The Last Bass Outpost

Nice job on the butterscotch blond finish. It's nice to see even the subtle grain of Alder can look good in that kind of transparent look. Sweet high gloss you've achieved too.

No overalls here, but hippies exist past the 60's. How bout some Oteil on banjo bass?

Oh wait. That's not necessarily a Hemi right? You got the 6 barrel carb tho right? I haven't got a total handle on all the technical jargon but like em just the same. Hope you're enjoying the whip on this fine day

Thanks Rob. The bass is a simple design with some classic features put together in a way Gibson won't offer. I don't understand why they don't offer any single pickup models other than what Epiphone has with the JC and EB-0. The whole tv yellow/ limed hog finish would be popular with bassists too I imagine.

Thanks Carlo. I did ask Chris for his own idea as well. It's still fun to see what other people think on the forums. I haven't gotten much feedback from the Stambaugh club over on tb. His regular customers don't strike me as traditionalist Gibson fans. Many of them can't seem to have enough knobs and strings   

I realize this about the pickguard Dave. Since my desire wasn't to completely replicate the style of an LP Jr, I was willing to make a concession in regards to the pickguard shape so it balances better with the Thunderbird pickup's location. The design is inspired by elements of the Thunderbird, LPB-1 and Les Paul Jr. TV model guitar resulting in style all of it's own. I could have replicated the LP Jr. pickguard but then it would have ended up bisecting the pickup instead of encompassing it. I prefer the latter so that the routing for the pickup cavity doesn't show. If you'd like to make your own suggestion, I'd be welcome to consider it. 

That was a good movie gweimer. Hope your son likes Hee Haw Uwe.