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Pete just finished my bass out of the Madrone burl I supplied him. It is going to be one of his featured basses at the NAMM show. We are sharing a booth together. I have not seen it in person yet but will get a chance to bring it back home with me in a couple of weeks.
I love to see a master craftsmen’s works of art and it is even more satisfying when the master craftsmen uses my wood.
The top is out of Madrone burl with an ash body. The neck is maple. That is all I know about it.
I guess the next order of business is to learn to play the bass. I play the guitar but never the bass.
Thanks for your comments.
-- Greg, Southern Oregon, www.oregonburls.com What can I say but God Is Good!
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scrappy
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#1 posted 1262 days ago
Guitar looks great. It makes it a little easier to build great pieces when you start with outstanding wood.
Keep it up.
Scrappy
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NoSlivers
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#2 posted 1262 days ago
Quite an eyecatcher you have there. I have a old college buddy that plays the bass. I dare not even let him think something like this is possible or he’ll be harassing me at all hours.
-- If you don't have time to do it right, do you have time to do it twice?
zlatanv
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#3 posted 1262 days ago
Beautiful bass!! Lucky!
-- Z, Rockwall, TX
a1Jim
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#4 posted 1262 days ago
Very cool Greg great work and burl.
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Dez
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#5 posted 1262 days ago
SWEET!
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woodworm
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#6 posted 1262 days ago
Beautiful…......!
-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.
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#7 posted 1262 days ago
Gorgeous!!
-- Matt Garcia Wannabe Period Furniture Maker, Houston TX
HalDougherty
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#8 posted 1262 days ago
Beautiful work of art. How about a video? What’s something that pretty sound like?
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WoodSparky
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#9 posted 1262 days ago
Got to plat it with yor fingers, Pick marks would be a shame.
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ratchet
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#10 posted 1262 days ago
That burl really makes it for me. Truly an outstanding piece of functional art.
Thanks for sharing.
Rj
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#11 posted 1261 days ago
Now this Bass has soul with out even playing it ! The black hardware and the Madrone look awesome together .
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Skylark53
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#12 posted 1235 days ago
Great looking! I wanna learn to play!
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Raftermonkey
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#13 posted 1045 days ago
I just ran across this. Super nice!!! Have you ever heard of “freecycle.com”? You could freecycle this to me if you wanted to, I wouldn’t mind,haha. As a bass player, my mouth is watering.
-- -Zeke- "I hate to rush off, but I gotta go see a man about a log"
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