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Club Alleva Coppolo (Part 11!)

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#742
I got to a/b my Inca LG with Vic's burst LG...they're a little more different than I thought they might be "for being the same spec."
I think at least part of it is the DA XL170's on mine vs the "Turkish" strings that Vic said Jimmy thought were on there when he bought it...

Anyone know what those might be, 'cause I really liked them!
 
#744
Yes,,It is the former and although the OP on the bass said the latter I remember that bass when it was in the shop and Jimmy telling me about it. He didn't mention anything about a separate laminate of maple he just called it capped. So, I question what's in there......but I suspect and simple cap of DN on a radius-ed neck piece ALA fender..

BTW I was and am very intrigued by that.


Aj



mothra2 said:
Now...with an actual cap is the neck machined thicker and radiused as opposed to this laminate approach?
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#745
Chef said:
I got to a/b my Inca LG with Vic's burst LG...they're a little more different than I thought they might be "for being the same spec."
I think at least part of it is the DA XL170's on mine vs the "Turkish" strings that Vic said Jimmy thought were on there when he bought it...

Anyone know what those might be, 'cause I really liked them!
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Yeah, I think the strings were probably most of it, but yours was also a tad heavier, maybe about 1/2 pound, that might have been part of it too. NEVER sell that bass!!!
 
#746
diglo said:
Ok Playa's, I JUST ORDERED MY LG5! Jimmy's a cool cat. I went with CAOJ/Match Headstock and tort PG. I'm like a kid in a candy store. :hyper:
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Diglo congrats you did it !
Which one did you order Standard or Classic ?
And which fretboard-wood? Thought about having straplocks installed ?
Backorder time still 10 to 12 months ?
I heard Jimmy was getting a CNC machine , i am not sure if this will effect the quality.
But i guess it will shorten the backorder period.

I am in the same situation: looking desperately for a used LG 5, but cant stand waiting ( 2x) ...( you have to wait for Jimmy also so..)

Also diggin the CAOJ colour!
 
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Andrew Jones said:
Yes,,It is the former and although the OP on the bass said the latter I remember that bass when it was in the shop and Jimmy telling me about it. He didn't mention anything about a separate laminate of maple he just called it capped. So, I question what's in there......but I suspect and simple cap of DN on a radius-ed neck piece ALA fender..

BTW I was and am very intrigued by that.


Aj
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Cool....I spoke to Jimmy too and I believe he used the laminate approach. I was more trying to confirm my understanding of the original Fender approach with my post. ...Thanks.

I have one of these builds on order :bassist::bassist::bassist:
 
#748
mothra2 said:
Cool....I spoke to Jimmy too and I believe he used the laminate approach. I was more trying to confirm my understanding of the original Fender approach with my post. ...Thanks.

I have one of these builds on order :bassist::bassist::bassist:
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+1 Fun to learn about the 'history and background' of some of these different construction methods.
 
#749
Chef said:
I got to a/b my Inca LG with Vic's burst LG...they're a little more different than I thought they might be "for being the same spec."
I think at least part of it is the DA XL170's on mine vs the "Turkish" strings that Vic said Jimmy thought were on there when he bought it...

Anyone know what those might be, 'cause I really liked them!
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Man...I don't know how you could get any meaningful A/B'ing done with two different string sets there...
That task would just be beyond me, anyway.
 
#750
Probally, We've probally all seen the vintage fender neck date pics.

Here are 2 so you can see the construction.



61 Slab

p3_ur4g5my4c_ss.jpg



64 Capped



jb63.jpg
 
#752
Baccomang said:
Diglo congrats you did it !
Which one did you order Standard or Classic ?
And which fretboard-wood? Thought about having straplocks installed ?
Backorder time still 10 to 12 months ?
I heard Jimmy was getting a CNC machine , i am not sure if this will effect the quality.
But i guess it will shorten the backorder period.

I am in the same situation: looking desperately for a used LG 5, but cant stand waiting ( 2x) ...( you have to wait for Jimmy also so..)

Also diggin the CAOJ colour!
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I ordered the Standard, with indian rosewood. I had one before with the DN board, but was just a lil too warm for me.
Yep, still a 10 month waiting period. That's cool it will be a birthday & Christmas gift to self. I don't care for straplocks. I thought he was getting CNC machine this month, but you can't rush quality & perfection.
Well at least ordering will kill gas for one or any other bass.
 
#753
Baccomang said:
I heard Jimmy was getting a CNC machine , i am not sure if this will effect the quality.
But i guess it will shorten the backorder period.
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diglo said:
I thought he was getting CNC machine this month, but you can't rush quality & perfection.
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The CNC will NOT affect quality in the negative whatsoever... If anything it'll make each bass more consistent. Jimmy only plans on using it for rough cutting bodies and necks (and maybe routing in the future)... After that everything will still be shaped, contoured and sanded by hand. This is a non-issue. You are still getting a handmade instrument with top notch quality and attention to detail with a shorted wait time. Win-Win for all.
 
#756
Yeah.. Jimmy almost pooped when he saw that neck and body.. a 65 slab boarded P bass... saying to me , do you know what you have??? duhh no! now i do....


Andrew Jones said:
Yes, I believe that is rare/unusual. It's common for early CBS basses to use ANY parts that were around the factory from Pre turn over, so it's likely your neck was made 60-62 and then used on the bass from 11-65.

Corse,,,Ask Jimmy he knows a lot more than most...


Aj
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#757
I am now thinking to rush things a bit, and order my LM5 these days.
I'm not sure I'd like a matching colour headstock with the maple fingerboard, so I could stay with a Basic model and save some $$$...err...€€€!
On the Basic AC, colour choice is a bit limited to natural, burst and solid colour (maybe transparent too), and after many years of love of the natural look of beautiful wood, I want a coloured bass to pair my sonic blue LG5 posted earlier in this thread.
I think I could go with something orange or red, but I don't see many pics of these solid colours on AC basses, mostly they're at least metallic finishes.
So, besides suggestions, I'm asking for pics of LM basses in solid colours to choose from.

Thanks in advance!
 
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