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NorM

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My insurance company is sending me a check for the all black silo that I had stolen.
BREE! Get ready to order another one!
Merry Christmas 2007 to me. <--Its a joke!
 

JB1

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How about I just bought another 'Ray and now you do THIS to me?

Grrrrr!
 

adouglas

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Sigh...oh, well. Gold hardware just ain't my thing. The bass I just sold had it, and I never liked it all that much. Too pimpy. Then again, it also had abalone block inlays and a quilt top, so it was way, WAY tarted up...all it needed was hot pants and six-inch heels. The gold was only part of it. Sweet bass, though. Lots of people will love it. I like the matching headstock...really works well here. My vote for the pg: A black PG with gold stripe for that classic black/black Stingray look with a slight difference, or a gold anodized aluminum pickguard so that it doesn't clash with the control plate.
 

Mobay45

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adouglas said:
Sigh...oh, well. Gold hardware just ain't my thing. The bass I just sold had it, and I never liked it all that much. Too pimpy. Then again, it also had abalone block inlays and a quilt top, so it was way, WAY tarted up...all it needed was hot pants and six-inch heels. The gold was only part of it. Sweet bass, though. Lots of people will love it. I like the matching headstock...really works well here. My vote for the pg: A black PG with gold stripe for that classic black/black Stingray look with a slight difference, or a gold anodized aluminum pickguard so that it doesn't clash with the control plate.

It just amazes me sometimes how often you and I agree on all things bass related. I'm not a fan of gold hardware either, but I'm sure a lot of folks are. That is a pretty sexy bass though.

Pickguard? Black with a gold outline set about a 1/4' in from the edge. That would be something we haven't seen before.
 

Dargin

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If we had gold fretwire the bass would be like 50k. I would like to see someone do a fret job on that puppy! :D
 

TSanders

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While I do think that bass looks amazing, Im not one for gold either.

That still doesnt take away from the fact of that bass being amazing.

Id say a gold anodized pickuard, if it didnt look too "flat" against the other shiny gold. That make any sense?
 

NorM

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Dargin said:
We picked the pickguard this afternoon. Shell doesn't look good at all Cliff. ;)
care to share what you chose?
Sorry I asked. That means it will be added to the torture list.
 

Mr Light

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Gold Guessing

...That bass with the gold hardware is definitely one sharp mutha, but I would be concerned with its appearance over time. For example, I have a white Stingray, that, over time, may start to yellow and look butterscotch. When it does that, I'll slap a tortoise guard on it (or keep the same one on) and it will still look sharp. But with gold hardware---assuming it is gold-plated--- will chip revealing the chrome underneath; which may or may not look too nice.

But, on the other hand, the bass (as pictured) certainly has a more conservative look to it. If I walked into a dark club, I wouldn't guess at first sight the Bass player was actually holding a Stingray, even though I may recognize the tone. Maybe it is because I'm such a MM nut, but Stingrays seemed to visually call my attention more immediately than the other 50,000 Fender J-Bass clones that are out there...

...Very cool indeed!
 

Oldtoe

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It needs a gold aluminum pickguard à la Reverend Rumblefish. Much less prominent fingerprinting and still tasteful.
 
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