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Bill's Shop: Projects, Mods & Repairs / Re: SX P/J Sunburst Mod
« on: August 14, 2008, 03:19:21 PM »
About fret leveling. I have bought new basses over 1k and they have needed a proper fret dressing.
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Gibson Basses / Re: Inverness green Epi?
« on: August 14, 2008, 03:08:37 PM »
man I like that a lot !
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Bill's Shop: Projects, Mods & Repairs / Re: SX P/J Sunburst Mod
« on: August 14, 2008, 03:44:56 AM »
I have had a number of SX basses and I am very impressed with them, way better than a Squier. I have a SX 75J that is my shop bass. It sits in a stand in my wood shop I don't have to worry about it getting knocked over or dusty. They are fine right out odf the box and a great platform for mods.
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Gibson Basses / Re: The JCS Blues
« on: August 10, 2008, 06:41:42 AM »
Most Epi's I have owned or played need a good fret dressing. My JC needed one and both Epi EB3s and my Tbird needed one. part of the charm of the price.
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The Bass Zone / Re: Your number one musical instrument, the love of your life.
« on: August 10, 2008, 05:00:06 AM »
Hell I have two hands I'd grab my Jim Lea bass to 
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The Bass Zone / Re: Your number one musical instrument, the love of your life.
« on: August 10, 2008, 04:53:31 AM »For sure! The only bass I wish I still had, and just for the memories it evokes, is my 62 (or 63, can't remember now!) jazz bass. Oh to be 16 again! I sold it in 75 when I got married. How stupid was that!Tsk tsk Bill, sold it when you got married a sad precedent has been set, must have taken years to undo. I Love 'em all but I'd grab my '69 NR Thunderbird if the house was burning. My main bass since '78
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Rickenbacker Basses / Re: New 4003s
« on: August 10, 2008, 04:45:16 AM »
I'm mostly a pick player and palm mute quite a bit and I found those channels over the mute made it hard to play............................ so I removed them. 
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Rickenbacker Basses / Re: New 4003s
« on: August 08, 2008, 05:00:12 AM »
It worked for me ! didn't know if you'd like it or not. Glad you posted I could not remember who I sold it to.
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Rickenbacker Basses / Re: New 4003s
« on: August 08, 2008, 04:10:48 AM »
Thats her ! some of the nicest grain on the body wings ! I see the bridge is still the same.
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Bill's Shop: Projects, Mods & Repairs / Re: Hi-Flyer Project!
« on: August 07, 2008, 03:04:27 PM »
Looks like just the thing ! I'd snap 'em up !
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Gibson Basses / Re: Early Explorer
« on: August 07, 2008, 10:14:11 AM »
I saw The Edgar Winter Group in '73 and Derringer had a custom Explorer shaped guitar with Dimarzio pups, binding and a figured top. I also remember reading about them in Guitar player about the same time.
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Gibson Basses / Re: Early Explorer
« on: August 07, 2008, 10:11:37 AM »
I guess Entwistle brought the shape back to life for bassists, then the metal scene hijacked it.
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The Bass Zone / Gig report last Sun
« on: August 07, 2008, 09:50:42 AM »
We played at Nola's BBQ on their very nice outdoor stage last Sun 5-9, Great sound system and a good crowd for the weather we had, cloudy and in the 70's up by the lake. My almost 11 year old daughter took these shots, I was pretty impressed ! This was during our "Hammer Of The Gods" Zep tribute set, note the J bass, I have never seen pictures of me playing a J...................... looks weird ! 
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Gibson Basses / Re: Early Explorer
« on: August 07, 2008, 05:44:53 AM »
Dimension wise my Ibanez Destroyer is real close. Note the Gibson mudbucker and Bart tbird pup. I'm thinking of going back to a white guard. 
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Gibson Basses / Re: Early Explorer
« on: August 07, 2008, 05:38:36 AM »
Thanks for the complete story Uwe ! What a find one of the original would be ! Hmmmmmmmmmmm a repro could be a fun build.