| Author | Message | ||
| wayne
Intermediate Member Username: wayne Post Number: 126 Registered: 5-2002 |
I know I traumatized some of y'all when I posted the 'Not for the faint of heart" thread showing the first step to the repair of The Dark and The Light. See if you can find the joint where the headstock was replaced.....  And a body shot....  C-Ya...........wayne | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 1990 Registered: 5-2002 |
Really nice top!! | ||
| richbass939
Advanced Member Username: richbass939 Post Number: 356 Registered: 11-2004 |
Wayne, The only line I can see is a curved one about 2 inches below the darker headstock lams. Rich | ||
| krystoof
Junior Username: krystoof Post Number: 36 Registered: 1-2009 |
waouw!!!! Soooo gorgeous! I've been playing fretless bass for years and years before coming back to more fretted areas, but when I see such a beauty, I have some sorts of regrets... Maybe some day, who knows? ;-) Xtof | ||
| olieoliver
Senior Member Username: olieoliver Post Number: 2660 Registered: 2-2006 |
It plays even better than it looks! OO | ||
| wayne
Intermediate Member Username: wayne Post Number: 176 Registered: 5-2002 |
Thanks Christophe. I am thankful I was able to get it back. Olie - I agree. It is only surpassed in my collection by my 1934 American Standard upright. C-Ya.........wayne | ||
| sonicus
Advanced Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 327 Registered: 5-2009 |
VERY NICE ! | ||
| georgie_boy
Senior Member Username: georgie_boy Post Number: 938 Registered: 8-2005 |
sO...WHO DID THE REPAIR JOB??? It's a masterpiece!! Is the sound still the same???? George (Message edited by georgie_boy on September 10, 2009) | ||
| wayne
Intermediate Member Username: wayne Post Number: 177 Registered: 5-2002 |
I believe it was Mike at Alembic. Maybe Mica can chime in on which artisan actually did the repair for me. I remember her commenting that he wasn't happy with it....... Is the sound the same??? Since I never got to play it fretless (the damage occurred on its return to Dallas from being converted), I really can't say. Thundering lows, crystalline highs, and sustain for days. What more can you ask for? I CAN say that it is, in my opinion (and my wife's) the best sounding bass guitar I have. Unless the music absolutely calls for fretted, this is my electric of choice. C-Ya........wayne | ||
| eflat
Junior Username: eflat Post Number: 39 Registered: 11-2006 |
It's beautiful and now it has even more mojo to boot... Enjoy! | ||
| georgie_boy
Senior Member Username: georgie_boy Post Number: 939 Registered: 8-2005 |
Thanks Wayne. I cant understand why anyone would be unhappy with work like that! Perfectionists!! G | ||
| georgie_boy
Senior Member Username: georgie_boy Post Number: 941 Registered: 8-2005 |
Just an aside.. Wayne Is it you who has the Unicorn" bass????? It is probably my all time favourite!!! | ||
| wayne
Intermediate Member Username: wayne Post Number: 178 Registered: 5-2002 |
Yep George, that would be me. The Unicorn is my fretted go-to. Thanks. All the kudos for that one go to Susan, Mica and the elves as well. If you know the story, the Unicorn was built with the UPS insurance payment for the damage to the Dark and the Light (shown above). [If I was tech savvy, I'd find the story here on the board and paste a link.] What Olie said above is true about the Unicorn as well - "It plays better than it looks." It was built as a "Dream Bass" with looks a predominant consideration, but TONE IS TRUMP. C-Ya...........wayne | ||
| elwoodblue
Senior Member Username: elwoodblue Post Number: 843 Registered: 6-2002 |
Here's a link to the DAL story | ||
| olieoliver
Senior Member Username: olieoliver Post Number: 2663 Registered: 2-2006 |
George, show up at the Dallas Gathering tomorrow and I'll bet Wayne will let you play it! ;) OO | ||
| groovelines
Senior Member Username: groovelines Post Number: 571 Registered: 4-2003 |
Hoping for some too, Olie? |
