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New victim! 66 EB-2
dminer:
Great looking bass and I noticed that on ebay as well..... my first thought when I saw it was to finish it natural with checkered binding? nice catch!
drbassman:
--- Quote from: eb2 on March 01, 2008, 11:18:34 AM ---Be very careful before you decide to go au naturale! If the dye coat has leached into the grain, it is freaking bear to get out. And my experience is that it bleeds back out when you put on a sealer. I had to do several bleach washes on mine to get out old stain, and ran into problems with that as the old ES plys tend to bubble up if they get too moist. BEWARE.
Cherry is delightful too.
So is black!
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Now that's a good thought I hadn't considered. I've never had any trouble bleaching a bass but I see your point about the leaching and the moisture. My other thought was doing a very light amber tint to cover the surface a little and make it looked aged. We'll see whne we get her in!
drbassman:
--- Quote from: EvilLordJuju on March 01, 2008, 10:33:22 PM ---Cool, I'll also look forward to seeing this one evolve....
Can I ask a favour? Could you post a couple decent pictures of the wiring loom? I've got an EB2 that worked fine - but I took the loom out to clean the pots, and now I think it may have been messed with a little. Would just like to compare connections.
Thanks
Jules
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I'd be happy to Jules. Will do so when it arrives.
drbassman:
--- Quote from: doombass on March 01, 2008, 11:20:24 AM ---Yes that's a nice project. Especially with next to every bit and piece included. I saw it on Ebay. Do you have any ideas yet of what to do about the sanded headstock face?
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The inlays are in fine shpe, so I'm just gonna paint it black as usual.
drbassman:
--- Quote from: Dave W on March 01, 2008, 12:26:23 PM ---Nice. I'll be looking forward to another pictorial.
You sure don't waste any time. Back from vacations and you're ready to go to work. ;)
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Hey, everyone needs an escape from their "real" job! Beside, when you typically get a couple hundred inches of snow every year like we do, indoor activities are a necessity. At least this beats stamp collecting all to heck! :D
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