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My 1975 Jazz Bass project

Started by Pissy, March 08, 2015, 02:43:51 PM

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Hagard

The natural finish looks good, better than the old law suit era Hondo II P bass copy I have.

Pissy

I'm kinda digging the natural look as well.  it looks good mocked up with the pickups and hardware on it.
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CID Vicious

Quote from: Pissy on March 15, 2015, 10:29:04 AM
I'm kinda digging the natural look as well.  it looks good mocked up with the pickups and hardware on it.

Quote from Car Craft magazine: "Nothing is cheaper than what you already have."

If you dig the natural you can just steel wool it and try it out for awhile...unlike a neck it doesn't really need a sealer.
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VOLVO)))

Yeah.. I wouldn't do that. I also wouldn't stain it. Ugliest shit ever. Unless it has good looking grain, I'd paint it. It's a nice bass. I think it should be restored properly.
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Hagard

I think the patina looks good on the photo's.

Funny thing is I thought that Fender had put the three bolt necks on the P & J bass as well as the regular guitars, must be mistaken. 

moose23

Quote from: Hagard on March 16, 2015, 09:54:36 PM
I think the patina looks good on the photo's.

Funny thing is I thought that Fender had put the three bolt necks on the P & J bass as well as the regular guitars, must be mistaken. 

They did a year or two later. My 77 is 3 bolt.

Pissy




Visiting my parents, up in Iron MTn MI and my dad cut me some 1/4" plugs.  Some out of maple, some birch. We'll see what fits best color/grain wise.



He didn't have any alder scrap.  His wood shop is better than anyone's I've ever seen. One day i suppose I'll have to deal with it being way the fuck up north, when the time comes.
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Pissy

The more I look at this body, the more it looks all but impossible to get down to an acceptable level of cleanliness in order to properly showcase a transparent finish.  The old paint seeped into the endgrain is some very difficult places to pull it out without sanding down a good bit.  Something I'd rather not do.

The alternative would be to seal it up/fill in the dents and put an opaque color on it.  I may do this.  Still with a brown, but not transparent 'walnut' as fender originally did it.
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Pissy

The frets cleaned up very well btw, Jake.


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VOLVO)))

Awesome. Did it yourself? Great for a first time.
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Pissy

I did.  I'd done touch up stuff before.  Bought that Fret kit from Stew Mac a few years ago.  I used the broad side of that file that comes with the kit, to get the most out of the frets.  Then 220, then 600, then steel wool, then lemon oil.
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VOLVO)))

If you have a dremel and polishing wheels, green compound and a few minutes, do that. Makes a world of difference. I sand to 1500, then do the dremel stuff with light passes. Then buff with microfiber. You can read in the clarity
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Lip

man... that is so awesome Pissy. That looks like a great bass!! I cant wait to see the finished macheen.
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Pissy

Thanks lip!  I haven't touched in a week or so. Might get a toothbrush and acetone tonight and try to work on the paint stove up in the bruises.
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Lip

Keep us posted holmes. Looking forward to more pics
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