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alc
New Member
USA
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 Posted - 12/26/2005 : 2:57:04 PM
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First steps are done. This morning I filled the fret slots and sanded the rosewood neck until it was pretty smooth. I then stained the fretboard rosewood again. It putthe warm color back in. The neat thing was that the Minwax filler took on the color of the sanded rosewood (which is a dusty rose color). It looks great. I am on my way back to my 80 year old dad's house to putthe first coat of Petit's on.
My dad has always supported my bass playing...even in the 60's when we had everybody jammed into the cellar playing loud and often times horribly for what must have seemed endless days on end for him and my mom. Now his skill working with wood has him actively involved in my playing for the first time in my life. He's loving it. He never heard of Jaco before, but now is reading everything I have brought to him this week. Gotta love it! |
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bassplayer142
Senior Member
USA
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Posted - 12/26/2005 : 9:39:10 PM
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Sounds like it will turn out to be a great bass. Let me know how it plays when you are done. And out of curiosity how different it will be than a fender jazz that comes fretless stock. I've always wondered how different it would feel, play, etc...
Drummers and like gold. |
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alc
New Member
USA
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Posted - 12/27/2005 : 5:28:23 PM
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I actually had a frettless from the factory, one Fender one Peavy. The Fender was a horrendous disappointment. It had lots of dead spots on the neck. I got rid of it. The Peavey had no dead spots, but I ended up selling it because I didn't like the pickups. It played pretty nice...just had a funny, cheap sound. In spite of the good neck it did not ressonate with the quality I wanted.
I thought my current J might be a good try because the neck is alive on it...so...we'll see in a week or so.
Al |
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SoulChicken
Junior Member
Canada
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Posted - 12/28/2005 : 12:50:46 AM
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[i]Originally posted by alc[/i]
[br] Now his skill working with wood has him actively involved in my playing for the first time in my life. He's loving it. He never heard of Jaco before, but now is reading everything I have brought to him this week. Gotta love it!
Man i know the feeling. I've got an uncle who is an astouding organist (beyond me how anyone can do so many things at one time, while reading music) and i told him about Jaco, now he really digs him and keeps asking questions about him! Great feeling knowing you've shared something great, and that the person is actually really interested too! |
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bassplayer142
Senior Member
USA
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Posted - 12/28/2005 : 3:02:06 PM
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[i]Originally posted by SoulChicken[/i]
[br]quote:
[i]Originally posted by alc[/i]
[br] Now his skill working with wood has him actively involved in my playing for the first time in my life. He's loving it. He never heard of Jaco before, but now is reading everything I have brought to him this week. Gotta love it!
Man i know the feeling. I've got an uncle who is an astouding organist (beyond me how anyone can do so many things at one time, while reading music) and i told him about Jaco, now he really digs him and keeps asking questions about him! Great feeling knowing you've shared something great, and that the person is actually really interested too!
YES!!!! I teach bass on the side for fun and extra money and a lot of my students are just slow and uninterested in it. But one student in particular loves bass and you can tell he does what I tell him to do. It does feel great  .
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