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06-11-2012, 06:30 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Little Rock, AR | |  Custom Benavente build pics.
I never get the opportunity to do this but Chris was gracious to send a few pictures of the neck and fingerboard.  
When complete it will look like I think the first DCD 7 string!
Purple heart top, birdseye board, swamp ash body.
I am very excited to be owning a Benavente again. Chris is one of the best luthiers in the world and I can't wait.
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06-11-2012, 08:20 PM
|  | Registered User | | | | | Subscribed. I love watching the whole process.
I owned a Bennie once - a Vintage Vortex 5'ver. I sold it. What a stoopid, stoopid mistake. |
06-11-2012, 08:41 PM
|  | A Hard Rockin Lover of GREENBURST Moderator | | Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Where I lay my head is home | | The waiting game! The build pics are fun to go back and look at after you have bonded with your custom instrument. Congrats, I hope it brings you much happiness upon its completion. 
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06-12-2012, 06:15 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Little Rock, AR | | Same, I had a 219B and loved it. I can't remember why I sold it because it was an unreal instrument. Is that birdseye not sick! Exactly what I wanted. Quote:
Originally Posted by LutherHeggs00 I owned a Bennie once - a Vintage Vortex 5'ver. I sold it. What a stoopid, stoopid mistake. |
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06-24-2012, 01:49 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Oregon | | | Once yours is done I'll be ordering the second DCD 7 =p
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06-24-2012, 03:59 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Little Rock, AR | | | Why wait?
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06-24-2012, 04:24 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Oregon | | | He's building me a 7 string fretless scd right now. One at a time =)
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06-24-2012, 04:29 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Little Rock, AR | | | Ah, he maybe building both in the same batch so we should take delivery around the same time. I'm glad you went with Chris. He is very cool guy and a hell of a builder.
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06-24-2012, 04:33 PM
| | | | Nice pictures mate! You sure have a unique bass! Benavente basses are awesome!
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06-25-2012, 09:50 AM
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Originally Posted by fivestringdan Ah, he maybe building both in the same batch so we should take delivery around the same time. I'm glad you went with Chris. He is very cool guy and a hell of a builder. | Yeah I don't imagine I'll ever own another bass brand at this point. a fretted and fretless benavente 7 seems like a pretty unbeatable combo!
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07-11-2012, 12:05 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Little Rock, AR | | Aluminum nut? Yeah or nay? 
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07-11-2012, 01:23 PM
| | Registered User | | | | | I like the look much better than the brass ones he uses (it matches the strings), but does it effect sound/vibration transmission? If not, then go for it. |
07-11-2012, 01:52 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Little Rock, AR | | | Yeah I think it looks great! Since the bridge is the same material I figured it wouldn't affect the sound in a negative way.
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07-12-2012, 09:52 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Little Rock, AR | | Oh yes! 
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07-13-2012, 05:21 AM
| | | Looks promising so far!!  To get back at the aluminum nut : I can't really give an opion about it, since I'm not familiar with it. I do now on the other hand that a brass nut would let the bass sound clearer.
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07-13-2012, 06:40 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Little Rock, AR | | I guess we'll have to see when it's complete because I changed the nut to aluminum. Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr_Music90 Looks promising so far!! To get back at the aluminum nut : I can't really give an opion about it, since I'm not familiar with it. I do now on the other hand that a brass nut would let the bass sound clearer. |
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07-13-2012, 11:13 AM
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07-13-2012, 11:28 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Little Rock, AR | | I think so too Cliff thanks. 
I'm a big fan of your instruments please keep up the good work. Quote:
Originally Posted by Cliff Bordwell That is some nice Birdseye on that fingerboard! |
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07-13-2012, 03:35 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Oregon | | Hey Dan! I thought I'd ease the pain of waiting and send you some pics of yours!  
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07-13-2012, 04:06 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Little Rock, AR | | Sick! Thank you Jason!
More pics from Chris.  
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