miles'tone Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 Leave it as it is. Your history is on there, as is a bit of Natasha Schneider's. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Dare Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 "Still has the name tag on. Don't touch it. Don't even look at it". 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Useless amateur Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 51 minutes ago, Dan Dare said: "Still has the name tag on. Don't touch it. Don't even look at it". Hilarious film. The volume goes up to 11 🤣🤣🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belka Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 Keep it as it is. Also, if you do it in green, then technically, from a vintage point of view, the tort guard will be incorrect. It was only sunburst, shell pink and olympic white that came with tort pickguards back then, so although I'm sure it would look good it in green, it wouldn't look like it did when it left the factory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcray Posted October 1, 2020 Author Share Posted October 1, 2020 51 minutes ago, Belka said: Keep it as it is. Also, if you do it in green, then technically, from a vintage point of view, the tort guard will be incorrect. It was only sunburst, shell pink and olympic white that came with tort pickguards back then, so although I'm sure it would look good it in green, it wouldn't look like it did when it left the factory. That was one of my initial thoughts but I was able to find a few examples of custom Sea Foam green with a tort guard. Surf Green is usually paired with a white guard, but they sure are pretty with a tort. Honestly, it’s my instinct to stick with the white unless there was some indisputable reason that a refinish would improve the bass, which it will not. Everyone here has made some great points which I’m grateful for. 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 Leave it alone, or do the least you have to. It may not be completely "original" but I'd keep it as "original to me" as I could. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooky_lowdown Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 I don't know if it's me, but I think there maybe, just maybe a concensus here?!?! 😉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Keep it exactly how it is. And then order a custom from someone like Moollon, Olinto or Limelight to address your want for a Sea Foam over Sunburst curiosity. Simples Si 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcray Posted October 2, 2020 Author Share Posted October 2, 2020 52 minutes ago, Sibob said: Keep it exactly how it is. And then order a custom from someone like Moollon, Olinto or Limelight to address your want for a Sea Foam over Sunburst curiosity. Simples Si I’m attempting to downsize here!! 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adee Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 I wouldn't touch it, looks amazing, its your history ... bit like having a face lift, could go either way 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skybone Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 On 30/09/2020 at 17:27, Marcray said: Our intention is to do what needs to be done, after all, that bass has been around a while. You answered your own question in your opening statement. Go with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 7 hours ago, Marcray said: I’m attempting to downsize here!! 😁 Incorrect 😂 Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Conservation not restoration. Looks fabulous, has loads of history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 LEAVE IT! There, you’ve been told 😉. Fab looking bass, reminds me of my refin ‘63. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubit Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 On 30/09/2020 at 17:44, Happy Jack said: If the look & feel of the bass are a direct result of decades of you playing it ... leave it alone! If you do nothing now, then you retain the option to something later. If you do a refin now then that history is destroyed, and you can never get it back. This. I have an old Status Eclipse that I gigged all through the 90’s and early 2000’s. It was full of travel worn loveliness. Stupidly I painted it years ago and now I regret it so much. If I want it back to factory colour I have lost all the history of it. If I don’t I have lost all the history of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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