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Author Message mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 4837 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Friday, September 21, 2007 - 5:18 pm:    Your bass has been routed and is ready for the rest of carving: tbrannon Senior Member Username: tbrannon Post Number: 544 Registered: 11-2004 Posted on Friday, September 21, 2007 - 8:44 pm:    Man....that is just sweet. That top is gonna be a looker when the finish hits. ajdover Senior Member Username: ajdover Post Number: 572 Registered: 11-2003 Posted on Friday, September 21, 2007 - 8:51 pm:    Wow, that is pretty. What is the top wood? Walnut? Whatever it is, it's going to be a stunner, congrats. bassman10096 Senior Member Username: bassman10096 Post Number: 966 Registered: 7-2003 Posted on Sunday, September 30, 2007 - 7:32 am:    Beautiful figure. Will it have an oiled or poly finish? berniek New Username: berniek Post Number: 10 Registered: 5-2007 Posted on Wednesday, October 10, 2007 - 2:04 pm:    I like the way the wood is V'd. Looking forward to more pictures. artswork99 Intermediate Member Username: artswork99 Post Number: 151 Registered: 7-2007 Posted on Wednesday, October 10, 2007 - 2:15 pm:    That is very nice. Adding a finish to that will look marvelous! Agreed, looking forward to further pictures for sure. Enjoy Pierre! Play it healthy! mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 5162 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Monday, February 25, 2008 - 6:49 pm:    With the inlays in place: And now with frets back for final carving: Next stop: finishing. bassman10096 Senior Member Username: bassman10096 Post Number: 1091 Registered: 7-2003 Posted on Tuesday, February 26, 2008 - 9:38 am:    Wow. Can't wait to see this one with a finish. Good luck! georgie_boy Senior Member Username: georgie_boy Post Number: 422 Registered: 8-2005 Posted on Wednesday, February 27, 2008 - 11:09 am:    Geez!! Amazing!! BTW Can the front pup be moved closer to the neck?? G mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 5166 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Wednesday, February 27, 2008 - 11:21 am:    When you special order, you can specify your pickup placement, like on Bill's Brown Bass. georgie_boy Senior Member Username: georgie_boy Post Number: 423 Registered: 8-2005 Posted on Thursday, February 28, 2008 - 9:46 am:    Thanks for the response Mica! I like the pup like Bill's bass, although I don't know how it would sound. G mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 5168 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Thursday, February 28, 2008 - 11:00 am:    It should sound similar to the pickup position in your own 1976 Series I bass. Obviously a Brown Bass will not have the same tone as your bass, considering the different materials, pickups and electronics, but there will be similarities based on the pickup position. As a general rule, the closer the neck pickup is to the center of the string (closer to the fingerboard), the bassier it will sound. So Bill's Brown Bass would sound more similar to your bass than Pierre's. bassman10096 Senior Member Username: bassman10096 Post Number: 1094 Registered: 7-2003 Posted on Friday, February 29, 2008 - 10:52 am:    I chose the "neckward" positioning for the neck pickup in order to make my bass sound a bit bassier and because I don't slap enough to justify moving the pickup away from the neck to give me extra room. Bill (the other one)