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Hand carved EB?
« on: August 15, 2009, 07:21:47 AM »
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Re: Hand carved EB?
« Reply #1 on: August 15, 2009, 07:37:08 AM »
That's an SB 450 (from Jules: http://www.flyguitars.com/gibson/bass/1973gibsonSB450.php)

Nicely done, looks like an attempt to copy the carved version of the Guild JS II. This might be the very first time a Gibson has copied a Guild instead of the other way around.  ;)

I'm not fond of the SB series, although Uwe disagrees.
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Re: Hand carved EB?
« Reply #2 on: August 15, 2009, 08:36:53 AM »
I prefer the uncarved version. I have never heard them but they should sound good with the two humbuckers.
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Re: Hand carved EB?
« Reply #3 on: August 15, 2009, 08:42:39 AM »
whoa! i want that!
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Re: Hand carved EB?
« Reply #4 on: August 15, 2009, 09:05:15 AM »
looks nice!
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Re: Hand carved EB?
« Reply #5 on: August 15, 2009, 04:00:26 PM »
i'm not a fan of carved basses per se, but this one is done well
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Re: Hand carved EB?
« Reply #6 on: August 15, 2009, 04:24:16 PM »

 The carving isn't my thing.......it's nicely done, you could probably roll some ink on it and do some woodblock prints  :)
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Re: Hand carved EB?
« Reply #7 on: August 16, 2009, 04:05:07 AM »
Plus, if you never wipe it after playing, new material will build up over time and fill the cavities ...
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Re: Hand carved EB?
« Reply #8 on: August 16, 2009, 04:43:00 AM »
I like it. It's got that Western look like leather tooling.
Surprised there are no bidders. It'll be interesting to see what she goes for.
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Re: Hand carved EB?
« Reply #9 on: August 16, 2009, 09:04:51 AM »
Quote from: uwe on August 16, 2009, 04:05:07 AM
Plus, if you never wipe it after playing, new material will build up over time and fill the cavities ...

  :o Basic hygine please, Herr Moderator.

I always wipe after playing........








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Re: Hand carved EB?
« Reply #10 on: August 16, 2009, 09:29:42 AM »
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Re: Hand carved EB?
« Reply #11 on: August 16, 2009, 10:13:04 AM »
 I think the Guild JS IIs with the carved top were influenced by artisan carved Gibson EB basses 0f the 60's-70's. If that were a EB bass I would be all over it, one of these days !
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Re: Hand carved EB?
« Reply #12 on: August 16, 2009, 11:56:39 AM »
All that carving opens up those nitro- and filler-clogged pores and lets the tone ring out and the wood breathe, and the whole thing resonates like crazy... or something like that.  :mrgreen: :P  Oh yeah, and I forgot to add, the sustain is almost infinite. But only in the spots that are carved.  8)
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Re: Hand carved EB?
« Reply #13 on: August 16, 2009, 01:12:37 PM »
yee haw. :P
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Re: Hand carved EB?
« Reply #14 on: August 16, 2009, 01:31:00 PM »
Can't agree re the quality of the carving... if you look closely at the inset pics you can see she's not finished off, a craftsman would be needed to finish of the works...
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