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Maple fingerboards!
- Thread starter Flamingo21
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- Jun 30, 2010
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- musician/artist/owner - Gildaxe
Yes, they are 80's T-40 split-coil hum-buckers. The bass design is inspired by the late 50's Burns-Weill "Streamline" short-scale bass. (I made mine 34" scale) The 3, 3-way switches are: red=N pu N/S, white=B pu N/S and black=N, both N&B, and B, and the 3 pots are VVT - so, many tone options. It's light (8lbs), body made of 1-1/4" deep basswood. It's also designed to stand upright against an amp on its own. (no toppling or need for a stand) The string stop-plate is from a 60's MIJ bass. (of unknown origin) 500k pots, .047 cap, Hofner "Tulip" knobs and Sperzel locking tuners.
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- Jun 30, 2010
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It started out as a mustard-coloured '06 (CIJ) '51 P RI. (ash/maple) I modified it with G&L L-2000 pu's and 9v electronic harness, Hipshot string-through bridge, large (50's style) string ferrules, I cut a custom b/w/b 70's Tele-style bass pg and installed RI 70's big-plate clovers. I originally shot a trans-brown finish on the body w/a parch pearl pg, but later had Marty Bell do an awesome piano black face/trans-brown side & back finish after I added creme body binding. I finished the hs face to echo the creme binding and added a 70's Telecaster bass decal as it has always been a favorite or mine. Yes, I can do that because it is a Fender and in its current form is closer to a 70's Tele bass than a 50's P-bass... Looks like a "best-of" of Leo's classic designs and sounds killer - like only a Leo designed G&L can sound.
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North/South (coils in each HB pu)... and thanks. All my basses are designed with a gigging musician in mind. Less gear to lug (stand) and stable standing against an amp when not being played. It balances well when played also. Rule #1 for bass design = aesthetics/function balance.
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It was slab - I added a deep body bevel on the back. Twin bottom strap pegs (idea from G&L ASATS) means stable leaning against an amp during a break. (w/o a stand)
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Yes, I began Gildaxe with a finishing focus (ala gilding) which I still do, but over the years I've added my own custom designed/built basses, some with non-gilded finishes. I also do custom modifications on existing basses, similar to what I did with my Fender/G&L Telecaster bass.
Thanks for your interest!
This is my "Dee Dee" Precision. As I play in a Ramones tribute band and I was not able to get a signature one I modded this japanese PB70-US with AllParts one piece maple neck (decal too) and EMG GZR pickup. Stringed with Rotosound flats. It sounds great.
Very funny indeed. We usually play songs as in the records, same speed, same vocal choirs and so on. There a lot of bands doing full speed "live" covers and we feel that playing them with their surf-pop feeling is more rewarding and people tend to like them more.
Last december (29th) we made a full "It's Alive" set for it's 40th aniversary, at record speed too. It was GREAT!
My mystery "Spider" Jazz-clone (I'd say with an outlaw headstock shape...) which I got for 30 € three years ago. Set up was a disaster, and the idiot who owned it literally had tortured this little, sturdy bass. I fixed all the problems, and turned out as an honest instrument, with a VERY nice neck.
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Bro, not only is ur bass bitchin, but RAMONES!!!
My band plays covers in our own way also, we play a slightly faster of Tom Petty roll another joint and everyone loves it, our lead guitarist goes nuts when we just give him a chance and then everybody gets behind him. It's so nice to be able to make your own interpretation of covers especially when the crowd likes it and that would be awesome playing The Ramones cuz everyone loves The Ramones.
- Jun 30, 2010
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- musician/artist/owner - Gildaxe
- Jun 30, 2010
- 49,611
- 222,108
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- musician/artist/owner - Gildaxe
Always curious why any product is named "Spider" - my Ashdown had the British spelling. There was also the Alfa Romeo Spider which had a less expensive US targeted version called "The Graduate" ('85-'90) after it's use in the ('67) Dustin Hoffman movie. I get Volkswagen "Beetle", and the Dodge "Super Bee" and the various products named "Hornet", but just what a spider has to do with a car, a bass guitar or amp is beyond me. It's a nice sounding word to say maybe...
