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shadowcastaz

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Re: Not quite a Gibson, but.....it's a Vox Hollow Body
« Reply #45 on: May 24, 2008, 08:53:26 PM »
Noice,bloody noice!mate.
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Re: Not quite a Gibson, but.....it's a Vox Hollow Body
« Reply #46 on: May 24, 2008, 09:50:43 PM »
Will be starting on a similar project with a Japanese Vox copy
Need to find a neck though
http://www.pbase.com/rvl/image/97534779

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Re: Not quite a Gibson, but.....it's a Vox Hollow Body
« Reply #47 on: May 25, 2008, 08:37:18 AM »
Thanks shadow!  I'm really pleased with how it turned out.  After stripping a couple poly finishes in the past, I'm in favor of saving them now when I can and this bass just screams 60s!!!!!

Robert, that's a nice looking body there and those fake Hofner pups are kinda cool looking too.  You'll have to keep us up on how it goes!
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Re: Not quite a Gibson, but.....it's a Vox Hollow Body
« Reply #48 on: June 03, 2008, 09:27:49 AM »
The neck is just about ready for gluing the fretboard on.  I found a really cool old Teisco bridge, modeled after the Gretsch roller bridge, and it's gonna work nicely on this bass.





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Re: Not quite a Gibson, but.....it's a Vox Hollow Body
« Reply #49 on: June 03, 2008, 11:46:53 AM »
another great job, dr!
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Re: Not quite a Gibson, but.....it's a Vox Hollow Body
« Reply #50 on: June 03, 2008, 12:27:20 PM »
This is really taking shape nicely. I hope you'll be able to intonate okay with that bridge, or at least get close enough.
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Re: Not quite a Gibson, but.....it's a Vox Hollow Body
« Reply #51 on: June 03, 2008, 02:20:26 PM »
Quote from: Dave W on June 03, 2008, 12:27:20 PM
This is really taking shape nicely. I hope you'll be able to intonate okay with that bridge, or at least get close enough.

Intonation?  I don't need no stinking intonation!   :toast:  I'll just twist the treble end upwards and we'll be doing fine!

This is the same bridge as the one of my Gretsch Thunderjet and it intonates fine with a twist!
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Re: Not quite a Gibson, but.....it's a Vox Hollow Body
« Reply #52 on: June 03, 2008, 02:21:29 PM »
Quote from: ramone57 on June 03, 2008, 11:46:53 AM
another great job, dr!

Thanks ramone!  I want your maple Gibson with the tort guard for my collection!
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Re: Not quite a Gibson, but.....it's a Vox Hollow Body
« Reply #53 on: June 03, 2008, 04:20:12 PM »
thanks, dr b, that's the nicest thing anyone's ever said to me!   ;)
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Re: Not quite a Gibson, but.....it's a Vox Hollow Body
« Reply #54 on: June 03, 2008, 07:45:50 PM »
hey Doc,what are you gonna do for a headstock?
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Re: Not quite a Gibson, but.....it's a Vox Hollow Body
« Reply #55 on: June 03, 2008, 07:51:19 PM »
Quote from: ramone57 on June 03, 2008, 04:20:12 PM
thanks, dr b, that's the nicest thing anyone's ever said to me!   ;)

You're welcome!
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Re: Not quite a Gibson, but.....it's a Vox Hollow Body
« Reply #56 on: June 03, 2008, 08:00:31 PM »
Quote from: SKATE RAT on June 03, 2008, 07:45:50 PM
hey Doc,what are you gonna do for a headstock?

Something like the new Vox guitars.  I just don't care for the canoe paddle headstocks.

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Re: Not quite a Gibson, but.....it's a Vox Hollow Body
« Reply #57 on: June 03, 2008, 08:07:37 PM »
I ordered these for tuners.  Very retro looking!

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Re: Not quite a Gibson, but.....it's a Vox Hollow Body
« Reply #58 on: June 06, 2008, 04:30:03 PM »
Quote from: drbassman on June 03, 2008, 09:27:49 AM
I found a really cool old Teisco bridge, modeled after the Gretsch roller bridge

IIRC the Gretsch bridge was called Space Control. You can easily adjust string spacing which is cool, but it's straight, not following the neck radius.
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Re: Not quite a Gibson, but.....it's a Vox Hollow Body
« Reply #59 on: June 07, 2008, 01:28:52 AM »
The system of the bridge of my '64 Burns seems to work the same as the bridge pictures above. One proble. If you are putting on and tuning new strings, the 'saddles' ofcourse move sideways over the screw thread, and the string spacing changes:) In the end I have four strings with three different spacings between them ;D  Very irritating. I have to roll the saddles a bit to the side and hope they don't move to much by the sliding string.

My English is okay, but not if I have to explain some technical things. Hope you understand it.
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