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Squier Affinity P Bass Re-finish


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Having built my first Bass from scratch, I thought I might try my hand at re-finishing an existing one. So when I was offered a second hand Squier Affinity P Bass, I thought I would give it a go. The Bass is a 2005 (stamped on the neck) and had clearly not been looked after. The frets were grooved, the body had a lump out of it near the input jack, the pots were scratchy when turned, neck was quite dirty, clearly not loved.

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So the plan was to strip it back to just the timber and then upgrade all the components. Looking through hundreds of pictures I decided I would like a white body, black scratch plate and white headstock. All the hardware would be black, along with the strings. I didn't see many like this so thought it would be something different.

First job was to take it all apart and start preparing the woodwork. I used a sander and lots of elbow grease to get a decent base to work from.

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Then the primer coats were sprayed on. I am using automotive rattle cans to paint it. I will upgrade and get some decent spray equipment in the future, although I have got quite a good finish by spraying plenty of thin coats and flattening it off between coats.

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I have put my logo on the headstock and cleaned up the fretboard. I have re-oiled it and dressed the frets.

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[url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/87323611@N03/9215603910/"]IMG_2295[/url] by [url="http://www.flickr.com/people/87323611@N03/"]bigjas42[/url], on Flickr

I have put Wilkinson tuners on. They are too big for the Squier headstock so need filing down and touching up with black paint.

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[url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/87323611@N03/9215592766/"]IMG_2336[/url] by [url="http://www.flickr.com/people/87323611@N03/"]bigjas42[/url], on Flickr

The scratch plate is 3 ply, the volume and tone knobs are black aluminium, Black bridge, black strap buttons, new pots and input jack, and new Tonerider pickups.

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And the finished Bass is just what I wanted. I have set it up and its had its first gig. I am really pleased with the finish and the sound. The new pickups are much better than the stock Squier ones. I like the DR Black Beauty strings too.

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More pictures [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/87323611@N03/sets/72157634496323236/"]HERE[/url]

Jas

[url="http://jasebass.webs.com/"]http://jasebass.webs.com/[/url]

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  • 4 weeks later...

That looks very cool , well done mate . Ive just bought a set of Toneriders for my , ahem, project , what's the sound like ? I've also got black tuners and bridge which I'm going to give a thin coat of Hammerite !

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