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David Minnieweather



Joined: 24 Jan 2004
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Location: Portland,Oregon

PostPosted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 5:38 am    Post subject: Minnieweather Basses Reply with quote

Thanks for visiting Bass-Builders.com.

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David Minnieweather



Joined: 24 Jan 2004
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Location: Portland,Oregon

PostPosted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 12:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

More Models....


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David Minnieweather



Joined: 24 Jan 2004
Posts: 116
Location: Portland,Oregon

PostPosted: Thu Feb 08, 2007 10:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here's a bass that will become available soon! It will be a 3pickup system bass. The pickups are specially designed by Bill Bartolini for this model.

This is your chance to own a unique and one of a kind bass with these special electronics.

The woods are as follows:

-5A One piece Quilted Maple top with matching headstock

-Flamed Ash body

-Wenge neck

-Pau ferro fingerboard



Thanks for stopping by Bass-builders.com! Take care!



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David Minnieweather



Joined: 24 Jan 2004
Posts: 116
Location: Portland,Oregon

PostPosted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 12:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here's the finished bass!

Features are:

-5A one piece Quilted maple top(with matching headstock)

-Flamed Ash body(with mahogany accent veneer)

-One piece Wenge neck

-Pau ferro fingerboard(22 fret)

-Specially designed 3 pickup system by Bill Bartolini

-Audere 4 band preamp with Z mode switch and pickup selector switch

-Hipshot bridge

-Gotoh tuners

-DR(Marcus Miller)strings

Thanks once again for stopping by Bass-builders.com!

Take care, David Minnieweather



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David Minnieweather



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Location: Portland,Oregon

PostPosted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 9:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks Odd,PM sent...Also here's some shots of the back...


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David Minnieweather



Joined: 24 Jan 2004
Posts: 116
Location: Portland,Oregon

PostPosted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 9:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

New Signature DC5 in stock.Here are the specs.

-3 piece flamed maple neck

-Dual action trussrod graphite reinforced

-Palisander fingerboard

-Flamed maple with redheart top

-African mahogany body

-Minnieweather custom pickups(humbuckers)with wooden shells(Palisander)

-Audere audio 4 band preamp 18volt system (V,V,T,HM,LM,B,Zmode, tone defeat and LED)

-Gotoh bridge(chrome black)

-Gotoh tuners(chrome black)

-David King custom Knobs(Palisander)

-DR strings

-Soft satin polyurethane finish


Take care, David Minnieweather



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David Minnieweather



Joined: 24 Jan 2004
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Location: Portland,Oregon

PostPosted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 10:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

New Sugaman DC5L (Left-handed).Take care!


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David Minnieweather



Joined: 24 Jan 2004
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Location: Portland,Oregon

PostPosted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 6:37 pm    Post subject: Updated version Reply with quote

Myrtle SC5


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David King



Joined: 27 Dec 2003
Posts: 5765
Location: Portland, OR USA

PostPosted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 5:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

It is with great sadness that we found out on September 15th, 2009 that our great friend and colleague, David Minnieweather, had passed away. We share our condolences with his family, his son and all the people he touched in his almost 45 years on this earth.
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Bill Wilkat



Joined: 13 May 2004
Posts: 2503
Location: Pierrefonds, Montreal, QC. Canada

PostPosted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 2:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Perhaps we should do a tribute / memorial page featuring his work, and post that the forum?

Later,
Bill

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Pierre Harry Erizias



Joined: 16 Jun 2004
Posts: 978

PostPosted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 4:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I was thinking of making a tribute bass. That could be cool.
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