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Gold basses. Yum!
- Thread starter T. Brookins
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I'm rarely into gold basses, but this one had me gassing at the time:
They wouldn't work, pure gold is way too soft, not a good structural choice. Bendy.
Nice! You guys have inspired me to take a rattle can to my 50's honey blonde Precision.
Edit: j/k rattle can.
Edit: j/k rattle can.
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A pair of US Lakland nuggets...the JO was custom ordered with a matching peghead, a bound dot neck rosewood board, and a single ply "creme" pickguard that I didn't love and swapped out for a tort guard off of another bass. The HB in gold harkens back to the bass that I presume provided it's design cues...Gibson's Les Paul Signature bass.
My Shoreline Gold '66 P. Now gone.
My Sequoia Gold EBMM Sterling 5 2008 Limited Edition.
My Sequoia Gold EBMM Sterling 5 2008 Limited Edition.
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My Shoreline Gold '66 P. Now gone.
My Sequoia Gold EBMM Sterling 5 2008 Limited Edition.
That '66 brought tears to my eyes.
Don't cry, brother!
It was pretty much a perfect specimen. It had "THE" sound. But, that 1 3/4" nut made the string spacing too wide for me. I know it's heresy, but I sold it and kept a Peavey Fury with a Hi-A (vintage Bartolini) pickup that I like better for playability and just as well for tone. And I actually like the looks on my Fury better, too. It's ALL black - even the fretboard (though with white dots and a BWB pickguard). The Fury was also Made in America. I don't miss the '66 at all.
Don't cry, brother!
It was pretty much a perfect specimen. It had "THE" sound. But, that 1 3/4" nut made the string spacing too wide for me. I know it's heresy, but I sold it and kept a Peavey Fury with a Hi-A (vintage Bartolini) pickup that I like better for playability and just as well for tone. And I actually like the looks on my Fury better, too. It's ALL black - even the fretboard (though with white dots and a BWB pickguard). The Fury was also Made in America. I don't miss the '66 at all.
A man's gotta play what a man's gotta play! Fury sounds pretty nice, too. BTW, I never thought I would like a brown and gold Music Man either. Learned something new today. Thanks for sharing these pics.