xgsjx Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 I have a 20 odd year old Ibanez SR1000 that I bought new in metallic charcoal & over the years has acquired many chips & dents in the paintwork. When I bought it I loved hard rock & heavy metal, so the bass' image went well with the leather jackets etc. Now I'm 40 & I still love the bass but I'm not so keen on black anymore (or all the chips in it) & have been toying with the idea for about a year now of taking the thing apart & stripping it back to the wood & maybe lacquer or oil/wax it or spray it a different colour (I used to be a signwriter, so competent & confident enough to do all the preps & spraying). Should I do it? I don't plan on ever selling the bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gub Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 [quote name='xgsjx' post='1217806' date='May 2 2011, 05:37 PM']I have a 20 odd year old Ibanez SR1000 that I bought new in metallic charcoal & over the years has acquired many chips & dents in the paintwork. When I bought it I loved hard rock & heavy metal, so the bass' image went well with the leather jackets etc. Now I'm 40 & I still love the bass but I'm not so keen on black anymore (or all the chips in it) & have been toying with the idea for about a year now of taking the thing apart & stripping it back to the wood & maybe lacquer or oil/wax it or spray it a different colour (I used to be a signwriter, so competent & confident enough to do all the preps & spraying). Should I do it? I don't plan on ever selling the bass.[/quote] I would say yes go for it ! if you are not planning on selling it and i would imagine being a 20 year olkd ibanez that the wood would be pretty decent underneath the paint . i have an old 86 roadstar in black which i have had pretty much from new and although its decent paint i wouldnt mind doing the same . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Stu Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Why not? Sounds like you've got all the good reasons, the curiosity will always be there if you don't, you've got the ability & in the unlikely chance that you get stuck you've got an excellent luthier just down the road from you who specialises in finishing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted May 2, 2011 Author Share Posted May 2, 2011 [quote name='Big_Stu' post='1217888' date='May 2 2011, 06:39 PM']Why not? Sounds like you've got all the good reasons, the curiosity will always be there if you don't, you've got the ability & in the unlikely chance that you get stuck you've got an excellent luthier just down the road from you who specialises in finishing.[/quote] Potentially a silly Q, but who's that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Stu Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 (edited) [quote name='xgsjx' post='1217948' date='May 2 2011, 07:27 PM']Potentially a silly Q, but who's that?[/quote] [url="http://www.rvguitars.co.uk/"]http://www.rvguitars.co.uk/[/url] A really good guy, know him thru John Birch but he did a few jobs for me when I lived in Edinburgh. He lives west of Perth, I'll leave it to him as IF or when he needs to pass his address on. Edited May 2, 2011 by Big_Stu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 It'll be like getting a new bass - Strip it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megallica Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Get it off (the paint) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerboy Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 I stripped an identical bass (well, metallic pink) as my first adventure in bass DIY. The paint is incredibly thick and hard. It can be cracked off in flakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted May 9, 2011 Author Share Posted May 9, 2011 (edited) I've started! I've stripped the paint off it. Started by chipping flakes away & then got the blowtorch out & voala! I'm making a Steinberger Spirit with a head!!!!! Here's the first couple of pics taken with my phone... Stripped & ready for stripping (I'd already chipped away at some pait round the edge) Stick it in a vice & get the blowtorch & paint stripper into action All the poly gone! Still a bit messy I've got more pics & I'll get em up soon. Edited May 9, 2011 by xgsjx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted May 9, 2011 Author Share Posted May 9, 2011 Some more... I stripped it down to a clear matt coating. [/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted May 9, 2011 Author Share Posted May 9, 2011 I then stripped it down to the wood with the blowtorch & left some nice burn marks. I tried using other methods, but nowt was working. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted May 9, 2011 Author Share Posted May 9, 2011 & now I've sanded it down ready for messing it up! More later!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quoth'd Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 That looks an absolute beaut After all that hard work to get her naked . . . . It'd be a sin to cover up with paint again Have you decided what finish your going with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Looks like nice wood underneath, well done! Looks much nicer IMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted May 9, 2011 Author Share Posted May 9, 2011 I'm toying with a few ideas & there'll definitely be a good bit of wood visible. My ideas involve either some silver leaf or aluminium paint directly on part of the wood so you can still see the grain & finishing the whole body in a satin lacquer, or maybe something different? A play around with Photoshop is in order before deciding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megallica Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 [quote name='xgsjx' post='1225645' date='May 9 2011, 10:17 PM']I'm toying with a few ideas & there'll definitely be a good bit of wood visible. My ideas involve either some silver leaf or aluminium paint directly on part of the wood so you can still see the grain & finishing the whole body in a satin lacquer, or maybe something different? A play around with Photoshop is in order before deciding.[/quote] Keep us posted - looks much nicer already Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 whatever you do - i quite like the look of the socket well staying black. top work ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayman Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 Yeah, top job, looks like a nice grain on it too. superb bass, and well worth the overhaul. Can't wait to see the finished job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted May 23, 2011 Author Share Posted May 23, 2011 Here's the rest of the pictures for now... Getting some Danish sanded into it... [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xgsjx/5752494850/"][/url] From an angle... [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xgsjx/5751951481/"][/url] Stuck together... [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xgsjx/5752500042/"][/url] & finished off for now... [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xgsjx/5752503160/"][/url] Excuse the pics, they was taken with my phone & put on flickr with the iPhone app (no editing or anything). I'll get some decent pics later. I'm gonna give it a wax in a few days time after the oil has lost it's stench. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassman Sam Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Wow, that looks lovely. You've done a great job there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Rock Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Lovely, a big improvement - it reminds me of the ash Warwick Corvette (I think most people went for the bubinga, bit I always preferred the ash) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted June 16, 2011 Author Share Posted June 16, 2011 Finally finished! [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xgsjx/5840432981/"][/url] Some of my fave angles on it... [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xgsjx/5840429341/"][/url] [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xgsjx/5840976246/"][/url] [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xgsjx/5840422817/"][/url] [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xgsjx/5840425217/"][/url] [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xgsjx/5840966188/"][/url] [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xgsjx/5840968462/"][/url] It's almost like having a new bass that feels like home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynepunkdude Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 Amazing work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbytodd Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 looks awesome.well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charic Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 If only all basses had a grain that nice excellent work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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