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Apropos of nothin' much.


Actual weather in SoCal:
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Weather reporting in SoCal:
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Actual backyard conditions...
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...and the first time I've ever seen a Bald Eagle locally... must have followed us home from Alaska:
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…and speaking of the Gibson EB, I finally finished my version of a Gibson NR (since I really do not like the NR look):

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Sent my 2013 EB to Pat Wilkins to make it actually “white” instead of the “white” that Gibson made it:

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I’d call the original color a pale yellow. And matte finish to boot, yuk.

I loaded it with a set of Gibson reissues out of a 2021 NR (hence my referral to calling this an NR) and since the pickups are really low in the body, I had @Engle make me some thin spacers for the ring that is at the bridge pickup. Using a standard spacer put the ring pretty much level with the pickup, but a spacer that’s is the same as a pickguard works just right. And the rings are double stick taped to the body and pickguard, with screw heads glued in place.

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I know there a lot of love for the DeColas here, but the super strong magnetic pull from them made getting low action on this impossible. Once I put in these Gibson reissues, the bass practically set itself up. The action is super low, and there is hardly any buzz, even when digging in.
 
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BuddhaFingas said:
Apropos of nothin' much.


Actual weather in SoCal:
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Weather reporting in SoCal:
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Actual backyard conditions...
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...and the first time I've ever seen a Bald Eagle locally... must have followed us home from Alaska:
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I love that we’re drought free for the first time in 25 years.

I have seen a bald eagle at Big Bear. This is the time of year you can occasionally see them.
 
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Ringhammer said:
…and speaking of the Gibson EB, I finally finished my version of a Gibson NR (since I really do not like the NR look):

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Sent my 2013 EB to Pat Wilkins to make it actually “white” instead of the “white” that Gibson made it:

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I’d call the original color a pale yellow. And matte finish to boot, yuk.

I loaded it with a set of Gibson reissues out of a 2021 NR (hence my referral to calling this an NR) and since the pickups are really low in the body, I had @Engle make me some thin spacers for the ring that is at the bridge pickup. Using a standard spacer put the ring pretty much level with the pickup, but a spacer that’s is the same as a pickguard works just right. And the rings are double stick taped to the body and pickguard, with screw heads glued in place.

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I know there a lot of love for the DeColas here, but the super strong magnetic pull from them made getting low action on this impossible. Once I put in these Gibson reissues, the bass practically set itself up. The action is super low, and there is hardly any buzz, even when digging in.
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The looks great Rich!
 
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Ringhammer said:
My 916 BiCentennials will be here next week:

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Since he gave me a four conductor wire, I should be able to emulate the actual wiring that you guys posted of your originals.

I’d guess I could also do some magic with a could push/pull pots like the EB bass with the DeColas? But then again, would switching to single coil on a sideways pickup really be very effective?
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I would think series/parallel switching with sidewinder pups would be more impactful than coil switching.
I love the sound of my Bicentennial bird, very solid and robust sound in series mode. But there are times I want a more polite broader range sound that parallel wiring offers. Being able to switch between the two would be awesome.
 
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Ringhammer said:
…and speaking of the Gibson EB, I finally finished my version of a Gibson NR (since I really do not like the NR look):

View attachment 7406982

Sent my 2013 EB to Pat Wilkins to make it actually “white” instead of the “white” that Gibson made it:

View attachment 7406983

I’d call the original color a pale yellow. And matte finish to boot, yuk.

I loaded it with a set of Gibson reissues out of a 2021 NR (hence my referral to calling this an NR) and since the pickups are really low in the body, I had @Engle make me some thin spacers for the ring that is at the bridge pickup. Using a standard spacer put the ring pretty much level with the pickup, but a spacer that’s is the same as a pickguard works just right. And the rings are double stick taped to the body and pickguard, with screw heads glued in place.

View attachment 7406989

I know there a lot of love for the DeColas here, but the super strong magnetic pull from them made getting low action on this impossible. Once I put in these Gibson reissues, the bass practically set itself up. The action is super low, and there is hardly any buzz, even when digging in.
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Actually I much much prefer the Gibson reissues over the DeCola pickups. That came out beautiful! And I’m sure she sounds wonderful as well.
 
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MCF said:
I love that we’re drought free for the first time in 25 years.

I have seen a bald eagle at Big Bear. This is the time of year you can occasionally see them.
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We’ve seen them cliff diving about 50 miles from here. And of course in Alaska, including when they were fishing!
 
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GBassNorth said:
I would think series/parallel switching with sidewinder pups would be more impactful than coil switching.
I love the sound of my Bicentennial bird, very solid and robust sound in series mode. But there are times I want a more polite broader range sound that parallel wiring offers. Being able to switch between the two would be awesome.
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I like the sound of that!

I will need assistance on how to wire these with series and parallel switching.
Is that each pickup in series or parallel while the 2 entire pickups are in series?
 
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Ringhammer said:
…and speaking of the Gibson EB, I finally finished my version of a Gibson NR (since I really do not like the NR look):

View attachment 7406982

Sent my 2013 EB to Pat Wilkins to make it actually “white” instead of the “white” that Gibson made it:

View attachment 7406983

I’d call the original color a pale yellow. And matte finish to boot, yuk.

I loaded it with a set of Gibson reissues out of a 2021 NR (hence my referral to calling this an NR) and since the pickups are really low in the body, I had @Engle make me some thin spacers for the ring that is at the bridge pickup. Using a standard spacer put the ring pretty much level with the pickup, but a spacer that’s is the same as a pickguard works just right. And the rings are double stick taped to the body and pickguard, with screw heads glued in place.

View attachment 7406989

I know there a lot of love for the DeColas here, but the super strong magnetic pull from them made getting low action on this impossible. Once I put in these Gibson reissues, the bass practically set itself up. The action is super low, and there is hardly any buzz, even when digging in.
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Love it!
 
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