OldGit Posted February 6, 2008 Posted February 6, 2008 Oh! Cousin Blue's looking good .. That Jon knows how to choose a bit of wood ... Quote
Old Horse Murphy Posted February 7, 2008 Author Posted February 7, 2008 [quote name='OldGit' post='135357' date='Feb 6 2008, 10:49 PM']Oh! Cousin Blue's looking good .. That Jon knows how to choose a bit of wood ... [/quote] He certainly does. I'm actually glad he's chosen all the materials now. At least it means when I go up there, I won't be able to change my mind QUITE as much as I probably will.... Quote
OldGit Posted February 7, 2008 Posted February 7, 2008 [quote name='Old Horse Murphy' post='135519' date='Feb 7 2008, 09:41 AM']He certainly does. I'm actually glad he's chosen all the materials now. At least it means when I go up there, I won't be able to change my mind QUITE as much as I probably will....[/quote] Stay out of THE WOOD STORE then Quote
Old Horse Murphy Posted February 7, 2008 Author Posted February 7, 2008 [quote name='OldGit' post='135521' date='Feb 7 2008, 09:44 AM']Stay out of THE WOOD STORE then [/quote] The fabled wood store...I've heard many a tale of it. Quote
OldGit Posted February 7, 2008 Posted February 7, 2008 [quote name='Old Horse Murphy' post='135528' date='Feb 7 2008, 09:52 AM']The fabled wood store...I've heard many a tale of it.[/quote] 'tis no fable, fellow traveller. The Siren call reaches far and wide, nay even south of the M25 ... Quote
Rich Posted February 7, 2008 Posted February 7, 2008 Weren't we thinking of having some t shirts made with 'I SURVIVED JON SHUKER'S WOOD STORE' on them? Quote
OldGit Posted February 7, 2008 Posted February 7, 2008 [quote name='Rich' post='135616' date='Feb 7 2008, 11:51 AM']Weren't we thinking of having some t shirts made with 'I SURVIVED JON SHUKER'S WOOD STORE' on them? [/quote] ha ha that may yet happen Quote
Tinman Posted February 25, 2008 Posted February 25, 2008 [quote name='Rich' post='135616' date='Feb 7 2008, 11:51 AM']Weren't we thinking of having some t shirts made with 'I SURVIVED JON SHUKER'S WOOD STORE' on them? [/quote] Or how about "I GOT AWAY FROM THE WORKSHOP WITHOUT BUYING A SECOND ONE" Quote
OldGit Posted February 25, 2008 Posted February 25, 2008 [quote name='Tinman' post='146677' date='Feb 25 2008, 03:58 PM']Or how about "I GOT AWAY FROM THE WORKSHOP WITHOUT BUYING A SECOND ONE" [/quote] Hummmmmmmmm happily not true Quote
Old Horse Murphy Posted April 23, 2008 Author Posted April 23, 2008 Some more pics from Jon. The body has finally been stained and it's come out better than I ever dreamed it would!! I think this is going to look great with the rosewood fingerboard and pearloid block markers. I'm now going with EMG's but still with spilt pots (Vol/Vol and Tone/Tone) for the P and J Pickups. Unfortunately, he's going to have to get these built especially, but it's worth the wait as I really want the P bass to have the classic 2 knob look rather than 3. Jon reckons it will be completed in the next few weeks, but I'm not so sure myself.... Quote
OldGit Posted April 23, 2008 Posted April 23, 2008 I saw a PJ precision recently where the J pup was the same colour as the bass body .. It looked a bit more "right" than a normal black bridge pup .. As you are going to a lot of trouble to getyhe trad two knob look how about getting a matched blue wood cover for your bridge pickup? Just an idea OG Quote
OldGit Posted April 23, 2008 Posted April 23, 2008 [quote name='Old Horse Murphy' post='183530' date='Apr 23 2008, 09:38 AM']Some more pics from Jon. The body has finally been stained and it's come out better than I ever dreamed it would!! I think this is going to look great with the rosewood fingerboard and pearloid block markers. I'm now going with EMG's but still with spilt pots (Vol/Vol and Tone/Tone) for the P and J Pickups. Unfortunately, he's going to have to get these built especially, but it's worth the wait as I really want the P bass to have the classic 2 knob look rather than 3. Jon reckons it will be completed in the next few weeks, but I'm not so sure myself....[/quote] That looks great ... Very nice piece of wood there .. That 8 mile deep gloss he does is just fab ... Quote
