Coronado Bass - almost finished!

[drbassman]

Hey Darrel, long time no see.

Whatever happened to your Performer neck/Coronado body project?

I remember that one too!

[FenderCoronado]

Ah, the Performer...  So, someone WAS actually reading some of my posts at the other place. 
Short story, the heel for the Performer neck was WAY too narrow for the Coro.  The neck did live on...  but that's another story.
I've also had a Coro Bass VI setup, using a USACG neck. Which, btw, is almost identical in dimensions to the Coro neck (the headstock is slightly shorter).
The bass shown below is my Wildwood chameleon, which currently is setup as a 6 stringer guitar.

[Dave W]

I remembered that the Performer neck heel was quite a bit narrower than the (Strat-width) Coronado heel. I just didn't remember whether you were able to adapt it somehow so you could complete that project.

I really like that Wildwood. The darker finishes with the even-darker contrasting grain patterns are the nicest (IMO).

[ramone57]

I agree with Dave about the finish, that's the nicest Wildwood I've seen.

[shadowcastaz]

Damn!!!That iz purdy!!!!

[drbassman]

I'm envious.  Someday I'd like to get a Wildwood too!

[drbassman]

Well, I debated with myself quite awhile and finally decided to refinish the back of the Coronado neck.  It was a real mess and my first inclination was to just polish it up and leave it alone.  in the end, I sanded off the old poly, clean up a lot of the dents and gouges .  Applied S&S and amber tint today and she looks really good.  Next will be a lot of clear coats then curing for 4 weeks.

I didn't touch the headstock face except to fill and touch up an extra hole.

[Dave W]

Poly? What year is the neck again? Mine was nitro. The body had a thick sealer undercoat, probably Fullerplast.

[drbassman]

Well, the nitro, if that's what it was, is long gone on this neck and lacquer thinner and such didn't budge the Fullerplast.  So I sanded and it turned out well.

[Dave W]

They didn't use Fullerplast on necks, AFAIK. If lacquer thinner didn't work then yours must have been from the start of the poly era (sometime in '68?) or oversprayed with a non-nitro clear finish.

[drbassman]

Nope, I think it was a poly model without any over spray.  The neck is late 67 so it could have been poly.  Either way, it's all gone now and looking nice and vintage without all of the bare spots, dirt and oil marks.  I know, I removed the "mojo."  Not something I wanted on this one.  I'll even clean the fret board too!   

[Dave W]

Don't worry. If mojo existed, it wouldn't be transferable.

[drbassman]

Yeah, I never bought the mojo thing.  It a bass is old and abused. it's just that:  old and abused.

[drbassman]

OK, I was thinking about refinishing the abused body on this.  Lots of nicks and dings around the edges, especially on the back.  After wet sanding and polishing, I decided to leave it as a authentic relic.  It's kind of neat in a way.  A lot of well earned character, not some phony make up job.  I hope to have it together within the week............

[Bass VI]

Looking very nice Dr. B!

Were you able to save the face of the headstock? More pics!

Scott ( BassVI )