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Re: 4005 facsimile
« Reply #60 on: April 06, 2009, 11:58:41 AM »
Yeah I know about that, when I was building my Les Paul somebody accused me of just posing with somebody's project and that it couldn't have been a real workshop because of the lack of random stuff lying around, they deemed the workshop to be "too clean."  Fact is that our workshop at Knooren handcrafted usually is extremely messy but when there's serious business to be done, my boss usually has me and my colleague clean every single square inch. And that was the case in that particular month.    

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Re: 4005 facsimile
« Reply #61 on: April 06, 2009, 05:34:08 PM »
Hey, I have a question.  Since I'm making this my own anyway, do you think 2 f-holes would be nice looking on this bass rather than the usual one?  It would mean no pick guard, but I could live with that.
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Re: 4005 facsimile
« Reply #62 on: April 06, 2009, 07:05:00 PM »
I like the idea. Id even not line them up.in other words not a mirror image  even though the sides  are not reflective of each other. But that is just me . I like the cat eye F holes. I have always felt PG's cover up too much wood.M
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Re: 4005 facsimile
« Reply #63 on: April 06, 2009, 09:28:04 PM »
You could always experiment with it in Photoshop to see if you like the looks of 2 f holes, and mess with their position on the body.
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Re: 4005 facsimile
« Reply #64 on: April 06, 2009, 10:17:37 PM »
I like it if you really make it an own design, like changing the headstock a bit and maybe the two holes. +1 on the photoshop thing. Or just cut out two hole-formed black pieces of paper and try them on the body.

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Re: 4005 facsimile
« Reply #65 on: April 07, 2009, 05:00:13 AM »
OK, how's this?

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Re: 4005 facsimile
« Reply #66 on: April 07, 2009, 05:08:11 AM »
Works for me . Sho-da-maho!! :mrgreen:
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Re: 4005 facsimile
« Reply #67 on: April 07, 2009, 05:26:13 AM »
Yep, I like it! Maybe a bit more distance between the controls?

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Re: 4005 facsimile
« Reply #68 on: April 07, 2009, 05:51:46 AM »
Looks good with the 2 holes. +1 on adjusting the knob layout tho.
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Re: 4005 facsimile
« Reply #69 on: April 07, 2009, 06:39:40 AM »
Yep, I think this is the route to go.  I'll adjust the knobs, I just threw them on there in a hurry this morning before work!

Hey, I ordered the pups yesterday too!

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Re: 4005 facsimile
« Reply #70 on: April 07, 2009, 07:55:04 AM »
Looks great!  Another vote for spreading out the knobs, though.
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Re: 4005 facsimile
« Reply #71 on: April 07, 2009, 08:02:20 AM »
What kinda pups are those?
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Re: 4005 facsimile
« Reply #72 on: April 07, 2009, 08:25:11 AM »
A new top mount model of ThunderTron by TV Jones.  It's a Dearmond clone he calls a DynaTron.  Cool, huh?  Only $115.
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Re: 4005 facsimile
« Reply #73 on: April 07, 2009, 10:22:22 AM »
Dr B, how about putting the controls in a line following the edge of the lower bout?

like this
http://www.soulshine.com.br/index.asp?secao=3&categoria=22&subcategoria=0&id=547
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Re: 4005 facsimile
« Reply #74 on: April 07, 2009, 10:46:42 AM »
I like the dual f-holes. The knob layout is fine. Don't want to get too far away from your inspiration.