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#301
JIO said:
that's awesome looking!
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Thanks! The big worn spot that is a little lighter is from the previous owner wearing a watch and playing with a pick. This thing has seen a couple gigs over its life...

And that bass has actually been plek-ed by Phil Jacoby. The key to plek is having a skilled luthier doing the fine tuning based on the results from the machine. The machine just gives you an idea of where to start your work and when everything is "perfect." He showed me how it worked when I was hanging out at his shop. It's a cool machine that can result in some great frets in the right hands. And he does really good work!
 
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#302
geddy402 said:
Thanks! The big worn spot that is a little lighter is from the previous owner wearing a watch and playing with a pick. This thing has seen a couple gigs over its life...

And that bass has actually been plek-ed by Phil Jacoby. The key to plek is having a skilled luthier doing the fine tuning based on the results from the machine. The machine just gives you an idea of where to start your work and when everything is "perfect." He showed me how it worked when I was hanging out at his shop. It's a cool machine that can result in some great frets in the right hands. And he does really good work!
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I agree what you said about not just the Plek job but the whole fine-tuning etc making for a thorough job. I'm considering having my '66 (looks a lot like your '62) Plek'd as it has a few sympathetic buzzing frets when two notes are played in unison. (each on their own - no buzz!) It's not terrible but it plays so nice already it would be worth it. I have it done by luthier Dan Ransom at Gary Brawer's here in SF.
 
#303
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This is my Custom Shop Roadshow 1964 jazz reissue. Very heavy relic on front and back. The neck is nice and worn in. Plays and sounds awesome. Love it with T.I. flats.
 
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#305
TNF said:
Not many (?) Gibsons represented here... This is my RD Artist I have been playing for over 15 years. It is my main bass. It had a bunch of wear on it when I got it in 1996, but I have put loads more on it. I love this bass.

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Enjoy!
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Thanks for posting! They are cool basses w/a unique vibe. What do the switches do? Do these have programmed chips/cards in the back or something like that?
 
#306
One switch is for compression/expansion. (It either gives you infinite sustain, or makes the bass extremely dynamic.) The other switch is the pickup selector.
This is all internal circuitry. No cartridges. It has a (Moog built) giant circuit board built into the back of the bass. IMHO, this circuitry works much better for the bass than it does on the guitar version of the RD.
 
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#307
TNF said:
One switch is for compression/expansion. (It either gives you infinite sustain, or makes the bass extremely dynamic.) The other switch is the pickup selector.
This is all internal circuitry. No cartridges. It has a (Moog built) giant circuit board built into the back of the bass. IMHO, this circuitry works much better for the bass than it does on the guitar version of the RD.
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wow - so is the main thrust of the Moog board the compression/expansion aspect? Or does it affect the whole tone of the bass? Is it 9 or 18v?
 
#308
Compression affects the front pickup, expansion the rear. Also has +6 / -6 boost and cut on the tone knobs. The compression and expansion are on a three way switch. Center detent is just the eq with no expansion of compression. It's 9v powered.
 
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#318
A-Step-Towards said:
Isnt mine this was some guys that played on warped tour for years, I have seen this bass in person and how he treated it so I know how it got this way, but still damnnnn its a classic 50s not a roadworn, but its now very roadworn, its on ebay with over $800 in biddingView attachment 429793
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wow that's crazy - the (thick) paint is coming clean off in chunks like it was a a plastic coating! I've seen weathered paint come off of outdoor lawn chair frames but never seen that before on a guitar.
 
#320
Yes that bass is poly. I saw it summer 2011 at warped tour and the paint was relatively intact then and only 1 knob was missing. It had a hard 3 years since. After the set he just leaned it on the drum set and it slid down a little before resting on the ground almost. Obviously didnt baby it but it still wore pretty crazy. Shame he is selling a bass he wore out so much, I would keep playing it tell it was just essentially a natural finish .
 

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