Thanks! I brought it to the G&L factory back in January. They loved the wear on it, they took all sorts of pictures of it in Leo's original workspace, and confirmed it was nitro which is what I thought.Nice cuts - nice L-1000 also!
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SHOW YOUR DISTRESSED FINISHES!
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You can't go wrong with that setup.
If you like that amp - look what tb member bassmonkee did with his vintage B-15 S Ampeg amp -
TB really needs to get onboard with the "love" option. Or rapid fire multiple "like". Something. It's like trying to color your feelings with only one "meh" colored Crayola.
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Agreed. For things like this I go with the stand "O" gif.
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Yah, I've always been fascinated by such - a plane of shattered glass also. New project Incoming resurrection project... '67 WEM/Watkins Rapier/Sapphire short scale
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Just as a heads up - I visited the FCS thread and there are many relic'd Fender basses there worth checking out. Fender Custom Shop Club
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I think I already mentioned this, but I'm having my '93 A/S J refinished in relic'd Burgundy Mist Metallic by MJT. Should be done soon. I just 'won' a Fender/Kubicki 9v pre and Lace Sensor pu's (from a '93 Jazz Plus) earlier today on eBay. (no one bid on it - got it for a great price!) My favorite sounding active pre (cause it makes any bass sound like a Kubicki Factor!) and it will go in that BMM body. Pictures will follow.
I just put this together... not sure if it's a baritone or a bass vi yet...
My basses all look distressed when I'm playing. Can't say I blame them.
Lowendtech
Happily trending in my own peculiar direction.
These are from Hofner's 'Vintage Finish' line. They were originally called the 'Relic' line, but they were given a cease and desist order from another manufacturer to not use that nomenclature any longer. Brand infringement! Anyway, each one is individually done by hand so no two are exactly the same. That makes them a bit pricey. I included a few different examples to display some variation in the finishes. I've seen a lot of these around and most look great!
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hummm... I wonder who that would be... rhymes with blender? I bet Hofners are not hard to create real player wear having relatively thin finishes and wood.
I'm not sure how thin the finishes are to be honest. The new German ones do have a nitro finish, but I think it also has a cellulose lacquer underneath. They are also quite durable in their construction too. Think of it this way; the are built using the same methods and materials as members of the violin family, and those instruments can last centuries. Here is a pic of my 68. It was a closet queen for decades, but the guy before me also left the same set of strings on it for 30 years. Nonetheless the neck is great and so is the finish!
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