Originally Posted by robert43
If that finish is as nice as it looks in the photo, I'd leave it alone.
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
Originally Posted by robert43
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.
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!:
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
Hello robert43,
That is great if it is solid ash. I would just change the pickguard. Tort sounds good to me
M29
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
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
Opps I meant to say I cant remove pitty
+1Originally Posted by mrmudcat
Guitars: '05 MIA Fender Strat HSS, '04 MIA Fender Strat SSS, '03 Burns Steer, '83 Hondo LP copy (project)
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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)
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/f...t/IMG_0014.jpg
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.
M29
I agree with M29.Originally Posted by M29
Guitars: '05 MIA Fender Strat HSS, '04 MIA Fender Strat SSS, '03 Burns Steer, '83 Hondo LP copy (project)
Amps: Fender Blues Jr., Line 6 Spider II 112
Pedals: Boss BD-2, Boss CS-3, Boss DS-1, Ibanez TS9DX, Ibanez AW7, Ibanez FZ7, DigiTech Bad Monkey, BYOC Lazy Sprocket (in progress - almost there), Danelectro Cool Cat Chorus.
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
Oh yeah there ya go! He's GASin he's GASin....
M29
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...
Concur!!! Could check out a pearl type guard too. I'd leave the finish though. :Originally Posted by M29
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