PaulKing Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 Well I decided to pimp. I know it's against the rules, but I've done nothing that ain't reversible. After owning and loving a reissue K162 with it's sexy tiger-stripe scratch plates, I'd always lusted after an early (pre-'59) original with same tiger stripe. Sadly the later (post-'59) are much more common, and delighted as I am to have one at all, that's the model I got my hands on eventually. But I kept thinking "I wish it had the tiger stripe, instead of plain white...". So I googled a bit, bought some vintage-white blank scratchplate material and some repro vintage tortoiseshell veneer, cut them to shape by hand, and made a new set of scratch plates. Plus, the old bridge was practically matchwood, so I made a new one out of a bit of old ebony. Criminal, strictly speaking, but I like. Before: [attachment=220562:body.jpg] After: [attachment=220563:Pimped2.JPG] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulKing Posted June 2, 2016 Author Share Posted June 2, 2016 Now I feel somehow closer to Sheryl Crow... .[url="http://kayvintagereissue.com/img/sherylcrow.jpg"][/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass_Guardian Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 Definitely an interesting looking bass! I like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 These are beautiful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammers Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 Wow, that's cool! How small is Sheryl Crow? or are these just massive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulKing Posted June 2, 2016 Author Share Posted June 2, 2016 shes [size=1]tiny[/size] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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