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That would look incredible.Perhaps something like this?
I've personally never understood "Ghost"
Satanic themes...yada-yada...etc... but a sound like a really bad pop group, writing elongated jingles for TV commercials.??
Bizzare...
While I don't think that they are a bad pop group writing jingles, I'm also not sure I would call them "metal." They are certainly a metal influenced band, you can see that with their themes and costuming as well as with some of their instrumental work, but they seem closer to the alt-rock, emo-punk side of the spectrum. One review I read called them a Satanic Praise Band and I would agree with that assessment. They use a lot of the same songwriting techniques used by contemporary christian song writers just look at "He Is" as an example of that.
Now just because I don't think they are metal doesn't mean that I don't think they are good, I spent 3 hours this morning listening to their stuff and their interviews. They create a great atmosphere with their music and one of the Nameless Ghouls does do some pretty great bass work (a p bass btw).
Apologies for my part of the derail! @mapleglo - how are you with Photoshop? It'd be neato to see mockups of the finish options you're considering to see your process. I'd offer but I don't have the artist's hand or eye required to pull that off.
On the other hand, you might be halfway through spraying your final design while we've been blabbing about non-your-bass stuff.
On the other hand, you might be halfway through spraying your final design while we've been blabbing about non-your-bass stuff.
I have a few CD's from metal artists - Dream Theater, Night Wish, Caligula's Horse to name a few. My tastes cover a wide range, but mostly tend toward progressive and classic rock. I like a few top 40's bands too. Of course, that's 70's and 80's top 40's. And those classic metal bands like Black Sabbath and their ilk.
Anyway, regarding color, I'm still undecided. Blood burst (or is that bloodglo) is probably not going to be an option. While there are exceptions, I typically don't do red, green, or blue. I'm mostly a black, white and natural kind of girl, so this bass is really a challenge for me. The traditional color for the devil bass is blood burst - red fading to black, so I don't want to do that. I like the idea of tobacco burst, and I toyed with white fading to black, or brown fading to red. I'm still favoring tobacco burst, but I have few days to decide.
And thanks for all the interest, suggestions, and kind words everyone!
Oh, and the tuners for the neck through version came in, along with the industrial rubbing compound that Bruce recommended.
I have a few chores to deal with today, so I don't think I'll get to do any more clear coats today, but should pick it back up tomorrow.
Anyway, regarding color, I'm still undecided. Blood burst (or is that bloodglo) is probably not going to be an option. While there are exceptions, I typically don't do red, green, or blue. I'm mostly a black, white and natural kind of girl, so this bass is really a challenge for me. The traditional color for the devil bass is blood burst - red fading to black, so I don't want to do that. I like the idea of tobacco burst, and I toyed with white fading to black, or brown fading to red. I'm still favoring tobacco burst, but I have few days to decide.
And thanks for all the interest, suggestions, and kind words everyone!
Oh, and the tuners for the neck through version came in, along with the industrial rubbing compound that Bruce recommended.
I have a few chores to deal with today, so I don't think I'll get to do any more clear coats today, but should pick it back up tomorrow.
If you don't do bloodburst/bloodglo (that would be a cool Rickenbacker color, actually), I like the idea of white fading to black.
Oh, come to think of it, I already did a bloodglo of sorts:
White to black - snowburst?
White to black - snowburst?
Luciferburst (since according to mythology, Satan/Lucifer was the "light bringer" before his fall).Oh, come to think of it, I already did a bloodglo of sorts:
White to black - snowburst?
Just for reference, this is a '67 Ampeg Devil Bass, the original inspiration for Nexy's project here, in the classic red/black sunburst color scheme. All but a couple of them came from the factory in this color. Two or three were all black, and one was all white. Only about 100 were built, and about 60 still exist today. They are now 50 years old! I own two of them, and I currently have two others here in my shop awaiting restoration. This particular one came to me as a complete basket case. I brought it back to life. I've restored, I think, 16 of them now. Hardly anyone else will touch them. Too scary. But, they are really nice gentle beasts, when you get to know them.
Oh how I covet that Devil Bass! That's not as blood red as I remember on the one I had the good fortune to handle briefly, I could see that shading to tobacco or a kind of SG mahogany burst quite nicely. Its going to look badass either way.
Actually, eleventy would be 110, eleventy-hundred would be 11,000.Eleventy hundred = 1100
1100 * 2 Hrs dry time = 2200 Hrs / 24 Hrs/day = 91 days....
Don't know if you're gonna make the Mar 20 deadline
Oh, so 910 days or 2 1/2 years. But that would be one HELL of a finish!
Maybe an uneven one? Sort of a corrupted light burst.
Wow. How many basses have you built? Is there a list of all of them with pictures? You seem to have so many ideas, I never would have imagined a plain wedge headstock would look good, but here you've done it, and it does.Oh, come to think of it, I already did a bloodglo of sorts:
White to black - snowburst?
Um, I have actually lost count. I think it's about 10, plus a few guitars. And it depends on how you count them. Some of them are in pieces, one or two I used the hardware on other builds. I have no list, but the build threads are somewhere in this forum. That red axe bass was built as a prop for Comicon. But it's a working bass. It's a direct copy of Marcelene's bass from Adventure Time. Here's my Husband and I as The Ice King and Marcelene.
And this thread has a few builds in it. If you do a search for threads I started in the Luthier's corner, you can come up with most of them.
Here's a picture of some of them, except the Ric, of course.
What a great family photo, 'Glo!
I've seen the pic before but never noticed the E-Drumset. Do you play?
And I love the pic of you and the Ice King!
I've seen the pic before but never noticed the E-Drumset. Do you play?
And I love the pic of you and the Ice King!
Thanks! Heh, do I play drums? I'll say this. The first instrument I ever had formal lessons was for drums, in the 2nd grade. That was back when our culture actually put a value on musical instruction, and it was included in the curriculum for America's youth. No extra cost for music lessons in those days, offered in public grade school.
For several years in the late 70's and early 80's, we practiced at my house, so I had the drums set up there. I very much enjoyed playing for an hour or so, a few times a week. It was a great workout, and I feel it helped me as a musician.
These days, I do not consider myself a drummer. But I do find it easier to bang out a drum track manually on the Roland set, than programming a drum track on any of these DAW's I have. So, yes, I guess I play, just not very well.
When people ask me which instrument is the hardest, I always say the drums. Each appendage is doing something completely independent of the others. To play drums well, is the highest achievement, in my mind, more difficult than piano I think.
In other news, the color arrived:
I had the red, and ordered black and medium brown. I'm laying down the last several coats of "sealer" clear, and will start on the color tomorrow. What specific color, and in what pattern, I do not yet know. I'm still tending toward tobacco burst, but I'll see if I'm inspired in the interim.
