NGD x2
Posted: Fri Dec 03, 2010 1:44 am
Well I've been looking for a bass lately....it was either wait for Parkway to get a rickenbacker in stock and trade/sell a shitload of stuff I'm not exactly using plus some cash, OR try to find a cheap bass that is both visually and tonally pleasing to hold me over til I can realistically afford a ric. After much consideration, I went to Guitar Center and used my financing powers to score one of these at a 10% off sale. They didn't have any hardshell cases that fit a P bass just right so they dug in the back and found this beat up Ibanez plastic molded case that they gave me for free. I was able to successfully mod it (though it's not pretty) to fit the bass perfectly.
Very pleased with the purchase so far...highly recommend this bass. My only complaint so far is that the fretboard is so heavily stained dark it doesn't look natural. I've heard the tuners aren't the best, but we'll see, I don't play slap or anything too hard. I plan on buying a 3 ply white pickguard and aging it with coffee, and adding chrome bridge and pickup covers. Should look like this when I'm done with it:
Oh so then when Lauren comes home she tells me there's a surprise for me in the trunk. Apparently she picked this up for $7 at Goodwill
A few keys stuck but I was able to fix it by bending the bells away from the keys. The first octave is perfectly in tune, the second, not so much. I am intent on fixing this thing so I can get my Dresden Dolls on
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Very pleased with the purchase so far...highly recommend this bass. My only complaint so far is that the fretboard is so heavily stained dark it doesn't look natural. I've heard the tuners aren't the best, but we'll see, I don't play slap or anything too hard. I plan on buying a 3 ply white pickguard and aging it with coffee, and adding chrome bridge and pickup covers. Should look like this when I'm done with it:
Oh so then when Lauren comes home she tells me there's a surprise for me in the trunk. Apparently she picked this up for $7 at Goodwill
A few keys stuck but I was able to fix it by bending the bells away from the keys. The first octave is perfectly in tune, the second, not so much. I am intent on fixing this thing so I can get my Dresden Dolls on
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