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Gibson Basses / Re: It lives!
« on: July 17, 2008, 06:39:45 PM »
I've got an Owl lumber right here in Des Plaines, and I did think about having it planed down. But, I know JAE's were extra thick, so I'm just gonna suck it up! 
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Gibson Basses / Re: It lives!
« on: July 17, 2008, 01:15:56 PM »
Here's another shot from last summer.
It's a great sounding bass and gets a lot of attention. Dream to play? Mmm, it's OK. Those bodies are big and THICK! It's like a plank with a Fender neck screwed on, so.... I'm actually putting a thumb rest on it. I can't get comfortable with playing finger style on it. First bass I've ever had to do that on. I got a cool Pickguardian repro Rickenbacker acrylic thumb rest. After I get that situated, I'm tearing it down and getting it re-finished. I do want to start using it some more.
Now that I think about it, I wrote a little blog about it on my myspace page when I first finished putting it together.
http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=107875966&blogID=280567840&Mytoken=78414840-3EB5-41AF-B241BECA509A2D3C88074412
It's a great sounding bass and gets a lot of attention. Dream to play? Mmm, it's OK. Those bodies are big and THICK! It's like a plank with a Fender neck screwed on, so.... I'm actually putting a thumb rest on it. I can't get comfortable with playing finger style on it. First bass I've ever had to do that on. I got a cool Pickguardian repro Rickenbacker acrylic thumb rest. After I get that situated, I'm tearing it down and getting it re-finished. I do want to start using it some more.
Now that I think about it, I wrote a little blog about it on my myspace page when I first finished putting it together.
http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=107875966&blogID=280567840&Mytoken=78414840-3EB5-41AF-B241BECA509A2D3C88074412
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: Saw a new Challenger today
« on: July 17, 2008, 01:03:02 PM »
I was going for a 65-67 GT look. They had the rocker panel stripes. I like the over the top stripes too, but they're a little... over the top! I bought a set of white ones, but decided the silver would look better.
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Gibson Basses / Re: Lots of chrome in my life :)
« on: July 17, 2008, 09:36:45 AM »A cruel irony if it finally ends up Lake Placid!
Holy crap! That's right, it was supposed to be that color in the first place, wasn't it? Well, Pelham anyway.... I'm close to going that route, but I really have a thing for green too. Then there's JAE's favourite, Fiesta Red. Decisions, decisions...
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: Saw a new Challenger today
« on: July 17, 2008, 09:26:44 AM »
The They wanted $53,000 for it- $43,000 for the list price, taxes etc and a $12,000 market adjustment addition to the price!!!!!
That's what ya call "dealer markup". They're just charging whatever the market will bear. I was looking at an '07 Shelby GT (not the GT500) which is basically a Shelby-tweaked Mustang GT. They wanted $45,000 for a $39,000 car! I ended up ordering an '08 Mustang GT and did my own mods. Less than 32 grand and some "sweat equity" later, my car will smoke a Shelby GT.
I have assumed control...
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Gibson Basses / Re: Lots of chrome in my life :)
« on: July 17, 2008, 08:37:47 AM »Great upgrades on the birds, but from a Camaro to a Subu?
Yeah man, I noticed that too!
I'm a Ford guy myself.....
Love the birds though! That green is awesome. I'm getting my Fenderbird body re-finished very soon. I was thinking of having it painted to match my car, which would basically be Lake Placid blue. I don't know, maybe I'll start a poll in another thread.
And BTW - hi everybody!
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Rickenbacker Basses / Re: The Ric 4001 ...
« on: July 17, 2008, 08:17:56 AM »
Thanks guys. It's been a while - probably since around November - since I've been on any bass message boards. Got busy with my new car ('08 Mustang GT). Got that all tweaked out, so I'm nosing around again.
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Rickenbacker Basses / Re: The Ric 4001 ...
« on: July 16, 2008, 01:54:44 PM »
I have a '93 4003S/8 that I've had for a year now with no neck issues. I've actually loosened the truss rods. This thing has the thickest fingerboard I've ever seen, but the overall neck thickness is pretty much the same as my '89 4003S.
And speaking of neck thickness, at some point in the late 90's, Ric got a new CNC router. This is when the neck shapes got weird (thick). They are now back to a slim profile.
Flats on a Ric = very cool! I had a V63 for a while that I strung up with some TI flats. Awesome Wings vibe.
They are much prettier in real life, especially the Fireglo! That thing's a gem. The black one is my #1, followed closely by my '94 Les Paul Special. The cream one rarely leaves the house. VERY rarely.....
And speaking of neck thickness, at some point in the late 90's, Ric got a new CNC router. This is when the neck shapes got weird (thick). They are now back to a slim profile.
Flats on a Ric = very cool! I had a V63 for a while that I strung up with some TI flats. Awesome Wings vibe.
They are much prettier in real life, especially the Fireglo! That thing's a gem. The black one is my #1, followed closely by my '94 Les Paul Special. The cream one rarely leaves the house. VERY rarely.....