An ACE BASS WTF
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An ACE BASS WTF
Yep Jed my bass player has now jumped on the band wagon......
yes you read it here FIRST.....a UFO Bass Guitar in progress
The concept i proposed to Jed...
The body i was supplied
The stripping has begun
yes you read it here FIRST.....a UFO Bass Guitar in progress
The concept i proposed to Jed...
The body i was supplied
The stripping has begun
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Re: An ACE BASS WTF
Yep he wants the silver flake and that cavity is getting filled and the dials relocated out of the way of the lights.
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Still gonna have the pickguard? Me no likey that! Rear route for controls would be nicer. Time consuming though!
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"...and that cavity is getting filled and the dials relocated out of the way of the lights."shramiac wrote:Still gonna have the pickguard? Me no likey that! Rear route for controls would be nicer. Time consuming though!
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shramiac wrote:Still gonna have the pickguard? Me no likey that! Rear route for controls would be nicer. Time consuming though!
God no, its in the bin already LOL
Dials will be moved over and be in the usual UFO spot and input jack on the side to clean up the front.
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Re: An ACE BASS WTF
Easier to fill with straight timber than a curved piece...
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Re: An ACE BASS WTF
My band mate Jed is getting very excited...only flashing Ace Bass on the planet we think LOL.
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Filled with timber and a skim of filler....
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Roughing out the amount of lights and spacings, looks like 20 will fit nice.
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My vote is for more lights under the strings. Too much wood.I hear that quite often
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Re: An ACE BASS WTF
Cant drill that area as i will be routing in a cavity in the back for battery and electronics.poserboy71 wrote:My vote is for more lights under the strings. Too much wood.I hear that quite often
You can never have TOO much wood
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Re: An ACE BASS WTF
Put a picture of my face there then !!!!
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Re: An ACE BASS WTF
You mean a picture of your erection Rick...wood?
Awesome stuff as usual Tony
Awesome stuff as usual Tony
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We'll need about 5 pictures of my shvantz and we'll have to blow them up to fill the space.metatron wrote:You mean a picture of your erection Rick...wood?
Awesome stuff as usual Tony
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Maybe just a few more ????
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Looks likes its time to sharpen the drill bits starting to burn wood.. lol
Looks killer though,
Looks killer though,
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Re: An ACE BASS WTF
Great work as always Kisstrooper !!! You are the man !
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Re: An ACE BASS WTF
Gene also looks pissed at Ace Frehley here too
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Ace was always a show stealer Always has something funny to say and catches everyone's attention...Gene needs to quit being jealous!
Re: An ACE BASS WTF
yeah i was in australia when Ace played with Kiss when Eric Singer was drummer and I heard them on the radio and Ace was just telling of topic jokes the whole time - a real rock star.
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Re: An ACE BASS WTF
Dials relocated with cavity at the back, input jack now on the side.Quick mock up to see how it all fits etc.
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Re: An ACE BASS WTF
Genebaby wrote:Tony, is this your full time job now?
Kinda, small business/ hobby....
Jeds bass getting some base coat silver today.
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Laying down some Laser Flake on the Ace Bass....getting close and Jed is getting VERY excited ! im going to borrow this baby and do a Defaced gig and get some pics when its done.
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Dial area is getting a chrome plate...
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Ultra cool!
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Mock up of the Ace Bass, getting closer now.
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Your customer is going to love that bass!
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Yep he is getting pretty excited, he dropped off the neck last week and had a sneak peak at it.Slayer wrote:Your customer is going to love that bass!
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The Ace Bass is forging ahead to completion, still some to do though...here tis with his little brother the Mini UFO.
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Custom mirrored plate installed, just needs pups fitted and wired and she ready to roll.
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Why the scrtch plates????
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Re: An ACE BASS WTF
I would have left them off myself, but I guess it's what the owner wanted?
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He wanted something on there so i went the mirror route.
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Re: An ACE BASS WTF
I think that the bass came out super nice and I actually like the reflective scratch plate / pick guard!
As always a great job Tony! I'm looking forward to the day when you have time to work on your double v and post pictures here
As always a great job Tony! I'm looking forward to the day when you have time to work on your double v and post pictures here