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The lighting can do some crazy things to this Canary Wood!! These maybe have a little shift in the ol' PC, but nothing like the models do. Just a an accent on what was already photographed
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Yup it's official, I heart Cliff Bordwell
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Yup it's official, I heart Cliff Bordwell
Wow! Just wow guys!
Spoke to Cliff last week. The next group (including mine) are projected to be finished the end of November/ early December. If this is anything like what I'm getting, I can wait a little longer.
Spoke to Cliff last week. The next group (including mine) are projected to be finished the end of November/ early December. If this is anything like what I'm getting, I can wait a little longer.
Did a quick recording of the magnet/piezo in my bass. They're blended about 80/20 here, 20% being the piezo buffer, and the magnets are both on full. DI'ed into my MBP via a MOTU Microbook. Garageband. First, just the lick. Then the lick with some junk around it; mixed for the bass to come out a bit more than would be "for real".
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Still working on turning knobs and flipping switches.
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Still working on turning knobs and flipping switches.
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And with the piezo turned up to 10...
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It's kind of a funny story...
So when I got my Ball5 a while back, I didn't realize that, as beautiful as the abalone side dot inlays were, how literally invisible they could be come and so easily in so many stage conditions due to the particular tint of the stabilized birdseye board on my bass. ARGH.
Cliff and I went round and round in many emails to try and find a solution. I couldn't get any sort of sticker, ink, or paint to really stick to the abalone and/or stay put for long, so we talked about replacing them. Cliff tried a few different things on some scrap wood and couldn't come up with anything we were both comfortable with regarding results. The killer challenges were both the hardness of the abalone and the fact that it's a set neck, making a delicate process that much more difficult in general as well as complicating access to the upper fret area. DOUBLE ARGH.
Enter David King of King Bass. This is a guy who is best known for not only building instruments, but also making custom wood knobs and probably other kinda' highly specialized stuff. He was pretty sure he had the tools and process necessary to do the job, so I crossed my fingers and sent my baby away on a wing and a prayer.
The SAME DAY my bass was delivered, I got email from Dave that he'd already successfully cleanly removed all the dots, but also drilled them out slightly larger (also cleanly), put a couple options in for me to choose from, and email me a pic to make a decision on. HOLY COW!
Long story short, we simply put slightly oversized plain black side dots in place and I also had him make some custom knobs to replace the black metal domes with ebony barrels and flamed walnut caps which match the top of the bass. They look amazing. No justice done here, but I couldn't be any happier with the results. The plain black dots are WAY easier to see under all conditions, and look great with the black accessory theme, and the knobs are just beautiful, befitting the instrument.
Here are some quick crappy pics, but you get the idea...
So when I got my Ball5 a while back, I didn't realize that, as beautiful as the abalone side dot inlays were, how literally invisible they could be come and so easily in so many stage conditions due to the particular tint of the stabilized birdseye board on my bass. ARGH.
Cliff and I went round and round in many emails to try and find a solution. I couldn't get any sort of sticker, ink, or paint to really stick to the abalone and/or stay put for long, so we talked about replacing them. Cliff tried a few different things on some scrap wood and couldn't come up with anything we were both comfortable with regarding results. The killer challenges were both the hardness of the abalone and the fact that it's a set neck, making a delicate process that much more difficult in general as well as complicating access to the upper fret area. DOUBLE ARGH.
Enter David King of King Bass. This is a guy who is best known for not only building instruments, but also making custom wood knobs and probably other kinda' highly specialized stuff. He was pretty sure he had the tools and process necessary to do the job, so I crossed my fingers and sent my baby away on a wing and a prayer.
The SAME DAY my bass was delivered, I got email from Dave that he'd already successfully cleanly removed all the dots, but also drilled them out slightly larger (also cleanly), put a couple options in for me to choose from, and email me a pic to make a decision on. HOLY COW!
Long story short, we simply put slightly oversized plain black side dots in place and I also had him make some custom knobs to replace the black metal domes with ebony barrels and flamed walnut caps which match the top of the bass. They look amazing. No justice done here, but I couldn't be any happier with the results. The plain black dots are WAY easier to see under all conditions, and look great with the black accessory theme, and the knobs are just beautiful, befitting the instrument.
Here are some quick crappy pics, but you get the idea...
It's kind of a funny story...
So when I got my Ball5 a while back, I didn't realize that, as beautiful as the abalone side dot inlays were, how literally invisible they could be come and so easily in so many stage conditions due to the particular tint of the stabilized birdseye board on my bass. ARGH.
Cliff and I went round and round in many emails to try and find a solution. I couldn't get any sort of sticker, ink, or paint to really stick to the abalone and/or stay put for long, so we talked about replacing them. Cliff tried a few different things on some scrap wood and couldn't come up with anything we were both comfortable with regarding results. The killer challenges were both the hardness of the abalone and the fact that it's a set neck, making a delicate process that much more difficult in general as well as complicating access to the upper fret area. DOUBLE ARGH.
Enter David King of King Bass. This is a guy who is best known for not only building instruments, but also making custom wood knobs and probably other kinda' highly specialized stuff. He was pretty sure he had the tools and process necessary to do the job, so I crossed my fingers and sent my baby away on a wing and a prayer.
The SAME DAY my bass was delivered, I got email from Dave that he'd already successfully cleanly removed all the dots, but also drilled them out slightly larger (also cleanly), put a couple options in for me to choose from, and email me a pic to make a decision on. HOLY COW!
Long story short, we simply put slightly oversized plain black side dots in place and I also had him make some custom knobs to replace the black metal domes with ebony barrels and flamed walnut caps which match the top of the bass. They look amazing. No justice done here, but I couldn't be any happier with the results. The plain black dots are WAY easier to see under all conditions, and look great with the black accessory theme, and the knobs are just beautiful, befitting the instrument.
Here are some quick crappy pics, but you get the idea...
Looks good Vic! I really dig David's work. He's made a few sets of knobs for me in the past (the wenge knobs on my SC -- pictured a few posts higher -- were made by him), and he is a very professional and helpful guy to deal with. He's making the Pau Ferro stacked knobs for my next CB build too.
Wow. Really cool. Sounds gay but, "Love your knobs!". The black/walnut knobs really look cool with the walnut top and black hardware combo. If my knobs are not yet done, I'll ask Cliff to do the same with mine. Hope you (and Cliff) don't mind.
+1 I've dealt with him a few times at this point, and every time is a pleasure. I'd recommend his work to anyone.
Well, I don't know what I'd have to say about it other than "good for you", but I can't imagine Cliff would care. He's such a great guy. He might even be able to send wood scraps of exactly the woods in your bass if you wanted to literally match materials.
WWwwwwwoooooo HHHhhooooooo! The next group has been posted in, "The News." No pictures yet, but each bass' basic specs are listed. You can guess that mine is the last of the four listed.
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Can't wait for the first pictures. I forgot what my Walnut top and back look like.
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Can't wait for the first pictures. I forgot what my Walnut top and back look like.
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