Somebody stop me!! I wasn't going to add any more projects to my pile, but I couldn't resist this body. It's goring to be a Vox clone when I get into it.
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y16/drbassman/Vox%20HB/3068_1.jpg)
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y16/drbassman/Vox%20HB/3268_1.jpg)
AAAAh Ha gonna paddle up river eh Doc?Been up there with out a paddle before ,huh!
"oooooooooo I'm not ready to do work for others or make instruments because i don't know if I'm good enough yet!!! or something to that phishy smelling effect!!!
your aching ass!!!
when you gonna start working and doing us some instruments doc?
this is going to be sharp!
;D 8) :mrgreen:
Quote from: shadowcastaz on December 03, 2008, 07:08:50 PM
AAAAh Ha gonna paddle up river eh Doc?Been up there with out a paddle before ,huh!
you got it Shadow, I'm gonna do a paddle-headed monster in 30" scale. I'm gonna do what Phantom guitars did and scale down the paddle to reduce neck dive. At least I know I can get some of the parts I need!
Quote from: old puppy on December 03, 2008, 07:14:01 PM
"oooooooooo I'm not ready to do work for others or make instruments because i don't know if I'm good enough yet!!! or something to that phishy smelling effect!!!
your aching ass!!!
when you gonna start working and doing us some instruments doc?
this is going to be sharp!
;D 8) :mrgreen:
Geez Bill, I just like to play it safe! I'll get more daring with experience! :P
i know you will doc, i'm just wanting to get on your to do list!!! heck with that "waiting list"...i wanna be first!!!
You can be the next Toody Cole!
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v104/davepix/Basses/542126c1.jpg)
BTW, the bass isn't big, she's just tiny.
Quote from: Dave W on December 03, 2008, 09:59:57 PM
You can be the next Toody Cole!
BTW, the bass isn't big, she's just tiny.
Yep, that's what I have in mind! Naturally, it will look much smaller when I wear it!!! ;)
I've got it all planned out already. Two Phantom pickups, Ultralite tuners, Vox inlay on the headstock (gold MOP), gonna try my first neck binding (gotta build this one from scratch). I'm not too big on the metal control plates and pickguard. Mine will probably be w-b-w. That should look nice on the burst body.
are you a fan of dead moon dave? i am very fond of the drummer's "kit'. it looks like mine :P
I dig my Phantom Teardrop Hollowbody.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v383/iamthebassman/tearbass.jpg)
Quote from: nofi on December 04, 2008, 07:01:08 AM
are you a fan of dead moon dave? i am very fond of the drummer's "kit'. it looks like mine :P
You bet. I knew of Fred Cole from the 60s, but I didn't discover Dead Moon until the mid 90s.
In case you weren't aware, when Andrew Loomis called it quits two years ago this month, Fred and Toody ended Dead Moon. But they started up again last year as the Pierced Arrows (http://www.piercedarrows.com/) with Kelly Halliburton on drums.
Here's Toody and her Vox Wyman rockin' out in Sydney this past January. Not everyone's cup of tea, but she and Fred are still going strong and touring. He's 60, she turns 60 this month.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-EUjvBun5Q
Quote from: leftybass on December 04, 2008, 07:29:05 AM
I dig my Phantom Teardrop Hollowbody.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v383/iamthebassman/tearbass.jpg)
Very nice, that's what I have in mind. I'm also thinking a trapeze and floating bridge, we'll see how much wood is under the top when I get her. I also like the neck pickup closer to the heel. How does your Phantom sound?
Quote from: Dave W on December 03, 2008, 09:59:57 PM
You can be the next Toody Cole!
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v104/davepix/Basses/542126c1.jpg)
BTW, the bass isn't big, she's just tiny.
Hey~ this could be the start of a Hot Chicks with Basses thread! (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/b300/Squidley/NightSquid/banana.gif)
Quote from: Rhythm N. Bliss on December 11, 2008, 06:03:59 AM
Hey~ this could be the start of a Hot Chicks with Basses thread! (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/b300/Squidley/NightSquid/banana.gif)
We're definitely not going down that road.
Quote from: Dave W on December 11, 2008, 09:24:20 AM
We're definitely not going down that road.
We're not?!? Rats!
Oh yeah baby
(http://www.ratemyeverything.net/image/12712/0/Motivator_Hot_Chicks.ashx)
Whew, that is hot! :o
Doc, i'm pretty sure that you've already seen this photo of my Vox Constellation, but it'll be a good reference photo for you to refer too as you proceed with your project.
(http://www3.sympatico.ca/casselman/Voxdscf0075.jpg)
TD
Quote from: chromium on December 11, 2008, 10:56:33 AM
Oh yeah baby
(http://www.ratemyeverything.net/image/12712/0/Motivator_Hot_Chicks.ashx)
Chromium.................................ummmmmmmm............ducklings......not chicks.......ducklings............... ;D
Quote from: thornton davis on December 14, 2008, 11:47:23 AM
Doc, i'm pretty sure that you've already seen this photo of my Vox Constellation, but it'll be a good reference photo for you to refer too as you proceed with your project.
(http://www3.sympatico.ca/casselman/Voxdscf0075.jpg)
TD
This on the other hand
is HOT
I wish you lived in Dallas, I'd keep you busy with a few projects! If you ever start taking on some small repairs and such please let me know. As big as DFW is it is a struggle to get a bass worked on.
Quote from: Bass VI on December 14, 2008, 07:34:02 PM
Chromium.................................ummmmmmmm............ducklings......not chicks.......ducklings............... ;D
Doh! You're right. And now I'm forced to dredge up my sordid past and reference a post that contains a
proper pic for that caption. See what you've gone and made me do? :)
http://bassoutpost.com/index.php?topic=61.msg1501#msg1501
I guess its ok. It appears to be, afterall, just a wholesome teambuilding event - in the spirit of good certified public accounting. :o
Words can't express how much I love that Constellation! Always thought that was one of the coolest looking basses, and I like those skinny Vox necks. Someday maybe...
So that makes me wonder- Doc, are you planning any kooky Vox-inspiried on-board electronic goodies? G-tuner? distortion? maybe something a little more mellow...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lum0Ex4RO0g
;D
Quote from: rockinrayduke on December 14, 2008, 08:13:54 PM
I wish you lived in Dallas, I'd keep you busy with a few projects! If you ever start taking on some small repairs and such please let me know. As big as DFW is it is a struggle to get a bass worked on.
That's my goal, in a few years! Right now, work, family and hobby time is colliding constantly! Eventually, I will be doing work for others, but it's not the right time now.
Quote from: chromium on December 15, 2008, 04:04:35 PM
Words can't express how much I love that Constellation! Always thought that was one of the coolest looking basses, and I like those skinny Vox necks. Someday maybe...
So that makes me wonder- Doc, are you planning any kooky Vox-inspiried on-board electronic goodies? G-tuner? distortion? maybe something a little more mellow...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lum0Ex4RO0g
;D
Well, I probably won't do anything kooky, but I will use 2 of the white Phantom humbuckers in it. I'm also debating with myself on the bridge. With that thin neck, it's gonna take some doing to get one to fit correctly. Might go for an old vintage one off eBay to make my life easier.