2013 ExplorerBird...there's gold on them thar basses.

Started by dadagoboi, January 07, 2013, 02:52:24 PM

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Chris P.


Highlander

The random mind of a Silver Surfer...
If research was easy, it wouldn't need doing...
Staring at that event horizon is a dirty job, but someone has to do it; something's going to come back out of it one day...

dadagoboi

# 2 went out today, here it is in sealer, hated to paint over this hunk of mahogany:


No grain filler needed, one of the many differences between Honduras and African mahogany.


All Mohawk all the time:


Let's get to the point!


Back at cha!


I really dug this one, for me nickel hardware is classier than gold.





Highlander

Beautiful, like a piece of polished jet...

I think I should go back to those controls on mine - they look just right...

I can understand what you mean with that wood... trans cherry...?
The random mind of a Silver Surfer...
If research was easy, it wouldn't need doing...
Staring at that event horizon is a dirty job, but someone has to do it; something's going to come back out of it one day...

dadagoboi

Quote from: HERBIE on May 06, 2013, 04:22:09 PM
Beautiful, like a piece of polished jet...

I think I should go back to those controls on mine - they look just right...

I can understand what you mean with that wood... trans cherry...?

Simple seems best on the controls.  I think I'd like to do a natural mahogany, I've got another cherry coming up for Rex Diablo.

TBird1958



That sure looks a lot better than that RS one, nice!
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jumbodbassman

looks great.  i am not a pointy man anymore     ???

Sitting in traffic somewhere between CT and NYC
JIM

drbassman

I'm fixin' a hole where the rain gets in..........cuz I'm built for a kilt!

Nocturnal

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Highlander

I just wish I was in the market - you'd be my first port of call...
The random mind of a Silver Surfer...
If research was easy, it wouldn't need doing...
Staring at that event horizon is a dirty job, but someone has to do it; something's going to come back out of it one day...