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312Haven't had much time in the shop the last 2 weeks due to being on the road and busy w/ day job. But slowly making progress on #10. Provided all goes to plan, should have this one polished and headed for final assembly before I take off for another 4 days of tech work. The person who was interested in this one has bailed, so it is for sale. 25.5" scale, rosewood board, 8k PAF type pickup, gotohs, should come in around 8 pounds.
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313This richlite stuff is intriguing. I wish the samples didn't cost money. I kinda love little sample packs for whatever odd reason.VaticanShotglass wrote: Sat May 13, 2023 6:37 pmAgreed. I like dark woods too, and richlite makes that doable.
Not sure what other dark, sustainable options are handy.
Not sure if this is a sustainable option or not, but the fretboards on my The Duke basses are both Ebonol, v similar to bowling ball material. I love it. Next to a metal fretboard, this is my favorite. Actually though looking at the ebonol entry on wikipedia, it says it's also a paper/resin laminate which sounds like it is in that Richlite ballpark perhaps? Anyway, I'll take alla that you got.
Surprised this material isn't/wasn't more widely used, although I guess it might be a bit more brittle/prone to chipping if you think of how a communal bowling ball at the alley has wear chips around the fingers probably from rings or whatever.
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314resin/paper sounds more like a micarta,Garth wrote: Tue May 30, 2023 7:34 amThis richlite stuff is intriguing. I wish the samples didn't cost money. I kinda love little sample packs for whatever odd reason.VaticanShotglass wrote: Sat May 13, 2023 6:37 pmAgreed. I like dark woods too, and richlite makes that doable.
Not sure what other dark, sustainable options are handy.
Not sure if this is a sustainable option or not, but the fretboards on my The Duke basses are both Ebonol, v similar to bowling ball material. I love it. Next to a metal fretboard, this is my favorite. Actually though looking at the ebonol entry on wikipedia, it says it's also a paper/resin laminate which sounds like it is in that Richlite ballpark perhaps? Anyway, I'll take alla that you got.
Surprised this material isn't/wasn't more widely used, although I guess it might be a bit more brittle/prone to chipping if you think of how a communal bowling ball at the alley has wear chips around the fingers probably from rings or whatever.
If you find ebony fretboards/blanks - anything labled 'Crelicam ebony' is at least harvested legally, but is also replanted
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315Well, I was in Arkansas for a gig all week, and when I landed I had the worst cold ever- bedridden for 3 days. Today I'm good for about 20 minutes at a time standing/walking/doing stuff before I need to lay down for a bit. So I got #10 polished. Trying a different compound and process, much better, close to a mirror shine. This just means I need to up my sanding game.
and #11 is done getting frets installed. I'll probably be working from home the next couple days...so might have a few minutes here and there to make progress.
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316Cleaning pots on my Sytek MPX. I love stepped gain pots!
Edit: Why is this 950 dollars on reverb?
Edit: Why is this 950 dollars on reverb?
"There's a felling I get when I look to the west"
"When the meaningful words. When they cease to function. When there's nothing to say."
"When the meaningful words. When they cease to function. When there's nothing to say."
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317The price on these has never shifted. Even used they are in the 700 to 800 range. It's actually odd really, I like mine but it isn't THAT cool. Clean preamps aren't that hard to come across. I feel like an audient gets you a similar thing and you get 8 for the price.Mickey242 wrote: Fri Jun 09, 2023 11:07 pm Cleaning pots on my Sytek MPX. I love stepped gain pots!
Edit: Why is this 950 dollars on reverb?
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318OK- #10 is officially done. Ready for anyone who happens to want it. 25.5" scale, 12" radius, rosewood board, jumbo frets, 8k PAF pickup, Bournes Pots, orange drop cap comes it at just under 8 pounds (hooray, that has been the goal for a while now). How about $1100 or best offer shipped? Need to get this out.
and #11 is getting very close- maybe 1-2 weeks out. This one is a bit different, 24.75 scale, bridge moved back 1/4" to set up for New Standard/5ths (but lots of room to go back to standard). As it sits, with the double weight relief, it is just over 6 pounds- will likely finish at about 7.5.
