Those are both nice! The first seems like it's maybe a pearl finish?!? It looks metallic in a couple of shots. I like those.
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SHOW YOUR DISTRESSED FINISHES!
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Those are both nice! The first seems like it's maybe a pearl finish?!? It looks metallic in a couple of shots. I like those.
I noticed that - that '74 J sold since I posted pics of it. It was a good price and I have a friend in Madison that could have picked it up to avoid shipping costs.
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My mom has lived with one kidney quite well for decades. Of course it had failed, she didn't sell it but stuff like that Jazz get me thinkingI noticed that - that '74 J sold since I posted pics of it. It was a good price and I have a friend in Madison that could have picked it up to avoid shipping costs.
So... you found it?Good for you Ivan!
Are you and your brother Damion still playing together? I so wish I could attend one of your performances - just watching those (now old!) vids just makes me happy. Consider me one of your biggest fans!
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They're really quite wonderful basses! And yes we are, so glad you still love those videos, can't go wrong with the classic songs!
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Distressed Thunderbird Thuresday -
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It inspires me to do an ergonomically interfacing T-bird that doesn't neck-dive... oh wait.., I did that years ago - (sorry for the non-distressed content...)
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from a concurrent tb thread ...
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heavy reliced. “Astro”..this thing sounds fantastic!
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Because of the way I use my pinky as a grounding 'stilt' for my right hand - "player wear" happens on the body above the bridge at the E string. Every bass I own has the same wear.
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It does. It's my go-to fretless. Has a G&L L2000 9v harness also - sonically a G&L L2000 fretless... but with the awesome Kubicki Ex-Factor drop-D medium scale neck. It's currently strung BEAD. (low A with the capo off)
I'll be using it on a recording in February.
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'64 Burns of London Bison bass. Having read some BoL history, they had problems with their early poly finishes and the way the paint is coming off in pieces so cleanly is a possible indication of this. Similar to issues with '70s CBS/Fender poly finishes. There were later re-issues of the Bison, but an original like this one is the bomb.
Looks to be an ebony fb - nice!
Looks to be an ebony fb - nice!
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Stolen from this thread. So cool.
Traded six guitars for this pre-CBS 1964 custom color precision bass today :o
Traded six guitars for this pre-CBS 1964 custom color precision bass today :o
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...another distressed CAR finish... '66-'67 J
The VOX crackles, it looked good until I decided to wax it.
