My First 5'er

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Tue May 10, 2005 5:11 pm

It just arrived today. It is a little dirty and the strings are dead but here it is.....

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Tue May 10, 2005 5:41 pm

nice ... it would look great with black plastic ...

nattiep · Post by **nattiep** » Tue May 10, 2005 5:49 pm

Amen to that Rath. Nice bass. I would love one of those.

incubus2432 · Post by **incubus2432** » Tue May 10, 2005 5:49 pm

Very Nice !

I'm becoming a bigger fan of the 's' layout more and more with the dot necks and no binding. I'd certainly get another s5 if I had any thought that I'd put some effort into dealing with the tight spacing.

My vote is to leave it chrome/white

nattiep · Post by **nattiep** » Tue May 10, 2005 5:51 pm

I want one of the S basses, but I can't seem to find a jetglo one.

jps · Post by **jps** » Tue May 10, 2005 6:01 pm

Congrats, you will most likely have more than one before long!

dean712 · Post by **dean712** » Tue May 10, 2005 6:45 pm

Beautiful bass. Mapleglo is my favorite finish for the S style. I like the grain on yours - the neck-through piece on the front of the body is very subtle, making it a real beauty to look at. Enjoy!

nattiep · Post by **nattiep** » Tue May 10, 2005 7:03 pm

You can see through the pickguard in those pics.

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Tue May 10, 2005 7:22 pm

HE SCORES!

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Tue May 10, 2005 9:19 pm

Unfortunately, the white plexi used for the pickguards is not very consistent. Some is opaque and some is more transparent. JH has lamented this in past posts on usenet.

ilan · Post by **ilan** » Tue May 10, 2005 10:10 pm

That's a very nice looking bass, Ted, congrats! I like the more transparent pickguards.

I've been thinking of getting a 5'er myself. Maybe I'll do the Rath mod on a 4003, since I like binding and inlays.

henny · Post by **henny** » Tue May 10, 2005 11:14 pm

Nice score, Ted.

Congrats.

incubus2432 · Post by **incubus2432** » Wed May 11, 2005 12:12 am

Some white spray paint on the rear of the semi transparent guards fixes the see through problem right up. I've also just put some masking tape (the cream color version) on the back of the guard over the cavity areas as a quick fix and those look fine as well.