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December 16th, 2011, 02:23 PM
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my custom rutters 51' p-bass / la cabronita style
I was somewhat smitten by the fender custom shops limited edition
Porazzo 51' relic p-bass but didnt want the body wood or the modern bridge
nor the higher than normal custom shop pricetag.
Whats funny as I started from the inspiration of receiving the non production
tvjones thunder "blade" bass pickup (the production models have a black top) and kinda went " I know marc has built me incredible tele guitars so he's gotta be able to pull this off"
SO... I commissioned Marc Rutters of ruttersguitars.com for a
sugarpine version with a vintage looking tele barrel style bridge
but compensated ala moderne'.
its taken some time but the end result is just amazing. here are some picts
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December 16th, 2011, 02:27 PM
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December 16th, 2011, 02:28 PM
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December 16th, 2011, 02:39 PM
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very cool..i saw that Marc was building that (he build stuff for me) and I loved it. I'm not a bass player, but that is pretty much the exact one I'd want to play if I was. Congrats.
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December 16th, 2011, 02:51 PM
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Nice craftsmanship. Must be a pleasure to play.
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December 16th, 2011, 04:36 PM
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Cabong! Excellent!
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December 17th, 2011, 02:16 AM
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a few more from the man himself
(and his nicer camera)
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December 17th, 2011, 03:31 AM
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An understated beauty! Are the blades on the PU long enough to pick up the signal of the outer strings?
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December 17th, 2011, 04:40 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ricochet
An understated beauty! Are the blades on the PU long enough to pick up the signal of the outer strings?
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oh yes. these are dedicated Bass pckups, just like the thundertrons except with the steel blades. here's a closer pict (click the tab ontop for a huge pic)
the radius of the blades gives the illusion that they dont completely span across the width of the strings.
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December 17th, 2011, 04:45 AM
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So, when is the Bass Brain coming to market 
Marlin
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December 17th, 2011, 09:29 AM
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Very cool Tavo, nice work! 
EDIT: love that you named it El Cabong, too
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December 17th, 2011, 10:26 AM
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Thats too freakin cool man I love the bridge! awesome bass!
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December 17th, 2011, 11:51 AM
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That kicks ass. I love the bridge and the subtle aging of the metal bits. Very, very nice job!
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December 17th, 2011, 11:55 AM
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Thats sweet Tavo.
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June 28th, 2012, 02:46 PM
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video demo of the bass (dont watch if you dont want to hear about my bass brain pedal)
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June 28th, 2012, 02:55 PM
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Sounds great, Tavo. That bass is a beaut and I gotta say I wanna hire the gorilla for a gig.
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June 28th, 2012, 03:00 PM
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This is one beautiful P bass, and with the bridge manages to look way better than the Fender. I played a La Cab P and the 1.5" nut, U shape neck and 7.25" radius made it a very distinctive neck. I liked it, but perhaps not to everyone's tastes. Did you have the exact same spec on your own neck, or did you change it in any way? Does Rutters build necks from scratch?
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June 28th, 2012, 05:08 PM
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Marc's work is second to none. He's built a La Cab and a Telemaster for me and they're both solid players.
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June 28th, 2012, 05:17 PM
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Very very cool!!!!!!
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June 28th, 2012, 07:10 PM
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OMG!!! That is A-mazing! 
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