rjsanders Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 i dont have a bass amp yeah ya do. set power switch to PUNCH, flip preamp voicing switches to "UK"...50-watt Marshall Superbass. helps to have bass cab, but Colonial cab works for low-mid volume situations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fxdx99 Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 Huh - first the 127 and now this. You come up with some rare gems, Victor. Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
111518 Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 Oh yeah , replace that odd tuner for sure. And some clean and polish on the body, oil the fretboard, then make sure the electronics are 100%... and you're done. It should make a great bass. I agree. A good bass should be a bit beat. Not too heavy on the polish ,,,don't want to de-funk the funk. Very cool find. Congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolero Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 heh...as James Jamerson once said "the gunk gives it the funk" really cool bass....I vote you should bring it to PSP V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totonka Posted February 17, 2012 Author Share Posted February 17, 2012 heh...as James Jamerson once said "the gunk gives it the funk" really cool bass....I vote you should bring it to PSP V Prolly will. I've been playing around with it and its fun. Anybody know what kind of knobs those are on there? I want to replace them with the same kind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smurph1 Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Sweet Dude!! Truly a rare find!! 5 strings scare the crap out of me though, I never know what to do with that bottom "B"..LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totonka Posted February 17, 2012 Author Share Posted February 17, 2012 Sweet Dude!! Truly a rare find!! 5 strings scare the crap out of me though, I never know what to do with that bottom "B"..LOL Don't tell me these things! Right now, I'm too dumb with it to know what the heck I'm doing anyway! (Somebody else told me the same thing!) Ha Ha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbonesullivan Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 If you ever want to sell it, let me know. I'd love to have a Heritage bass. I also don't fear the 5th string. As for a refinish, it would depend on how good I could get it to look with some swirl remover and polishing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totonka Posted February 27, 2012 Author Share Posted February 27, 2012 Last week I sent pictures of the bass to Heritage. Today, I had the high honor of speaking with Ren, Marv and Bill at Heritage. From the best of their recollection, there were probably 5-8 of these built. And, unfortunately, they don't have any spare parts left over for me to pillage from them. Either way, it was a great excuse to speak with the Masters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totonka Posted May 9, 2012 Author Share Posted May 9, 2012 I just got it back from the Doc's. Fretboard looks great, frets are dressed, all of the tuners match now, and it has some new knobs attached. Pics to follow. The resurrection is nearly complete. Whoever did the other tuner job was a real jackass with it. But now, it looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brentrocks Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 awesome!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genericmusic Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Would love to see those pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluediver Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Great find and let's see those new pics........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredZepp Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Great find and let's see those new pics........ +1.... pics .. pics... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big bob Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 +1.... pics .. pics... +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith7940236 Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Can't wait to see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totonka Posted May 10, 2012 Author Share Posted May 10, 2012 Well here is the A/B comparison: The headstock when I originally received the guitar had this odd Gotoh tuner installed, see in the lower right, where the rest of the tuners were Schallers. Before: After: It also got a new nut, since the old one came off in two pieces. The original knobs were cracked and falling apart: Before So I put some new knobs on it. After The fretboard was starting to dry out and really needed some attention. Before So I had it oiled, and the frets were dressed and polished After Here is a close-up of the repair to the tuner hole. Unfortunately, the asshat who installed the Gotoh tuner did not appreciate the precise diameter radius that drill bits can make, and instead looked as though he jimmied the hole bigger with a pocket knife. As a result, the repair had to be made with epoxy instead of a wooden dowel. On the plus side of it though, it is a strong, stable repair that allowed for the restoration of the original style Schaller tuner. I think as a final measure, I'll hit it up with some polish and call it a day. I'd love to hear your thoughts. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genericmusic Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ledzef Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Nice job. Shows what a little TLC can do for a instrument to bring it back. Wow that is a great score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredZepp Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 That looks like a bass that would provide some serious low end thump ..! Fixing those details helps a lot. I can't really tell about the finish, but it looks fine from what I can see. I'd play that . It has a cool , ominous look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluediver Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Nice job. Next up is the YT clip of it being used Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schundog Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Good job bringing ANOTHER Heritage back from the dead. Please bring it to PSP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steiner Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Superb restoration Totonka! She's yours, enjoy her! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbonesullivan Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 NICE!!!! One of these days I hope to hunt down a heritage bass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavesNotHere Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 This needs to be at PSP V! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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