ah ha , I do sometimes use a BA as a counterweight , can be very useful in some cases and it's a great bridge . But stupid heavy knobs no thank you .
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The official "Show your basses" thread part 19!
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It's the mating season...
... '17 MIM Precision, with a '16/'17 Precision Bass Special neck, supplied by our very own @maverick49.
Welcome home, playability... welcome home.
... '17 MIM Precision, with a '16/'17 Precision Bass Special neck, supplied by our very own @maverick49.
Welcome home, playability... welcome home.
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This is the kind of stuff I love seeing! Really nice bass! According to the SN it’s from May of 1978. Pretty cool that you worked at Rick, you may have built some basses owned by TB members, myself included.
That is both unique and beautiful! I had a Maple Glo 4002 from 1970-1975 and unfortunatley needed money during college and sold it. I wish I never did!
John
John
Welcome. Beautiful bass/ mods. Retained the classic Rick stereo sound?
Thanks guys! This is a single pup mono axe. I would say it doesn't have quite as much growl now, but it's definitely punchy. The RotoSounds still give it that piano bottom end thing. Makes me think of CS.
John, Maple Glo was always my favorite too.
ICM, can't really say that I built them, although I did have a hand in it. In Musician Check Out, we would get the days production (guitars & basses) from final assembly and start by cutting the bridge saddles and nuts to align with the neck. Then we would string them up to tension and set the action at the nut, and file the saddle notches to follow the curvature of the fretboard. Then adjust the neck for dip or bow, then set the action at the bridge. Sometimes they'd have to go back for some fret sanding, but then we'd play them to check for functionality and playability and no buzzing. We had these old tube 4x10 Rick combo amps (kind of like a Super Reverb) and (if we weren't slammed with production towards the end of the day) we'd jam along to AM radio KLOS for a bit. I can still hear Joel bustin' out the bass line to Stevie Wonder's Sir Duke. Those were good days....
John, Maple Glo was always my favorite too.
ICM, can't really say that I built them, although I did have a hand in it. In Musician Check Out, we would get the days production (guitars & basses) from final assembly and start by cutting the bridge saddles and nuts to align with the neck. Then we would string them up to tension and set the action at the nut, and file the saddle notches to follow the curvature of the fretboard. Then adjust the neck for dip or bow, then set the action at the bridge. Sometimes they'd have to go back for some fret sanding, but then we'd play them to check for functionality and playability and no buzzing. We had these old tube 4x10 Rick combo amps (kind of like a Super Reverb) and (if we weren't slammed with production towards the end of the day) we'd jam along to AM radio KLOS for a bit. I can still hear Joel bustin' out the bass line to Stevie Wonder's Sir Duke. Those were good days....
Polaris Manta Custom 5 - Nordstrand Big Blademan pickups and JC-3B pre-amp. Spalted Maple top on Northern Ash body. 5 piece Maple neck with twin carbon stabilising rods and single truss rod. Plays like butter 
Some photos of part of my bass family 
:
1 - EKO 995 violin shape (1966) original as possible,
2 - JP fretless bass (Portuguese Luthier) PU´s EMG / Schaller bridge,
3 - Matsumoku Factory - Jazz Bass replica (mid 80´s) with Schaller bridge
4 - Jazz Bass replica origin unknown with Seymour Duncan PU´s and Schaller bridge
5 - JMS customs Precision 51 replica with Seymour Duncan PU´sJ
:1 - EKO 995 violin shape (1966) original as possible,
2 - JP fretless bass (Portuguese Luthier) PU´s EMG / Schaller bridge,
3 - Matsumoku Factory - Jazz Bass replica (mid 80´s) with Schaller bridge
4 - Jazz Bass replica origin unknown with Seymour Duncan PU´s and Schaller bridge
5 - JMS customs Precision 51 replica with Seymour Duncan PU´sJ
My babies:
-My 4-string is a modded LTD HTB-600. I bought it secondhand and had a luthier I know swap out the active EMGs for passive Duncans and a V/V/T setup. And he gave it that sick swirl paint job.
-My 6-string is a Guitar Factory bass I bought secondhand for an absolute steal circa 2013 or 2014. Honestly, I don't know much about this bass other than that it's the best bass I've ever owned. I definitely feel like I got a Bentley at a Chevy price. It's WAAAAAAAY more bass than I really need and it's pretty much the opposite of what I typically look for in an instrument, but I can't put a price tag on perhaps the best low B I've ever played. And the neck is a 34" scale to boot!
EDIT:
I realize I forgot to mention the names of my instruments.
My swirled bass is named "Swirl #9" because it was the 9th swirl finish my local luthier/artist friend did. If Joe Satriani can be "Cool #9" my bass can be Swirl #9.
My 6-string is named The Incredible Hulk because it's big, it's heavy (12.5 pounds) and the tone just straight up crushes.
