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Once the hardware and neck were off, I set about removing the finish. I initially tried a paint stripper, which made zero impact. Not a bubble. I had seen a few examples where heat guns had been used, so I gave that a try...well, I borrowed my wife's hair dryer when she was away one weekend. Surprisingly, this worked! I kept the dryer moving steadily over the body and used a scraper to loosen the paint around a ding. The paint on the front and back came off rather easily. I'd say it took me an hour or so to do both sides. As you can see, under the paint was a yellow sealer coat. Heat didn't touch this! More on this later... The body stripped of hardware and before any work. Getting there with my hair dryer! Note the yellow sealer coat The pile of paint after being removed I ran into issues when the hair dryer wasn't as good at removing the paint from the edges and inside the horns. For this, I actually upgraded to a real heat gun and left the wife's hair dryer for its usual purpose! I had some success but it took a lot longer and left smaller chips of paint still on the body which were a pain to remove. I bought a hand sander, stuck some 100 grit to it and just went at it. And this worked a treat! It went right through the sealer coat and I had an attachment which let me get into the horns easier too. The whole body was paint free and sealer free and sanded to 100 grit in about half an hour. I don't think the sanding would have been as quick had I not removed the larger pieces of paint, but I was happy with the end result. I then sanded with 240, then 320 and it was nice and smooth.

Hi all, I've recently restored an old Schecter Jazz, and thought it may be useful or interesting to share the experience for others who were wanting to do similar. From the start, I think it's worth pointing out I'm in no way skilled with things such as this, and most parts were trial and error. The project is now complete, and I'm really pleased with the end result, so it shows that a relative novice can still do this with some success! So anyway, I've become somewhat obsessed with old Schecter USA custom shop things, and especially their Monstertone pickups. They were recently reissued, however I'm always on the lookout for an old set. In the rare cases where old Schecter USA basses become available, they sell for too high a price and are almost non-existent the UK. Following a recent trip to Japan, I discovered that the 'Schecter Japan' brand had produced similar style basses. Information about them is quite thin on the ground. They used quality hardware and materials, and are available at a much more reasonable cost. I'm unsure of production dates for these "JB basses" - I'm guessing late 80's/90's. Most importantly for me though, was that they come with the Monstertone pickups. A very used bass turned up in Japan, which I bought. I don't remember the cost, but I think it was around £300, plus import costs to the UK. My initial plan was to steal the pickups and sell the bass on cheap so I got something back for it. Here is the bass in the auction; As you can see, not great condition, but I figured it was worth a punt. When the bass arrived, it came with old rusted strings and needed a good clean. Pickups made a noise though and it has a great neck with low action and frets in great condition. Unfortunately, I neglected to get any pictures of the bass once it arrived and started to dismantle it shortly after. My new plan was to strip and refinish it. I'd always been keen to try and do a spray can nitro finish, and the bass seemed a good candidate. But first, I needed to get the thick black poly off...

I went to Ochanomizu last December, was on my honeymoon with the wife....she loved it Similar experience to you, but I didn't bring anything back with me. Loved seeing Fender Japan, Bacchus, Moon, etc basses everywhere. I remember seeing a few Sadowsky 200 valve bass amps there too. Crazy good quality stuff. There's a shop in Shinjuku called TC Gakki which is chock full of 2nd hand gear. It was a dream come true Would love to go back there

Mine came today. The rumours are true...this thing is awesome. I've got an original Tall Font and they sound identical.

Ordered last night. Wasn't expecting much from EHX's more recent pedals, but I'm impressed by the videos I've see of it. Looking forward to trying it out.

I'm sure Couch straps are vegan, but I doubt they'd be wide enough for your needs. Fantastic straps though...

I'm not sure if they're chrome plated, is there an easy way to find out? They came to me covered in rust. The rust is now gone, but in the process, the pole pieces took a beating. I'll try 1000 grit and see what they look like. When you say oil, can you explain what you mean? Thanks!

[color=#191919][font=Verdana, Arial, sans-serif][size=4]Hi all,[/size][/font][/color] [color=#191919][font=Verdana, Arial, sans-serif][size=4]I'm currently restoring on old Schecter Jazz. The 2 pickups have scratched pole pieces. I'm wondering how I can get these smooth again. I'm thinking about light sanding, maybe 600 grit or above to get the scratches out. Does anyone have any tips/ideas how I can do this?[/size][/font][/color] [color=#191919][font=Verdana, Arial, sans-serif][size=4]FYI - the pickups have ceramic bar magnets so the actual pole pieces are just steel parts and not magnetised.[/size][/font][/color] [color=#191919][font=Verdana, Arial, sans-serif][size=4]Many thanks[/size][/font][/color]

I think that's a hybrid head, not the all-valve V8. Great stack though and a good price

'73 Jazz body Tele bass Warmoth neck Schecter Monstertone pickups Schaller 3D bridge and M4S tuners Ki0gon loom Wired in series mode. [URL=http://smg.photobucket.com/user/goat_punisher/media/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20170430_203407_zpskh2ktrb8.jpg.html][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v292/goat_punisher/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20170430_203407_zpskh2ktrb8.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

Lovely! I had a Midnight Wine Jazz back in the day, and recently had a Yamaha BB1600 in same colour as yours. Enjoy!

Sweet deal, binky_bass!

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Just sold Kev my Sovtek Big Muff. Easy transaction and great comms throughout. Cheers mate. Enjoy!