TRBboy Posted January 6 Author Share Posted January 6 @sandy_r found a pic on Google of one of the guitar variations that someone stripped 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandy_r Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 (edited) 27 minutes ago, TRBboy said: @sandy_r found a pic on Google of one of the guitar variations that someone stripped Oooh - that grain looks quite usable - maybe you could get some idea of the grain quality on your bass by looking in the pickup &k control routs? (if not obscured by shielding or paint) Edited January 6 by sandy_r 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 2 hours ago, TRBboy said: Lovely! I had a GS1 in cherry and a custom GS2 natural. I really don't think the wood on this Ibanez will be nice enough to get away with it though. And it's a lot more work to strip the entire finish to find out... Singlecut GS1 for me. I rather wish I'd kept it now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRBboy Posted January 6 Author Share Posted January 6 15 minutes ago, tauzero said: Singlecut GS1 for me. I rather wish I'd kept it now. Yeah same, really regret selling mine 😩 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRBboy Posted January 6 Author Share Posted January 6 42 minutes ago, sandy_r said: Oooh - that grain looks quite usable - maybe you could get some idea of the grain quality on your bass by looking in the pickup &k control routs? (if not obscured by shielding or paint) All painted/shielded unfortunately.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRBboy Posted January 8 Author Share Posted January 8 Another option.... Kinda semi-seriously considering sticker bombing it.... 🤭 Or keep it black, give it a good polish up, and maybe at some point switch the hardware for gold... 😃 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baloney Balderdash Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 (edited) Dark/deep metallic purple, like this, maybe? : Or, as someone else suggested, buy an adhesive skin, covering the whole body of the bass, in just about whatever color or pattern you should wish, for example purple paisley, here for instance: https://www.skinyourskunk.com/ Just to get an idea of what is possible, try to take a look on these to start with: https://www.skinyourskunk.com/pattern-guitar-skins.php Edited January 8 by Baloney Balderdash 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRBboy Posted January 8 Author Share Posted January 8 33 minutes ago, Baloney Balderdash said: Dark/deep metallic purple, like this, maybe? : Or, as someone else suggested, buy an adhesive skin, covering the whole body of the bass, in just about whatever color or pattern you should wish, for example purple paisley, here for instance: https://www.skinyourskunk.com/ Just to get an idea of what is possible, try to take a look on these to start with: https://www.skinyourskunk.com/pattern-guitar-skins.php Good suggestions! My first ever bass (which I still have), a Squier P, I resprayed in a VERY similar colour to that! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRBboy Posted January 15 Author Share Posted January 15 Other options... Also, having just refinished a speaker cab, I'm wondering if anyone's ever repainted a bass with Tuff Cab! 😅 Amazing stuff😏👌 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonBassAlpha Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Isn't that stuff rather knobbly and abrasive, or is there a version that comes out smooth? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRBboy Posted January 15 Author Share Posted January 15 3 minutes ago, MoonBassAlpha said: Isn't that stuff rather knobbly and abrasive, or is there a version that comes out smooth? You can apply it smooth, the stuff I've got is satin/matte kind of finish. If you use the textured roller it's much more.... Textured! 😅 Just kinda wondered if that would look cool on a bass, or just rubbish? 🤣🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 2 hours ago, TRBboy said: You can apply it smooth, the stuff I've got is satin/matte kind of finish. If you use the textured roller it's much more.... Textured! 😅 Just kinda wondered if that would look cool on a bass, or just rubbish? 🤣🤔 I suspect the latter. At least it would be well-nigh impossible to relic it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRBboy Posted January 19 Author Share Posted January 19 Been doing a bit more tinkering, got rid of the 'tone toggle' switch and installed a regular tone control with orange drop. Much better for my tastes! Easier to dial in a sweet spot and not have all or nothing. Just used since knobs I had spare from my 5 string build recently. YES that is a massive washer underneath! 🤣 Turns out the toggle hole was pretty big, so found a washer in the shed the right size. 😏🤌 In terms of refinish, current favourites are: a) leave it as it is b) the Manilla light green pictured above c)... Let my 11y/o arty son go at it with his Posco markers! 🤷 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnDaBass Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Lovely looking bass. Leave it as it is, just tinker with Pups and controls. A very lucky find, congratulations , enjoy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPJ Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 My OCD says you have to put the same washer under the volume pot as well please 😵💫 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baloney Balderdash Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 (edited) 11 hours ago, TRBboy said: Been doing a bit more tinkering, got rid of the 'tone toggle' switch and installed a regular tone control with orange drop. Much better for my tastes! Easier to dial in a sweet spot and not have all or nothing. Just used since knobs I had spare from my 5 string build recently. YES that is a massive washer underneath! 🤣 Turns out the toggle hole was pretty big, so found a washer in the shed the right size. 😏🤌 In terms of refinish, current favourites are: a) leave it as it is b) the Manilla light green pictured above c)... Let my 11y/o arty son go at it with his Posco markers! 🤷 I am pretty sure that toggle switch was not a strictly speaking a tone toggle but rather a three position coil toggle allowing for switching between having either only a single coil of the humbucker pickup working, or the two coils either in parallel or in series, so how do you have the pickup wired now? If I had been you I probably would have let that coil toggle switch be and instead having replaced the volume pot for a tone pot. Edited January 20 by Baloney Balderdash 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRBboy Posted January 20 Author Share Posted January 20 31 minutes ago, Baloney Balderdash said: I am pretty sure that toggle switch was not a strictly speaking a tone toggle but rather a three position coil toggle allowing for switching between having either only a single coil of the humbucker pickup working, or the two coils either in parallel or in series, so how do you have the pickup wired now? If I had been you I probably would have let that coil toggle switch be and instead having replaced the volume pot for a tone pot. No, unusually it was a tone toggle. One way direct to the jack, one went to a resistor, and the other went to a 0.1uV capacitor. This meant basically you had one 'okay' sound, one very bright and one very dark. Unfortunately the pickup only has two conductor wiring, otherwise I would've installed a series/split/parallel DPDT mini toggle. 🤷 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baloney Balderdash Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Just now, TRBboy said: No, unusually it was a tone toggle. One way direct to the jack, one went to a resistor, and the other went to a 0.1uV capacitor. This meant basically you had one 'okay' sound, one very bright and one very dark. Unfortunately the pickup only has two conductor wiring, otherwise I would've installed a series/split/parallel DPDT mini toggle. 🤷 I stand corrected. But yeah, would have made much more sense if Ibanez had made it a coil toggle switch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRBboy Posted January 20 Author Share Posted January 20 1 hour ago, JohnDaBass said: Lovely looking bass. Leave it as it is, just tinker with Pups and controls. A very lucky find, congratulations , enjoy. Yeah, on further reflection this morning, I think I might give it a good polish up and leave it as is. Might put gold hardware on it at some point, I've always liked black and gold 👌 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baloney Balderdash Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 2 minutes ago, TRBboy said: Yeah, on further reflection this morning, I think I might give it a good polish up and leave it as is. Might put gold hardware on it at some point, I've always liked black and gold 👌 Definitely, gold, or just all black hardware, will look great. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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