The official "Show your basses" thread part 19!

[MovinTarget]

OK I'll try (not mine, actually I built it for @Fat Freddy
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How do the Lace's compare to other more conventional PuPs?

 

[Jon Clegg]

How do the Lace's compare to other more conventional PuPs?

@Fat Freddy is convinced that I trapped the soul of some wild beast in that bass -- it growls for days.

 

[Jon Clegg]

Here's her sister:

 

[Jon Clegg]

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I need to build a gold bass now.

 

[fretno]

Wow the last 2 pages are incredible

 

[LennyJ]

No, it's just another one of my inexpensive Basses I've modded.
It's a Carlo Robelli that, from my understanding, was a Sam Ash exclusive I picked up locally from FB MarketPlace for $75. I made the original MM pickup disappear but, added almost a pound of lead in the rout for balance , routed for the Vintage SD Active EQ J near the sweet spot, replaced Solorails with a vintage/Fender style bridge, new tuners and covered the body/headstock front face with Black Carbon Fiber Vinyl Wrap.
It has a very good 34" scale neck with hard frets that plays great. It's a bit wide at the nut @ 1.725.
I'm actually amazed at how good it sounds and plays.
The little red button is a kill switch to fill a hole.
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Still - I really like the look of the "graphite" finish, almost looks like a Status product.

Nice job.

 

[LowEndLobster]

OK I'll try (not mine, actually I built it for @Fat Freddy
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That thing is sick! I have an OG Lace Helix. Question about the pickups. I've found that with both volumes maxed, it almost seems out of phase and loses a lot of volume. Dial back on one pickup a little and it sounds fine. Any thoughts? I don't have much experience with the Lace stuff.

 

[God's Favorite Bass]

OK I'll try (not mine, actually I built it for @Fat Freddy
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That's really elegant in a minimalist way. Nice build. Reminds me of an old Guild but much better.

 

[God's Favorite Bass]

Supersonic
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Love the fret markers, or lack thereof.

 

[God's Favorite Bass]

I need to build a gold bass now.

Yes. Yes you do.

 

[2saddleslab]

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That's gold, Jerry! Gold!

 

[EdBo]

Some coats of clear, cure time and a 500 mile trip through the mail and
my Dusty Copy will be getting reassembled. I'm really missing it.

 

[fretno]

That is a beauty !

 

[God's Favorite Bass]

All the cool kids are doing it.

 

[God's Favorite Bass]

Some coats of clear, cure time and a 500 mile trip through the mail and
my Dusty Copy will be getting reassembled. I'm really missing it.
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I'm excited and it isn't even mine!

 

[fretno]

I love Gold basses though I don't own one yet . I do have a '72 LP GT that is out of this world.
she's seen a lot over the years . Someone smacked her with a hammer . It has a neck shave , and PAF conversion . TOM conversion and refret but it's simply the best geetar I've ever played . Love this old thing.

Zephyrs xxx

 

[Jon Clegg]

That thing is sick! I have an OG Lace Helix. Question about the pickups. I've found that with both volumes maxed, it almost seems out of phase and loses a lot of volume. Dial back on one pickup a little and it sounds fine. Any thoughts? I don't have much experience with the Lace stuff.

Didn't find that to be true, for the brief time I had it (I shipped it soon after completion; didn't want to keep him waiting ). It sounds as if one of the pickups was wired backward. Maybe @Fat Freddy can chime in.

 

[JIO]

 

[Fat Freddy]

Didn't find that to be true, for the brief time I had it (I shipped it soon after completion; didn't want to keep him waiting ). It sounds as if one of the pickups was wired backward. Maybe @Fat Freddy can chime in.

No probs at all with the pups.....or anything else for that matter....

(Very growly....)...

 

[JIO]