Big Low End

I’ve just seen this Fender orange sparkle relic on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1GDUFJfTv6/?mibextid=wwXIfr

I really like that… tempted!

Personally I can’t stand clear scratch plates.

Bass had its first live outing last night. I think it’s safe to say orange sparkle is a Marmite finish, judging by the mixture of comments afterwards 😄

For me a P bass is totally wrong without a pickguard. But when I put it on after the refinish it did upset me to cover up so much of the orange sparkle.

Yes done by Bow Finishing. The finish is absolutely flawless but they’re not cheap. I had a P body in Tidepool and really couldn’t gel with it, so got this done. Also bought a loaded pickguard from an American Professional II and a Mexican neck, Hipshot tuners. Only fiddly bits were cutting the nut slots and soldering in the two ground wires.

NOOOOOOOOO!!! I’m reclaiming orange back for decent folk.

Just got one. Always previously nervous to gig a wireless due to fear of interference and dropouts, but the reviews on here and elsewhere led me to take the plunge on the A58. Not gigged it yet but I can confirm that it preserves the full tonal range of the bass and I can’t detect the latency. Total background silence playing it through a Fender Rumble placed 3ft away from our home broadband router and Hive central heating remote unit. Fingers crossed it works out this well on stage.

Thanks, it’s definitely my gigging bass for the next two performances at least. This one has always felt just right and now it also looks just right.

No masking tape, it doesn’t seem to stain anything which is varnished but if the bass body was pale in colour I would’ve been careful not to get any on it. All I did was lay the bass on two flat cushions with a strip of kitchen towel on top of the cushions, cleaned the fretboard with lighter fluid and a microfibre cloth, then caked on the Montypresso with a rag and rubbed it in. Made sure there was a really thick coat everywhere and left for 24 hours. The Montypresso is so thick in consistency that it didn’t drip or anything like that. So I now have a much nicer looking fretboard with no anger from the wife due to stained cushions/table etc.

Great result for me this weekend darkening a pau ferro fretboard with Monty’s Montypresso. Cleaned the fretboard with lighter fluid beforehand and left the Montypresso on for 24 hours. Before and after results below.

I got the Montypresso and left it on for 24 hours after cleaning the fretboard with lighter fluid (I need to use the bass today so couldn’t leave it on for 48 hours). A remarkable transformation, exactly as hoped for. The Pau Ferro could now pass for rosewood. Thanks for the recommendation.

Just ordered from Andertons 👍

Thank you, I’ll get some and give it a go.