A different Les Paul Bass...

doombass · February 10, 2015, 03:59:07 AM

That's incredible Rob! You certainly fooled me into thinking this was a Gibson factory one off. Is that decade a Stellartone?

uwe · February 10, 2015, 04:14:47 AM

And it's not even 1st of April, sigh.

Rob, you were born in the wrong time. You should have been a student of Rembrandt. I could have seen some vast opportunities for you there. Artistically and monetarily.

66Atlas · February 10, 2015, 05:07:26 AM

Wow! Truly amazing work, I absolutely love the build pics. A bass that pretty has to sound good, happy to see my insignificant tuner parts were put to good use!

Basvarken · February 12, 2015, 02:14:09 PM

I owed you guys an answer about the serial number and the nail.

Here's how I did it. The pic shows the piece of scrap wood that I used to practice on.

chromium · February 12, 2015, 02:42:21 PM

Top notch work as always, Rob
That came out incredible!

uwe · February 12, 2015, 03:24:31 PM

The Forger ...

Basvarken · February 12, 2015, 03:34:54 PM

The Dutch have a reputation to live up to, Uwe...

Grog · February 12, 2015, 06:51:39 PM

Quote from: Basvarken on February 12, 2015, 02:14:09 PM
I owed you guys an answer about the serial number and the nail.

Here's how I did it. The pic shows the piece of scrap wood that I used to practice on.

Looks like you "Nailed it"! I work with machine tools for a living. Machine tools are crutches for people that aren't talented enough to do the same chore by hand..........

Highlander · February 13, 2015, 02:02:49 AM

... Or need to mass produce, like Gibson or Fender or... (did I just type that out loud?

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uwe · February 13, 2015, 06:23:26 AM

Quote from: Basvarken on February 12, 2015, 03:34:54 PM
The Dutch have a reputation to live up to, Uwe...

I know!!! That's on my mind all the time.

But any serious collection needs a lovingly done fake, yours is worthy! Some of those Rembrandt fakes are among the best stuff "he" has done. I guess buying a Rembrandt back in the day was a bit like buying a Gibson today: You can't seriously expect that Henry J built it personally for you.

Granny Gremlin · February 13, 2015, 06:57:39 AM

You have some epic patience to do that "s/n' with a nail like that.

Basvarken · February 13, 2015, 07:32:39 AM

Creating that serial number wasn't the most time consuming part of the bass.
It's the endless sanding and scraping that drives me crazy sometimes. I takes quite a bit of effort and time, but you hardly see any result...

dadagoboi · February 13, 2015, 09:51:40 AM

Great work and a great tale, Rob!

4stringer77 · February 13, 2015, 10:35:50 AM

Thanks for the great story. Now I hope you don't use these powers for evil. Imagine if you never told anyone the truth and put that thing up on e-bay as a super rare one off and some stupid schmuck offered you something like 7k for it!

Basvarken · February 13, 2015, 10:58:42 AM

Excellent idea! I'll tell my sons to put it on Ebay when I die. Cause I'll most likely will not die a very wealthy man