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ririraa
PostPosted: Sun 20 Nov 2011 02:16 PM 
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Finally getting round to finishing this short scale little beastie.

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Before Copper Tape
http://i1233.photobucket.com/albums/ff3 ... ntFull.jpg

and after
http://i1233.photobucket.com/albums/ff3 ... Copper.jpg
http://i1233.photobucket.com/albums/ff3 ... ricCav.jpg

Hopefully completed by next weekend.

OK it took me 2 weekends, with a few problems along the way, Pickup Ring size problems :cry: , soldering and wiring problems etc. :cry:

Will post pics tomorrow
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ririraa
PostPosted: Mon 05 Dec 2011 04:17 AM 
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http://i1233.photobucket.com/albums/ff391/ririraa/1HeadstockCloseupComplete.jpg

Body
http://i1233.photobucket.com/albums/ff391/ririraa/2BodyGuitarCompleteAlt.jpg

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http://i1233.photobucket.com/albums/ff391/ririraa/3FullGuitarComplete.jpg
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PostPosted: Mon 05 Dec 2011 11:25 AM 
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Very kewl looking bass! Like an LP on growth hormone! :D

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ririraa
PostPosted: Mon 05 Dec 2011 12:10 PM 
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It certainly is a "kewl" lookin' bass, I only know of two others, one I saw over twenty years ago in Liverpool and another one in South Wales, this one was also found in South Wales.

It has the same neck, tuners and bridge as the Aria 5520
http://www.matsumoku.org/models/aria/hollow/sem/semi.html
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PostPosted: Mon 05 Dec 2011 02:14 PM 
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I think that this is probably made by Matsumoku.

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ririraa
PostPosted: Mon 05 Dec 2011 02:40 PM 
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It also has the "steel adjustable neck" plate.

Just found this image from my original post way back in 2006.
http://img68.imageshack.us/my.php?image=neckplate0vr.jpg

5 Years and I did nothing with it. :-?
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Makes me feel better I have an Electra MPC Les Paul project that all I have to do is paint and wire. Three years and it still sits. At least three isn't five.

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RSBBass wrote:
Makes me feel better I have an Electra MPC Les Paul project that all I have to do is paint and wire. Three years and it still sits. At least three isn't five.

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Gimme yer Tele bass copy & I'll put a coat of paint (or something) on that Electra for ya. :up:

I'm digging that LP bass, nice work!

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RSBBass wrote:
Makes me feel better I have an Electra MPC Les Paul project that all I have to do is paint and wire. Three years and it still sits. At least three isn't five.


Your over half way there! :D


I always thought this was a cool looking bass.

I thought it was a wreck when I bought it so I thought it was gonna' be a big job, I had bought most of the parts and it wasn't in bad condition after all, it was also my first instrument re-build, and I also moved house twice in those 5 years :cry: , so I am armed with some excuses.
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