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fc_spoiler
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Username: fc_spoiler

Post Number: 1581
Registered: 5-2006
Posted on Friday, October 31, 2014 - 5:06 pm:   Edit Post

The longest two weeks wait ahead of me...









Will pick her up as soon as the seller is back home :-)
sonicus
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Username: sonicus

Post Number: 3703
Registered: 5-2009
Posted on Friday, October 31, 2014 - 5:16 pm:   Edit Post

Sweet ! Congratulations ____
mtjam
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Username: mtjam

Post Number: 221
Registered: 11-2011
Posted on Friday, October 31, 2014 - 6:32 pm:   Edit Post

Nice score! Congrats! It will be there before you know it.
charles_holmes
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Username: charles_holmes

Post Number: 369
Registered: 3-2009
Posted on Saturday, November 01, 2014 - 6:24 am:   Edit Post

Kudos !-_-!
jazzyvee
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Username: jazzyvee

Post Number: 4281
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Saturday, November 01, 2014 - 7:24 am:   Edit Post

Wow nice catch Flip.
edwardofhuncote
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Username: edwardofhuncote

Post Number: 84
Registered: 6-2014
Posted on Saturday, November 01, 2014 - 8:43 am:   Edit Post

What jazzy said! That's my kinda bass. =)
fc_spoiler
Senior Member
Username: fc_spoiler

Post Number: 1583
Registered: 5-2006
Posted on Saturday, November 01, 2014 - 5:26 pm:   Edit Post

I knew you would like it :-)

Thanx all!

Full frontal:

bigredbass
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Username: bigredbass

Post Number: 2257
Registered: 9-2002
Posted on Saturday, November 01, 2014 - 7:44 pm:   Edit Post

The endless variation within the body planforms and details is always interesting. It looks like a 'classic taper' neck, but with AXY 5/6's instead of 4/5's, and the neck pickup is further south like an SC or MK, and there's breathing room between the bridge and bridge pickup.

Of course, all of us cool guys play Spoiler Fives, there's a Zen-like economy of playing an Alembic with only two knobs !



J o e y
pas
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Username: pas

Post Number: 295
Registered: 3-2003
Posted on Sunday, November 02, 2014 - 3:46 am:   Edit Post

Very nice! Regarding pickup location, I've always preferred the neck pickup to be flush up against the truss rod cover, as it is on my '85 Spoiler.
fc_spoiler
Senior Member
Username: fc_spoiler

Post Number: 1587
Registered: 5-2006
Posted on Saturday, November 08, 2014 - 4:15 am:   Edit Post

This bass looks identical dimensions-wise, also with the wider pickups.
I plan to use this next to my fretless which has almost the same pickup placement, should work out great I think. :-)
Not sure why they used the AXY56, obviously the AXY4 is wide enough and I think they look better on this model (with this taper)
But.... I don't need to worry about my 3 inch off the fretboard bends, the pickups won't miss any clanks and weird sounds.
fc_spoiler
Senior Member
Username: fc_spoiler

Post Number: 1595
Registered: 5-2006
Posted on Wednesday, November 12, 2014 - 11:02 am:   Edit Post

Damn! This going to take longer than two weeks...
Though we agreed on the price and approx. pickup time, I got outbid and the seller backed out...
But hey, hey: Where would we be without these words from our dearly missed brother Paul's? Click here

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