AndyTravis Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 Yeah they’ll work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maude Posted April 30, 2022 Author Share Posted April 30, 2022 Even though I'm not usually a gold hardware lover, I'm considering it for this colour scheme. I'll see when it's painted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merello Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 Just found this thread. Intrigued and totally. Sold on seeing the finished article… 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy67 Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 Update? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maude Posted May 28, 2022 Author Share Posted May 28, 2022 2 hours ago, andy67 said: Update? 'Fraid not! Nothing has happened, bleedin' life's been getting in the way. It's ready for some colour, but every weekend that's had suitable weather I've been too busy with other stuff. Today would be perfect but I've got a wedding to go to in a bit. Tomorrow will be OK, but I'll have been to a wedding yesterday and might not feel up to it, if you know what I mean. 😉 As it's essentially four different paint stages now it's not a five minute job, well not at home anyway. There's the pink front to do, then the dyed back plus clear, then the flake coats, then clearcoat the whole body, each being thoroughly air dried in between or the masking will mark it. I have got these waterslide decals though so at least something has happened. I'll keep you all posted as and when there's progress. 🙂👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy67 Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 Brill looking forward to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maude Posted May 29, 2022 Author Share Posted May 29, 2022 Well it turns out that, "Aren't you supposed to be getting ready?", can't be heard over the noise of a compressor! 😂 I got the Shell Pink on yesterday before we went to the wedding. The rear of the bass will (hopefully) be a similar colour to the wood of the deckchair, with a slight burst to hide the edges. Part of the reason for the delay was that I was experimenting a bit. Traditionally, in the hotrod/custom world, metalflake is applied over a black basecoat. Even what looks like a full flake job is usually about 95% coverage so the black base makes the flake 'pop' as the 'mericans like to say. Or you use a very similar coloured metallic base and dust a coat of flake on top to get that medium sparkle look. There's no rules but sometimes things just don't look right. Shell Pink isn't metallic and the rose gold flake I'm using doesn't match, why make life easy. 😁 I wanted a pink base to soften the look but wasn't sure if it would look like right, but I'm happy (ish) that it'll work. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 23 minutes ago, Maude said: Well it turns out that, "Aren't you supposed to be getting ready?", can't be heard over the noise of a compressor! 😂 I got the Shell Pink on yesterday before we went to the wedding. The rear of the bass will (hopefully) be a similar colour to the wood of the deckchair, with a slight burst to hide the edges. Part of the reason for the delay was that I was experimenting a bit. Traditionally, in the hotrod/custom world, metalflake is applied over a black basecoat. Even what looks like a full flake job is usually about 95% coverage so the black base makes the flake 'pop' as the 'mericans like to say. Or you use a very similar coloured metallic base and dust a coat of flake on top to get that medium sparkle look. There's no rules but sometimes things just don't look right. Shell Pink isn't metallic and the rose gold flake I'm using doesn't match, why make life easy. 😁 I wanted a pink base to soften the look but wasn't sure if it would look like right, but I'm happy (ish) that it'll work. The Fender Steve Harris is flake over LPB so it should really work as it’s the same principle- you have to stare at it like a magic eye photo… ”oh look a schooner!” ”ha it’s a sailboat…” ”a schooner is a sailboat…” 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JottoSW1 Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 1 hour ago, AndyTravis said: The Fender Steve Harris is flake over LPB so it should really work as it’s the same principle- you have to stare at it like a magic eye photo… ”oh look a schooner!” ”ha it’s a sailboat…” ”a schooner is a sailboat…” Isn't a schooner a sort of Beer Glass? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 8 minutes ago, JottoSW1 said: Isn't a schooner a sort of Beer Glass? Both 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 12 minutes ago, AndyTravis said: Both 😉 As opposed to a skunner, which is something rude in the local dialect. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JottoSW1 Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 Scunner ain't that rude, just a downer/disappointment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maude Posted June 2, 2022 Author Share Posted June 2, 2022 (edited) Absolutely rediculous! 😂 It needs lots of lacquer yet to bury the flake, but, well I don't know what to say. 🙈 Edited June 2, 2022 by Maude 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 That is amazing. Have you got a gig with Abba? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maude Posted June 2, 2022 Author Share Posted June 2, 2022 It's less pink when not in full sun. As with all sparkle finishes, you really can't appreciate the effect in a photo. It's really sparkly in real life. The back and sides were going to be dark wood but looking at this photo I think it would look good in vintage white, plus headstock. Would sparkle headstock be too much? A chrome bridge would suit white back and sides better than the dark wood one, so it may have to be dark wood. Hmm decisions decisions. