Ian Savage Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Oooohhhhh, what could it be.... Oooooohhhhhhh..... And half an hour later... Question is, what to do now? Action and intonation are set, truss rod tweaked, all plays nicely and sounds fine acoustically...but what colour pickguard? Nice (aged?) white, and a bit of body relicing; I'm thinking a pickup cover might go on there too, which would be nice... A little bit MCFC, mind. Had a tort guard on it with Beedster, which apparently looked rather nice (although I don't know how much red you'd want in the tort), black is of course an option (although it MIGHT stray a little too close to the Steve Harris signature)... (to my eyes that's not great...) Opinions, guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Rock Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Good work, looks great. I'd go for the aged white and the chrome covers, especially with the maple board Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low End Bee Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Black. Be different. It'll look good too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillbilly deluxe Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Aged white & covers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 I've always like tort against sonic blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 I have to say I do like the aged white Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clauster Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Another vote for the aged white Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 How about a Sonic Blue scratch plate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Savage Posted August 11, 2011 Author Share Posted August 11, 2011 Aged white and cover(s) so far, any more for any more? not sure I can play with a bridge cover though, tried it on a Jazz a while ago and had to take it off in the end... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Savage Posted November 2, 2011 Author Share Posted November 2, 2011 Well, we're back on track after a few months' doing actual work and still having no money so after putting a ding in it myself during the house move decided to go the DIY relic route - an hour or so with some sandpaper and wire wool and we have: [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v669/smokingbeagle/P1030917.jpg[/IMG] Aged white 'plate for sure now...and need a pickup! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toasted Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 That's pretty tasteful for home relicing. Good job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Savage Posted November 2, 2011 Author Share Posted November 2, 2011 [quote name='Toasted' timestamp='1320233771' post='1423992'] That's pretty tasteful for home relicing. Good job! [/quote] Cheers man; one side-effect of the 'flatting back' of the finish which I'm very happy about is that the body doesn't feel so 'sticky', especially on a sweaty stage; reduces friction burns/blisters on picking hand & forearm, which I very much like. (Haven't gigged this one yet, obviously, but certainly found that on my Telecaster which I've done much the same thing to). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Savage Posted November 8, 2011 Author Share Posted November 8, 2011 And after the addition of a 'tasteful' pinup decal and a bit of roughing-up of the bridge: [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v669/smokingbeagle/P1030949.jpg[/IMG] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twigman Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 sorry - i just don't get relicing at all what's the point? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Savage Posted November 9, 2011 Author Share Posted November 9, 2011 [quote name='Twigman' timestamp='1320794119' post='1431655'] sorry - i just don't get relicing at all what's the point? [/quote] I wouldn't do it to a brand-new bass, obviously, but personally: - I've dinged the body myself anyway (and it was in 8/10 condition even before I got it); add the fact the bass is a 'bitsa' means it's worth next to bugger-all on resale, so I'd rather make it suit me (which, sadly, = fairly worn but still functional and looking alright, if past its best) - makes it far more distinctive should it ever get nicked - yes, alright, makes muso snobs come a LITTLE bit closer before they turn their noses up - as I mentioned before, the feel of roughed-up body paintwork is (IMO) far nicer than 'new-bass-gloss', 'specially if you sling it low like wot I do and have your right wrist/forearm rubbing the body whilst playing; sanding back the gloss from my Tele made it SO much more comfortable to play. [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v669/smokingbeagle/Telebefore.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v669/smokingbeagle/P1030152.jpg[/IMG] Personally I like the look of something a bit more 'roughed-up', in many spheres; many people don't, each to their own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twigman Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 fair enough........I play my 28 year old JV all the time which is still sort of glossy...it has a few dings but the finish isn't rubbing through...it strikes me that the way basses are 'reliced' is not a reflection of actual wear patterns and is not a realistic fakery of aging..... perhaps it's just me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Savage Posted November 9, 2011 Author Share Posted November 9, 2011 I'm taking cues from the 'proper' vintage ones in the pics above, not overly bothered about making it 'totally authentic' though, as it's only for my own enjoyment, not trying to fool anyone with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Savage Posted November 30, 2011 Author Share Posted November 30, 2011 [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v669/smokingbeagle/P1030953.jpg[/IMG] Finished! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charic Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 If you want to add to the relic'ing get yourself a studded wristband and shred for a few hours with a pick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 looking good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt P Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 ooh i llike that, have real GAS for a sonic blue precision now. Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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