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  1. November 23rd, 2007, 03:44 AM #1
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    Default What do you think leave the finish or take it back to natural

    Hi I got a new cheap bass at the right $ do you think I should leave it or got to a natural finish like my Jazz bass ? any comments

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    Quote Originally Posted by robert43
    Hi I got a new cheap bass at the right $ do you think I should leave it or got to a natural finish like my Jazz bass ? any comments

    http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/f...t/IMG_0010.jpg

    If that finish is as nice as it looks in the photo, I'd leave it alone.
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    The finish looks pretty good now. Before you do anything, you might want to pull the electronics cover off the back and see if the bass is solid wood or plywood. If it's plywood, it's not going to look too hot in a natural finish.

    Good luck with it.
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    Very good point bigoldron! For sure the maple on top is veneer if its a low budget guitar as you stated.I am not sure how that would turn out if sanding.You could do it by hand gently. Id leave it looks decent!

    I did google the name but the only one that showed up is solid ash!! Only $199..Interested to know what yours is made of!:
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  5. November 24th, 2007, 12:53 AM #5
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    Hi all its soild ash not plywood ( 1 of the main reasons for buying it )
    Does any 1 notice it looks like a SX bass
    any comments on that & yes for the moment I am going to leave the finish with maybe a black or tort pickgaurd
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    Hello robert43,

    That is great if it is solid ash. I would just change the pickguard. Tort sounds good to me

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    yes, I think you should leave it, the quilt maple is probably a veneer and would sand off easily, although if you were to do it, a nice blue dye would go niceley.
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    Hi all it turns out to be a photo quilt ( which I can remove ) for the time it will stay the same but after Christmas I might paint it red
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    Hey bro if ya sand the top to ash use a red stain to show the ash grain.Ash looks great with a trans finish.........Im having a new carvin done in all swamp ash with a trans finish
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    Opps I meant to say I cant remove pitty
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    Quote Originally Posted by mrmudcat
    Hey bro if ya sand the top to ash use a red stain to show the ash grain.Ash looks great with a trans finish.........Im having a new carvin done in all swamp ash with a trans finish
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    Ok what do you people think of this ( I know its only card board but to give me a idea before I buy)
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    Looks good robert43. That is a great way to do things by mocking up with cardboard, I do it all the time. I still think tort would look best my self. I do like black better than the white though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by M29
    Looks good robert43. That is a great way to do things by mocking up with cardboard, I do it all the time. I still think tort would look best my self. I do like black better than the white though.

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    Hi all I am going to order a Tort & balck pickgaurd .after Christmas then try them. Maybe I will spend 6 months black 6 months tort
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    Oh yeah there ya go! He's GASin he's GASin....

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    As much as I love modding, there are just some things that are best to leave alone. That finish looks good enough where I wouldn't mess with it.

    The pickguard, the electronics, the pickups....now that's a different story...
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    Quote Originally Posted by M29
    Hello robert43,

    That is great if it is solid ash. I would just change the pickguard. Tort sounds good to me

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    Concur!!! Could check out a pearl type guard too. I'd leave the finish though. :
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