The Explorer Bass Club

[Darkstrike]

It's your bass.....

Naw, if I was gonna redo it, and I may have to, now I pulled all the guitar bits off, it would be dark green.

I agree, they just don't have "that" flow to me.

Exactly, as you say, that flow.

 

[Mudfuzz]

Dark Green is the ****! I've done a few re-fins and they arn't fun, one was a J bass [green] and the other was a double bass [not fun] which is now redish.

 

[Darkstrike]

Always wanted a green bass, but its all the work that I hate, plus how long I'd be without the bass. I know of a bike chop shop that'd do it though.

 

[Spleenface92]

Should Dean MLs be allowed, or are they too far removed from the explorer body shape?

 

[Mudfuzz]

I think they should, when you look at one you see explorer before Vee.

 

[Spleenface92]

Too true. ALL MLs AND RAZORBACKS ARE NOW ALLOWED INTO THE CLUB!

 

[Darkstrike]

Plus, they're ******* awesome.

 

[Spleenface92]

Yep!

 

[User364378]

http://cgi.benl.ebay.be/80s-ARIA-ZZ...cmdZViewItemQQptZGitarren?hash=item1c0e1663f6

 

[Chowderboots]

I wouldn't rather have my Destroyer any other color than "Fire Red", the Ibanez candy apple red. That's the only color I can imagine it being. The only thing I'd like more would be to have a Destroyer with a flame maple top, cherryburst, with creme binding like Dave Murray's Destroyer. Now that thing is a looker! It was watching the Early Days DVD that made me want a Destroyer. I wish I could get a long scale one some day. I wonder if Ibanez makes custom basses nowadays?

But Explorers are metal as ****, no two ways about it. What a rad shape. Of course, I wouldn't own as many as I do if they weren't as comfortable as they are.

Good choice allowing MLs in. Just wish Dean basses (and most of their guitars) weren't such a joke. I played a Razorback bass...ONCE...

 

[Spleenface92]

AUGH! :scowl:

 

[Mudfuzz]

Since we're back on the Ibanez subject here the back of my Ibanez
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[Mudfuzz]

I wish I could get a long scale one some day. I wonder if Ibanez makes custom basses nowadays?

Have you played one? they are medium scale not short so there isn't as much of a diff. Also the neck pocket is about the same as a long scale so you could just put on a new neck and move the bridge a bit if it "must" be 34.

 

[Darkstrike]

Man, i love the look of them Destroyers.

 

[Midas]

I just started to design my new explorer. Not easy to make it different but still an explorer! The destroyers are a nice version!!!
I want to make it big 'cause I am a tall guy who likes sweets ))
Many explorers like the beautiful Arias are a litte to small in my opinion.

 

[Chowderboots]

Have you played one? they are medium scale not short so there isn't as much of a diff. Also the neck pocket is about the same as a long scale so you could just put on a new neck and move the bridge a bit if it "must" be 34.

Yes, many times. I have owned one for about 3 years. It's got crappy strings which I can't afford to change at the moment, but it's one of my favorite basses. I can feel a distinct difference between a 34" and 32" neck. Since I don't own any other instruments with that scale length, I want to keep it as it is. I really dig everything about it, I just wish it had a bridge pickup and modified electronics, but all in due time. But I'd like to have a 34" Ibby Destroyer--that'd be a blast!

Man, i love the look of them Destroyers.

Mhmm. They are sweet! I dig it more every time I see it.

I just started to design my new explorer. Not easy to make it different but still an explorer! The destroyers are a nice version!!!
I want to make it big 'cause I am a tall guy who likes sweets ))
Many explorers like the beautiful Arias are a litte to small in my opinion.

Sweet! Keep us posted on how it goes!

Yeah, for an Explorer to be comfy, it's gotta have enough meat on it--that's just how it works with this body shape.

 

[Darkstrike]

Oh, my Explorer will be under the knife soon, gonna be a machine!

I have, on order,
Hipshot Ultralights,
Hipshot A Bridge in brass,
Three String Retainer,
push/pull pots,
On/On switches,
chrome mounting rings,
Rio Grande Pitbull pickup,

This is how it will be wired,

And I may reshape the headstock, to a tele bass shape, and paint it matching black.

 

[Darkstrike]

Mhmm. They are sweet! I dig it more every time I see it.

Its you that got me interested in them man.

 

[Spleenface92]

Mudfuzz, you need to clean...

 

[Mudfuzz]

Mudfuzz, you need to clean...

No not really, it just looks that way because I did it for the picture, the bass is sitting in my test/experiment board thats all...