I keep thinking it would be awesome to have a pink body AND neck. Now that would be going all the way!
Edit: including the FB
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I keep thinking it would be awesome to have a pink body AND neck. Now that would be going all the way!
Edit: including the FB
I keep thinking it would be awesome to have a pink body AND neck. Now that would be going all the way!
Edit: including the FB
I'm still considering my options for color. Since finishing is not my best skill, I'm now tending toward just keeping it natural. But, still doing research on the white/pink burst. A pink fretboard would be pretty rad, I think.
I suppose you could always go pink burst over clear later if you change your mind. Maybe just seal and clearcoat and see how you like it? Neck carve came out great BTW. I can't remember, what kind of bridge are you going for?
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Maple is not as pouris as some woods so if you wanted a pink fb, you could use aniline dye and it will tint more than saturate the wood. (pastel with grain showing) All prefaced by tests on like material of course.
I'd love to do a pink burst, but I think I'm getting ahead of myself. Finishing is definitely my weakest area, so if I do go with a color, perhaps I'll just go with a trans pink, using the dye. I used that aniline dye on the axe bass, and it actually came out ok. I'll look into the pink dye I think.
I actually ended up using an aluminum nut with a zero fret, at least for now. It still should sustain fairly well though.
Small update - I received the radius bar from StewMac, along with some sticky sandpaper. I really should have bought this before I started the neck, it's awesome.
I also ordered some pink aniline dye, which apparently hasn't shipped yet - I received an email saying they received my order, and were in the process of readying the shipment, and then, nothing...
And I picked up another piece of curly maple, just in case I have to trash this fretboard. You may remember I inadvertently put a slight inward curve toward the middle of the treble side of the fretboard. I may be able to fix it with the fret leveling and dual truss rod adjustment - it's very slight. We'll see. If not, I'll pull the frets, shave the board down flat, and make a new one. If it's ok, I'll have fretboard material for the next build, already percolating in my brain.
Well, I'll allow some time to recover from this cold, which apparently has turned into bronchitis. Filled up again with vile meds. Though I have to say, I do enjoy the cough meds, though I can't operate any heavy machinery
I also ordered some pink aniline dye, which apparently hasn't shipped yet - I received an email saying they received my order, and were in the process of readying the shipment, and then, nothing...
And I picked up another piece of curly maple, just in case I have to trash this fretboard. You may remember I inadvertently put a slight inward curve toward the middle of the treble side of the fretboard. I may be able to fix it with the fret leveling and dual truss rod adjustment - it's very slight. We'll see. If not, I'll pull the frets, shave the board down flat, and make a new one. If it's ok, I'll have fretboard material for the next build, already percolating in my brain.
Well, I'll allow some time to recover from this cold, which apparently has turned into bronchitis. Filled up again with vile meds. Though I have to say, I do enjoy the cough meds, though I can't operate any heavy machinery
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Codeine is a wonderful thing. My grandfather was an old school family doctor, used to give my mom these little black licorice flavored cough pills. I snuck a few and ate them like candy when I was around 10, first experience with Astral Projection in technicolor while watching Lost in Space. No codeine for me! Hope you feel better.
Astral traveller
Leaving without her
Wandering where lights go
Leave out the body load
Leaving without her
Wandering where lights go
Leave out the body load
Damn you, had to listen to it. What a great bassline, classic Ric clank and grind.
Yes, listening it now. To me, this track really shows the beginnings of what the band will become. Not just the bass, but the entire arrangement, song structure, vocals, and lyrics. You can almost hear the seeds of Close to the Edge in there.
You know, since Chris Squire passed, I've been listening to Yes music exclusively. I am trying not to grieve, but instead to rejoice in the wonderful opportunity I had, to grow up listening to his music, learning from him, and at long last, meeting him in 2013. Those of use who grew up during that time, I consider privileged in a very real way. We can listen to Chris Squire, and others from that era and after - Paul McCartney, Greg Lake, Jaco Pastorius, Stanley Clark, etc., and hear them in the context of the music of that time. People who were born later, may listen to these musicians and perhaps think they've heard this before. But we know better - these types of musicians were innovators, Mozarts in their own right, creating sounds that have never been heard before - or at least in recorded history. We were around to see it happen, hear it develop, in awe of these new and oh so different soundscapes. It brings tears of joy to my eyes.
Or perhaps that's just the codeine
In build related news, I think this fretboard will work. I started rough leveling.
Some of the fret are barely touched, while most are filed pretty deeply, but I think it'll work. Once I start re-crowning, I'll have a better idea.
Apparently, I misread the pink dye order confirmation. It actually shipped earlier in the week, but from their east coast warehouse instead of the New Mexico location. UPS is suppose to deliver it tomorrow.
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Yes, listening it now. To me, this track really shows the beginnings of what the band will become. Not just the bass, but the entire arrangement, song structure, vocals, and lyrics. You can almost hear the seeds of Close to the Edge in there.
You know, since Chris Squire passed, I've been listening to Yes music exclusively. I am trying not to grieve, but instead to rejoice in the wonderful opportunity I had, to grow up listening to his music, learning from him, and at long last, meeting him in 2013. Those of use who grew up during that time, I consider privileged in a very real way. We can listen to Chris Squire, and others from that era and after - Paul McCartney, Greg Lake, Jaco Pastorius, Stanley Clark, etc., and hear them in the context of the music of that time. People who were born later, may listen to these musicians and perhaps think they've heard this before. But we know better - these types of musicians were innovators, Mozarts in their own right, creating sounds that have never been heard before - or at least in recorded history. We were around to see it happen, hear it develop, in awe of these new and oh so different soundscapes. It brings tears of joy to my eyes.
Or perhaps that's just the codeine
I cry all the time when hearing just the right piece of music at just the right time. That's why I love playing bass so much - to be a part of just that.
I am not a religious person. But to me, making music that moves people, is as close to becoming one with the universe as one can get.
I don't think I could identify a Yes song if you played one for me. I can't think of any music that I've heard that makes me feel connected to the writer, with the possible exception of Ludwig van Beethoven's later works. It always puts me in a pensive state of mind.
And then I blast that weakness out of my system with Slayer or Machine Head.
And then I blast that weakness out of my system with Slayer or Machine Head.
To each their own, wouldn't know a Slayer or Machine Head tune from Wayne Newton, but Squire is instantly recognizable to my ears. I guess it depends what era you started playing, certain sounds get encoded into your brain. I grew up in the 70's , when the choice between disco and prog rock like Floyd, Yes, Genesis, and ELP was really no choice at all. Disco still sucks, and Yes still moves me, at least the early stuff. I know that makes me a Dinosaur, but everybody gets to be a dinosaur eventually.
Years ago I borrowed Time and a Word from a friend and I remember ending up listening to it obsessively (and also going back to the first album and liking it as well). A couple days ago, for obvious reasons, I looked for it on YT and instantly reconnected to my old self's love for that period in their history. Dayum. They were absolutely ripping it. Peter Banks is also gone but not forgotten, to me.
"Sweet dreams can solve the future..."
This rings true, I had a big old sook during the Rush concert in Newark recently when they played Losing It
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When music (any kind of music) is real, it establishes a connection to something deep in us. (or as you say - it moves us) The music itself is just a vehicle delivered by that/those musicians/artist to make that connection if you are open to feel it. If you don't (feel it) - you hear only organized sound, which is ok. (something for everyone)
