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[JIO]

That top is gorgeous!

Marty was the king of sparkle finishes - he's recently retired from his biz as far as I know. This was a silver & gold blend, so I did a mix of gold and chrome parts to play off of that.

 

[SJLee]

Marty was the king of sparkle finishes - he's recently retired from his biz as far as I know. This was a silver & gold blend, so I did a mix of gold and chrome parts to play off of that.

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Slick! Great attention to detail.

According to Marty's website, he's in simi retirement but still does some work. Advanced Glaucoma has been effecting his eyesight. I think it depends on the job. He does go into detail on his site here.

Marty Bell Finishing - PREMIER GUITAR FINISHING - About

 

[JIO]

Slick! Great attention to detail.

According to Marty's website, he's in simi retirement but still does some work. Advanced Glaucoma has been effecting his eyesight. I think it depends on the job. He does go into detail on his site here.

Marty Bell Finishing - PREMIER GUITAR FINISHING - About

Yes, I knew about his eye/vision issues for years now. He and Pat Wilkins have been doing finishing biz since the '80s - semi-retirement is where I'm at as well.

 

[SJLee]

Yes, I knew about his eye/vision issues for years now. He and Pat Wilkins have been doing finishing biz since the '80s - semi-retirement is where I'm at as well.

I’m sure it’s hard to walk away from something you love doing. I say that for Marty’s case. Are you semiretired from guitar building?

 

[JIO]

I’m sure it’s hard to walk away from something you love doing. I say that for Marty’s case. Are you semiretired from guitar building?

Semi-retired from the day-job, doing more guitar designing/building.

 

[SJLee]

Semi-retired from the day-job, doing more guitar designing/building.

Excellent! I've always felt that it's not really working if you love what you do.

 

[JIO]

Excellent! I've always felt that it's not really working if you love what you do.

exactly

 

[dedpool1052]

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So much to love in this post.

 

[JIO]

So much to love in this post.

GFB is my co-pilot

 

[SamanthaCay]

Took some photos of the crisp of cher awhile ago and don't think I've posted them here yet so marry holimass y'all!

 

[dedpool1052]

Took some photos of the crisp of cher awhile ago and don't think I've posted them here yet so marry holimass y'all!
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The "cassette as pickup cover" is so awesome.

I like it a lot more than the "record as a pickguard".

 

[Rich67]

Took some photos of the crisp of cher awhile ago and don't think I've posted them here yet so marry holimass y'all!
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That is glorious. I have to fess that I am mentally perusing my cassette library with caffeine induced thoughts on how to pilfer that idea for an EB-L I have...

 

[JIO]

 

[SamanthaCay]

The "cassette as pickup cover" is so awesome.

I like it a lot more than the "record as a pickguard".

That is glorious. I have to fess that I am mentally perusing my cassette library with caffeine induced thoughts on how to pilfer that idea for an EB-L I have...

Fwiw the cassette cover is @JIO 's fault for giving me an eb pickup without a cover lol.
I was gonna make something fancy but I just happened to have this tape in the vicinity of the bass and they just called to each other.

 

[Milo Spleen]

Just the usual bumps and bruises accumulated over 45 years.

 

[JIO]

Fwiw the cassette cover is [B]@JIO[/B] 's fault for giving me an eb pickup without a cover lol.
I was gonna make something fancy but I just happened to have this tape in the vicinity of the bass and they just called to each other.

Guilty as charged -

 

[Bleecker]

Took some photos of the crisp of cher awhile ago and don't think I've posted them here yet so marry holimass y'all!
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Looks like it was a bit close to the fireplace...? What's the back story on this one? I like the cassette PU cover!

 

[SamanthaCay]

Looks like it was a bit close to the fireplace...? What's the back story on this one? I like the cassette PU cover!

I'm searching the history of it atm! I did probe the person I bought it from off reverb and they passed along that they had bought it off reverb and as a project it proved too much for them.

Unfortunately when I nicely asked if they could pass my info along they got defensive. This seemed a bit sus. Though with a little search I found the (original?) seller and think I know why the last person was defensive. It seems they had done some not so pretty damage to it after the fact with a forstner bit . Anyway I messaged the next guy in the chain and we'll see where it goes.

Here's my build thread on it and how it came to me, Crispy Cherry

 

[SamanthaCay]

Couple photos from the "original" sale.

 

[Bleecker]

Couple photos from the "original" sale.
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That thing is cool! Looks like it almost burned right up...someone must've put that thing out! Wow!

This bass was involved in a house fire...close enough to bake the finish but the knob's and everything else was ok! It's also happens to be a great player, easily the best sounding Jazz I've ever played...I think that has something to do with being baked!...............the Jazz bass, not me!!! LOL