MIDNIGHT BLUE V63 ?????

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Home all safe and warm. It was somewhat "gunky" so I treated it to a Zymol rub down. It plays quite well and sounds nice......I'm looking forward to using it with my full rig at practice Thursday and a gig on Saturday. Just a little minor tweaking and it should be all set.

Since my playing style has evolved recently I find that I don't have an issue with the horseshoe getting in the way so that's a bonus. Seems like a great bass......I just hope it works out. Image

BTW....it was listed as an "00 but it has an '02 serial number.....isn't that a little late for a V63?

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I have a '01 V63, that I thought was kind of late for the series too. I believe the C64 came out in late '02... so maybe yours is an early '02 V? Sounds right...
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Looking good Brian, nice to hear the Shoes will remain on.
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Congratulations Brian, that's a lovely bass you have. Nice to see a happy ending to the story too. Image
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Nice score, Brian. Congrats and enjoy!

So wait...if your V63 is an '02, then that means there could possibly be a Burgundy V63. Hmmmmmm.
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What month, Brian?
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Sweet bass!
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love that metal flake!
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That's a beautiful bass, I wonder what hb1's would sound like on that?
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HB1's would make that the perfect bass for me since I love the vintage features and the color, as well as the humbucking sound....which is why I have a MID 4004 coming.
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I have my HB-1 needs covered so I'm looking for a brighter single coil tone out of this one. It should be a nice compliment to my others.

The MID looks very bright and "flakey" in the pics but in person it is much more subdued and deeper.

It was made in February.
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The color looks really great in person! Image

Nice action, too, just needs a bit of nut filing to be perfect.
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I'm glad you didn't say "nut shaving".....it brings back horrible memories of Bob's ramblings at the Dudepit.

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Brian, are you bringing her to MARF?
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Speaking of which, where'd I put those clippers? ;)
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