AngelDeVille

Reggae Pearl Jam tribute band: Pearl Jammin’

4 hours ago, Si600 said:

Mr. DeVille has had quotes ranging from $80 to $230 for posting a lump of wood halfway around the world.

However, I believe that it's now in the grimy hands of the USPS and assorted international couriers.

It does mean that I may be second in the Slowest Build Ever competition. However, unlike@SpondonBassed, I haven't lost 😉.

Mr. DeVille is a sterling chap of excellent character and an all round good egg.

a 4kg lump of wood at that.....

I messaged you the next chapter in the story!

If you would like to share it in this thread, it’s fine with me.

8 hours ago, hiram.k.hackenbacker said:

That a bit extreme isn’t it?

 

nope, I'm not compromising.

I hate string thru bodies, I’m to the point where I won’t even buy a bass or guitar with that feature. 
 

the whole sustain quest is quite silly, am I going to play a single note and let it ring out until the audience gets bored and leaves?

aren’t Les Paul’s famous for their sustain?  They don’t have a string thru body...

yeah, let me know what he says!

I have a couple

On 21/06/2020 at 14:44, DarkHeart said:

Just knocked this up recently.

that’s just beautiful, my favorite bass is a telexplorer, I may need to operate...

did you build it? Can you send me a parts list?

Done, no more changes ever

Just one more pedal and no more changes...

11 hours ago, yorks5stringer said:

Location: Albuquerque?

yep, stop on by!

Neck was the most expensive part of my 51.

body off eBay , I spent about $3 for the paint job.

4 hours ago, NancyJohnson said:

Much like @AngelDeVille if budget allows, I'd take Gibson over an Epiphone if it was a like for like thing (Les Paul/Flying V/Explorer/Firebird); I still find the headstock design horribly off-putting.  I suppose if I were looking for a guitar now, I'd go Gibson or Dusenberg, maybe even stretch abit more to see what I could get from Frank at Diemel (the matt black Firestar, with the pickup behind the bridge) or Gabriel at Echo Park (The '59 or La Carne).

That said, Epiphone have done many original/standalone models; I own a sub-£500 Phantomatic, which is a hybrid of an Epiphone Wilshire body with a stock Epiphone Les Paul neck; I suppose I like it because it's not apeing to be something else made by a more expensive bigger brother. 

I had one of the Phantomatic Epiphones, and it was very nice, but it wasn't as nice as a Wilshire, there are some reissue Wilshires that are on my radar, but I'm trying to limit my treble guitars to SG's and Flying V's.

I prefer Gibson to Epiphone in most things, but Epiphones punch way above their weight class for the price.

PRS are really nice with the SE model in a similar class to Epiphone.

I have an S2 PRS languishing in my closet, if you want it let me know, it's going to be WAY cheaper than 1500

Pick one...

and I still don’t own a jazz bass