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Yup....utilize chord shapes, and sometimes a power chord. LOL
So your not an African American man? I thought everyone looked like their avatars. I would swear @Killed_by_Death is the spitting image of Lemmy.I've been using my Beautiful Black Bass a lot lately (the one in the OP) and last night i got a great pic of it in action
Isn't it beautiful
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I read something the other day about you working on this.....it came out beautiful!!
He is.....and I’m guessing you are the 3rd one from the left on your avatar
I thought we'd come to the conclusion it was a Townsend propeller power chord?
Otherwise the Bass Player is the only knowledgeable member
to give direction to the other subordinate players. It's our job.
Here are my black basses. An OLP MM1 (i think) that I got from CL. It has a GFS pickup and a clone of the original StingRay Pre (from ebay). Sounds good but I don't love the width of the neck, tbh...The body was in rough shape (previous owner removed finish with heat gun, poorly. Burned the wood all over). I sanded it down and used india ink to ebonize the wood before using Minwax satin poly to finish. Got a new shiny guard from pickguard heaven that the doofus from guitar center royally screwed up trying to fix my wiring mistake (the even worse news is he didn't fix the wiring issue...DOOFUS! I would not recommend EVER using a repair fella from GC. Especially if you're in Evansville, IN. Just saying...).
My other black bass is my most recent purchase. A used Carvin Bunny Brunel 5-string. I LOVE it. very comfy neck (it's asymmetrical). Great feel to the low B. Sounds great, though I may eventually upgrade the pickups/electronics.
The last pick is my dog. He's not a bass, but he is black and beautiful. He's also kind of a doofus...
My other black bass is my most recent purchase. A used Carvin Bunny Brunel 5-string. I LOVE it. very comfy neck (it's asymmetrical). Great feel to the low B. Sounds great, though I may eventually upgrade the pickups/electronics.
The last pick is my dog. He's not a bass, but he is black and beautiful. He's also kind of a doofus...
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New addition to the family that began with a lightweight, inexpensive MIM Fender body and an All Parts jazz neck...add in some misc. parts and a homemade headstock refinish...put together by a ridiculously talented local luthier...and she's a beauty....just loving this one!!!
