I would absolutely leave the guard of that one and while at it yank those frets...
And while you are at it, I'd just go ahead and replace the alder body with ash, and that RW board with maple.
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And while you are at it, I'd just go ahead and replace the alder body with ash, and that RW board with maple.
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And if you go that far, you might as well also replace the player to fix all those bad notes...And while you are at it, I'd just go ahead and replace the alder body with ash, and that RW board with maple.
y'all are givin' me some serious gas. I gotta get one (or two) of these thing.
Anyone want to buy my Harley? or trade me a KBP5 and LG5 for it?
of these thing. Anyone want to buy my Harley? or trade me a KBP5 and LG5 for it?
Neither. The pic I took with it "installed" (below) was just with the guard setting on it. Truth be told, I could almost play it that way. It fit so snugly it would not need much help to stay put. Maybe a couple small double-stick dots here and there. Not sure I'd worry about the screw heads, but it was an interesting idea.
Chef
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Oooohhhh, I sense an opportunity to torture here... I'm on that...y'all are givin' me some serious gas. I gotta get one (or two)
Anyone want to buy my Harley? or trade me a KBP5 and LG5 for it?
Check this board out dude... and this is his standard stuff... no upgrade!
Correct. So far, the guard's only been on there for that picture just to sorta' see what it'd be like. To date, I have yet to wanna' install it, but still, per my earlier comments in the (long since closed) thread segment where I first got it, I do like the look, so I'm glad I have the guard just in case.
Chef
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Thanks. I've seen some really great alder on various instruments, some of which even looks a lot better than this piece, but this one was nice enough I decided to leave it nekked.
I still want me a J without a guard... I always thought a 4-string 70's style funk machine would be cool... Maybe sometime I'll have Jimmy make me one. But the neck pocket has to be deeper beyond the current spec cause there is too much space there without the guard.
Here are my Coppolos.
Dan
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KBP5 (again not my pic)
My Inca Silver LG5 should be here sometime next week.
The Gold one is really nice too. Jimmy said it's going to Japan.
Dan
RA5 Ice Blue Metalic
KBP5 (again not my pic)
My Inca Silver LG5 should be here sometime next week.
The Gold one is really nice too. Jimmy said it's going to Japan.
Hey Yohann,
Actually, the shallow neck pocket is the main reason why I added the plexi under my PG on the LG4. I'd think the deeper neck pocket through carefully, though - there is some magic in that shallower pocket. Of course, you have the best source of all to bounce that off of.
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going back to the earlier posts on the AC preamp....Yohan, would Jimmy be down to do a bass with the old boost/cut circuit? Back in 2005 I played a KBP4 in the NYC shop and it had the boost/cut circuit which sounded INCREDIBLE! I asked him if he would install it in my bass and he said "sorry, but I don't do those anymore"....but that was back when he was hesitant to even do block inlays so maybe things have changed?
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oh yeah, I LOVE the sound of the boost only circuit....not sure if jimmy has any basses still around with it but you MUST hear that pre if you can....a little bass boost and a bit of treble cut just sounded AMAZING on that KBP4 and I would love to have that pre in another bass if possible....I recall Jimmy telling me he had made that bass for a friend a while ago and was selling it for him to pay for some kind of medical bills for his daughter....the next time I went to the shop it was gone....
hmm, what did it look like? a couple years ago he had a mutt he put together for a friend that he said he had done years ago. a schecter neck with a fender headstock and his logo, mounted on a fender body. he said it had his old circuit in it that he didnt make anymore.
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