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Chromey Checkerboard 'Bird
« on: February 09, 2010, 09:19:36 PM »


 While visiting Mike Lull's last Friday I spied this chromey checkerboard beauty!


I NEED THIS BASS   ;D


Alas, it belongs to Pearl Jam's Jeff Ament. Likely it'll become his Sig model, I understand Tom Peterson is pretty interested in one too.
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Re: Chromey Checkerboard 'Bird
« Reply #1 on: February 09, 2010, 09:27:01 PM »
That would fit right in with Cheap Trick! Was this the surprise you mentioned in the Pino thread?
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Re: Chromey Checkerboard 'Bird
« Reply #2 on: February 09, 2010, 09:31:52 PM »

 I almost dropped the Hiwatt when I saw the damn thing!
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Re: Chromey Checkerboard 'Bird
« Reply #3 on: February 09, 2010, 09:48:42 PM »
Very interesting.
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Re: Chromey Checkerboard 'Bird
« Reply #4 on: February 09, 2010, 10:22:57 PM »
thats way cool  8)
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Re: Chromey Checkerboard 'Bird
« Reply #5 on: February 10, 2010, 04:35:39 AM »
Am I the only one that gets dizzy when I look at that bass? :D
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Re: Chromey Checkerboard 'Bird
« Reply #6 on: February 10, 2010, 06:11:35 AM »
I really thought that would be Tom's bass. :o
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Re: Chromey Checkerboard 'Bird
« Reply #7 on: February 10, 2010, 07:54:25 AM »
Quote from: exiledarchangel on February 10, 2010, 04:35:39 AM
Am I the only one that gets dizzy when I look at that bass? :D
No, me too. :o
The pots look too close to each other, and the lower horn looks too big.
But maybe that's because my eyes are hurting...
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Re: Chromey Checkerboard 'Bird
« Reply #8 on: February 10, 2010, 10:10:09 AM »
Quote from: Basvarken on February 10, 2010, 07:54:25 AM
No, me too. :o
The pots look too close to each other, and the lower horn looks too big.
But maybe that's because my eyes are hurting...

It's shaped like a standard 'Bird the camera angle accentuates the lower bout, and the arm carve on the uppermakes it look smaller too. Interestingly tho the body on this bass is 15% bigger than my Lull and is thinner, done at Jeff's request.
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Re: Chromey Checkerboard 'Bird
« Reply #9 on: February 10, 2010, 11:28:29 AM »
Quote from: TBird1958 on February 10, 2010, 10:10:09 AM
Interestingly tho the body on this bass is 15% bigger than my Lull and is thinner, done at Jeff's request.
So there was someting wrong with the proportions.
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Re: Chromey Checkerboard 'Bird
« Reply #10 on: February 10, 2010, 12:30:15 PM »

 It looked about the same as one of my '76s...........

This one's proportions are all the same, it's just bigger. Not disproportionate in any one place.
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Re: Chromey Checkerboard 'Bird
« Reply #11 on: February 10, 2010, 12:45:24 PM »
Quote from: TBird1958 on February 10, 2010, 12:30:15 PM
It looked about the same as one of my '76s...........

This one's proportions are all the same, it's just bigger. Not disproportionate in any one place.

I don't get it.
It's bigger, right?
Then the proportions are different. In relation to the body the neck is smaller and so are the pickups.
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Re: Chromey Checkerboard 'Bird
« Reply #12 on: February 10, 2010, 04:04:48 PM »
Interesting. Look at how many frets it has. Can you actually reach 'em!
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Re: Chromey Checkerboard 'Bird
« Reply #13 on: February 10, 2010, 04:12:32 PM »
Quote from: TBird1958 on February 09, 2010, 09:31:52 PM
I almost dropped the Hiwatt when I saw the damn thing!

That might have cost you a T'bird or two...  :o

Definitely does things to my eyes - radically different fin...
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Re: Chromey Checkerboard 'Bird
« Reply #14 on: February 10, 2010, 04:48:18 PM »
Quote from: Denis on February 10, 2010, 04:04:48 PM
Interesting. Look at how many frets it has. Can you actually reach 'em!

 The backside is pretty clever as this pic of mine shows - you can easily reach the higher frets, tho I "don't go there"  ;)


 




Here's Jeff Ament playing it, he's a big guy! Mmmm yeah lefty headstock too.

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