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 42 minutes ago, Maude said: It's less pink when not in full sun. As with all sparkle finishes, you really can't appreciate the effect in a photo. It's really sparkly in real life. The back and sides were going to be dark wood but looking at this photo I think it would look good in vintage white, plus headstock. Would sparkle headstock be too much? A chrome bridge would suit white back and sides better than the dark wood one, so it may have to be dark wood. Hmm decisions decisions. Looks cool - matching headstock would be nice too - does it have binding? Dark wood would look good with a white binding line. Actually dark wood would look good full stop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maude Posted June 2, 2022 Author Share Posted June 2, 2022 17 minutes ago, LukeFRC said: Looks cool - matching headstock would be nice too - does it have binding? Dark wood would look good with a white binding line. Actually dark wood would look good full stop It has a white binding but it's now very thin in a couple of areas due to the amount of sanding required to completely remove the blue stain. I'll be reinstating the binding. The original plan, well the one I'd ended up with after a few things didn't go to plan stripping it, was sparkle top, white and bronze binding and a dark stained wood back and sides. The construction is a two piece centre block with two 'wings', so viewed from the bottom there are four different end grains visible. I'd have to do the same as Yamaha which is to paint the sides in a solid colour that sunbursts into the matching transparent colour on the rear. I'd planned on using calligraphy ink for the sides and rear as it's easy to apply to the needed colour and doesn't react to poly lacquer. The problem with this is the ink will never hide the four end grains, I'll need to mix a matching solid colour and try to fade it into the ink. If I went with solid colour vintage white back and sides then it's just a case of whacking it on, it'll obviously cover the end grains. Just thinking out loud really. I'll mull it over and probably come up with something totally different. 😁 I've kind of got an idea brewing but it might be a step too far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 Does such a step really exist? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maude Posted June 2, 2022 Author Share Posted June 2, 2022 I fear I may have already taken that step in pink glittery shoes anyway. 🤣 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard R Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 (edited) Like that a lot! Definitely keep the headstock and sides white. Use chrome hardware if you have it, but if not then whatever you have - the hardware is easier to change later.. It looks like a 50's Cadilac and there's nowt wrong with that. Awesome bass for a party band. Edited June 3, 2022 by Richard R Edited to correct autocorrect 🙄 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maude Posted September 19, 2022 Author Share Posted September 19, 2022 Finally, a bit of of bleedin' progress 😁. After shamefully ignoring this for a while, persistent quizzing by @andy67has guilt tripped me into making a bit of more of an effort. This was all your fault to start with anyway. 😂 I'm joking of course, but thanks for the nudge, I need it sometimes. Well the issue was that the contrasting end grain woods in the body sides would look terrible if the back and sides were just stained. It would be far easier to just go for a solid colour for the back and sides, but I wanted the wood grain on the back to be visible. Lots of scenarios to run through, not least was I going light or dark wood. Although I liked the light colour in the previous pictures my original plan was dark wood. I'm sticking with dark because the pink sparkle is a lot darker in real life and the darker wood goes better with it I feel. The sparkle is rose gold and has more gold/brown tones to it than silver, which would work better with a light coloured back. If you imagine bright silvery pink with white and chrome, compared to darker coppery pink with brown and gold. I masked the back with foam about 5-10mm in from the the edge to allow me to prime the sides and slightly onto the back to cover the different grains on the sides and the edge of the back piece. The foam tape gives a softer edge to the primer so as not to get a step. I used black primer as that should work best with what I have decided to do. I'll stain the back wood to a colour I like and then spray a sunburst effect with a paint that matches the stain, then lacquer it all in. Foam masking and primer. Once demasked I gently sprayed a slight sunburst with the primer to further soften the primer edge. The easiest thing to do now would be just black ink to stain the back and lacquer it but the black is a bit harsh for what I want. A dark brown just works better. Primer flatted and ready for stain. I'm using calligraphy ink, @Andyjr1515's recommendation which I really like using as you can re-wet them and work and blend them, even remove them to a degree. This had a wipe of sepia ink a while ago but it was very brown with no gold tones to it, so was wiped off with a wet cloth, which has left it slightly darkened. Below is around a 50/50 mix of sepia and yellow ochre. The wierd patch is a mix sunlight and the ink drying. Then a wipe over with just the sepia. It has a more golden hue in the flesh. I did toy with the idea of rather than trying to paint the sides to match the back, doing them a different colour like bronze but I think it would start to look tacky if there's too much going on. Next step, match the sides. 🙂👍 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 Great work, as always. It looks fantastic, but I really liked the white. I understand it was very full on, though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy67 Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 Wow! Looks gorgeous 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartelby Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 I've only just seen this thread. This bass is going to look bloody amazing!! Nice work!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pea Turgh Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 (edited) How did I miss this?!?! Awesome as always, @Maude! Are you bringing any of your basses to the SW Bass Bash? Edited September 29, 2022 by Pea Turgh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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