Any progress on the rubouts?

I ducked in the spray booth tonight (holding my breath!) and saw your basses hanging where clear coats dry. They look very black and very shiny!
 
Give me a call on Monday -- I'll have a chance to ask Bob for an estimate.

Thanks, and if you could let me know what the balance is for the two that would be super................ really super.

Thanks to Mica for the update! Black is more of a pain in the (fill in your favorite colorful metaphor) than clear finishes. These folks are real craftsmen and really care about doing a great job. The finish needs more coats to be up to standard so I'm more than willing to wait a while longer. Ces't la Vie! These will go nicely with my new Really black Chevy HHR Panel wagon. I'm having new black wheels installed on Wednesday so it will be even blacker!  Now I'll be ready for those huge stages like Jason Newstead. Black Alembics with leds. Nothing quite like em'!

Any news dear heart?

I know you can handle seeing this picture:

This is in rub out, after wet sanding. The bass is waiting to chill out after the friction of sanding and will get polished tomorrow or Monday.  
 
The Essence bass is already buffed out, so you'll be getting them both at the same time.

Almost looks like it was spitting up after a good Similac feeding!
I told you not to giggle the baby so much!
Thanks for the pic!

What kind of hardware it's getting? I think blackened would be perfect!

Standard for this model. All my axes have the same hardware set up save the Essense above that has chrome. All the older ones have chrome Schallers w/ brass bridges and the newer Gold Gotohs with brass bridges.

Wow Danno!  And I thought I was the resident Excel-aholic.   That's a real beauty... a Blacker than Black Beauty!

You have me beat by a mile my friend. A Canadian wilderness mile or is that kilometer?
This only makes 4 Excel 5's, 5 Spoilers (4,5,6,7), 2 Essence 5's, 1 Distillate 5, 1 Epic 5, 1 exploiter Persuader type 4, 1 Elan 6 and one Skylark. And not a series to be had! Someday..... someday...... if the next album takes off and a nice tour....... then perhaps i can make that call? A Series 2 10 string. Oh yeah, thats the ticket! Thank the Lord I don't have a wife. Man dies suddenly under suspicion, irate wife puts collection on auction block. Non musical pool boy seen as constant companion to widow.

You have another Black Beauty brewing there, Danno. She'll fit in well with the rest of the family. As far as the Wife goes, it depends on who you find. I guess I'm lucky. Mine is extremely supportive of my music, put's up with my severe affliction of G.(ear) A.(quisition)S.(yndrome), and actually talked me INTO ordering my current Custom build (which, really, didn't take a whole LOT of prodding =). She was smitten with the Heart Omega, which was a must for her blessing! Maybe someday for you, the right one will come along to help you with the little things, like polishing and stringing all yer basses! Good luck with the CD, Tour, and the New Excel.
Have Fun, Mike, tho....

You are a most blessed man to have found such a supportive mate! Hell my ex-fiancee complained about carrying a bass into the gig. Maybe someday but I highly doubt that I will join the ranks of the betrothed.  
But today I concentrate on the gig tonight. Bringing 2 excel 5's, accugroove whappo jr, epi ul212 and my f1x-sf2-plx3402 head. Boom in the room baby!

DANNO, WOW. If my addition is correct that makes 16. And most definately a Sweet 16 I would have to say!
 
If my wife ever complains about my new one when it comes, I'll just show some pix of your collection. LOL
 
Olie

Yeah, I'm out of control, no doubt about it. I also have a Hamer 12, Dean B2 5, Stambaugh 4, Ripper, Ravenwest 8, Ovation 4 prototype, MIJ Fender strat w sustainer, 2 Fender Esquires (1 gt and 1 scorpion), American Deluxe strat w emgs, early 80's Mockingbird guit, LP 3 pup classic w emgs, MM petrucci 7, Schector diamond 7 w duncans, Hamer ft w emgs, esp 1000 w emgs and a 5 str banjo. Now what woman would understand that?  
btw, the gig went smashingly well, got to jam on Danzig's twist of cain with the drummer from Type O Negative/ Danzig/ 7th Void (Johnny Kelly) and Kenny Hickey of the same fame. Metal mag review to follow I'm told..
Olie by allmeans use me as an example (be sure to include Rami as well ) and after your wife sees the myspace page she may start a prayer circle for me! Tell her that would be great, I need to drop 30 pounds and I'm doing the sound for a Church of the Nazarene Easter service. Those long services are rough!