Duarte Posted July 29 Posted July 29 (edited) I just keep finding myself with such poorly treated instruments - not that I'm the best person to be bringing them back to life, but hey I'm learning, and I can't make it any worse than this, right? So as the franken-reggae bass goes through multiple obsessive stages of paint before being finished off, this guy comes in. The plan is for a straight up punk P bass. Think single volume knob, bright colours. The body, I'm told, is a Greco from 70s/80s. This checks out, I have a few Greco basses around and it makes sense. It has the pancake body construction and weighs an insane amount. The pickup seems to be OK. I have a neck with a pointy headstock coming from Korea (an old Samick I believe, it should fit). First order of the build is to strip the finish, remove those broken screws, and fill that hack job cavity. I will update slowly as parts start to arrive, and as I work on the other project. This is how I received it (pickup also included) Stripped, screws pulled, and epoxy resin to fill the hole. Bridge as I was checking it lines up with original holes (of course it does). More coming! Edited July 29 by Duarte 12 Quote
Duarte Posted August 26 Author Posted August 26 (edited) First day without torrential rain in Sydney for a few weeks, so updates can begin! First coats of primer are on - revealing a few points that need attention. Also, the neck has arrived. I found a great deal on this pretty nice Samick neck, which fits perfectly and feels quite good. Hardware and custom pickguard are on order. Edited August 26 by Duarte 5 Quote
itu Posted August 26 Posted August 26 "The plan is for a straight up punk P bass. Think single volume knob, bright colours." Will you do something different and paint the neck? It seems to be one very rare choice. Quote
Duarte Posted August 27 Author Posted August 27 9 hours ago, itu said: "The plan is for a straight up punk P bass. Think single volume knob, bright colours." Will you do something different and paint the neck? It seems to be one very rare choice. I am considering it! Or at least the headstock. Still undecided though. 1 Quote
Duarte Posted Monday at 04:19 Author Posted Monday at 04:19 Sent the dimensions to my mate in Thailand who has cut the shape, now sending it off to the anodising shop. Looking forward to showing everyone where we're actually going with this! 5 Quote
Duarte Posted Tuesday at 05:25 Author Posted Tuesday at 05:25 (edited) Spent a lot longer than I should have stripping down the neck today. Made a right old mess! Edited Tuesday at 05:25 by Duarte 8 Quote
Duarte Posted 4 hours ago Author Posted 4 hours ago (edited) Base coat! I have moved away from the 'punk bass' aesthetic. I've decided to gift this to my Dad once it's done, and he had a great idea which I'm rolling with. He has spent a lot of his life working inside nuclear reactors, and he's really into nuclear imagery and technology. He said that the inside of a reactor has a blue, oceanic, sci-fi glow, and that he'd like to see that on an instrument. So I'm going to experiment a little with this blue theme! Updates soonish, weather dependent. Edited 4 hours ago by Duarte 2 Quote
Si600 Posted 3 hours ago Posted 3 hours ago 57 minutes ago, Duarte said: He said that the inside of a reactor has a blue, oceanic, sci-fi glow, and that he'd like to see that on an instrument. So I'm going to experiment a little with this blue theme! Presumably he's not been inside to look when it's been switched on, or is he now glow-in-the-dark blue as well? 1 Quote
Duarte Posted 3 hours ago Author Posted 3 hours ago (edited) 7 minutes ago, Si600 said: Presumably he's not been inside to look when it's been switched on, or is he now glow-in-the-dark blue as well? Probably not into the reactor core, but y'know... Edited 3 hours ago by Duarte 2 Quote
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