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Started by dwmark, December 22, 2006, 06:09:53 PM

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dwmark

Yikes.  I have just received this bass.  Your folks were very much on their game.  What can you tell me about it?
 
dw

mica

Hi David,
 
Here's what I can tell you - there's not a lot of detail in the early records:
 
top and back: teack
body core: Oak
neck: Walnut (see my note below)
scale: 34 long
originally made for: LD Heater, OR
birthday: June 4, 1974
 
The preamp card was exchanged for a rebuilt one in 1992.  
 
I made a note in the file that this bass was for sale at Bass Northwest January 8, 2002. I also made a note about the neck. It looked like the outside pair of woods was Walnut, but there are 2 lighter stripes that are probably either Maple or Beech. The center laminate looked darker, I thought it might be Vermilion, Purpleheart or Walnut, but I really couldn't tell!

dadabass2001

Hi David,
Man, you gotta post some pics of this baby. Also what is the weight and sound?
Jealous as can be..
Mike
"The Secret of Life is enjoying the passage of Time"
- James Taylor

lidon2001

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