Hand carved EB?

Started by Barklessdog, August 15, 2009, 08:21:47 AM

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TBird1958

#15
August 16, 2009, 05:12:33 PM
Quote from: Kenny Five-O on August 16, 2009, 02:31:00 PM
Can't agree re the quality of the carving... if you look closely at the inset pics you can see she's not finished off, a craftsman would be needed to finish of the works...


I think you're just the guy, Kenny. Go for it!  ;) 
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uwe

#16
August 17, 2009, 07:13:07 AM
"I'm not fond of the SB series, although Uwe disagrees."

No, I perfectly agree that you are not fond of them.  ;) And have never minced words about that fact either.

For people who like the SG shape, but prefer a clearer-sounding bass than the traditional maho-mudbucker combo would allow, they are a resonable alternative, that's all.
We've taken too much for granted ... and all the time it had grown ...
From techno seeds we first planted ... evolved a mind of its own ...

Highlander

#17
August 17, 2009, 08:44:32 AM
Believe it or not, all I would do is clean up the carving and stain black the open wood so it stands out better...

Come on, get up off the floor; it's not that shocking that I might do something considered "tasteful", is it...?

:vader:
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Barklessdog

#18
August 17, 2009, 09:02:13 AM
Quote from: Kenny Five-O on August 17, 2009, 08:44:32 AM
Believe it or not, all I would do is clean up the carving and stain black the open wood so it stands out better...

Come on, get up off the floor; it's not that shocking that I might do something considered "tasteful", is it...?

:vader:


Good carving should not have to relay on black to make it "pop", I think its almost as bad a crutch as "wood burning" techiniques.

I also agree that the carving is only half way there. A nice wood chisel carvil job could really take it to another level.

Highlander

#19
August 17, 2009, 09:17:38 AM
I agree with you, John, but it really depends on the upper finish to make it "POP"... the upper finish just does not work to bring the carving "forward" ...

... and was that a (not so subtle) comment on my "branded" RD, my fellow maple RD player...?   ;D  ;)  ;D

I withdraw my "staining" and, as I have pledged to Lord Hornung (and obviosly, my fellow players), I am trying to amend my ways; I have far too many blots on my copy-book as it is...  :sad:

Mark... I did think about it (US bids only) but... all the usual excuses at the mo...  :sad:  :sad:  :sad:
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SKATE RAT

#20
August 17, 2009, 08:11:48 PM
what are you guys poppin' about? that bass looks cool the way it is.if i had any cash i'd buy it myself.but i'm on the hunt for a Sound City 200+. i love my SB450.and that one is like mine with the "Ever Tilt" bridge. must be a '72 like mine.
'72 GIBSON SB-450, '74 UNIVOX HIGHFLYER, '75 FENDER P-BASS, '76 ARIA 4001, '76 GIBSON RIPPER, '77 GIBSON G-3, '78 GUILD B-301, '79 VANTAGE FLYING V BASS, '80's HONDO PROFESSIONAL II, '80's IBANEZ ROADSTAR II, '92 GIBSON LPB-1, 'XX WAR BASS, LTD VIPER 104, '01 GIBSON SG SPECIAL, RAT FUZZ AND TUBES

godofthunder

#21
August 17, 2009, 08:28:09 PM
Your going to love the Sound City 200 Plus !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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SKATE RAT

#22
August 17, 2009, 09:19:05 PM
that's the word from the bird! how do you think it work with a 4X10"+1X15" Ampeg cab? also,i've noticed a few of these for sale lately.maybe run 2 of them. so 8 10"s + 2 15"s or is that too much?
'72 GIBSON SB-450, '74 UNIVOX HIGHFLYER, '75 FENDER P-BASS, '76 ARIA 4001, '76 GIBSON RIPPER, '77 GIBSON G-3, '78 GUILD B-301, '79 VANTAGE FLYING V BASS, '80's HONDO PROFESSIONAL II, '80's IBANEZ ROADSTAR II, '92 GIBSON LPB-1, 'XX WAR BASS, LTD VIPER 104, '01 GIBSON SG SPECIAL, RAT FUZZ AND TUBES

Highlander

#23
August 18, 2009, 11:26:22 AM
Y'all know that Dave Reeves' used to work for Sound City before he set up Hiwatt...
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...

eb2

#24
August 19, 2009, 01:19:29 PM
Late to the party, but I was out of town.  At any rate, I have really strong memories of this hippie era variant of folk art.  The relief carved SGs of the late 60s and early 70s were kind of popular in a somewhat greater way than feeding LSD to infants on communes was, and there was one particular guy who was so well known for this variety of vandalism that he actually rated an article in Guitar Player sometime around 1971.  As suspected the Guilds were a take off on the fad in a desperate attempt to unload them somehow.  I don't know if the Madeira import variants ever had that done, but it wouldn't surprise me.  Thankfully the fad died out pretty soon after, but not before this poor bass got the Friends Of Michael Stivic look.  I think it would only look good with its neck and hardware removed, and the body deposited in a bonfire.
Model One and Schallers?  Ish.

Barklessdog

#25
August 19, 2009, 01:39:12 PM
This bass has been around the block a few times, she has crabs.

Dave W

#26
August 19, 2009, 02:09:40 PM
Quote from: eb2 on August 19, 2009, 01:19:29 PM
Thankfully the fad died out pretty soon after, but not before this poor bass got the Friends Of Michael Stivic look. 

You ought to go into comedy.  ;)

godofthunder

#27
August 31, 2009, 03:07:17 PM
Quote from: SKATE RAT on August 17, 2009, 09:19:05 PM
that's the word from the bird! how do you think it work with a 4X10"+1X15" Ampeg cab? also,i've noticed a few of these for sale lately.maybe run 2 of them. so 8 10"s + 2 15"s or is that too much?
Doesn't  sound like to much to me ;)
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godofthunder

#28
August 31, 2009, 03:08:12 PM
Quote from: Barklessdog on August 19, 2009, 01:39:12 PM
This bass has been around the block a few times, she has crabs.

That is one of my favorites ! And I am a Cancer or as my wife would say a crab.
Maker of the Badbird Bridge, "intonation without modification" for your vintage Gibson Thunderbird

Barklessdog

#29
September 02, 2009, 05:24:57 AM
Quote from: godofthunder on August 31, 2009, 03:08:12 PM
That is one of my favorites ! And I am a Cancer or as my wife would say a crab.

I agree it is well done except the pick guard.
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