Now you look like my accountant, Murray "Cook the Books" Shoblotowicz.
Riis
My Avatar is better now, I think.
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Now you look like my accountant, Murray "Cook the Books" Shoblotowicz.
Riis
Man, I love that color with the maple neck. I hope I never see a5 string with that color combo for sale anywhere 'cause I could get myself in trouble with the wife.![]()
I have one almost exactly like that one, except mine is birdseye maple neck and fretboard.
Let us know what you think about the maple board compared to the pau ferro. It'll be interesting to know if you came to the same conclusion I did about the difference in tone.

Tick,tick,tick, Tick,tick,tick,tick,tick,tick, Tick,tick,tick, ......
Now the wait really begins. I have my new Mill+5 sitting in it's box next to my desk, but I have to wait another hour and a half of teaching middle school math to open it!![]()
Now the wait really begins. I have my new Mill+5 sitting in it's box next to my desk, but I have to wait another hour and a half of teaching middle school math to open it!![]()
That was the end of my (2-day) teaching career. My hat's off to you and your colleagues. Thanks! I enjoy the job (most of the time).Off-topic:
Reminds me of the great Simpsons episode "Homer Goes to College" where the Dean turns out to be the former bass player for the Pretenders (IIRC).
I spent 1 day as a substitute teacher at our junior high when I was on break from college.That was the end of my (2-day) teaching career. My hat's off to you and your colleagues.
On-topic: that is a stunning bass, if anyone knows where its twin is, let me know. You just turned up my GAS for a maple necked Millennium 5.