wraub Posted November 9, 2004 Share Posted November 9, 2004 Will-looking more like a fish all the time-and a tasty one too! Yummy... Oh, and add me to the smaller fretwire school as well... Peace, wraub I'm a lot more like I am now than I was when I got here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Sweet Willie_ Posted November 11, 2004 Author Share Posted November 11, 2004 And, mes amis, what in the world should I play first upon my initial fingering of the Fish o' Luv? Perhaps just every single note on the fingerboard... Then again, I have some ideas. I do have a favorite line that I use regularly to test 5-strings that I pick up. Some of you have probably heard me praise this uber-groovy 5-string line. Maybe something Bootsy from the James Brown years. Perhaps I'll have to express myself. The possibilities are endless! No matter what I play, I'm sure it'll herald in plenty of good times. Whatever that first tune will be, it will have to be something with high quality karmic value. Not sure how to accomplish that, but I'm sure that somehow it can be done. I'm open to suggestions as long as you realize that I might not act on any of them. Peace. --SW spreadluv Fanboy? Why, yes! Nordstrand Pickups and Guitars. Messiaen knew how to parlay the funk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basshappi Posted November 11, 2004 Share Posted November 11, 2004 Perhaps just every single note on the fingerboard... In that case..Teen Town,definitely Teen Town! Nothing is as it seems but everything is exactly what it is - B. Banzai Life is what happens while you are busy playing in bands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPJ Posted November 11, 2004 Share Posted November 11, 2004 Hey Dr. Sweets, Looks like things are coming along VERY nicely with your bass. Just talked to Carey this evening and it sounds like your bass will get sprayed this week. The end is near....I can taste it. Getting excited??? blueberryhillbass.com Blueberry Hill Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basshappi Posted November 11, 2004 Share Posted November 11, 2004 Yep! It sure is lookin good SW!! ---> deep shade of envious green<--- Nothing is as it seems but everything is exactly what it is - B. Banzai Life is what happens while you are busy playing in bands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wraub Posted November 11, 2004 Share Posted November 11, 2004 We need some kind of countdown clock for the Fish o' Luv's arrival... Anyone? It's getting close! Peace, wraub I'm a lot more like I am now than I was when I got here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Sweet Willie_ Posted December 1, 2004 Author Share Posted December 1, 2004 Update: Clear gloss finish in progress. Can you taste it? That walnut will be luvlii. Yes. Yes, it will. Originally suggested by wraub the wise: We need some kind of countdown clock for the Fish o' Luv's arrival... Anyone? Should arrive before Santa, but maybe not before the lighting of the first Hanukah candle. I'm not bold enough to set a "countdown clock". Peace. --SW spreadluv Fanboy? Why, yes! Nordstrand Pickups and Guitars. Messiaen knew how to parlay the funk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeronyne Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 WWWOOOOOWWWWW. Look at the grain on that walnut! Simply beautiful. Let me know when you get a solid ETA, and I'll start up a clock for you. "For instance" is not proof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wraub Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 0-9 with the fish clock! (Tempus Fishit?) Nice... Willie-that is indeed a sweeeet new filet you have there! Taking finish very nicely. I can't wait to let you let me play it. Peace, wraub I'm a lot more like I am now than I was when I got here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Sweet Willie_ Posted December 1, 2004 Author Share Posted December 1, 2004 Originally posted by wraub: 0-9 with the fish clock! (Tempus Fishit?) Schindeleria praematurus? Do I hear 12th and 7th fret harmonics across the E-A-D-G strings? spreadluv Fanboy? Why, yes! Nordstrand Pickups and Guitars. Messiaen knew how to parlay the funk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred TBP Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 Originally posted by Dr. Sweet Willie: That walnut will be luvlii. Yes. Yes, it will. It reminds me of a walnut humidor I gave my dad one Father's Day many years ago. And he still has it, too, although he gave up cigars many years ago. Good wood is timeless! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davebassman Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 Gee whiz that walnut looks great Willie, but the neck's a bit thin isn't it? http://www.nordstrandguitars.com/assets/images/whatsnew/corrinprecoat.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Sweet Willie_ Posted December 2, 2004 Author Share Posted December 2, 2004 Originally posted by davebassman: Gee whiz that walnut looks great Willie, but the neck's a bit thin isn't it? I changed my mind. Instead of a 5er, it'll be a 1-string. I was also always a fan of aluminum-necked basses... Peace. --s-uu spreadluv Fanboy? Why, yes! Nordstrand Pickups and Guitars. Messiaen knew how to parlay the funk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassplayer7770 Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 Stunningly beautiful! Congrats, Willie! Rig: Ernie Ball Musicman Sterling Fender Deluxe V (Bartolini pickups and BTB-01 preamp) Schecter Diamond Series Model T Eden WT-400 Avatar B410 NEO Boss ME-50B The Mac - My cover band Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
getz out Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 Let's see about this - the race to the finish. I think I might get my next fish before you get yours. Nice looking hunk of wood, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
... Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 That's dead sexy. Are you going to have fanned frets on that 1-string aluminum neck? Maybe just go fretless? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Sweet Willie_ Posted December 2, 2004 Author Share Posted December 2, 2004 Originally posted by Bumpcity: Maybe just go fretless? Yes. With inlaid bronze fretlines. I will use a tapewound string so as not to scratch up the fingerboard. However, at the crux of the matter is the answer to this all-important question: Would I still be allowed to play with Cottonmouth DN with such an instrument? Peace. --s-uu spreadluv Fanboy? Why, yes! Nordstrand Pickups and Guitars. Messiaen knew how to parlay the funk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wraub Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 Just get a black coated string. It'll be loud... Peace, wraub I'm a lot more like I am now than I was when I got here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Capasso Posted December 3, 2004 Share Posted December 3, 2004 1. Beautiful 2. Oh Yeah 3. CMDN will hand you a black bass, and while you are on stage, Avy will make the Nordstrand body into a coffee table top for Chris' (#6) den. 4. Since I don't know enough about wood, please explain the two directions of lines. It seems that there are clear lines going one way, and quilt/flame things going the other way. How was the the wood cut to do this? 5. Beautiful 6. Is it now officially a striped bass? 7. The better it looks, the longer it will take for Maury and I to let you try it. 8. Why is Maury behaving like a kid in a candy store - all these references to new basses and new amp rigs? Has a job change unleashed a beast? This and more on "As the Tuning Peg Turns" Tom www.stoneflyrocks.com Acoustic Color Be practical as well as generous in your ideals. Keep your eyes on the stars and keep your feet on the ground. - Theodore Roosevelt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
getz out Posted December 3, 2004 Share Posted December 3, 2004 Originally posted by Tom Capasso: 8. Why is Maury behaving like a kid in a candy store - all these references to new basses and new amp rigs? Has a job change unleashed a beast?The beast was here before the new job. The new signing bonus didn't hurt, though. Anyhow, there will be a firesale soon. Most likely a lot of things will go: Avatar B212, SWR Workingman 15, SWR Bass 350, an ESP J-Five Fretless, a couple of 12-channel mixers, and some other nits and nats. It'll only leave me with 6 basses (plus an unfinished project), an amp head, two pre/power racks, 4 cabinets (plus an unfinished project), one pedal board, one combo amp, a PA setup, a recording setup, two guitars, a guitar amp, and a couple of straggler power amps lying around. Come on, I'm barely getting by. Now, if I had to do it all over, would I still have the same gear? Yup. A couple of the things I'm selling I got for such a good price I couldn't NOT buy them and will probably turn a profit on them even after a lot of use. Except for that Avatar. Ugg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Sweet Willie_ Posted December 7, 2004 Author Share Posted December 7, 2004 Originally posted by Tom Capasso: 4. Since I don't know enough about wood, please explain the two directions of lines. It seems that there are clear lines going one way, and quilt/flame things going the other way. How was the the wood cut to do this? Short answer: I don't know. Long answer: I don't know. Ask Carey. Or Larry at Gallery Hardwoods, from whom Carey obtained the top. Originally posted by Tom Capasso: 6. Is it now officially a striped bass? Sure. That works. PS: Maybe we should have a NYC-area LDL gathering relatively early in 2005. I could bring the FoL. I'm assuming I would have it by then. Whaddya think? spreadluv Fanboy? Why, yes! Nordstrand Pickups and Guitars. Messiaen knew how to parlay the funk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexclaber Posted December 7, 2004 Share Posted December 7, 2004 Originally posted by Dr. Sweet Willie: Originally posted by Tom Capasso: 4. Since I don't know enough about wood, please explain the two directions of lines. It seems that there are clear lines going one way, and quilt/flame things going the other way. How was the the wood cut to do this? Short answer: I don't know. Long answer: I don't know. Ask Carey. Or Larry at Gallery Hardwoods, from whom Carey obtained the top. It looks like the wood is 'flamed' like you more usually see with maple tops. And, like these Ken Smith basses, at (sorry about the lack of link, the bbs is getting upset about the parentheses in the hyperlink, it won't even let me put www in!) kensmithbasses.com/woodpages/tigermaple(w) ,the flame usually appears to run at 90 degrees to the grain. As wood is 3-D and a figured top is usually so flat and thin as to be effectively 2-D, you can cut the top from varied planes through the log to get the flame and grain running in various directions to each other (but never together, I think!) Nein? Regardless, very nice indeed! Alex Barefaced Ltd - ultra lightweight, high ouput, toneful bass cabs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Sweet Willie_ Posted December 9, 2004 Author Share Posted December 9, 2004 Wow! Mmmmmm... gloss... spreadluv Fanboy? Why, yes! Nordstrand Pickups and Guitars. Messiaen knew how to parlay the funk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy c Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 Lookin' good! Free download of my cd!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeronyne Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 Tick tick tick tick..... "For instance" is not proof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcr Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 That walnut is absolutely gorgeous. I've never seen walnut that looked quite like that. Definitely worthy of the ultimate Sweets Fish o' Luv!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basshappi Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 That is a beautiful bookmatch SW! I can't wait to see the finished product! Ain't anticipation a bitch! Nothing is as it seems but everything is exactly what it is - B. Banzai Life is what happens while you are busy playing in bands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Sweet Willie_ Posted December 9, 2004 Author Share Posted December 9, 2004 Wait'll y'all see the diamond-encrusted monorail bridge for the single string! Originally posted by basshappi: Ain't anticipation a bitch! Oui, Monsieur Joyeux, c'est vrai! Peace. --s-uu spreadluv Fanboy? Why, yes! Nordstrand Pickups and Guitars. Messiaen knew how to parlay the funk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Sweet Willie_ Posted December 16, 2004 Author Share Posted December 16, 2004 Tentative shipping date is Monday. Wow... Peace. --SW spreadluv Fanboy? Why, yes! Nordstrand Pickups and Guitars. Messiaen knew how to parlay the funk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnb Posted December 16, 2004 Share Posted December 16, 2004 I just saw the body on Carey's site. Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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