Anyway, I bought this bass new from Jimmy at Southpaw and was initially torn between the faded cherry finish and the heritage finish but then I got a bright idea! I decided to buy the faded finish - saving myself $600 - and spend the difference on a finish that would be more unique and that I would ultimately enjoy way more. The same guy who did this work refinished my franken-bass Thunderbird in the exact same finish - only more heavily relic'd - and I thought it would be cool to have two different Gibson basses that were the exact same - not so common - colour. Since it was being refin'd I took the opportunity to replace all the run of the mill hardware with a Hipshot Supertone bridge - so it can be intonated with ease - and Hipshot Ultralite tuners - including a Drop-D. A BIG, BIG thanks has to go out to our own Bill W here on the forum for helping me make sure I got the right parts for the job! According to the luthier it all went in place like a charm and he is super impressed.
So yeah, aside from the new hardware it was refinished in nitro and a "light relic" was applied. Not super beat down, but enough to keep me from crying the first time some Jagermeister is spilled all over it or the headstock is accidentally set on fire for a few seconds. Plus, I'm kinda old and beat down too. It just seems appropriate that my instruments match.
These photos are just phone pics that the luthier sent me to hold me over until Friday when he drops it off. I'll post some more glamour shots then. Including some side by sides of the SG and the TB together. I'm super excited. Really. Like a teenage girl at a Bieber concert. That's me right now. Swooon!BEHOLD!!!
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