The official "Show your basses" thread part 19!

[JIO]

Generally not fan of these body shapes, but i must say this bass is sick !!! Kind of steam punk weapon ready to fly outerspace. Really REALLY tasty. Even color mix is pefect with the overall object. Congrats !

thanks!

 

[RBC64]

Current herd. 1 is a DIY I got for Christmas and is not finished yet.

 

[rayzak]

My ‘06 Lakland… & My 2010 Fretless EBMM BFR.

 

[Element Zero]

Slapped on the new pick guard today. LOVE IT!

 

[humbuckaroo]

Nice bass.

I'd have put a white pearloid one on there myself. Better match.

 

[God's Favorite Bass]

thanks!

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Thunderbirds are go!

 

[WarmToneWank]

Updated my image of all my basses.

• Schecter Apocalypse

• G&L L-2500 Premium (Made in Japan)

• Schecter Model-T Exotic 5 (Black Limba)

• Tune SWV 5

• Ibanez EHB1005F

• Alien Audio Constellation PJ

• Fender PB555 (Made in Japan)

• Alien Audio Lunar PP

• Marcus Miller Fender Jazz Bass

• Aria Pro PPJ

 

[God's Favorite Bass]

I've never been big on grampabursts but since every bassist is issued one at birth I played mine this morning. I don't play this one enough because it IS really nice but.......grampaburst.

 

[JIO]

 

[Jeff Scott]

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I like the Venetian blinds.

 

[JIO]

I like the Venetian blinds.

Yes - always an interior design preference of mine as well... I nonchalantly snapped that pic earlier today but if I were to have taken it back when I was in art school - I would have been given an award (it's a joke... we actually didn't ever do that in art school...) for best collection of textures & lighting in one image! Ok... maybe it was high school.., but I didn't take pics in high school - it was a different time...

Two of my oldest Kodak SX-70 pic's - '76 (left) and '78 (right)... same thrift-store purchased LaCrosse "Polo" shirt! 100% cotton! So serious!

 

[fatmarris]

Post pics over at the Luthiers Corner of your project - there's a lot of helpful peeps there

Already in progress!

Thread 'New bass build!'

Dec 14, 2025

I’m always looking for the next build.. I wanted a post punk sound, that angry P Bass thing.. punchy focused some times tin can vibe! Soooo I looked through my parts and started planning out ideas..

I had an old T40 that I loved! (Since sold) The neck was great! A thin P Bass feel with really wide and low frets I swear I could slid all over that thing like butter..

Missing the T40 was part of the inspiration.. I had a T40 pickup, a hipshot kickass bridge, and some tuners hanging around.. which obviously meant the project was mandatory..

Started looking for a maple P Bass neck with a...

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[God's Favorite Bass]

Ol' Red.

 

[fretno]

Just in time for love!

 

[fretno]

P basses are Red…

 

[God's Favorite Bass]

P basses are Red…

Dyyy-no-miiiite!

 

[KPJ]

My latest addition. Eastwood EUB-1

 

[BassicJazzy]

Thunderbirds are go!

Don't you recognize "Fireball XL-5?" An earlier show with puppets. One of my favs from that time.

 

[JIO]

Don't you recognize "Fireball XL-5?" An earlier show with puppets. One of my favs from that time.

... or was it Thunderball's are go?!

 

[BassicJazzy]

... or was it Thunderball's are go?!
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So many good, simple puppet shows back then, long before CGI.