the neck had been glued on, probably because the neck screws had stripped the holes in the neck wood. So I expected to find a clumsy looking botch job, but for the price it was worth the risk.

 

 

 

Check out the original Lake Placid Blue colour where the pick guard was!

 

Anyway, it turns out the glue was a very nice clean job, the screws are fine, the neck is absolutely solid. You’d never know there was any issue previously. 
 

 

Hated the black aftermarket guard, so off that came. Electrics are all perfect, so just a clean and an inspection, no problems. 
 

 

Absolutely beautiful fretboard, but the frets needed a bit of crowning/filing/polishing….

 

 

 

 

Next an absolutely fabulous white pearl pick guard from Tim at Scratch It, perfect fit, beautifully made and highly recommended.

 

 

Brand new EB Slinkys and a full set up, and honestly, this is an absolute stunner of a bass. It looks amazing, plays beautifully and sounds absolutely killer.
 

 

Sire…… how do they do it?

 

 

[gjones]

Lovely looking bass. Weird that the colour should change so much after exposure to sunlight.

[lemmywinks]

Great score that!

[LeftyJ]

Wow, quite surprising how fast the colour has faded! This was my favourite finish for the V7, I've always thought it looked great - but it's almost a metallic silver now! Still looks great though 

[Rayman]

Yeah, it’s 5yrs old, and it’s basically silver now. The weird thing is that it’s constantly silver all over, back to front, except where it was covered. Suggests that the clear lacquer is not particularly UV resistant. I love the colour now. The company I work for have a pigment restorer designed to revive the colour, but I decided not to use it.

[neepheid]

2 hours ago, Rayman said:

Sire…… how do they do it?

 

My guess is that they cut through many layers of BS to just get nice instruments made and in the hands of people at reasonable prices.  The insolent upstart market disruptors that they are!