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Gold guard is done.Looking Better!
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2005 6:11 pm
by ken_swearingen
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2005 6:17 pm
by rickfan60
That is a great looking bass Ken!
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2005 6:51 pm
by jps
I am looking forward to seeing that Saturday!
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2005 6:51 pm
by throw_this_away
I hope she is growing on you ken because she is a beauty!!!
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2005 7:23 pm
by ken_swearingen
I hate to say it the gold did the trick it looks amazing in person,well also alot of little detail work tuner bushings cut down, black nut,shortened trc,finger rest,high gain instead of horsey for playability...
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2005 9:13 pm
by nattiep
Gold looks good.. but it's still a 'Fenderglo'. Sorry, Ken... it's still kinda ugly fer me.
But you like it now.. that's all that matters.
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2005 10:33 pm
by chefothefuture
Gold guards rule! As for "Fenderglo"- that's the original
Ricky sunburst; to me any way.
Same color as my "58 330 that was the color basis for this:


Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2005 10:53 pm
by bob_atherton
Ken, Until now I've never been a fan of the gold guards, but your V63 just changed my mind. I think it looks just great.
Know what you mean about the high gain instead of the horsey. Got the same 'problem' on my bass ,the one that isn't quite a V63 (-; I might change to a high gain or I may yet sell it.
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 1:07 am
by ken_swearingen
John Fay,Please make me one of those,that is incredible!
Bob,remember at the end of the day you have to be able to play it,if the horsey gets in the way,replace it for now,but keep it safe.
And Bob I think were safe in saying its a one off or a prototype of the v63 prototypes
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 1:14 am
by 86kubicki
Ken - that looks really sharp! I'm a sucker for gold guards and TRC's. Is the TRC painted gold or is an actual RIC silkscreened gold TRC? If it's the latter, how did you obtain it?
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 1:15 am
by incubus2432
That's so #%&^%#&%%# hot Ken!
Like mentioned above, I'm not usually a fan of gold pickguards but your color combo looks perfect.
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 1:46 am
by cheyenne
Ken that looks great!! I'd keep her if I were you.
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 2:37 am
by grayk
Really nice !
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 3:38 am
by dswp
Looks much better..
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 4:21 am
by phlemmy
I personally liked it how it was. I standard black guard would have looked great.