Ace Flibble
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Why Parcelforce took until 8:27pm to deliver this, I have no idea. Still, at least it's here.
Plain, light basswood. Not a streak in sight (the small, darker dots you can see are small pieces of wood and packaging, not part of the body itself). Showcase listed it at 4lbs, but I've had other 4lb bodies that have felt heavier. Dunno if it's dried out a little in transist or the extra routing took another ounce or two off, but either way this is great news for me and my weak back.
It's going to be HxH, only reason I opted for the middle P-90 route is to make wiring between the switch and volume & tone controls easier to manage and fit easily.
Got a parchment pickguard and chrome bridge/tuners to go with it, undecided on the rest of the hardware since it'll depend on the finish I go for.
Pretty boring for now, as basswood ends to be, but intending to jazz it up (pun not intended) with a fancy finish - only question is, I can't decide which one:
Goldtop/Aztec gold with rosewood fretboard and chrome pickups. This was my first idea, since I've been in love with Josh Farro's gold Tele Deluxe and Richie Sambora's Mastercaster for a long time.
Sienna burst with maple fretboard and uncovered parchment pickups. Probably the first finish I ever fell in love with. Really it needs ash, but I think it could be an interesting mix with basswood. My main problem with this one is I'm no pro finisher and will be rattle canning it; a good burst finish may be beyond me, let alone one which requires such subtle mixing of colours.
Colour-change blue (teal/blue/purple) with a maple fretboard and covered chrome pickups. Loved this since before I knew what an electric guitar was! Guy down the street used to have a TVR painted like this, always wanted it on a guitar. Suspect most will deem it heresy though (I play pop-rock, it works for me!). I've wanted it on a Jazzmaster for a while since I think all the curves will really make the most of it.
Pearl flake violet with either an ebony or maple fretboard and chrome covered pickups. I love purple more than Prince in a bath of grape juice with Barney. Probably my favourite colour on its own, not sure it'll work on the guitar though - I can't think of any way of really making the hardware/neck match it. Plus it's the most expensive colour to buy, almost twice what the basic gold is.
Or of course, I could just give it a tinted clear coat. I actually prefer woods with less obvious grain for clear/natural finishes, so the usual "basswood must have a solid colour!!" thing doesn't really mean much to me. Seems a bit of a shame to not got whole-hog and do a fancy colour finish, though.
Plain, light basswood. Not a streak in sight (the small, darker dots you can see are small pieces of wood and packaging, not part of the body itself). Showcase listed it at 4lbs, but I've had other 4lb bodies that have felt heavier. Dunno if it's dried out a little in transist or the extra routing took another ounce or two off, but either way this is great news for me and my weak back.
It's going to be HxH, only reason I opted for the middle P-90 route is to make wiring between the switch and volume & tone controls easier to manage and fit easily.
Got a parchment pickguard and chrome bridge/tuners to go with it, undecided on the rest of the hardware since it'll depend on the finish I go for.
Pretty boring for now, as basswood ends to be, but intending to jazz it up (pun not intended) with a fancy finish - only question is, I can't decide which one:
Goldtop/Aztec gold with rosewood fretboard and chrome pickups. This was my first idea, since I've been in love with Josh Farro's gold Tele Deluxe and Richie Sambora's Mastercaster for a long time.
Sienna burst with maple fretboard and uncovered parchment pickups. Probably the first finish I ever fell in love with. Really it needs ash, but I think it could be an interesting mix with basswood. My main problem with this one is I'm no pro finisher and will be rattle canning it; a good burst finish may be beyond me, let alone one which requires such subtle mixing of colours.
Colour-change blue (teal/blue/purple) with a maple fretboard and covered chrome pickups. Loved this since before I knew what an electric guitar was! Guy down the street used to have a TVR painted like this, always wanted it on a guitar. Suspect most will deem it heresy though (I play pop-rock, it works for me!). I've wanted it on a Jazzmaster for a while since I think all the curves will really make the most of it.
Pearl flake violet with either an ebony or maple fretboard and chrome covered pickups. I love purple more than Prince in a bath of grape juice with Barney. Probably my favourite colour on its own, not sure it'll work on the guitar though - I can't think of any way of really making the hardware/neck match it. Plus it's the most expensive colour to buy, almost twice what the basic gold is.
Or of course, I could just give it a tinted clear coat. I actually prefer woods with less obvious grain for clear/natural finishes, so the usual "basswood must have a solid colour!!" thing doesn't really mean much to me. Seems a bit of a shame to not got whole-hog and do a fancy colour finish, though.
