[Lucky Seven]

My 'wick.

[mgood]

Carvins

V440T, LB70, BB70P, BB75P, B4F, BB75PF




1986 - eBay score. This was bought as a replacement for my first bass, an '87 I bought new when I was in high school.
V440T - Four-string bass with maple set neck, maple body, ebony fretboard, mother of pearl dot inlays, brass nut, M22B humbucking pickups, Schaller tuners, and Kahler bass tremolo.
BC - Black chrome plated hardware
Straploks by Dunlop which I installed after I got it
B - Black



1989.5
LB70 - 4-string bass with maple neck through maple sides, H13B stacked humbucking pickups (standard in 1989), 1990-style "pointy" headstock, black headstock, Schaller bridge, Carvin 22:1 ratio tuners, active-only electronics with volume, blend, bass, treble, deep boost switch for neck pickup, bright boost switch for bridge pickup, phase switch, and pickup selector
BC - Black chrome plated hardware
SL - Straploks by Dunlop
NIN - No inlays on top of fingerboard (side dots only)
PR - Pearl red




2003
B4F - Four-string fretless bass with bolt-on neck
FI - Inlayed fret lines
SL - Straploks by Dunlop
AC - Active/passive electronics
V - Flying V shaped headstock
ASH - Swamp ash body
QTB - Translucent sapphire blue over 1/2" AAAA quilted maple top
QPH - Matching quilted maple headstock overlay



Bunny Brunel signed the back with a paint pen. That was done while it was being built and it's under the clear coat so it won't come off.

You really want to click this one to see the grain full size:


2005
BB75PF - Bunny Brunel signature 5-string fretless bass w/piezo bridge
KOA - Koa body sides
5K - 5-piece laminated koa neck with two maple strips
FK - 1/2" flamed koa top
3PB - 3-piece body sides with maple center
NS - Neck is covered by figured top
FKPH - Flamed koa headstock overlay
TN - Tung oil finish back of neck
H50 - Replace J99 pickup with H50N
50 - Custom option - two H50N's, no HB pickup
BC - Black chrome plated hardware
SL - Straploks by Dunlop
Black logo
Flamed koa truss rod cover was given to me by a friend.





2002 - Bought slightly used from in '03.
BB70P - Bunny Brunel signature 4-string bass w/piezo bridge, HB bridge pickup, and coil splitter
BC - Black chrome plated hardware
HS - Hipshot bass detuner (which I installed after I got it)
SL - Straploks by Dunlop (which I installed after I got it)
NIN - No inlays on top of fingerboard (side dots only)
HB2N - Neck position HB4 humbucking pickup
31 - Coil splitter for neck pickup (so that they each have one)
5MW - 5-piece laminated maple neck with two walnut strips
3W - 3-piece body sides; walnut back, 1/8” maple center, ½” Claro walnut top
FWPH - Figured walnut headstock overlay
DLSB - Drop shadow logo black
Figured walnut truss rod cover was given to me by another friend. He had it made for his guitar but didn't like the way it matched - or didn't match. It matches this headstock nicely.



2003
BB75P - Bunny Brunel signature 5-string bass w/piezo bridge, HB bridge pickup, and coil splitter
BC - Black chrome plated hardware
SL - Straploks by Dunlop
NIN - No inlays on top of fingerboard (side dots only)
H50 - Replace standard J99 single-coil neck pickup with H50N stacked humbucker (neck position only)
5M - 5-piece laminated maple neck with two koa strips
KOA - Koa body sides
TF - Tung oil satin finish

[newamerikangospel]

Its kinda hard, but I have managed to get the maj7th9th sweep taps down.

[rummy]

This guy showed up.

[Variant]

Originally Posted by B Lopez

More pics of that one please, Variant! [/IMG]

In use:


Sleeping:

^Toesies!

With new best friend!:

[mgood]

Wow, that's the first seven-string bass I've seen on sevenstring.org.
(I've seen seven string basses, just not on this site.)
And a purdy one too. Is that a Conklin?

EDIT: I went back and found the original post:

Originally Posted by Variant

. . . Conklin Bill Dickens' GTBD7... but hey at least it's a seven sting. This is www.sevenstring.org, right?

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Ok, I'm new here so I'm digging through old posts to see what I've missed.

Originally Posted by Son of Magni

The bass that got me started building...

That Alembic looks HOT!

[Thornmoon]

Mine:


Stambaugh Designs SCNT8 (tuned low F# to high F)


Mike Lull M5V


Fender 57 Reissue P-Bass


Sting Signature P-Bass

Currently being built


Benavente SCD5 Standard

[rummy]

The Lull is absolutely gorgeous. I've been a fan of his work, and I hope to get a V4 in the near future.

So yeah. I put a new pickguard.

Before



After

I don't know what I like better yet.

[Thornmoon]

^ The white one!!

[Thornmoon]

Pics of the new one.. Had it a couple of weeks now..





Thinking of swapping out the chrome hardware for black.