CaptainBlackarm16 Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 Hi folks, So not too long back I had my 1977 Fender jazz refinished by Doug Wilkes of Wilkes guitars. He did a fantastic job of refinishing the bass in Nitro Gloss black, which needed doing, as I purchased the bass from The Bass Gallery in Camden with a terrible refinish by the previous owner which turned a milky green after a while :S Anyway, I got used to the bass being quite beaten up and worn in, I also preferred the character it gave to the bass, just not the awful color and uneven finish, So I'm thinking maybe a light relic job, which obviously matches the fact that the bass is old, The neck and headstock are nicely aged with dinks etc, but I feel the body is bit too new looking and wouldn't mind it being lightly relic'd and maybe some checking? I was wondering if there are any luthiers around Staffordshire/Derbyshire who'd be wiling to take on a relic job? Cheers C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 WezV on this forum (not sure how active but you can also contact him on The Fretboard forum) is a very experienced and skilled builder and finisher. Some of the recent relic work I've seen has been superb. I'm pretty sure he lives in Burton-on-Trent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainBlackarm16 Posted October 13, 2016 Author Share Posted October 13, 2016 [quote name='Andyjr1515' timestamp='1476397856' post='3154054'] WezV on this forum (not sure how active but you can also contact him on The Fretboard forum) is a very experienced and skilled builder and finisher. Some of the recent relic work I've seen has been superb. I'm pretty sure he lives in Burton-on-Trent [/quote] Would you be up for it mate? Ive seen some of your work is stunning... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 [quote name='CaptainBlackarm16' timestamp='1476400490' post='3154070'] Would you be up for it mate? Ive seen some of your work is stunning... [/quote] I'd love to say yes, but relicing is something I've never tried and I have a principle not to experiment on other people's instruments - I would always try out new techniques and approaches on my own basses and guitars first.... WezV is very approachable - I really do think he's your best first point of call. If it's not for him, I know he has a very wide contact group... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grangur Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 (edited) I've done relic work. Can't say I enjoy it much, but I've done it. If you're interested, drop me a PM. I won't pretend I know a quick route to "checking". I know there *was* the way of heating and freezing the nitro. But new nitro has that "flaw" removed. So I won't pretend I know a shortcut. Edited October 14, 2016 by Grangur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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