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The official "Show your basses" thread part 19!

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Makten said:
The red "Falu rödfärg" has been used extensively in Sweden for a couple of hundred years. The pigment is iron oxide that was a by-product from copper mining, and I think it originally was used to mimic the color of bricks/tiles. Because bricks were more expensive than wood. :whistle: 😄 The color has evolved a bit, but generally it's less orange and a bit "colder" in the east part of the country (where I am).

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Here's my house...

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Interesting. Many American barns are painted a similar red. It wouldn't surprise me if there is a connection.

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Makten said:
As you probably know, there was a huge migration from Sweden to America in the late 19:th century. Could it be that the swedes brought the tradition with them?
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Good chance - earlier in the US barns were painted using Milk Paint Milk paint - Wikipedia, a water-based milk and casein paint with similar qualities.
 
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Bond Girl opened for Sven Söderlund & the Masterful Orchestra at the Swedish American Hall in SF last Valentine Day - a cool old very Swedish-style interior venue - a top drawer gig

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... oh yah, show your bass... I play this one w/BG :)
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kanonjon said:
View attachment 7287411 Recently bought a Squire Classic Vibe 70s P-bass after a looooong break from playing bass. Feels great to play again. Already upgraded it with EMG GZR pickup, Fender highmass bridge, Graphtech Tusq XL nut and extra copper shielding. Also added a thumb rest, extra string retainer and strap locks. Using Rotosound RS77LE strings aswell, plays and sound great 😎
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If it’s not THE perfect p bass, that’s obviously very close to it. And no need to break the bank on top of that.
 
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pb9717 said:
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Just finished this build. Squier affinity Precision with J pickup. Decided to mask an active pseudo tony Franklin but active. DiMarzio Model P & J, Fretless Rosewood, roasted Maple J neck, along with everything else. Hardware, pickguard, covers, hipshot tuners, genuine fender covers. Love how she turned out.
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This is for sale in the classifieds. Thanks to the folks that gave a like.
 
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JIO said:
I wasn't aware Squier did a 5-in line (tuners) 5 string. What year is it? I also use the MXR bass chorus deluxe.
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It’s an old Chinese one from 2015, but I had seen older ones with the 5-in line tuners set from 2000’s.

From my experience, the 4 + 1 headstock on 5ers are kinda new, at least at this part of the World! 🇦🇷

Edit: forgot to mention, it’s nothing but a passive Squier Affinity Jazz Bass V, just took the pickguard off to get a different look on it.
 
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Keitor said:
It’s an old Chinese one from 2015, but I had seen older ones with the 5-in line tuners set from 2000’s.

From my experience, the 4 + 1 headstock on 5ers are kinda new, at least at this part of the World! 🇦🇷

Edit: forgot to mention, it’s nothing but a passive Squier Affinity Jazz Bass V, just took the pickguard off to get a different look on it.
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It's purely a personal aesthetic thing, but I've never liked a Fender hs with 4+1. MM (Leo) did it better and so many other brands have also done it much better. A Fender 4+1 strikes me as a lazy addition to its "iconic" 4 string hs ... YOMV ;)
 
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JIO said:
It's purely a personal aesthetic thing, but I've never liked a Fender hs with 4+1. MM (Leo) did it better and so many other brands have also done it much better. A Fender 4+1 strikes me as a lazy addition to its "iconic" 4 string hs ... YOMV ;)
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I totally agree with you. My only "issue" with this bass, that it's actually more of a whim, is that the tuners aren't clover-shaped, but I’ll deal with that soon! 😁
 
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Keitor said:
I totally agree with you. My only "issue" with this bass, that it's actually more of a whim, is that the tuners aren't clover-shaped, but I’ll deal with that soon! 😁
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It's functional and as long as it works most players look beyond aesthetics - I get it. Also, it's understandable Squier installing "Y" tuners on a 5 in-line hs but it sounds like you found a set of clovers that is small enough to fit.
 
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So I got inspired to share my collection, and once I gathered it all into one place I realized how much I really need to sell. Disclaimer, one of these (the Fullerton) is already up for sale, and the itty bitty Quest is going next.
  • Hagstrom Viking II. I bought this completely stripped of parts, so it has some TV Jones pickups, Hipshot ultralights, electronics that actually make sense for how I want to play it, and a bridge I made in the absence of finding an original within reason. Non-original tailpiece, but I've heard sketchy reviews about the Hagstrom tailpiece so I'm not concerned.
  • 80s Quest Vantage ultra-short scale. Not sure why I bought it other than it's a cute little thing.
  • 60s Lyle (probably) short scale EB style bass, resurrected from horrible condition.
  • 60s Heit ultra-short scale with a transplanted short-scale neck. I love the look of it but the original neck and pickup were just no bueno to play. Very happy with the modifications.
  • Partscaster creation that started as a p-bass and now rocks dual humbuckers for a MEAN sound.
  • Yamaha BB434. Nuff said.
  • Squier Bronco with a neck and pickup upgrade.
  • Squier Paranormal Rascal. This and the Hagstrom are my main gig basses.
  • Kasuga "prototype" (if that's the best word to use). The story behind it is that DiMarzio contracted Matsumoku / Kasuga to build 2 basses and 2 guitars for show demos back in the late 70s. I scored this one with a broken truss rod and did a replacement with a full fretboard reset. Added some newer DiMarzios and a Babicz bridge, and now it's a true beast.
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Ok, all of these see action...
*Westone Spectra GT, made fretless before I got it in a trade.
*Epiphone Classic Pro Thunderbird, got off a wall at Guitar Center for too cheap- Gibson clone. Love this axe.
*Ross Two Face Bass: Either aP or a J. Active/passive, big MIJ neck, super light White Oak body.
The P-Bass setting and the J-bass setting are both convincing, although the placement of the neck pup is a good deal closer to the neck than normal. I'm getting to know it, and having a good time with it.
Dave Ross, a local repair guy and ex-music store owner- a successful guy- had built it for someone. The shape of life changed in some hard ways for the guy he'd built it for, and it was returned to him. He laid it on me recently. Really cool bass, what a cool thing that was... I had to promise to play it and never sell it. Done deal, and it's working out.
Alright...
*The Heckinhecker. Hamer Cruisebass, heavily chopped and fitted with Rickenbacker 4003 p'ups and like-spec'd harness. Very light, set-neck, all Mahogany. Beautiful player. I've gotten pretty well chewed for doing the mods, and sometimes I regret it a little... But it's really worked out to be a killer bass. I get the occasional enthusiastic remarks about it, sound and presentation-wise. Anyway that's the Heckinhecker...
*Peavey Axcelerator. Been around the block, received some abuse, but it's another really good feeling, lightweight bass. Active only, but the sound is a little boxy and punchy, stands up and deliver in a band mix. Almost a little Stingray-like, kind of 'stark' that way, if you get me.
Not shown, a Fender Jazz that I've decided to move.

Show and tell over. 🙂
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