Recent content by Dark Horse

Normally I wouldn’t post so many pics of a bass in this thread, I would narrow it down to just a couple…. BUT this is a bass Pino owned and used for many years, and presumably was on quite a few albums, so I’ll post all the pics I have of it, along with some info provided by the company that...

Thank you !

Heck yeah, beauty of a bass ! Enjoy !

Definitely keep on making those partscasters and refining your builds - that’s a great way to learn and get good, playable instruments ! And DEFINITELY make use of that fence for pictures 😁 Keep Bassin ! :)

It was a good fence - always was a great backdrop for photos. I moved from that place quite a few years back, and I LOVE my house, but when it comes photo time I do miss that fence ! 😂

I actually prefer the look or ferric oxide aging over muriatic acid fuming, I just haven’t done the hardware aging for this bass yet. Ferric oxide is more controllable, doesn’t get the blotchy look that sometimes happens with muriatic, and also doesn’t “green” like sometimes happens with...

One from 1999/2000, and one from a couple years ago…

Man, this is coming along great !

Not sure. I made it in my shop. You could check with Warmoth. If not, any competent tech should be able to rout for the pickups. :)

I’ve been slowly working on this one. Sugar pine body, nitro finish, re-shaped allparts neck, EY Thunderbird pickups (unless I get rich and can get Lollars or Novak … but medical bills make that probably not gonna happen) , probably go with hipshot (or fender) tuners, fender threaded saddle...

Dude…. AWESOME work ….for your first try especially !!! Doubtful anyone here would laugh, we all started somewhere. And most of our “starts” were not nearly as good as yours ! Hang around, read, ask questions, and build some more ! You’ll find that there’s a core group of people here in the...

I’m so glad you’re loving your AC-1 ! That makes me super happy ! The neck and string spacing were my primary goals along with the slightly upsized body when I discussed my needs it and was going through it with Jake and Scott. I just wanted it to be comfortable for bigger guys, but also...

Got some blue luminlay for the side dot markers.i haven’t used this material before, im anxious to see the results. Looks cool … I wonder how long a good “charge” lasts ? Hoping today I will feel good enough to get into the shop for a bit. So much to do….

Dude, that’s probably the best thing I’ve read all day !!! Awesome !!! I’ve lost a lot of my memory due to a bad head injury, chemo, etc etc … but still remember my first gig, 43 years ago ! It’s an awesome feeling of achievement when you’ve completed that first gig. Yeah, there are always...

Thank you for the kind words, I appreciate it. And yep, I agree … in some cases, just using what’s “already there” to your advantage is just a smarter (and better) thing to do. :)