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mica

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Mike's Custom Signature Bass
« on: January 18, 2007, 07:19:47 PM »
It's a neck!
 
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Re: Mike's Custom Signature Bass
« Reply #1 on: January 18, 2007, 07:43:30 PM »
Hi, Mica!!
 
Ummm, er, eeh, uhhh, which Mike might this rough but beeeyooooteeeful piece of wood someday in the near future belong to???? Just checking !!  
 
Mike
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mica

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Re: Mike's Custom Signature Bass
« Reply #2 on: January 18, 2007, 07:49:34 PM »
The particular Mike in question is.... YOU!
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Re: Mike's Custom Signature Bass
« Reply #3 on: January 18, 2007, 08:00:07 PM »
               
 
Yayyyy!  Looks great! Thanks for the thread. I'm glad I inadvertantly took tomorrow off, as there is NO WAY I'm gonna sleep tonight!!
 
Thanks again Mica, talk to you soon. Have a GREAT weekend!!!     Mike!...........
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Re: Mike's Custom Signature Bass
« Reply #4 on: January 19, 2007, 08:33:53 PM »
IT HAS BEGUN...!
 
Congrats, 'Ho!
 
You gonna love d'yebo-knee!
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Re: Mike's Custom Signature Bass
« Reply #5 on: January 20, 2007, 06:29:44 AM »
Now that is a nice looking stick they've created for you, Ho!  Mmmm. Ebony neck lam.  
 
The neck for my mk-5 deluxe wasn't made in this batch because I was still fussing a bit over neck measurements, but we're done now so I expect it will show up sometime soon.  
 
Looks like we'll get to watch our little monsters hatch together!  
 
Regards, Jim
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Re: Mike's Custom Signature Bass
« Reply #6 on: January 20, 2007, 08:59:15 AM »
Thanks, Jim and Mark! Yea, we can watch our little monsters develop! Can't wait to see Jim's FTC underway.
Mark, Please leave me a little choice CocoBolo if you would! I agree with you. I would really like to find another board like the one on Matt's  Stanley Clarke. For me, that is the epitome of what I would like to have! What a GORGEOUS piece of Coco! Make's me foam at the mouth! And the yebo-knee should do the trick!
Look forward to watching the progression on both your basses!!  Enjoy,   The 'Ho.....
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Re: Mike's Custom Signature Bass
« Reply #7 on: January 20, 2007, 09:50:21 AM »
Hey, hey, let's not start plucking each others 'Bics just yet!
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Re: Mike's Custom Signature Bass
« Reply #8 on: March 04, 2007, 09:00:42 AM »
Hey, Mica!
 
Just want to touch Basses (no pun intended )on what I'm looking for in my CocoBolo, before things get too far along. I really like the swirly, circular patterns, and the Eyes. That is what Cocobolo is about, to me.
For examples, as stated in an earlier post, I really like Matts CocoBolo Stanley Clarke. What a gorgeous piece. I love the cocentric patterns on the bookmatching, looks great.
But I also like the Dec 03 FCM, and also, the July 04,Eyes out of this world. Very pretty, swirly,defined. Makes me drool. Well, Ok, I drool most of the time anyway. I'm a bass Player!
But, that should give you a general idea what I'm looking for. I promise I'll try not to be too big a Pain!!
Thanxxx a lot, have Fun, Mike.....
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mica

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Re: Mike's Custom Signature Bass
« Reply #9 on: March 06, 2007, 07:13:20 PM »
We didn't have any special instructions on the order for Coco Bolo on your bass, and the body was assembled on February 22! I didn't see your request here in the build record for any sort of a change or clarification, so we just kept plunking along to get your bass made. Here's where things are at as of last night:  Front:

  Back:

  Like I said, mom added those little pinstripes:

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Re: Mike's Custom Signature Bass
« Reply #10 on: March 07, 2007, 01:08:16 AM »
It might not be swirly, but that is gonna be a killer top once the finish hits it.
 
Lookin' good!
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Re: Mike's Custom Signature Bass
« Reply #11 on: March 07, 2007, 04:43:30 AM »
Mike,  
 
This is going to be a beautiful bass guitar. I really like the pinstripe in the body and the grain on the Coco Bolo going to stand out very well under the finish if other basses I've looked at are any indication.  Didn't know you were getting the heart!  Our necks will be nearly identical!
 
Regards,
Jim
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Re: Mike's Custom Signature Bass
« Reply #12 on: March 07, 2007, 05:11:00 AM »
what type of neck is that?!. it has some weird linesor cut halfway up to about the 12th fret. it seems like two totatlly diferenet thicknesses,one for the second set of octaves,and a normal thickness for the usual playing field.  the purpose?
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Re: Mike's Custom Signature Bass
« Reply #13 on: March 07, 2007, 07:04:07 AM »
My guess would be that they've carved the bulk of the neck, but haven't done the heel yet.
 
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Re: Mike's Custom Signature Bass
« Reply #14 on: March 07, 2007, 11:35:04 AM »
Peter's right.
 
Lots more carving to do. Looks like it just got routed and it's about to go back to carving.
 
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