The Official 'Show Your BT' Thread

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The Official 'Show Your BT' Thread

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Hey guys, i know i don't post much round here, but i do come on everyday and spend most of my time reading and learning from what you guys say.
I thought it would be nice to see everyones BT basses together in the same thread.

I'll Start off with mine, She's A 1998 4003 MB,BT:
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Bring on the BT
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Love the BT, unfortunately, I'm just going to have to look since I don't have one... yet...
I have NO idea what to do with those skinny stringed things... I'm just a bass player...
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Here are a couple that passed through five years ago. Shoulda kept 'em, I suppose. The MGBT I found on eBay was spotless. Sold it to Jeff Rath, and he moved it on without converting it to a fiver. The maple was really light with no yellowing. In some photos, it looked like a White BT.

The JGBTFL was an oddity. Seen only one other like it. Sold to Jared Nakanishi in Hawaii after toying with it for a few months. Guess I'm not a fretless player (yet).
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Red
4003 Red BH BT 1
4003 Red BH BT 1
4003 Red BH BT 2
4003 Red BH BT 2
4003 Red BH BT 3
4003 Red BH BT 3
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White
4003 WHT BH BT 1
4003 WHT BH BT 1
4003 WHT BH BT 2
4003 WHT BH BT 2
4003 WHT BH BT 3
4003 WHT BH BT 3
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Blue
4003 MID BH BT 1
4003 MID BH BT 1
4003 MID BH BT 2
4003 MID BH BT 2
4003 MID BH BT 3
4003 MID BH BT 3
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Red, White and Blue:
Red WHT MID 4003
Red WHT MID 4003
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Not mine, but still showing on the 'bay by OV:
4001 BT 1976 1
4001 BT 1976 1
4001 BT 1976 2
4001 BT 1976 2
4001 BT 1976 3
4001 BT 1976 3
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And let's not forget this little number (not mine, but "The Bass that Ben Built") featuring 4002 CB body wings:
4003 SPC MG BT CB 1
4003 SPC MG BT CB 1
4003 SPC MG BT CB 2
4003 SPC MG BT CB 2
4003 SPC MG BT CB 3
4003 SPC MG BT CB 3
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This was among the recent one-offs from RIC, the "Honeyglo" 4003, the first to feature 4002 CB body wings:
4003 SPC Honeyglo BT CB 1
4003 SPC Honeyglo BT CB 1
4003 SPC Honeyglo BT CB 2
4003 SPC Honeyglo BT CB 2
4003 SPC Honeyglo BT CB 3
4003 SPC Honeyglo BT CB 3
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I don't post much here anymore either, but I'm around!

Here's my 4003S/8 JGBT:

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It currently resides on the opposite coast at my friend's studio, but I'm heading back there in a couple of weeks and hope to take some new pictures.

My Autumnglo is "pseudo-black trim":

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Although the hardware is chrome and the binding is cream, the plastic is black. I'm actually not totally sure what "trim" refers to - usually it seems to mean plastic and hardware (and binding?), but sometimes you see the black plastic with chrome...
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hieronymous wrote: I'm actually not totally sure what "trim" refers to - usually it seems to mean plastic and hardware (and binding?), but sometimes you see the black plastic with chrome...
From what I can gather, "BT" means black trim, which would include pickguards, TRCs and binding; "BH" means black hardware, such as tuners, TPs and p/u surrounds (and may also include jackplates and surviving bridge covers).
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libratune wrote:Not mine, but still showing on the 'bay by OV:
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was mine... :(
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Da Blue Beast
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JETGLO should officially be renamed JETGLO ROCKS! :-)
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Any other Lefties?
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