v8bass Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 As im taking pics of all my bits bobs odds n ends Thought i should get a pic of my Voyager up Headless and aluminium allmost fit for Dusty Hill ! Enormous player capable of very low action Meaty tappable schaller double J pickup and phenolic fingerboard and oh chunky profile neck too Had this since the Romans came my way and its only ever been transported in a bin bag ( doh ) Currently strung as a tenor bass but normally with 30 -90 [attachment=33413:PICT0131.JPG] [attachment=33414:PICT0158.JPG] Gary v8 Kramer lover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 Here's mine: A '76 450B and an XKB-10 The XKB is in the middle of a complete overhaul and refinish since it was rather battered when I bought it. I'm a big fan of aluminium for guitar and bass construction, and also have a fake Duke (probably made by Hondo) a Hartke XL-4 and Born To Rock F4B with Aluminium necks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cd_david Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 [quote name='BigRedX' post='609520' date='Sep 26 2009, 07:46 PM']A '76 450B [/quote] Oh My You not in a mind to sell this are you? Cheers Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 You like? Sorry it's not likely to be for sale any time soon. It's not 100% original, as a previous owner had mucked about with the electronics somewhat, so everything except the pickups and selector switch had to be replaced. Also the body has been drilled to allow through body stringing. I had a lot of fun resorting it back to original looking condition. The aluminium polishes up a treat with the use of Brasso. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cd_david Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 [quote name='BigRedX' post='609555' date='Sep 26 2009, 08:10 PM']You like?[/quote] Very much, you have done a great job, it is in great condition. I have been on the lookout for a 450 or 650 for a while now. Cheers Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 I've been looking for a 650 for myself too. However the prices in the UK are starting to get a bit rich for me... The 450 was reasonably cheap but the seller hadn't done a very good job with the photos or description and it didn't look particularly good. However as you can see it cleaned up nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velvetkevorkian Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 [quote name='v8bass' post='607578' date='Sep 24 2009, 12:13 PM']As im taking pics of all my bits bobs odds n ends Thought i should get a pic of my Voyager up Headless and aluminium allmost fit for Dusty Hill ! Enormous player capable of very low action Meaty tappable schaller double J pickup and phenolic fingerboard and oh chunky profile neck too Had this since the Romans came my way and its only ever been transported in a bin bag ( doh ) Currently strung as a tenor bass but normally with 30 -90 [attachment=33413:PICT0131.JPG] [attachment=33414:PICT0158.JPG] Gary v8 Kramer lover[/quote] Headless Explorer style- I think this is cool as f**k. Very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v8bass Posted September 28, 2009 Author Share Posted September 28, 2009 Lovely stuff ! The 650 allways did it and does it for me ! But The Kramer back catologue is loaded with goodies .. Thx for comments and lovely pics there BRX , Beautiful 450 and whoa thats red !! you have some great taste in basses ( thx for the wierd and wonderfuls btw ) The Hartke is the Vaccaro ?? Fretted ? Less ? ( ill do a search ) I know theres an 8 stringer somewhere ?? and a half fretted , semi fretted mmmm ! More pics ! Gary v8 Bigging up the Aluminiums Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhysP Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 [quote name='v8bass' post='607578' date='Sep 24 2009, 12:13 PM']As im taking pics of all my bits bobs odds n ends Thought i should get a pic of my Voyager up Headless and aluminium allmost fit for Dusty Hill ! Enormous player capable of very low action Meaty tappable schaller double J pickup and phenolic fingerboard and oh chunky profile neck too Had this since the Romans came my way and its only ever been transported in a bin bag ( doh ) Currently strung as a tenor bass but normally with 30 -90 [attachment=33413:PICT0131.JPG] [attachment=33414:PICT0158.JPG] Gary v8 Kramer lover[/quote] Did you buy that from "Livewire" in Cardiff by any chance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v8bass Posted September 28, 2009 Author Share Posted September 28, 2009 [quote name='RhysP' post='610534' date='Sep 28 2009, 06:30 AM']Did you buy that from "Livewire" in Cardiff by any chance?[/quote] OOF ! thats a blast from the past .. Came from one of the second hand places in a trade deal with ( i cant remember what now ! lol ) Although i remember it being played in the early 80s ( maybe 84 ) by a mate of mine ( ill have to find him and ask him though ) think it got passed around a bit before i stumbled upon it stuck in a corner looking all ZZ Top ( id previously had a 650 ) My favourite bass shop ever btw , a source of constant GAS thru my formative and inebriated bass upbringing and a chance to get up close and personal with so many high end and delicious toys ..Saturdays have never been the same !! Should start a " Where are they now thread " ?? Gary v8 Bass Kleptomaniac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mr. Foxen Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Finally got all the wood out so can recast it: [URL=http://s17.photobucket.com/user/Incarante/media/DSCF1613_zps635eb709.jpg.html][IMG]http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b69/Incarante/DSCF1613_zps635eb709.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v8bass Posted August 27, 2013 Author Share Posted August 27, 2013 [quote name='Mr. Foxen' timestamp='1376516433' post='2175471'] Finally got all the wood out so can recast it: [url="http://s17.photobucket.com/user/Incarante/media/DSCF1613_zps635eb709.jpg.html"][/url] [/quote] Nice to see whats under the maple or walnut ..... Looks like an interesting project Mr F .... look forward to seeing developments Need to get a couple of pics of my other 2 Lumies in place soon Gary v8 and yep ... Lumie fan ...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickeyboro Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 (edited) Here's my DMZ4001. Nearest thing to an active bass I've ever played...and it's passive! Sadly, have to say goodbye to it shortly, if anyone's after a prime 1979 example. [url="http://s92.photobucket.com/user/mickeyboro/media/DSCF0285.jpg.html"][/url] [URL=http://s92.photobucket.com/user/mickeyboro/media/DSCF0288.jpg.html][IMG]http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/mickeyboro/DSCF0288.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s92.photobucket.com/user/mickeyboro/media/DSCF0289.jpg.html][IMG]http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/mickeyboro/DSCF0289.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Edited August 27, 2013 by Mickeyboro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocco Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 [quote name='Mickeyboro' timestamp='1377626939' post='2189641'] Here's my DMZ4001. Nearest thing to an active bass I've ever played...and it's passive! Sadly, have to say goodbye to it shortly, if anyone's after a prime 1979 example. [url="http://s92.photobucket.com/user/mickeyboro/media/DSCF0285.jpg.html"][/url] [URL=http://s92.photobucket.com/user/mickeyboro/media/DSCF0288.jpg.html][IMG]http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/mickeyboro/DSCF0288.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s92.photobucket.com/user/mickeyboro/media/DSCF0289.jpg.html][IMG]http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/mickeyboro/DSCF0289.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [/quote] Could be into that, price dependant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donnyboy Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Here's a couple of pics featuring my Kramer Ferrington electro - acoustic. Pointy headed acoustics are probably pretty rare, I know this was. I've never seen another one, maybe there's a reason for that I sold it when i stopped playing for a number of years, I know who has it though and it's been well cared for it was a lovely cherry red with cream binding and nice inlays Don't think I've got any just of the bass - sorry about that - bare in mind these pics were taken about 1998 I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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