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Not much meat left on this 65 P bass fingerboard


warwickhunt
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I was admiring the pics of this P bass when I noted the image of the truss rod adjuster/end of neck... not much Rosewood left after the neck was made true! :)

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When discussing the amount of meat on a fingerboard it sugests that it may have been butchered. A stroll down to see those chaps at Smithfield Market would be adviseable as they may be able to supply a particularly close-grained piece of steak to use as a replacement fingerboard. The only other option I can think of is perhaps a cut of pork but this should only be considered if you wish to achieve a sound similar to say Stu Hamm or Tony Bacon.

And remember - keep practising those chops.

(coat at the ready)

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[quote name='warwickhunt' post='431230' date='Mar 11 2009, 08:20 AM']I was admiring the pics of this P bass when I noted the image of the truss rod adjuster/end of neck... not much Rosewood left after the neck was made true! :rolleyes:

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That is how it was built, mid way in 62 they stoped using the block rosewood and used venear instead. I have a late 62 Strat that has the same construction. :)

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[quote name='Telebass' post='431752' date='Mar 11 2009, 06:13 PM']Also, it's patently not pre-CBS as claimed, even out of his own words - CBS took over in January 1965. There's this myth that all L-series instruments are pre-CBS, and it isn't even nearly true.[/quote]
Aye, the owner is bacon up the wrong tree. There's more to this bass than meats the eye, I'd steak my reputation on it.

[size=1]ouch. sorry, that was shocking.[/size]

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[quote name='Rich' post='431780' date='Mar 11 2009, 06:44 PM']Aye, the owner is bacon up the wrong tree. There's more to this bass than meats the eye, I'd steak my reputation on it.

[size=1]ouch. sorry, that was shocking.[/size][/quote]

yes it was

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[quote name='sixshooter' post='431493' date='Mar 11 2009, 02:56 PM']That is how it was built, mid way in 62 they stoped using the block rosewood and used venear instead. I have a late 62 Strat that has the same construction. :)[/quote]

Absolutely true - in fact I had an early Tokai lined fretless Jazz with the same veneer type fingerboard.

I'll [i]steak[/i] my reputation on it. Ahem....

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