My IB-6S arrived here in Pennsylvania, USA, on Wednesday morning, just as the first real snowfall of the winter was coming. This weekend was Thanksgiving weekend here in the US, so it arrived just in time for me to start on it.
First, though, some background. I'm a bassist who has always been curious about building instruments, but didn't dare start until I modded a cheap Ibanez I bought for $10. That project, still in progress, is on the left (missing strings), here:
I refretted the Ibanez with gold Jescar frets, bought a gold bridge and tuners, and have been blinging it up. With that project nearly complete, my wife gave me permission/approval to build one from a kit. I had been looking for something other than a J- or P-bass, and found the IB-6S though Google. I pre-ordered it right around the first of November, and it arrived in less than a month. Nice job, Adam!
So, the IB-6S. As you can see from the thread title, I'm naming it Zhenya, after my wife (it's her name in Russian). Let's unpack it, shall we?
What did I think of it? Well, I can only post five photos per post, so wait for the next entry!
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