sifi2112 Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 After hours of sanding / wet n drying it's finally finished (bar some more wax coats) and really pleased .. actually blacker than on some pics & def better in the flesh ! so what do ya think ? Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stewart Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 Ibanez DWB3 Looks like a pretty good job, but I prefer the orange myself... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budget bassist Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 (edited) Ooh that looks rather nice! Edited June 26, 2008 by budget bassist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul, the Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 (edited) I like it. Especially the blank headstock. That bridge isn't going anywhere. Edited June 26, 2008 by paul, the Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stingray5 Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 Mmm, looks nice. Was this an Ibanez? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassmanady Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 Out of interest...did you use a wood dye,which looks like it to me,or wood stain,and what colour was it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee4 Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 Black dye and a clear wax? Or did you get some black wax? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sifi2112 Posted June 26, 2008 Author Share Posted June 26, 2008 It still is an Ibanez ! .. only thing I added (hand made by me ! lol) are the ali control plates on the back, partly cos I sanded off so much to get to bare wood that the original plates are now too thick ! rest is all original cept blend pot & input jack that need replacing .. hardware I used wet n dry to remove the gold & stubborn copper layer to get to bare metal .. took forever but now it's done I'm well pleased .. had this bass up for sale a while back but think I'll keep cos it was the 1st decent one I bought bout 5 yrs ago but am more inclined to passive, so might not use for gigs .. we'll see .. like just looking at it ! Black stain & clear wax .. gonna do 2 other basses the same cos I love the feel & look of wax .. Next project already under way .. will post some pics soon thanks for the comments guys ! Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noisedude Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 Well you've certainly done a number on it. I like the tango'd look of mine but the weathered look yours has come out with is very cool. I've not come across a higher-spec bass for the money so if it makes you want to keep it, so much the better. The question, though, is what on earth possessed you to undertake such a project in the first place? I can even dent the polyester finishes on most guitars, much less sand them off!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sifi2112 Posted July 3, 2008 Author Share Posted July 3, 2008 [quote name='noisedude' post='230242' date='Jul 1 2008, 01:23 AM']Well you've certainly done a number on it. I like the tango'd look of mine but the weathered look yours has come out with is very cool. I've not come across a higher-spec bass for the money so if it makes you want to keep it, so much the better. The question, though, is what on earth possessed you to undertake such a project in the first place? I can even dent the polyester finishes on most guitars, much less sand them off!![/quote]Well I was gonna sell cos I wasn't using any more but as there wasn't much interest I decided to see what it'd turn out like .. did all the sanding by hand (never again !) 'unfortunately' lol turned out much better (after 2nd 'proper' attempt) than anticipated & love the wax feel .. so now I have 2 jazz basses that are under going the same (only this time using a palm sander !) .. nearly done .. guess I just like the 'black' wood finish .. come to think of it I had my (red) Harley powder coated last year & did some bit wrinkle black myself ! & de-badged ! Simon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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