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Miles_ONeal said:
I always saw Neil as the godfather of grunge.
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That's where I was going with that. A bit amusing that he was 25 years too early. But we always go through fashion cycles in all things. The increasing "production" of the hair metal genre lead to the pendulum swinging back to basics as grunge. Just a punk was the pendulum swinging back from glam/art/prog rock.

I am eagerly anticipating the pendulum swinging back from the I V vi IV of Taylor Swift...
 
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GBassNorth said:
Looks to be Limba in the close up shots, I’d like to see a shot of the whole bass body from a few feet away. Close ups of wood tell me nothing, need to see how the grain flows and the


The description would have to read - impossible to intonate. Look where those original bridge inserts were, how far they moved the bridge towards the neck and the final resting spot for each saddle all the way back against the back of the bridge. Could be fixed easily enough but a hassle none the less.


There should be a special place in hell for people that knowingly and gleefully take advantage of other people.
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Still early in the sanding process. The lighter patch in the middle is rough compared to the rest of the back.
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kyral210 said:
Oh god! Mansion on the Hill makes me feel alive!
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Neil Young and Crazy Horse have announced Early Daze, a new archival album primarily consisting of unreleased songs originally recorded in 1969. The 10-track collection is out June 28th via Reprise Records.
Featuring Crazy Horse’s early lineup of guitarist Danny Whitten, drummer Ralph Molina, bassist Billy Talbot, and keyboardist Jack Nitzsche with Young, Early Daze contains six newly unearthed songs: “Come On Baby Let’s Go Downtown,” “Winterlong,” “Wonderin’,” “Look at All the Things,” “Helpless,” and “Down by the River.”

 
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Stealth57 said:
Still early in the sanding process. The lighter patch in the middle is rough compared to the rest of the back.
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The wood (considering a trans-finish) looks ok - nothing special. I'd favor a dark-stained trans finish so the mis-matched grain doesn't stand out. You need to get the whole body to look like that lighter patch. The darker areas are sanding sealer and to get stain to soak in evenly (if taking that route) - the whole body needs to be completely devoid of that sealer.
 
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godofthunder59 said:
Please no comments on my appalling lack of self control. I waited over a year for the new Thunderbirds to be released and had already picked Ember Red. I was not happy one with the changes made nore tge example first shipped. The House of Guitars just got a second one on and it's a keeper! I've modified my complaints about the changes and give this version a big thumbs up. View attachment 5451659 View attachment 5451659 View attachment 5451660 View attachment 5451661
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Interesting differences between the 64 and Vintage Pro, the center block is a full 1/16 thicker than my VPs, the 64 is noticeably heavier than any of my VPs. I haven't measured but it looks like it has less headstock angle than a VP, I'm guessing made up for with the pitched neck. Many VPs suffered broken headstocks in shipping so I think including the gig bag and adding neck angle are to reduce damage in shipping, just guessing . I do like the faux MOP dot inlay, much nicer than the plain inlays on the VP.
 
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