-My 4-string is a modded LTD HTB-600. I bought it secondhand and had a luthier I know swap out the active EMGs for passive Duncans and a V/V/T setup. And he gave it that sick swirl paint job.
-My 6-string is a Guitar Factory bass I bought secondhand for an absolute steal circa 2013 or 2014. Honestly, I don't know much about this bass other than that it's the best bass I've ever owned. I definitely feel like I got a Bentley at a Chevy price. It's WAAAAAAAY more bass than I really need and it's pretty much the opposite of what I typically look for in an instrument, but I can't put a price tag on perhaps the best low B I've ever played. And the neck is a 34" scale to boot!
EDIT:
I realize I forgot to mention the names of my instruments.
My swirled bass is named "Swirl #9" because it was the 9th swirl finish my local luthier/artist friend did. If Joe Satriani can be "Cool #9" my bass can be Swirl #9.
My 6-string is named The Incredible Hulk because it's big, it's heavy (12.5 pounds) and the tone just straight up crushes.
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Hmm...guess I should start here. I'll keep to thumbnails ust to save space for you guys
...and yeah.. I've named every one of my guitars (bass and guitar)...so yeah...judge me!
The Arsenal:
[Not pictured]
Madison
Ibanez GSRM20 Mikro Bass in flat walnut
My first bass. light, curvy and gave me enough thump to make people pay attention. Regulated to rehearsals now, but makes an appearance on occassion.
Brooklynn
Sterling Ray4 Stingray
2nd bass, lightweight, Single Humbucker was enough of what I needed that Madison couldn't do, not a whole lot of top end for me, but I loved her enough to keep in the armory for gigs that require a lighter bass for me...
Lyssa
Squire Vintage Modified Short Scale Jaguar
Stepped up to a proper bass, but wanted a light bass so I can move around and play rough with (which is why Madison is showing her age 1 and a half years into this)
which comes to my newest side woman...
KATANA
Fender Aerodyne (highlighted the fact that the plastic is still on the tuners and the pups!)
Went to a shop in town, had one on display. Played her, and instantly fell in lust with this one. Light, punchy and boomy with EXL160 (use them extensively, even the Short Scale ones for Maddy and Lyssa), and is simply a gigging instrument (hence the plastic still on "her nails" for the meantime).
. . . .
. . .okay...I'll go back to work now....
...and yeah.. I've named every one of my guitars (bass and guitar)...so yeah...judge me!
The Arsenal:
[Not pictured]
Madison
Ibanez GSRM20 Mikro Bass in flat walnut
My first bass. light, curvy and gave me enough thump to make people pay attention. Regulated to rehearsals now, but makes an appearance on occassion.
Brooklynn
Sterling Ray4 Stingray
2nd bass, lightweight, Single Humbucker was enough of what I needed that Madison couldn't do, not a whole lot of top end for me, but I loved her enough to keep in the armory for gigs that require a lighter bass for me...
Lyssa
Squire Vintage Modified Short Scale Jaguar
Stepped up to a proper bass, but wanted a light bass so I can move around and play rough with (which is why Madison is showing her age 1 and a half years into this)
which comes to my newest side woman...
KATANA
Fender Aerodyne (highlighted the fact that the plastic is still on the tuners and the pups!)
Went to a shop in town, had one on display. Played her, and instantly fell in lust with this one. Light, punchy and boomy with EXL160 (use them extensively, even the Short Scale ones for Maddy and Lyssa), and is simply a gigging instrument (hence the plastic still on "her nails" for the meantime).
. . . .
. . .okay...I'll go back to work now....
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I name mine, too!
From left to right: Athena (Deluxe P), Mars (Nate Mendel P), Apollo (Geddy Lee J), Venus (Amer. Performer J)
I name mine, too!
I play guitar too, so trying to find appropriate names are tough, and it's always a woman's name for ALL of em...
The FULL Arsenal:
Madison
Brooklynn
Lyssa
Katana
Roxy
Ingrid
Debbie
Skyler
Ro
Jenaveve
Reya
Heather
...and now I see that my list reads like a strip club feature dancer list!
I name mine, too!
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From left to right: Athena (Deluxe P), Mars (Nate Mendel P), Apollo (Geddy Lee J), Venus (Amer. Performer J)
Very nice!
My Warwick thumb family. 1989 Thumb NT6, and my newly acquired 2012 Thumb SC Broadneck 5 string. Both killer basses with amazing tone.
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Here's my current stable:
From left to right:
From left to right:
- EBMM Valentine in Ivory White
- EBMM Cutlass in Starry Night
- Stambaugh ODB4 with Nordstrand Jazz Bars & 3-band preamp
- Stambaugh ODB4 with an Aero Split P Humbucker and East P-Retro preamp
- Stambaugh Fretless 5 with Bartolini Quad Coils, piezo bridge and Bart NTMB GFL+ preamp
- Stambaugh 5 with Nordstrand NP5 & BigSplitMan pickups and Pope Flexcore preamp
