Show your sparkle basses!!

[Thangfish]

Squire VM P Tele bass

It doesn't look like this anymore, but the picture fits the thread.

 

[debassr]

...and it's even for sale right now in the classified section.

 

[dangerkirk]

The infamous & seldom gigged Sparkle P!!! Dont mind the scowl, I wasnt mad, just determined!!! & yes, my eyes DO emit laser beams...) lol

does the bass make you emit lasers?

but seriously im not too keen on sparkle but DAG that bass is awesome

 

[PWV]

Thanks for the hookup. Yeah Mike obviously does a great job, he's mentioned alot here. My F-bird has HUGE neckdive- but I don't mind too much, I'm used to it, having owned a couple of Gibson T-birds and a Gibson RD Artist. My F-bird sounds great and plays great though, so it makes up for the 'dive. I got the mahogany body & paint, bird's-eye maple neck & hardware from Warmoth, ordered the Alumnitone pickups from Lace Music, and put it together myself. It really turned out awesome. That and my Alembic/Explorer copy too. (I play in a WHO tribute)

I love yours too though. So Mike actually cut the old neck off, and routed the pocket for the new neck? Wow. Better than the original, I bet, right?
(I never did like the way my T-birds played or sounded, too muddy and the neck was too thin for me)

Here's my other one:

You do great work - I can't even assemble my son's pinewood derby car! Let me know if the Who Trib band comes to the Northwest, I'd like to check it out.

Yes, Mike cut the old neck off (truss rod shot) and routed a neck pocket that's tighter than a duck's butt. It does sound better - cleaner, sustain, punch: its got more of all of these now. I know what you mean about the muddy sound inherent in some of those Birds, but he re-wired these original chrome pup's back to series and now they have plenty of ping that wasn't really there in the original.

I'm sure there will be a thread somewhere, but stay tuned to next month's NAMM show - Mike will introduce his new FenderBird bass - the "T-Bird." I had a chance to handle the prototype, and its going to be one a very nice instrument.

 

[grumpy_dog666]

Another MM Black Sparkle

I've changed the BlackWhiteBlack Pickguard and put a white pearl on.

and i do believe it is a discontinued color

 

[TeamTrejo]

Here is my Schecter C-4 blue sparkle.

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I guess it's kinda hard to see in this pic but it's a sparkle finish.

 

[Swerve]

G&L does offer sparkle finishes, blue, gold, green, red or silver as an option on any model they make.

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This is a ambient light shot of a sparkle blue SB-2. Pics with a flash make them look far blingier than real life.

Nice Bass! I'm going to look into G&L. Thanks!

 

[Formula7]

Is it wrong that I found the black MM on the 1st page relatively arousing???

 

[heytrid]

Here's Little Blue - hard to photograph.

-richard

I see your blue sterling and raise you a burnt apple

 

[Swerve]

Is it wrong that I found the black MM on the 1st page relatively arousing???

I'm still aroused.

 

[rs_worthington]

You do great work - I can't even assemble my son's pinewood derby car! Let me know if the Who Trib band comes to the Northwest, I'd like to check it out.

Yes, Mike cut the old neck off (truss rod shot) and routed a neck pocket that's tighter than a duck's butt. It does sound better - cleaner, sustain, punch: its got more of all of these now. I know what you mean about the muddy sound inherent in some of those Birds, but he re-wired these original chrome pup's back to series and now they have plenty of ping that wasn't really there in the original.

I'm sure there will be a thread somewhere, but stay tuned to next month's NAMM show - Mike will introduce his new FenderBird bass - the "T-Bird." I had a chance to handle the prototype, and its going to be one a very nice instrument.

Thanks man.....Looking forward to seeing the T-Bird from Mike....My next one will be an 8-string Explorer, but I don't like the Warmoth 8-string neck/headstock shape.

 

[Jake of Bass]

My dream would be a MM in a sparkle finish but I almost never see them.

My MM is sapphire black, whilst not exactly sparkly has more of a subtle effect. You can kinda see it here, but I should get a better pic.

 

[Gougedeye]

Here is my contribution

 

[evito]

Hey everyone!

I just got my new black sparkle bass from EagleMoon today. Lakland DJ4 it is. Thought I would share some pics .

 

[rapturebass]

Just got it back this month from Mike Lull. The beginning of this year I picked up a BiCentennial T-Bird off of Craig's List. It was in bad shape, busted truss rod, mangled wiring. So Mike re-habbed it into a mofo player - its all original parts except the neck of course. Headstock Decal by Factory Guy:

More gratuitious pics:

If it weren't for mthe over-sparkly finish, id be coming to your house to hijack it tonight.

 

[(b)Assman]

This post makes me want to vomit.

 

[shriekback]

Does this count?

 

[Surprise Panda!]

I'm not usually a fan of sparkle, but some of these basses are darn cool!

 

[etinsley]

Here's my Supersparkle silver Sadowsky Vintage 5...

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[GregC]

Here's my Supersparkle silver Sadowsky Vintage 5...

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That's yours?! I haven't forgotten that bass since the first time I saw it--sick, sick, sick! Do you ever get up to Chicago with it? I'd love to see it in person.