The official "Show your basses" thread part 19!

[ICM]

Here's the Gretsch Electromatic Jr Jet after the project. Body was plunge routed to about 50 percent of original weight. Has a beefy center block and the bridge is secured on original body mass. Sitka spruce top glued on, pearloid binding done by the tech shop. Ladies scarf embedded in lacquer sand & sealer, lots of nitro rattle can spray to finish. All original plastic parts discarded. Saving the factory pup for some future use. What do you think? View attachment 1027335 View attachment 1027336

I love it!

 

[_jojo_bass]

Im in love with that bass. I love Paisley.

Here's the Gretsch Electromatic Jr Jet after the project. Body was plunge routed to about 50 percent of original weight. Has a beefy center block and the bridge is secured on original body mass. Sitka spruce top glued on, pearloid binding done by the tech shop. Ladies scarf embedded in lacquer sand & sealer, lots of nitro rattle can spray to finish. All original plastic parts discarded. Saving the factory pup for some future use. What do you think? View attachment 1027335 View attachment 1027336

 

[amper]

Not the best pictures in the world, because the lighting in my house is awful, but I realised I haven't uploaded a new picture of my 玉子 (Tamako), since I finally got around to replacing her pickguard with a black pearl unit, which I have been saying I wanted to do for about 10 years. The lighting doesn't do justice to her bright yellow "Transparent Gold with matching headstock" finish.

I also got her a little Kimmidoll "Tamako" kokeshi keychain charm, because when I saw they had a "Tamako", i couldn't pass it up. Too kawaii!

 

[JIO]

Not the best pictures in the world, because the lighting in my house is awful, but I realised I haven't uploaded a new picture of my 玉子 (Tamako), since I finally got around to replacing her pickguard with a black pearl unit, which I have been saying I wanted to do for about 10 years. The lighting doesn't do justice to her bright yellow "Transparent Gold with matching headstock" finish.

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I also got her a little Kimmidoll "Tamako" kokeshi keychain charm, because when I saw they had a "Tamako", i couldn't pass it up. Too kawaii!

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wow - 5 knobs for one pu… what besides V/T/B goes on?

 

[dedpool1052]

Piezo

 

[amper]

wow - 5 knobs for one pu… what besides V/T/B goes on?

Actually 5 pickups, but who's counting? There are four piezo pickups in the bridges, and one magnetic. There are internal trim pots for string-to-string piezo balance, and the knobs on the front are, from top to bottom: volume, pickup blend (magnetic/piezo), treble eq, mid eq, bass eq.

Anytime you see a StingRay with five knobs, it's a 3-band EQ with piezo pickups.

 

[JIO]

Actually 5 pickups, but who's counting? There are four piezo pickups in the bridges, and one magnetic. There are internal trim pots for string-to-string piezo balance, and the knobs on the front are, from top to bottom: volume, pickup blend (magnetic/piezo), treble eq, mid eq, bass eq.

Anytime you see a StingRay with five knobs, it's a 3-band EQ with piezo pickups.

awesome!

 

[strost]

Haven't posted a family photo in a while. I think this might be my forever family (of course I may adopt more but I don't think I'll get rid of any of these).

G&L JB: My #1. I play this in my band. Sounds and plays exactly how I want it to. No fussing.
Stingray HH Slo: The new kid. I find myself picking this one up most of the time when I'm playing at home. Love the variety for just messing around. Just hella fun to play.
1977 Precision Fretless: The classic. Sounds amazing and fun to play. Wish I had more chances to play it in a band setting (acoustic or mellow). Irreplaceable.
MIM Jazz Fretless (1996?): So I really don't "need" this but I just like it and it's not worth selling for what I can get for it. Fastest neck and plays and sounds great.

 

[JIO]

^^^^^^^^^^
the '77 P is killer

 

[JBOWLES]

You guys have much nicer stuff than I, but I make it work as best I can. From L to R on the bottom pic is a Highway 1 Jazz (supposedly the last Hwy 1 ever sold, as per Corner Music in Nashville), Schecter Model T, ESP Vin 4, MiM Jazz, Vin 4 again, Model T again, and a Vin 4 once again. Strings are Dunlop Super Bright nickel on the Jazz basses, Slinky 50s on the Schecters just because I had a couple of sets laying around, Black Beauties on on of the burst Vin 4s and Super Brights on the other. The red ESP has Chromes on it. Two of the ESPs and both Schecters were tour basses that came from Cory Elder of Memphis May Fire. Hopefully, one day soon I can get a few nicer pieces like y'all, but I'm fairly happy with what I'm getting right now.

 

[ScarfFace]

 

[prowla]

A brace of Statii:

Headless.

And headed.

 

[GregBass1979]

Updated version of mine. SX Fretless Jazz Old Headstock from 2005 or so...and 1970's Fender Clone Lawsuit MIJ P-Bass. Both set up with Flats.

 

[DUB1976]

Here's my new favorite tool

 

[grayn]

Sandberg 30th Anniversary California II VM4

 

[prowla]

Sandberg 30th Anniversary California II VM4

Phew - I thought it had 40 frets!

 

[Andersson]

Warwick Streamer I (German)

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[joinercape]

My homemade fretless, solid mahogany body, maple neck with ebony board, Fralin jazz pickups (passive). The pickguard is 1/8" black plexiglass, as is the back cavity cover. I intended to add a Sadowsky preamp, maybe I still will someday. But it sounds wonderful to me as is. I built the neck chunky as I am happiest playing the upright.
Plus a built from parts (Fender Mexico 50's body and neck, Fender USA Original pickup) P bass. The aged pearl pickguard is off a Custom Shop Fender P I had years ago. I made a new one for it as at that time I didn't want the extra holes for the tug bar and pickup cover. It has the aluminum ground plate underneath, but I skipped the ground plate under the pickup and shielded the cavities with copper. I am amazed at how good this bass sounds and feels!
The classical guitar in the back I also built, over twenty years ago.
The brown cable was custom made by my good friend and fellow longtime TB'er Exaltbass (Dave Lowe). I also got the 50's P bass body from him, Dave is a real class act!

 

[fretno]

 

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