Guitars And Watches.. Show Us Yours

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Originally Posted by Dan Pierce

Keith Ferguson was my biggest influence. In my early playing years my focus was all over the place. Then I heard "Wait on Time", by The Fabulous Thunderbirds and it changed my life. The album cover had Keith sporting, what looked like a Telecaster Bass, but the headstock said Precision Bass. That got me investigating the early 50's slabs and have owned a few over the years. I've also had a handful Telecasters as well.

The semi hollow was a project I started in 1991. My goal was a light weight deluxe slab w/ binding. A friend made the body and I added a Warmoth neck. My dad made the 2 saddle chrome plated brass bridge and control plate. It turned out to be a very nice player but the original black finish didn't turn out great and I used the bass for some experimentation over the years. In 2014 I decided to give it an overhaul. Had it refinished in Inca Silver and added a TV Jones ThunderBlade. I decided to give the neck a deep V contour as well.
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The silver looks amazing-and really compliments the binding. Bonus points for that neck plate! I just think the F hole on a P/Tele body looks fab. Definitely something I'd like to buy/build in the future.

Yeah, Keith was the real deal ( for all the better and worse...). Great player who just played it the way he felt it..and it was always right. I grew up in Texas so the T Birds and Stevie Ray were a very common sight in the local clubs. ( So was Eric Johnson ). Tommy Shannon was great with SRV but Keith embodied the allure, danger, and tragedy of the blues in his playing. He could rip when he wanted...Extra Jimmies and Jumpin' Bad are still my play along tunes when I need to crank it up. So cool to meet another Keith fan.

In the pic is Blucille, the '56 I built with a Squire body, Cabronita neck ( Thinner w/ large frets ), and some custom electronics. I did a modern take on the Paisley with the Murakami Graphics. It's got some of that early Keith thump.