paul h Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 A perfect end to the perfect thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutToPlayJazz Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 Audience: "Why's that guitar bigger than the other one?" Bass Player: "Because it's a bass, not a guitar, you moronic individual!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jezzaboy Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 I have another idea for ya..... Take one VMJ bass, play it for a few weeks and then get fed up with the nice natural finish. Next, dismantle it and with a £3 sanding block (fine grade) rub off the clear varnish. Next, go to Halfords and buy a can of satin black car paint and give it a couple of coats-don`t bother with primer, much too professional. Admire the finish. Now the tricky bit. Take it to a hot sweaty gig and play it for 3 hours. Now, the reason for doing this is that a guitarist friend of mine has told me that the finish will wear really fast and will look suitably mojo`ed in no time at all and it will look as if it has been played for decades. So what was the result? The black finish from the back of the bass managed to transfer itself onto my Wranglers giving my jeans the mojo look but the bass looks the same Beware the god of artifical mojo!!! Jez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzjames Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 [quote name='paul h' post='789796' date='Mar 29 2010, 07:24 PM']No. Old, battered stuff looks cool.[/quote] Yeah it does. But stuff that's supposed to look old and battered, but is just some run of the mill factory Fender- not cool. The fact that you've gone out of your way to try and imitate something else, seriously uncool. To me anyway! Coolness is about not trying too hard, and taking a sander to a bass, that's effort! But yes all of this is irrelevant really, because it's what you sound like, not what you look like that counts! Peace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skankdelvar Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 (edited) [quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='789964' date='Mar 29 2010, 09:22 PM']Audience: "Why's that guitar bigger than the other one?" Bass Player: "Because it's a bass, not a guitar, you moronic [b]individual[/b]!"[/quote] So you saw the turn-out at our most recent gig, eh? Therefore - You [i]were[/i] the turn-out at our most recent gig? Edited March 30, 2010 by skankdelvar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellothere Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 Am I doing it right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul h Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 I think the most obvious thing we learn from these threads is that the relic fans are quite laid back and easy going while the shiny fans insist on telling us we are wrong and uncool. We are all entitled to our opinions, the difference is that I have not called any of the shiny fans uncool, dishonest, lazy or accused them of trying too hard. Just relax guys. They are just basses. And if some people like them to look battered...so what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golchen Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 Girls. I like brunettes, but that doesn't mean that I think that all blonds have to be put to the sword. And if some of them want to dye their hair to be a fake brunette then I have no worries about that. There's enough girls for everyone. We should all rejoice that there is a profuse choice of hair colour out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 [quote name='Golchen' post='790268' date='Mar 30 2010, 09:16 AM']Girls. I like brunettes, but that doesn't mean that I think that all blonds have to be put to the sword. And if some of them want to dye their hair to be a fake brunette then I have no worries about that. There's enough girls for everyone. We should all rejoice that there is a profuse choice of hair colour out there.[/quote] Wigs? What about wigs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 [quote name='skankdelvar' post='789840' date='Mar 29 2010, 08:07 PM']You shouldn't mix 4x10's with 1x15's and [i]real[/i] bass players don't use picks.[/quote] Gaaahh! I use a pick!* Surely that doesn't mean... Agree about the 4x10/1x15 thing, though! *In the late 70s this was called a 'pleccie'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 [quote name='Happy Jack' post='790278' date='Mar 30 2010, 09:31 AM']Wigs? What about wigs?[/quote] Yes, what about them? Mine looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merello Posted March 30, 2010 Author Share Posted March 30, 2010 Jeez! I was only kidding! Just thinking 'what way do I go?' The bass I bought on here has a big scratch and a ding in it (declared by the buyer by the way!') and I thought of the old saying, 'Do I fill in the hole or just dig around it!' Still - I love both shiny and old. Don't understand someone buying a road worn when basically it's a MIM chibbed in and twice the price! Still - they can look cool. We need pictures to have a fair comparison! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merello Posted March 30, 2010 Author Share Posted March 30, 2010 This: Or: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancient Mariner Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 The shiny black looks better than the tatty one, and in a year that maple neck will have gone a nice honey colour if it's left out in sunlight. the vintage white looks better than both, but that's because I prefer that colour scheme to black'n'white regardless of dings or shine. I have a poly finished strat that I've been playing for 20 years, and from the front it looks almost new (apart from creamy pickup covers and knobs). They just don't relic like nitro. But it's a real pleasure to find an old instrument in great condition, and I'd much rather have something shiny than a dinged and chipped old dog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul h Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 The ESP's do it for me. Lovely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellothere Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 [quote]But it's a real pleasure to find an old instrument in great condition, and I'd much rather have something shiny than a dinged and chipped old dog.[/quote] Yeah, oming across a reliced vintage bass is awesome, finding one in mint condition even better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The inglourious bass turd Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 [quote name='skankdelvar' post='789886' date='Mar 29 2010, 08:37 PM'][/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3V17C Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 [quote name='paul h' post='791615' date='Mar 31 2010, 09:14 AM']The ESP's do it for me. Lovely.[/quote] agreed! the cream one ESPecially!! c Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4 Strings Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 Relicing is to put lice back where they were, for example, in my barnet. If a verb is to be made from the noun shouldn't it be relicking or relic-ing? If anyone has ever seen The Fiftyfours the bass player and the singer have a bit of a bundle towards the end of their last number. A Squier bass and (a rather nice) Grestch Electro-matic clash a few times during this, the scars of war appearing on both. This will speed the effect but at least is some fun to do and isn't fake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Cooke Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 [quote name='jezzaboy' post='789989' date='Mar 29 2010, 09:36 PM']I have another idea for ya..... Take one VMJ bass, play it for a few weeks and then get fed up with the nice natural finish. Next, dismantle it and with a £3 sanding block (fine grade) rub off the clear varnish. Next, go to Halfords and buy a can of satin black car paint and give it a couple of coats-don`t bother with primer, much too professional. Admire the finish.[/quote] how many weeks of sanding did it take... the poly on my VMJ appears to be really thick... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutToPlayJazz Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 The ESP's above are yet more evidence of shocking quality control. I'd send them back - They're all scratched, dirty and chipped! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jezzaboy Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 [quote name='Paul Cooke' post='797769' date='Apr 6 2010, 05:02 PM']how many weeks of sanding did it take... the poly on my VMJ appears to be really thick...[/quote] Yeah the finish seems really thick but it only took me about 15 mins to do the job with a fine sanding block. After that, I gave it a quick rub down with a finer bit of sandpaper and the job was done. I was suprised how quick the job took and it turned out really well. Here`s a photo. Sorry for the poorish quality, crap camera. [attachment=46615:SUNP0052.JPG] Jez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merello Posted April 7, 2010 Author Share Posted April 7, 2010 Classy looking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4 Strings Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 Perhaps now is the time to begin establishing a refinishing company, in a couple of years there's going to be a lot of customers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul h Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 Jeans!!! I keep meaning to ask the shiny fans, what kind of jeans do you all wear? I assume you wear plain, dark denim ones. Or do you wear faded or distressed ones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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