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SHOW YOUR DISTRESSED FINISHES!

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moonshinegtrs said:
My old BTB: I loved this bass, great sounding and a killer wide neck. After sitting around for a few years, I went to sell it and I couldn't give it away... Ended up selling it for a couple hundred to a guy in Alabama who fell in love with it.

Pictures are crappy, but this is a St George TBird copy that I had fun desecrating when I was a bit younger... It's even been set on fire. It's still has the Gibson TBird pickup in it; at one time it had a Bartolini preamp in it as well. I still have it and have been threatening to put it back together for years. Maybe one day. Ahhhh youth. :D

Last, Here a bass I recently completed for myself (finish by MJT)...
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Moonshine :bassist:
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Thanks for posting - the J is pretty cool - they do nice work at MJT. Your St George should probably just be hung on a wall as a time-capsule. ;) My 1st bass was a Stadium which was also badged St George. :thumbsup: Glad that your once beloved BTB is being re-appreciated! :bassist:
 
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catcauphonic said:
Is that some sort of adjustable bridge on there? I've never seen one
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As pasi mentioned, it's made By Kahler. Here's a link: Invalid Link Removed

The original bridge on the bass had saddles that slipped (even with nail polish) and had started to corrode. The Kahler was the only option at the time that could go narrow enough to accommodate the string spacing.
Initial set-up and install are kind of a pita, but after that it's been the easiest to use and adjust bridge I have ever used. It is heavy, though.
I know they have a smaller base plate, I may try that also.
 
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wraub said:
As pasi mentioned, it's made By Kahler. Here's a link: Invalid Link Removed

The original bridge on the bass had saddles that slipped (even with nail polish) and had started to corrode. The Kahler was the only option at the time that could go narrow enough to accommodate the string spacing.
Initial set-up and install are kind of a pita, but after that it's been the easiest to use and adjust bridge I have ever used. It is heavy, though.
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I've seen those on eBay and wondered about them. Were these available before individual bridge units were common? Although the anchor plate gives 'active' individual unit side-to-side/spacing adjustability, it seems like individual unit bridges spaced correctly & permanently installed would bypass the necessity for that need of adjustment. (and be much lighter)
 
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JIO said:
I've seen those on eBay and wondered about them. Were these available before individual bridge units were common? Although the anchor plate gives 'active' individual unit side-to-side/spacing adjustability, it seems like individual unit bridges spaced correctly & permanently installed would bypass the necessity for that need of adjustment. (and be much lighter)
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At the time this was installed, this bridge was the only option that we could find that came anything close to the tight spacing on this bass. We looked for a while, anyway. This was ages ago though, like just after the rocks cooled, and we had limited info.
I have had this bass forever, it seems.

The string spacing and adjustability is almost overkill imo, but from super narrow to super wide, it's really the ticket. No tools needed for string height changes, even. ;)
 
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fretno said:
This is not really distressed but it looks like it has a few years on it , right out of the can Reranch Gold top
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I saw this on another thread - really interesting 'hints' of colours accenting the subtle dusty gold. :thumbsup:
winterburn69 said:
Looks like it was bought by Guy Pratt (note the wear pattern on the upper horn)
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