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Paisley PB-50 No More


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Think it was last summer I recalled my tale of woe on the PB-50 paisley. It looked Ok until I bought the Fender version.

 

Played and sounded great but the finish wasn't a patch on the real deal so toyed with a change. Snakeskin was considered 🙂 Cloth bought was too small 😞 Put on back burner.

 

6 weeks back the old man was told he had lung cancer,at 83 there was no talk of treatment.As he got weaker I quit work to look after him. During the "quiet" spells the finish was stripped. Often I'd be at the wet 'n' dry while we watched tv.

I didn't think I could afford the delivery time from Northwest guitars so spray paint was bought from B&M 😲 Good thinking on my part, 2 days after assembly the nurse started talking about hospice.

 

He passed away Wednesday afternoon so this was our last job together.

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I'm so sorry to hear this. 6 weeks or 6 months - it's still not long enough to say goodbye. 

Thanks for sharing this at what must be a difficult and emotional time. That's a fine looking bass and it will be forever special - play it with pride 'cos the old man will be listening and tapping his feet.

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Thanks for the kind words folks.

 

Wasn't thinking straight yesterday,collected the death cert that afternoon. I should've added this to the paisley build thread.

 

The blue sprayed quite easy,occasional rub to keep things flat. Plasikote gloss was a nightmare,more satin with the odd patch of gloss 🤬 Attempting to sweeten out a bloody big run on the back saw the black base coat spring to life 🤬🤬 Touch up "split" on contact with gloss 🤬🤬🤬

 

Grabbed the 🤠hat and 2 tins of satin lurking on the shelf. Currently pretending I'd planned a satin finish from the start 🤐

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