New Gear Thread

[ponchonlefty]

Maple.

i like it. you still jamming or solo?

 

[Sethdusith]

The grain on this thing is unreal,
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That's a similar color to the color I might stain my home made flying V. Looks damn good

 

[Sethdusith]

I didn't like how the jazz pickup hummed and I couldn't find a hot rail type jazz pickup

So a regular hot rail does just fine. Just as sharp sounding, without the hum, and twice the output. The pickup was like 20$ Canadian too lol

 

[dedpool1052]

i like it. you still jamming or solo?

Call me Han cuz I'm Solo.

 

[ponchonlefty]

Call me Han cuz I'm Solo.

maybe it will change.

 

[dedpool1052]

Got these both from the same buddy.

Both are first.
First Ric, and first neck-thru Spector.

 

[Sethdusith]

I'm so jealous beauitful instruments. I'd say "especially that Ric" because I love Ric's, but I have a feeling the Spector plays better

 

[dedpool1052]

I'm so jealous beauitful instruments. I'd say "especially that Ric" because I love Ric's, but I have a feeling the Spector plays better

They're both awesome, but the Spector fits me so naturally.

 

[dedpool1052]

So yes.

 

[dedpool1052]

I'm so jealous beauitful instruments. I'd say "especially that Ric" because I love Ric's, but I have a feeling the Spector plays better

Dude, it pays having friends in a similar circle.
The Spector/Ric, hell, even the Spector/Spector combo cost less combined than the price of a new Euro Spector.
I've overpaid plenty, but I've also made friends, been lucky, and found myself some good deals.

 

[Sethdusith]

Dude, it pays having friends in a similar circle.
The Spector/Ric, hell, even the Spector/Spector combo cost less combined than the price of a new Euro Spector.
I've overpaid plenty, but I've also made friends, been lucky, and found myself some good deals.

I'm the kinda guy who buys a Jackson minion, installs a hot rail, and calls it a baritone guitar. It will be ages before I can afford a spector or Ric

Now, a Ric clone. That I might be able to afford

 

[dedpool1052]

I'm the kinda guy who buys a Jackson minion, installs a hot rail, and calls it a baritone guitar. It will be ages before I can afford a spector or Ric

Now, a Ric clone. That I might be able to afford

I've been playing for 25+ years.
I've been many places throughout my life.
For richer or poorer.
I'm grateful for my life leading to certain instruments.
And yet, my life leads me further.

 

[Pilgrim]

I started playing upright in 1964; got my first electric bass in 1967. I took a long musical layoff from 1973-1996, but I've been playing and trying out different basses since I resumed. One of the few basses I've never yearned for is a Rick - I like the look but the cost/benefit proposition leaves me quite cold. That's good because I don't need to save up for one.

 

[Sethdusith]

Rather than start a new thread, I decided to post here. I'm gonna be sanding down my home made flying V now that it's warm, and I got myself a can of Rustoleum "hammered finish" antique pewter. I also got myself some material to make a proper pick guard. Gonna try make this one look a lot better

 

[Sethdusith]

New pickguard is roughly shaped. I also removed most of the hardware and taped off the stuff I'm too lazy to remove. Next is sanding

 

[Sethdusith]

Sanded it down. I got it down more than in the picture. Now gonna fill stuff with wood filler, sand again, and get ready to spray

 

[Sethdusith]

Tbh it looks pretty effin cool as it is now. But I already bought the spray paint

 

[Andyman]

Tbh it looks pretty effin cool as it is now. But I already bought the spray paint

Can you exchange the paint for some clear?

 

[Sethdusith]

Can you exchange the paint for some clear?

I probably could, but imma commit to this color. While I like wood finishes, I think more non musicians would be impressed if I actually managed a spray coat haha. They weren't too impressed with it before so out of a stupid desire to impress em, imma push through with it

 

[Sethdusith]

Added some putty between the neck and body and sanded it after it dried, the neck is glued and bolted in, so I'm converting this to a "set neck"



I also made a better pickguard. It's not very good plastic but it's better than cardboard lol. Gonna sand it to make the edges more straight