Members mlwarriner Posted February 9, 2010 Members Share Posted February 9, 2010 So here's where I started: Rockbass 'Vette 5. Bought on here for basically a song, in the exact condition pictured. I figure for what I spent, I can afford some work and parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mlwarriner Posted February 9, 2010 Author Members Share Posted February 9, 2010 Initially, I was planning to finish the sanding job and refinish the bass. Probably all black, maybe with some pinstriping or accents. Unsure. Then I realized how much I liked seeing bassists with stickers all over their basses. I don't know why, I just like it. So I spent some time and money on punktopia.com and ordered a bag full of stickers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mlwarriner Posted February 9, 2010 Author Members Share Posted February 9, 2010 So the other night, I got out the stickers, the x-acto knife and the scissors, and here's what happened: All of the stickers are bands that I dig, a lot. Old-school punk/hardcore bands mostly. Not necessarily stuff I grew up on, but stuff that I dig the {censored} out of now. I'm sort of a latecomer to the punk/hardcore scene... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Kindness Posted February 9, 2010 Moderators Share Posted February 9, 2010 Really nice. Good decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mlwarriner Posted February 9, 2010 Author Members Share Posted February 9, 2010 I've still got a Descendents bumper sticker I'm trying to decide where to place. I thought about putting it on the back, but then it's rarely seen. Plus I've got some other plans for the back of the bass. I also thought about running it down the fretboard, and cutting it at each fret so it's only on the wood and not over the frets. But still not sure... Regardless, next step is a high-gloss enamel clearcoat over the stickers to protect them from sweat and scratches and peeling and whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mlwarriner Posted February 9, 2010 Author Members Share Posted February 9, 2010 Electronically, it's going to be a fully-passive standard Jazz. I'll be ordering the Nordstrand pups and other bits probably tomorrow. I've done some research, some digging, and asked a {censored}-ton of questions. I really think the Nords are going to be the best setup for me. And there are few things I like more in this world than the sound of a killer jazz bass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mlwarriner Posted February 9, 2010 Author Members Share Posted February 9, 2010 Really nice. Good decision. Stickers over a refin you mean? The refin would likely have been useless anyhow, as I tend to sticker most of my basses eventually :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Kindness Posted February 9, 2010 Moderators Share Posted February 9, 2010 Stickers over a refin you mean? The refin would likely have been useless anyhow, as I tend to sticker most of my basses eventually :D Exactly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mlwarriner Posted February 9, 2010 Author Members Share Posted February 9, 2010 Exactly! i really need to figure out what's wrong with the freakenbacker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fingeringam Posted February 9, 2010 Members Share Posted February 9, 2010 Bitchin! A little to planned out for my taste but still awesome. I love that Bad Brains sticker right at the bottom of the fretboard. Its gonna be sick looking at the Op Ivy one every time you put it on. Also, I'd think about taking off the bridge and tuners and spraying them flat black to match. Just rough them up with some heavy sand paper first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mlwarriner Posted February 9, 2010 Author Members Share Posted February 9, 2010 Bitchin! A little to planned out for my taste but still awesome. I love that Bad Brains sticker right at the bottom of the fretboard. Its gonna be sick looking at the Op Ivy one every time you put it on. Also, I'd think about taking off the bridge and tuners and spraying them flat black to match. Just rough them up with some heavy sand paper first. eventually, all of the hardware will be black. maybe by my hands, maybe i'll just order new stuff... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Kindness Posted February 9, 2010 Moderators Share Posted February 9, 2010 i really need to figure out what's wrong with the freakenbacker I wish you were local - it'd be fixed tonight. Who's assembling this bass? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fingeringam Posted February 9, 2010 Members Share Posted February 9, 2010 eventually, all of the hardware will be black. maybe by my hands, maybe i'll just order new stuff... Oh, ya, well you could do that, if your one of those guys with a job and disposable income It'll kick ass either way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JacieFB Posted February 9, 2010 Members Share Posted February 9, 2010 Please do not forget The Clash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mlwarriner Posted February 9, 2010 Author Members Share Posted February 9, 2010 I wish you were local - it'd be fixed tonight.Who's assembling this bass? assembling the punkbass? me. why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mlwarriner Posted February 9, 2010 Author Members Share Posted February 9, 2010 Please do not forget The Clash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Kindness Posted February 9, 2010 Moderators Share Posted February 9, 2010 assembling the punkbass?me. why? If you can install the pickups in that bass, you can fix the freak! Just fix it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mlwarriner Posted February 9, 2010 Author Members Share Posted February 9, 2010 If you can install the pickups in that bass, you can fix the freak! Just fix it! i don't know where the problem is. do i just desolder everything and start over??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Kindness Posted February 9, 2010 Moderators Share Posted February 9, 2010 i don't know where the problem is. do i just desolder everything and start over??? I can't see that hurting if it is already broken. The first thing I'd look for is somewhere in the signal path where the signal is shorting to ground, whether it is the jack contacting the shielding or one of the internal wires. Is the bass just totally dead? It is highly unlikely you lost a pickup, but to lose two pickups simultaneously would be next to impossible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mlwarriner Posted February 9, 2010 Author Members Share Posted February 9, 2010 pickups, pots and misc. ordered today. i'll stop tonight and get some enamel clearcoat for the finish. pondering replacing tuners, but only one or two, with black ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members perrydabassman Posted February 9, 2010 Members Share Posted February 9, 2010 Ya know, when you first started talking about stickering that bass, I thought you had lost your mind. After seeing it done, I see what you had in mind. I think it is going to turn out sweet. Great job!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mlwarriner Posted February 9, 2010 Author Members Share Posted February 9, 2010 Ya know, when you first started talking about stickering that bass, I thought you had lost your mind. After seeing it done, I see what you had in mind. I think it is going to turn out sweet. Great job!! thanks. it's not quite as perfect as i'd hoped it would be, but it works. i had to do a {censored}-ton of cutting on the stickers to get that many to fit on there, but i think it works. hopefully i can get a good clearcoat on it to hold them down and protect them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members L-1329 Posted February 9, 2010 Members Share Posted February 9, 2010 I'll be ordering the Nordstrand pups... ^^^ Definitly not punk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kpax Posted February 9, 2010 Members Share Posted February 9, 2010 The Bad Religion sticker is 5/32 inches too far to the right. Start over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mlwarriner Posted February 9, 2010 Author Members Share Posted February 9, 2010 ^^^ Not punk. ^^^ Definitly not punk. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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