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 Post subject: The Iceman Cometh!
PostPosted: December 16th, 2017, 10:15 am 
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Here, at long last, is my finished Iceman project. :)

The body and neck were painted in pelham blue metallic by http://www.guitarpaintguys.com and they did an amazing job. Unfortunately, since they painted the neck pocket and heel, the neck no longer fit, so I had to sand off some of the pocket and cracked the edge slightly in the process. :x Oh well.

Nut needs filing and I'm wiring it up today, then we'll see how the stock PUPs sound. Then down the line I may get an Iceman truss rod cover, chrome PUP covers, etc depending on how I feel. But for now, I'm stoked.

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 Post subject: Re: The Iceman Cometh!
PostPosted: December 16th, 2017, 11:52 am 
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Congrats PJ, that looks great! Electronics can always be upgraded- but I'm anxious to hear your thoughts on the playability of the kit- must be pretty decent if you were willing to invest in the finish job?


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 Post subject: Re: The Iceman Cometh!
PostPosted: December 16th, 2017, 12:09 pm 
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Oh man that looks so great :shock: :shock: :shock:


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 Post subject: Re: The Iceman Cometh!
PostPosted: December 16th, 2017, 1:03 pm 
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Great color! Looks good with black hardware.


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 Post subject: Re: The Iceman Cometh!
PostPosted: December 16th, 2017, 2:53 pm 
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WOW that came out great!!
It was worth the wait!!


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PostPosted: December 16th, 2017, 4:11 pm 
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Yeah!!


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 Post subject: Re: The Iceman Cometh!
PostPosted: December 17th, 2017, 7:13 am 
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Thanks everyone.

Truthfully, when it arrived, I thought the color looked darker than I was expecting, but it's one of those colors where lighting has everything to do with it.

I'll write up a full review about the kit and the overall end result once I get everything in place and operating.


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PostPosted: December 17th, 2017, 3:02 pm 
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That's something one doesn't see everyday!
Looks fantastic, Congrats!

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PostPosted: December 18th, 2017, 5:06 am 
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Gorgeous! One of my dream basses.

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