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Gibson Basses / Re: Butchered Bicentennial IV to '64 II Clone
« Last post by amptech on May 29, 2024, 03:03:03 AM »
Thanks guys, and sorry Carlo for crashing your thread :-)
I was always puzzeled by the lack of candy orange options when I grew up, always liked it on 70's japanese motorcycles.
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Gibson Basses / Re: Jason Momoa rocking a 1959 Explorer bass replica
« Last post by amptech on May 29, 2024, 02:57:18 AM »
Quote from: senmen on May 28, 2024, 08:05:42 AM
Oh and Amptech:
Your build really nails the originality!
Great!

Greetz
Oliver (Spyderman)
Thanks, but I must admit I used a four in line headstock design. I did put metal knob banjo tuners on it for the look,
but that means using it in studio and rehearsal only. There is no way I enter a stage with a banjo tuner loaded bass!  :)
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Gibson Basses / Re: Butchered Bicentennial IV to '64 II Clone
« Last post by exiledarchangel on May 29, 2024, 02:49:13 AM »
Awesome color, I agree! Fantastic work on this poor bass.
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Gibson Basses / Re: Butchered Bicentennial IV to '64 II Clone
« Last post by TBird1958 on May 28, 2024, 10:29:21 PM »


 Looks to be the same color as my Lull T4 - Lovely!
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: So, what have you been listening to lately?
« Last post by Dave W on May 28, 2024, 08:29:31 PM »
^^^
All excellent tracks.

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Gibson Basses / Re: Butchered Bicentennial IV to '64 II Clone
« Last post by Dave W on May 28, 2024, 08:25:45 PM »
Now that's a restoration!  :toast:

I like the candy orange.
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Other Bass Brands / Re: Carvin LB20
« Last post by Ken on May 28, 2024, 08:17:02 AM »
Yes, she loves that green one.  You remember correctly; it was a GHS ad.  She always seemed to use Boomers.

I found this cool video of her playing the black one with Moby.  Seems she was on tour with Moby in 1999 and Carvin gave her the black one.  She then had the green one made.

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Gibson Basses / Re: Jason Momoa rocking a 1959 Explorer bass replica
« Last post by senmen on May 28, 2024, 08:05:42 AM »
Oh and Amptech:
Your build really nails the originality!
Great!

Greetz
Oliver (Spyderman)
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Gibson Basses / Re: Jason Momoa rocking a 1959 Explorer bass replica
« Last post by senmen on May 28, 2024, 08:02:02 AM »
Guys,
in fact the bass Jason Momoa is playing is owned by him and was
ordered by him with Gibson. 
And yes, the chrome cover is definitely the later add to the original
bass owned by Ken Collins but that is how it had been pictured most
in the magazines and also at the time Robb Lawrence sold it. 
But of course, the brown bakelite cover is the correct one as you
can see in the old Lonnie Mack photos. 
And to be original, in that early phase it didn’t have the third knob
but had a baritone switch at that position. 
And yes also the tuners changed from time to time
Going via three banjos and one conventional to metal knob
banjos.  But the originals are of course the banjos with the classic
knobs. 
Despite Uwes great bass Gibson also had at least one other replica
buildt some years ago and there was also a replica buildt
(don’t remember the builder) for Tom Petersson of Cheap Trick. 

Greetz
Oliver (Spyderman)
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Other Bass Brands / Re: Carvin LB20
« Last post by gearHed289 on May 28, 2024, 07:46:10 AM »
Carvin seems to have made a lot of quality stuff. I've never owned one, but I've played a couple. I remember Greta from a magazine ad. Maybe for GHS strings(?), and I think she was shown with a green Carvin.
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