Lowe Shop Notes

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Here's a couple of poolside shots of builds I finished some time ago, I just forgot to share these at the time.

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This one came together quickly once I finally got to it. It's a refinished swamp ash body from Summer NAMM (originally Rubio Monocoat) and a neck from a custom project where the buyer went in a different direction. 

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Poolside shots...gotta' love winter in Florida!

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Fun in the sun.

[slinkp]

I love that blue NR. Did you sell it already?
Beautiful finish and I like the block inlays on maple.
Are those chinabuckers?  Are my eyes fooled or are they something slightly more narrow?

[Dave W]

Love the color.

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I love that blue NR. Did you sell it already?
Beautiful finish and I like the block inlays on maple.
Are those chinabuckers?  Are my eyes fooled or are they something slightly more narrow?

Thanks and yes, it's sold! The pickups are Fralin Big Singles wound on my bobbins, blades, and baseplate. I use them for guitar and 4 & 5-string bass.

Love the color.

Thanks, it's kind of a California Classic.

[wellREDman]

Here's a couple of poolside shots of builds I finished some time ago, I just forgot to share these at the time.

that tobacco burst is even nicer on the back as it is on the front

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that tobacco burst is even nicer on the back as it is on the front

It's funny that you say that...that's my painter's style when it comes to bursting the back with contours. I wasn't 100% sold on it at first, but the technique has really grown on me. It shows off the lines in a way that a traditional sunburst like on the front just wouldn't do.

Thanks!

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Here is a pencil drawing of the modular root/octave plate and a CAD of the root/octave saddles so folks can get an idea of how they will work together. I'm about to corner what might be the smallest market in the guitar-building universe (multi-scale root/octave basses).

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It's been a long time coming.

[Basvarken]

Here is a pencil drawing of the modular root/octave plate and a CAD of the root/octave saddles so folks can get an idea of how they will work together. I'm about to corner what might be the smallest market in the guitar-building universe (multi-scale root/octave basses).

Most excellent Brad!

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Most excellent Brad!

Thanks, Rob...I'm hopeful that the modular plate will open up some markets that the standard bridge-plate would not be able to serve.

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Many thanks to Jake Serek for the kind words about the new 8-string bass bridge.

https://www.instagram.com/serek_basses/

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Some more 8-string 32" scale conversion necks in the pipeline.