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#294,147
JJR58 said:
Yeah, his choices are super limited.
SpitFire is also almost twice as much.
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I have no idea how Mark physically operates his biz, but as far as I know - he himself creates the "look" and each option is hand-applied. ("painted") Don't know if other people help facilitate completion of each pg after that.
 
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#294,148
Dr_Feelgoood212 said:
Spitfire would be GREAT if I was replacing the one on my 61 P-bass but for this bass it isn’t necessary to be that expensive or specific.
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Other than those few boutique makers (boutique = $$, and justifiably so being essentially hand-made) - any production tort is a dot-pattern photo-image; a photo reproduction of imitation tort. :rollno: This is what gives tort a bad name.
 
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Dr_Feelgoood212 said:
Hmmm are you opening your services?
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Irv, aside from being a great friend, is a fantastic craftsman who does pro quality pickguards, TR covers, decals, and assorted 3D printed bits. He does have a family, a day job, bands, and a life. I’ve found that if you ask nicely, and wait your turn in line, he will make things for members here for a fair price. But we all need to remember to respect his time.

We have so many talented members here willing to help. This is an amazing place.
 
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MCF said:
Irv, aside from being a great friend, is a fantastic craftsman who does pro quality pickguards, TR covers, decals, and assorted 3D printed bits. He does have a family, a day job, bands, and a life. I’ve found that if you ask nicely, and wait your turn in line, he will make things for members here for a fair price. But we all need to remember to respect his time.

We have so many talented members here willing to help. This is an amazing place.
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This is one of the rare instances that I’m in no rush. I don’t mind waiting if the end product is worth it.
 
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I finally got around to installing my '64 II's (original) N-pu cover. I play over the bridge pu so it won't be in the way for me. I've never had it on the bass since taking it off in '78. I had to make a spacer for the E-side foot so it sits even with the G-side standing on the pg. In going through my original parts - I realized I had 4 (black plastic) spacers which are all the same size and the one I needed is longer. So they all are for a bridge cover which is shorter. I have my '68 EB3 (long sold) bridge cover so I'll assume that is where the second set is from. I studied the bass and realized it probably didn't have N-pu cover spacers there as there was a slight indent that echoed the cover foot exactly. The original pg is slightly thinner than my ebony clone so installed the tilt w/o a spacer wouldn't have been noticeable. I have all original parts so if there was a longer one - I would have it. The bridge-pu cover stays in the box - it would be in the way limiting my playing, most especially palm-muting which I incorporate a lot.

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After the '63 II was stollen along with my custom ebony/abalone inlay pg* - I got the '64 II and made a second pg for it, which is the one pictured. Carved out my name on the back for provenance-sake.
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*long story but I ended up getting my 1st custom pg back a number of years ago, abet missing a corner. I've since repaired it. My second attempt was much better - the first one was my first stab at inlay-work.
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JJR58 said:
Yeah, his choices are super limited.
SpitFire is also almost twice as much.
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There's twice as much and then there's twice as much. When you are buying something really expensive, that's one thing. When it's something that's relatively inexpensive overall, it's another thing. I prefer spending more to get exactly what I want if it's within the realm of reason. If the exact same thing costs twice as much, then it's not worth it. It's all a trade-off and dependent on whether you have information or not.
 
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JIO said:
I finally got around to installing my '64 II's (original) N-pu cover. I play over the bridge pu so it won't be in the way for me. I've never had it on the bass since taking it off in '78. I had to make a spacer for the E-side foot so it sits even with the G-side standing on the pg. In going through my original parts - I realized I had 4 (black plastic) spacers which are all the same size and the one I needed is longer. So they all are for a bridge cover which is shorter. I have my '68 EB3 (long sold) bridge cover so I'll assume that is where the second set is from. I studied the bass and realized it probably didn't have N-pu cover spacers there as there was a slight indent that echoed the cover foot exactly. The original pg is slightly thinner than my ebony clone so installed the tilt w/o a spacer wouldn't have been noticeable. I have all original parts so if there was a longer one - I would have it. The bridge-pu cover stays in the box - it would be in the way limiting my playing, most especially palm-muting which I incorporate a lot.

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After the '63 II was stollen along with my custom ebony/abalone inlay pg* - I got the '64 II and made a second pg for it, which is the one pictured. Carved out my name on the back for provenance-sake.
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*long story but I ended up getting my 1st custom pg back a number of years ago, abet missing a corner. I've since repaired it. My second attempt was much better - the first one was my first stab at inlay-work.
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It looks fantastic with the cover on it. I like covers. It's a shallow thing. I have found that I can more or less palm mute even with the bridge cover installed. Not that I do it much.
 
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MCF said:
We have a crises throughout the country. It is really bad in California. Many don’t last long enough to even think about retirement.
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Same here. Teachers are leaving the profession at a great rate, including those in their first years.
My wife is now working as a lawyer, and my daughter is now a school councillor. Both did additional study (of course) in order to start new careers but a guy I met recently left to take up a franchise in something completely different.
 
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