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by johnnyb » Thu Sep 18, 2008 5:08 pm
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by VintAxe » Thu Sep 18, 2008 7:17 pm
Wow, that turned out really nice.
Did you do the paint job in house or send it out?
Where did you get the necks?
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by johnnyb » Fri Sep 19, 2008 7:12 am
did the paint job at home. used lacquer, just like vintage, and a lot of wet sanding with a block to keep it flat. has about 8 coats of lacquer. plus lots of prep before painting. i learned thats the key, and the next will get more prep to reduce the wet sanding later. i picked up the necks cheep on e-bay. paid about $40 for both. the bass recieved a fretless conversion and a refin. the guitar neck was refrettet and re finished. they were both sanded flat as well prior to refin. the action on both is super low. but i usually keep it a little higher for bending and tone. heres another shot of the top.
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by cheepaxes » Fri Sep 19, 2008 11:36 am
*Very* nice. :)
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by Phizix » Fri Sep 19, 2008 4:11 pm
That is so awesome. 15.4 lbs!!! Break out the back brace.
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by Spud1950 » Fri Sep 19, 2008 9:20 pm
Most excellent!!! Any chance of putting up a sound clip of it? I would love to hear what it sounds like!
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by johnnyb » Sat Sep 20, 2008 8:26 am
i would put in an audio clip, but im not exactly sure how to do it. ive had a hard time trying to find a site to host just audio clips. if anyone knows an easy way it would be helpful
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by Spud1950 » Sat Sep 20, 2008 5:28 pm
Here you go. Soundclick is a hugely popular site. It's free.
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by johnnyb » Sat Oct 04, 2008 8:25 am
hey all, i finally had a little time to put something down with this beast. its a little rough and pretty much 1st takes. eq's are set flat on the amps and in mixdown. only a little panning and volume adjustments. amps are a fender hot rod deville 2x12 and an SWR sm-500. i had a problem with the large diaphgram mic though. took a few too many falls, lows are a little muddy. i hope it works. well.....i tried to link the player but it didnt work. so heres a link to the example.
http://www.soundclick.com/mydogjake
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by Spud1950 » Sun Oct 05, 2008 4:11 am
Excellent.Great tune, great tone and great playing. Jake is one funky hound!
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