Custom bass..

funkcicle · Post by **funkcicle** » Sat Mar 12, 2005 5:35 pm

for those of you who tolerated my raving about it in the chatroom

here are some of the photos I promised!

(Quick run down):

solid ash '75(clone) jazz body
DiMarzio Ultrajazz pickups
2Meg pots
Wenge neck with fretless ebony fingerboard
G&L anchored bridge
Aria 4 bolt neck plate(so it has a serial #!!)
NOT for sale!

edit: img tags didn't seem to work, so I reckon you'll have to click the links
below is the beautiful body:
http://tinypic.com/23mfdi

and here's the gorgeous wenge headstock(and corina nut)
http://tinypic.com/23mfjs

here's a view of/from the bridge:
http://tinypic.com/23mfm1

and her rear end:
http://tinypic.com/23mfr5

Total cost for me was about half what a new-ish american Fender would cost, and quality is about twice what a new-ish american Fender would give me, so I'm a HAPPY chicken!

CJ Krause · Post by **CJ Krause** » Sat Mar 12, 2005 9:31 pm

chevy68chv · Post by **chevy68chv** » Sun Mar 13, 2005 1:51 am

Thats a beautiful instrument. Much nicer than my yamaha

adam0408 · Post by **adam0408** » Sun Mar 13, 2005 5:04 am

Nice! did you do that sunburst yourself, or was it already on the body?

My buddy (who incidentally is one of the best ameture bassists I have ever seen) ordered a roscoe just recently. GROWL!

I own a Carvin B4.

funkcicle · Post by **funkcicle** » Sun Mar 13, 2005 8:19 am

adam0408 wrote:Nice! did you do that sunburst yourself, or was it already on the body?

My buddy (who incidentally is one of the best ameture bassists I have ever seen) ordered a roscoe just recently. GROWL!

I own a Carvin B4.

The body was already finished, all I did was picked out my parts and pieced it together(with help!). I'm a big Carvin fan.. they're price point is amazing for what they deliver, it's just a shame they're so difficult to find in stores to try out. I suspect that if that wasn't the case, a LOT more people would be playing carvin amps and instruments.

cheers!

Matt G · Post by **Matt G** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 11:42 am

Nice Axe!

I have a Carvin Bass also. I've thrown up a few pics for you folks to look at.

I can only remember some of the specs, like:

LB75(P)

Neck through (duh)

Deep Purple on quilted maple with matching headstock

Abalone block inlays (because I suck and need extra help finding my fingers)

Flatwounds (only flatwounds for me)

Carvin does some beautiful sunburst jobs. The tobacco sunburst on quilted maple is beautiful.

For what I paid for this axe, I could barely even get a well-made 4-string from other manufacturers.

Pics:

http://img198.imageshack.us/gal.php?c=0 ... jpg&cols=4

adam0408 · Post by **adam0408** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 8:51 pm

Do my eyes serve me correctly? Are those the piezo pickups on the bridge? if so, how do those sound?