Members chqtarzan Posted July 2, 2011 Members Share Posted July 2, 2011 When it showed up on local classifieds, it looked like this: (pictures from the ad) And now it looks like this: [video=youtube;LsM15bWrDFI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsM15bWrDFI It was full of stickers more than 15 years old, with lots of dings and scratches and missing a saddle. I ordered a wilkinson bridge with brass saddles, black pickguard and knobs for it. Then I stripped the old finish and did a refinish using Duplicolor and Minwax polyurethane. I intended to finish it in natural, but it turned out that the wood is too ugly. stripped and holes filled, sanded: primer: wet sanding after primer: color coats are duplicolor "radiant silver met" Then I got busy and didn't take any more picture. BTW, happy Canada Day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mesa/Kramer Posted July 2, 2011 Members Share Posted July 2, 2011 Great Job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members w00dsy Posted July 2, 2011 Members Share Posted July 2, 2011 excellent work, looks great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Muddslide Posted July 2, 2011 Members Share Posted July 2, 2011 Nice. Nothing beats a good P-bass IMO. I used to do rattlecan refinishes all the time years back. Really need to score some cheapie to do a project. Nice work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members j*h Posted July 2, 2011 Members Share Posted July 2, 2011 that looks great!congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members chqtarzan Posted July 2, 2011 Author Members Share Posted July 2, 2011 Thanks guys! The idea is that I predicted there to be a lot of imperfections on the refinish, so a black pickguard would provide a good contrast and attract visual attention over those imperfections. Despite the ugliness of the body woods, it's very light, like 3ish lbs. I'm amazed how well this bass plays, it plays better than my american p bass (I need to do a setup on the Am.p bass again).The sound from the ceramic pickup is okay too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MyEmergency Posted July 2, 2011 Members Share Posted July 2, 2011 What was your process for removing the finish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dani45 Posted July 2, 2011 Members Share Posted July 2, 2011 That looks fantastic! The guy that had it before you had a good taste in music too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ArKay Posted July 2, 2011 Members Share Posted July 2, 2011 Good job, congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members chqtarzan Posted July 3, 2011 Author Members Share Posted July 3, 2011 Good job, congrats How nice to see you again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Furtive Posted July 3, 2011 Members Share Posted July 3, 2011 Looks great in the pics. Nice job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brian Krashpad Posted July 3, 2011 Members Share Posted July 3, 2011 Congrats! (o)(o) Swingin' Utters and Groovie Ghoulies? Well played! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members chuck1016 Posted July 3, 2011 Members Share Posted July 3, 2011 You've done a wonderful thing my friend. That is beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members chqtarzan Posted July 5, 2011 Author Members Share Posted July 5, 2011 Thanks guys! Here's a clip:[video=youtube;LsM15bWrDFI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsM15bWrDFI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Preacher Posted July 5, 2011 Members Share Posted July 5, 2011 Man, looks great - and thanks for posting the clip! Nice work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members shadesofcraig Posted July 5, 2011 Members Share Posted July 5, 2011 Excellent job, that thing looks sweet. Love the sparkly silver... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BryanMichael Posted July 5, 2011 Members Share Posted July 5, 2011 NOICE. That's looks way better than I would have guessed when I saw the "before" pictures. Fantastic job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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