The Tobias was from the 80's. I'm probably mistaken about the switch disengaging the battery!
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Peter was kind enough to send me some work-in-progress pix of my WL5 build.
Check out the grain in this morado board. Wowzers!
Here's the establishing shot for that close-up. The board will be oiled, and the maple on the neck will get shot with vintage-tint nitro.
Check out the grain in this morado board. Wowzers!
Here's the establishing shot for that close-up. The board will be oiled, and the maple on the neck will get shot with vintage-tint nitro.
Thnx! Yeah, to say I'm psyched about getting my hands on this beastie would be an understatement.
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My progress pic... neck pic taken at the time I was in NYC shop few months ago, the new solid body was cut and just back to the shop.
Side Dots Leds / Blocks will be installed on top of the dots after the neck is partially trued. Can't wait for this build!
Side Dots Leds / Blocks will be installed on top of the dots after the neck is partially trued. Can't wait for this build!
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Yes, for this buildwanna try something new and different.
I gotta figure that having a switch to choose '60s or '70s position is gonna be handy.
When I got my MV4, I wondered what the 'overhang' at the 21st fret was for... I soon found out, the ghost notes hide out there, when things get funky. Exciting times, guys! Can't wait to see the finished product(s), Tim-Tim and Steverino...
You guys are getting me excited about my build too! Got a super J WL in the works too
So do I!
LOL with a 10 month wait I don't want to get to excited until I'm in the 9 month!
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That's a beautiful board. On a separate note, I wonder how many customs agents would be able to tell that pau ferro (or even non jet black ebony - or wenge, or cocobolo for that matter) is not a rosewood of some type. I'm guessing not many. It's not often that I cross the border with a bass but at this point I'd be pretty uncomfortable with the idea of bringing any bass with me that had anything other than a maple fretboard.
Yeah, I've wondered the same thing about the real world enforcement of the CITES provisions.
Never had occasion to leave the US with a bass, but if I was gonna travel with this one being built I think I'd pack along a copy of the letter stating the woods used in it. (My other NYC bought new came with that document. That one has a Brazz rosewood board, so I wouldn't even try to take it across the border, letter or no.)
Never had occasion to leave the US with a bass, but if I was gonna travel with this one being built I think I'd pack along a copy of the letter stating the woods used in it. (My other NYC bought new came with that document. That one has a Brazz rosewood board, so I wouldn't even try to take it across the border, letter or no.)
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Going to leave country and travel with my bass for a weekend show again this week, thought on bringing my P5 with rosewood but then I decided to take my maple board 24 frets instead.... not because I worry about the customs agents will check my P5 with a Brazilian rosewood FB, it is simply because its trouble for me getting a new instrument with rosewood board now if it got damage during flying.
Seriously, I travel with my bass many times a year globally, never get asked by customs what kind of wood spec on the instrument that I took with me.... just no one care to be honest.
Just one time I passed through TSA at SFO... my bass get scanned few times and required to open the case for the TSA staff to check, because they saw a lot of wiring on the bass through scanner, and that's a bass with LEDs face/side dots and all the preamp wiring..
Seriously, I travel with my bass many times a year globally, never get asked by customs what kind of wood spec on the instrument that I took with me.... just no one care to be honest.
Just one time I passed through TSA at SFO... my bass get scanned few times and required to open the case for the TSA staff to check, because they saw a lot of wiring on the bass through scanner, and that's a bass with LEDs face/side dots and all the preamp wiring..
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Part of the problem with customs is that you just never know. All it takes is the wrong agent at the wrong time and the nightmare begins. Having said that, I think land crossings are probably more risky than air crossings. At airports the main concern seems to be safety and there is generally a much higher volume of traffic. Land crossings are less about safety and more about "are you bringing in any goods that we can nail you on". The volume of travellers tends to be much more diverse as well. Slow day at the border crossing? Let's bring this guy inside and see if we can find something on him. In my experience it's true that most agents don't dig very deep where a bass' wood is concerned but, again, all it takes is one agent who decides he wants to prove something (and who knows whether or not the stricter regulations will mean changes in agent behaviour). I already find border crossings stressful enough when I know everything is legit!Going to leave country and travel with my bass for a weekend show again this week, thought on bringing my P5 with rosewood but then I decided to take my maple board 24 frets instead.... not because I worry about the customs agents will check my P5 with a Brazilian rosewood FB, it is simply because its trouble for me getting a new instrument with rosewood board now if it got damage during flying.
Seriously, I travel with my bass many times a year globally, never get asked by customs what kind of wood spec on the instrument that I took with me.... just no one care to be honest.
Just one time I passed through TSA at SFO... my bass get scanned few times and required to open the case for the TSA staff to check, because they saw a lot of wiring on the bass through scanner, and that's a bass with LEDs face/side dots and all the preamp wiring..
A couple of years ago I was bringing a bass across the border from New York to Quebec by land. It had a rosewood fretboard. I had the receipts for the bass including documentation of the wood specs. I ended up being detained for around 35 minutes as the customs agent surfed the internet looking for price listings for similar bass models. One of her comments was "I know they use rosewood on some very expensive guitars". Yep, they also use it on some very cheap guitars. Her concern that day was that I not get away with not paying applicable taxes but I can't help but wonder if today the rosewood trade restrictions would also be an issue.
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