Old Horse Murphy Posted April 23, 2008 Author Posted April 23, 2008 [quote name='OldGit' post='183576' date='Apr 23 2008, 10:30 AM']I saw a PJ precision recently where the J pup was the same colour as the bass body .. It looked a bit more "right" than a normal black bridge pup .. As you are going to a lot of trouble to getyhe trad two knob look how about getting a matched blue wood cover for your bridge pickup? Just an idea OG[/quote] That's certainly an idea Si. I'll give Jon a call and see what he thinks. To be honest, I don't actually mind the P/J pickup. For some reason though I prefer just the 2 knobs (weird eh?) Quote
Kiwi Posted April 23, 2008 Posted April 23, 2008 Oh yes, Jon was cutting back the finish while I was there last week. He's particularly impressed with the rich colour of those blue tints. The pics really don't do it justice. Quote
Old Horse Murphy Posted April 23, 2008 Author Posted April 23, 2008 [quote name='Crazykiwi' post='183585' date='Apr 23 2008, 10:37 AM']Oh yes, Jon was cutting back the finish while I was there last week. He's particularly impressed with the rich colour of those blue tints. The pics really don't do it justice.[/quote] My knees have just buckled.... Quote
OldGit Posted April 23, 2008 Posted April 23, 2008 [quote name='Old Horse Murphy' post='183589' date='Apr 23 2008, 10:42 AM']My knees have just buckled....[/quote] Knees, ears? You are just a wreck, Nick ... best let me break this bass in for you ... I like playing dah blooose Quote
Old Horse Murphy Posted April 23, 2008 Author Posted April 23, 2008 [quote name='OldGit' post='183619' date='Apr 23 2008, 11:17 AM']Knees, ears? You are just a wreck, Nick ... best let me break this bass in for you ... I like playing dah blooose [/quote] You're first reserve...how's that? Quote
OldGit Posted April 23, 2008 Posted April 23, 2008 [quote name='Old Horse Murphy' post='183641' date='Apr 23 2008, 11:42 AM']You're first reserve...how's that?[/quote] Good enough Quote
OldGit Posted June 6, 2008 Posted June 6, 2008 [quote name='Old Horse Murphy' post='183641' date='Apr 23 2008, 11:42 AM']You're first reserve...how's that?[/quote] Hows my reserve bass doing? Quote
Old Horse Murphy Posted July 30, 2008 Author Posted July 30, 2008 [quote name='OldGit' post='214021' date='Jun 6 2008, 06:42 PM']Hows my reserve bass doing? [/quote] Well Si, after "slightly" longer than the anticipated build time my P bass is ready to be picked up on Saturday!! I honestly can't wait and (sadly) can think about little else at the moment. The only compromise to my original spec is that instead of stacked vol/vol tone/tone pots, due to the EMG's I've had to go for individual vol vol tone pots, so 3 instead of 2. Jon's put the battery compartment under the pickguard, so if I don't get on with the EMG's I can swap them for something else and change the controls over to stacked pots easily enough. I'll post pics up as soon as I get Blue in my grubby little hands. Quote
martthebass Posted July 30, 2008 Posted July 30, 2008 Only a matter of time before the 'Pink Burst' respray Quote
Old Horse Murphy Posted July 30, 2008 Author Posted July 30, 2008 [quote name='martthebass' post='251290' date='Jul 30 2008, 01:12 PM']Only a matter of time before the 'Pink Burst' respray [/quote] And a heart shaped red tortoise pickguard Quote
martthebass Posted July 30, 2008 Posted July 30, 2008 [quote name='Old Horse Murphy' post='251296' date='Jul 30 2008, 01:17 PM']And a heart shaped red tortoise pickguard[/quote] Hell, I need one of those for the 'Ray Quote
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