98 LP Bass finished (mostly!)

Started by drbassman, January 16, 2008, 06:44:14 PM

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Dave W

All right...now it's starting to look more like the finished project.  :thumbsup:

Chris P.


drbassman

Yep, I'll finish the guard tomorrow morning while my son sleeps in!
I'm fixin' a hole where the rain gets in..........cuz I'm built for a kilt!

shadowcastaz

..U want to adopt another son ...Ill be gud I promise :mrgreen:
It takes a very deep-rooted opinion to survive unexpressed

drbassman

Quote from: shadowcastaz on May 06, 2008, 05:00:55 PM
..U want to adopt another son ...Ill be gud I promise :mrgreen:

Sorry, I hit my limit with two, but I'd be happy to be your Godfather, no strings attached!   8)
I'm fixin' a hole where the rain gets in..........cuz I'm built for a kilt!

drbassman

Here it is, just some final sanding and polishing left to do.  I like it!

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

godofthunder

Maker of the Badbird Bridge, "intonation without modification" for your vintage Gibson Thunderbird

ramone57

you do nice work, doc.  is the back still cherry?


SKATE RAT

oooohhhh!,very nice.i didn't expect a scratch plate! nice touch.
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Chris P.

Very, very nice!! Love it. The guard looks even better than I thought it would be!

Barklessdog

Chrome is to Gibson, as 5 ply black/white pickguard, as is Mudbucker, as is mahogany

It's the Gibson recipe


shadowcastaz

That looks saweet! I love the Jr look and I concede the BWB looks better than tort
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drbassman

Quote from: shadowcastaz on May 07, 2008, 07:39:55 AM
That looks saweet! I love the Jr look and I concede the BWB looks better than tort

Yeah, the tort was an idea because it's my favorite, but sometimes a favorite material isn't the best for a particular application.  This has turned out really nice.
I'm fixin' a hole where the rain gets in..........cuz I'm built for a kilt!

Nocturnal

That pickguard looks perfect on there! Nice job!
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