The Last Bass Outpost

My remark "hiphop has nothing to do with it" wasn't aimed at you guys, you're free to poke fun at hiphop guys (I kind of stopped listening to the genre after Grandmaster Flash though I do like some Eminem stuff and come to think of it some Snoop Dog songs too), especially as most of them are always so dead serious about their art (most hiphop artists have about as much selfreflection as Ted Nugent), but against the between-the-lines-race-whine of the hiphopper who insinuated "I'm hiphop = black = therefore a whitey company from Nashville is trying to cheat me". That is crap.

I really like the current fin and the way it is worn - very naturally aged. But if you must refin it, I'd do what you like and something personal.

The PLEK machinery is used on Gibson custom shop stuff and on all Warwick basses and Framus guitars. I've only heard rapturous things about it (from players, manufacturers and in magazines) - the difference is supposed to be night and day and it does away with even the most resistant buzz prone "evil spots" on the fretboard. While the PLEK machine works, strings are kept on the bass under full tension. All you have to do is say how low you want the frets before the process starts.

Grear score btw!

Gibson could have handled it better - more customer-friendly and that includes difficult or even greedy customers too. But it has nothing to do with hiphop for chrissssakes. I agree about the MSRP and btw there is a German saying "einem geschenkten Gaul schaut man nicht ins Maul" (never look at the teeth of a horse (to check age) that you have received as a present).

Yes, there would have been room between the 15th and 12th fret.

Three Revs and two Non Revs, some of them in rather garish colors! There is a bit too much color for me, in fact I prefer the tobacco burst one - it's the most standard color of the TB, I know, and I've complained in the past about having too many TBs in that tone (I have 4 to be exact: a Rev II, a Non Rev II, a 1997 and an Orville), but somehow that burst tone gives more depth than just a plain one color finish, no matter how nice the color. That said, I like the seafoam green, never cared much for gold or the cardinal red and I've tired a little of the pelham blue. 

All TBirds should be girlie burst anyway or have stripes or be black or vintage yellowed ... (from left to right: Orville Made by Gibson, Studio V, GoW Zebrabird, George's 1986 one pup Jap Ltd Ed, girlie refinned TB IV 1965, Blackbird, 1964 TB II and cherry Studio IV)



Naw, better just girlie burst!

Which picture?


 

No, I see that one now. Finally. Thanks.

sure! fairies wear boots

 

Maybe I should just pretend that I see it?