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Started by Chris P., January 29, 2014, 05:20:59 AM

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Psycho Bass Guy

Quote from: Dave W on January 29, 2014, 06:18:17 PMOr chrome, which goes with anything.  :P

I think the chrome bridge matches up well with the block inlays on the fretboard and it it were black, the bass would look much cheaper. Think of all the instruments from the 80's with light finished and all black hardware and most of them were not desirable. Cassidy's own white bass with a white pickup and pickguard would look pretty crappy too if he weren't holding it.

shadowcastaz

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Granny Gremlin

Y'all are both right - that white Cassidy needs a Triumph-style pup - black with nice large chrome mounting rings  :P

... though I dig the Falcon idea too (the only instance where I like Gold hardware).
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EvilLordJuju

what about the midtown signature bass, wasn't that at NAMM - or have I missed a thread

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Psycho Bass Guy

Quote from: EvilLordJuju on January 31, 2014, 09:32:23 AM
what about the midtown signature bass, wasn't that at NAMM - or have I missed a thread

Anyone else see the headstock finish is either checking or a has a very uneven clearcoat? There's just a quick shot of it but I'm fairly sure that what I saw were finish waves. I went back and checked it out in fullscreen in HD and sure enough, Gibson's QC is there in all it's half-assed glory. I guess the buffer must have been seized by the feds and NOT given back.

amptech

Looks like checking..  Could be stripes from polishing, hard to see for sure. ???

Basvarken

Looks more like someone wiped it with a not so clean (damp) cloth.
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copacetic

Are these Midtown Signatures true hollow ( like the Epi JC's) or do they have a center block running through them? That picture of Casady was from the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival (a fantastic yearly free festival running 3 days in Golden Gate Park first weend in October) in 2012.

drbassman

Carved out solid mahogany for the back and sides, semi-hollow, center block IIRC.
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LoEndMaestro

Yes, I think "chambered" is the more accurate description.

drbassman

Yep, chambered was the word I was looking for.

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LoEndMaestro

I was just funnin' man.  ;)

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