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rickenbrother wrote:This aquaburst refin that Paul W did some time ago for someone who occasionally posts here, is a favorite of mine. I've seen it in person. It's truly outstanding.

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Boy that is a NICE finish! :D

Right there is your next color of the year Mr. Hall. :D
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rickenbrother wrote:Here's a pic of it at the last MARF. I forget who did the inlays in the fingerboard. I think Ross Hansen took this pic. Too bad that ugly guy is in the back there ruining the picture! :twisted: :lol:
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Drool rag. :lol: :lol:
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ram wrote:what are the neck inlays?
Fish/sea creatures. I guess to go with Chris Squires nickname of The Fish and the Fish Out Of Water album.

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JETGLO should officially be renamed JETGLO ROCKS! :-)
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Here's my favorite.
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68 4001|73 4001 MG|75 4000 MG|81 4001S AZG|86 4003 MID/BT|86 4003 Shadow|88 4003s Blackstar|89 4003 Grey/BT FL|93 4004 Ci|96 4003S/8 FG|98 4003S/5 JG|05 650D|05 4004Cii/5 TG|08 660/12 JG|18 4003S/5 MID|19 4003S/5 WAL ||TR35B|RB 30||
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berth wrote:Here's my favorite.
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That's so nice......

I personally like this ruby one done by Frank Grubisa, with input and sage advice from the uber-cool Paul Wilczynski
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But then, I'm a bit biased.....

BTW That's Frank holding the bass.....
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Refin and mods by Larry Davis:
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Popsicle Rick refin and mods by Paul W:
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1959 Capri 375 refin and mods by Larry Davis:
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antipodean wrote:
berth wrote:Here's my favorite.
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That's so nice......
It will become even nicer...
68 4001|73 4001 MG|75 4000 MG|81 4001S AZG|86 4003 MID/BT|86 4003 Shadow|88 4003s Blackstar|89 4003 Grey/BT FL|93 4004 Ci|96 4003S/8 FG|98 4003S/5 JG|05 650D|05 4004Cii/5 TG|08 660/12 JG|18 4003S/5 MID|19 4003S/5 WAL ||TR35B|RB 30||
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libratune wrote:Refin and mods by Larry Davis:
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This is going to be a tough finish to beat. Absolutely stunning! :shock:

Emeraldglo :D
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The inlays on the Aquabass were done by Craig Lavin of Sunrise, FL, the town that Google forgot.
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Spike- wrote:That last one is hilarious.
No it's not--it's the Mink bass I did for Paul Boyer!

Oh, I get it...something was deleted in between the two posts. :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
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That's some big a** frets for that Great White to chew on... :wink:

Some lovely finishes here, no question.
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jingle_jangle wrote:No it's not--it's the Mink bass I did for Paul Boyer!

Actually, the "Mink" is Jeff Thomas' that looks a lot like mine. But he always removes the bridge-pickup cover. Here they are together:
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