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Dave W

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Re: Take it off baby! (bass abuse!)
« Reply #150 on: May 06, 2008, 08:20:13 AM »
All right...now it's starting to look more like the finished project.  :thumbsup:
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Re: Take it off baby! (bass abuse!)
« Reply #151 on: May 06, 2008, 10:33:43 AM »
 :rimshot:

Great! It'll be very nice!!
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Re: Take it off baby! (bass abuse!)
« Reply #152 on: May 06, 2008, 02:03:40 PM »
Yep, I'll finish the guard tomorrow morning while my son sleeps in!
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Re: Take it off baby! (bass abuse!)
« Reply #153 on: May 06, 2008, 04:00:55 PM »
..U want to adopt another son ...Ill be gud I promise :mrgreen:
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Re: Take it off baby! (bass abuse!)
« Reply #154 on: May 06, 2008, 04:56:49 PM »
Quote from: shadowcastaz on May 06, 2008, 04:00:55 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)
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Re: Take it off baby! (bass abuse!)
« Reply #155 on: May 06, 2008, 05:06:29 PM »
Here it is, just some final sanding and polishing left to do.  I like it!

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Re: Take it off baby! (bass abuse!)
« Reply #156 on: May 06, 2008, 06:05:10 PM »
 Niceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee !
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Re: Take it off baby! (bass abuse!)
« Reply #157 on: May 06, 2008, 06:47:11 PM »
you do nice work, doc.  is the back still cherry?
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Re: Take it off baby! (bass abuse!)
« Reply #158 on: May 06, 2008, 06:53:35 PM »
That turned out sweet!
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Re: Take it off baby! (bass abuse!)
« Reply #159 on: May 06, 2008, 06:56:02 PM »
oooohhhh!,very nice.i didn't expect a scratch plate! nice touch.
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Re: Take it off baby! (bass abuse!)
« Reply #160 on: May 06, 2008, 11:46:39 PM »
Very, very nice!! Love it. The guard looks even better than I thought it would be!
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Re: Take it off baby! (bass abuse!)
« Reply #161 on: May 07, 2008, 05:30:51 AM »
Chrome is to Gibson, as 5 ply black/white pickguard, as is Mudbucker, as is mahogany

It's the Gibson recipe

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Re: Take it off baby! (bass abuse!)
« Reply #162 on: May 07, 2008, 06:39:55 AM »
That looks saweet! I love the Jr look and I concede the BWB looks better than tort
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Re: Take it off baby! (bass abuse!)
« Reply #163 on: May 07, 2008, 06:45:21 AM »
Quote from: shadowcastaz on May 07, 2008, 06:39:55 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.
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Re: Take it off baby! (bass abuse!)
« Reply #164 on: May 09, 2008, 07:43:26 AM »
That pickguard looks perfect on there! Nice job!
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