i need some help gang - Colby Bass

[drbassman]

That IS looking Fine!

Thanks Carlo!   We're in the home stretch now!

[drbassman]

Frets redone (had some uneven ones to tame) and finished.............Put some Dunlop fret board treatment on it and she's all dressed up and ready to go!  I'll roll the fret board edges and get ready to spray.

[Pilgrim]

As always, very nice, clean work!

[sniper]

looking fine Bill

[drbassman]

looking fine Bill

Thanks CW. I gotta work the next 3 nights, so I'll get back to it later int he week.

[sniper]

waiting for paint to dry sucks! a ness evil i guess but it still sucks!

[drbassman]

Yep, I've been swamped with work and honey-do lists.  S&S going on tonight in my newly floored barn!  We have concrete as of last week.  Been really crazy around here!  Pics later..........

[sniper]

concrete is a very good thing

[drbassman]

Sure makes painting things a lot cleaner with less dirt/dust.

[sniper]

a few years ago i bought an SGRI bass that was three months old when i got it, a 2005 cherry finish model. it did not quite have the sound i was looking for but it was close. i sold it as i was unhappy but here is the real reason i got rid of it. the finish. it had nicks in the wood that were covered by the finish and dust in the finish particularly in the neck scallop area of the bouts. i could feel it and it upset me to no end. i always thought Gibson was a top line guitar until i experienced this. the instrument was used so there was no warranty when i bought it and it was pretty minty but new or minty does not mean perfect.

i got my money back selling it on the bay but i could just as easily have tossed it in the trash and not thought a thing about it. i am not lowering my standards but i have become used to more realistic expectations regarding instruments. i am so pleased you are making a spray booth and plan on using it on my build. that shows more commitment than Gibson in my book.

[drbassman]

Sad story anbout the Gibson, but I guess it happens more often than you'd think.

Thanks for the vote of confidence.  I have to admit there's no booth yet, but I did spray with all the doors and windows shut and I can promise there'll be no dust bunnies in the finish of your bass!  There aren't any sheep in the barn, just tools, my shop and my vintage car.  Pretty clean actually!






Actually, I've never had the luxury of a spray booth.  Been painting in the garage for years and have managed to pull it off with care and timing.  The barn is actually an improvement!

[sniper]

bass looks nice, concrete looks smooth ... been a good week

[drbassman]

Thanks, it's been crazy around here.  The floor's only a little over a week old (not fully cured yet) and I spent my vacation mostly working around the house/yard and helping a friend work his hay fields.  It was pretty busy but we did get some relaxing in too.  A booth is in the future, but I probably won't have time to build it until winter.

[drbassman]

S&S coats 3 and 4 are on. 

[Highlander]

On the home run...