4005 facsimile-final shots

drbassman · July 10, 2009, 12:51:07 PM

OK, here you go. First coat of TruOil. I'm gonna buff with steel wool and do another coat today and tomorrow and maybe Sunday. Then we'll see how she looks. Check out my date stamp on the back of the headstock!

Highlander · July 10, 2009, 03:18:27 PM

AAAAAARRRGGGGHHHHHHHH..... the SH*D word...

Very nice...

eb2 · July 10, 2009, 04:33:03 PM

I hate to say it, but the top looks so cool and deep, it makes the back look tame. I'm a sucker for mahogany with some visual action going on. Good luck!

Pilgrim · July 10, 2009, 05:50:04 PM

Sheds - the great nemesis of bass players.

The evidence is all there, now I SEE IT!!!!!!!

godofthunder · July 10, 2009, 06:53:29 PM

Bill that is just plain HOT.

drbassman · July 10, 2009, 09:09:32 PM

Quote from: Kenny Five-O on July 10, 2009, 03:18:27 PM
AAAAAARRRGGGGHHHHHHHH..... the SH*D word...

Very nice...

Out damn shed!

Thanks Kenny!

drbassman · July 10, 2009, 09:11:49 PM

Thanks guys. I can't wait to slap the hardware on!

Dave W · July 10, 2009, 10:29:59 PM

Lookin' good so far.

Is that a s/n stamp with changeable numbers, or just a one-off for this bass?

100 years from now vintage collectors will want a clear guide to your numbering system.

drbassman · July 11, 2009, 10:34:36 AM

Quote from: Dave W on July 10, 2009, 10:29:59 PM
Lookin' good so far.

Is that a s/n stamp with changeable numbers, or just a one-off for this bass?

100 years from now vintage collectors will want a clear guide to your numbering system.

Ha, ha! My system is just the year for now! Maybe I'll add a serial number on the next one!

shadowcastaz · July 11, 2009, 01:23:18 PM

That looks rediculously AWSOME!!I got a letter & number punch set about a year back. Trust me practice on scrap to get used to line up and correct "tap" with hammer

drbassman · July 11, 2009, 04:03:07 PM

Quote from: shadowcastaz on July 11, 2009, 01:23:18 PM
That looks rediculously AWSOME!!I got a letter & number punch set about a year back. Trust me practice on scrap to get used to line up and correct "tap" with hammer

I did practice a little before I did mine. Not a big deal really, it turned out as I expected.

Highlander · July 12, 2009, 12:39:32 PM

I "re-positioned" my RD's serial number with 2" brands way back in 1982...

I'm all better now...

Shed's coming along fine, even if a "Metric" equivalent robbed me of twelve square foot of floor space...

but I'll save the pics for when I start work on my Peter Cook (dark evil cackleing laughter, combined with clanking chains descending down a winding staircase to a dark place you would not send your worst enemy...)

Anyway Doc, she's coming along fine, what's next on the agenda...?

drbassman · July 12, 2009, 06:51:29 PM

Holy crap, that is one big serial number!!!

Actually, one more time, I took the TruOil off as it was going on really uneven and sanding/steel wool didn't help the situation, so I stripped her again and switched to Danish Oil, my favorite next to tung oil. It looks even better now! A couple more coats and I'll slap the hardware on and post some more pics.

drbassman · July 12, 2009, 08:47:38 PM

the next project is actually one I'm working on simultaneously. the Guild M-85 is close to finishing with nitro. I've got to install the frets, drill the tuner holes and a few others before I spray. It's coming along nicely too!

shadowcastaz · July 13, 2009, 01:21:45 PM

Cool Ill need some pointers on the neck Ive got one in the wings......again