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[Pilgrim]

I like the colors above - for some reason the Fender neck amber keeps catching my eye.  How about shooting a test with a black > cherry > amber burst?

This bass is painted with the Stew-Mac Cherry tint added to clear lacquer, over a silver metallic base. (All acrylic lacquer.)   The first coat of cheery scared me - it was PINK!  But once I had three or four coats of cherry on it, the color deepened nicely.




The black burst is black tint added to clear lacquer.

[ramone57]

fwiw, I like sample 2 as well but I'm biased towards natural finishes.

pilgrim, I really like that bass!

[drbassman]

I like the naturals as well.  I've never been a fan of the red/black burst, but that one is exceptional Al.  I think I'll probably do the amber all over (the darker golden one, the neck amber is just a little too yellow for me) and then think about bursting it or not after I see the amber effect.

BTW, S&S was laid down yesterday, so my colors go on next, but I've got work for the next couple evening, so I won't get to it for a few days.

[Pilgrim]

pilgrim, I really like that bass!

Thanks, and also thanks for your comment, Bill.  That bass was a test platform - bought cheap, defretted (the lines are styrene plastic), and with DiMarzio pickups added, and a nice Guild bridge I found on Ebay.  The two controls are set up stack-knob style with the outer ring for tone and the center knob for volume.  

It taught me one advantage of black burst on the edges...if you sand JUST a little too deeply, a black magic marker can cover a certain amount of..........color variation.

[Highlander]

Another amateurs question... S&S...?

[Lightyear]

Sand & Sealer - a very high solids leveler and filler.  Either brush or spray - dries very fast and sands easily.  This will fill minor imperfections and leave you with a very smooth base for the balance of the finish process.

You might like this board:  http://www.reranch.com/reranch/   It's a great place for finishing info.

[drbassman]

Thanks, and also thanks for your comment, Bill.  That bass was a test platform - bought cheap, defretted (the lines are styrene plastic), and with DiMarzio pickups added, and a nice Guild bridge I found on Ebay.  The two controls are set up stack-knob style with the outer ring for tone and the center knob for volume.  

It taught me one advantage of black burst on the edges...if you sand JUST a little too deeply, a black magic marker can cover a certain amount of..........color variation.

No problem Al.  I do think that bass looks great.  Nice job.

[drbassman]

Sand & Sealer - a very high solids leveler and filler.  Either brush or spray - dries very fast and sands easily.  This will fill minor imperfections and leave you with a very smooth base for the balance of the finish process.

You might like this board:  http://www.reranch.com/reranch/   It's a great place for finishing info.

Thanks for jumping in here!  I've been out late the past few nights!  Good suggestions, the Reranch forum has tons of stuff for refinishing and it's my other hang out.  Didn't even think of it the other night!!!

[Highlander]

Buzz and Doc... thanks for that... already chased that link too and have saved, but not had time to do the trawling through... off work Friday to start on the shed, and then the refin...

[drbassman]

Sounds good!  Happy building!

[Highlander]

Doc... has she stalled...?

Don't tell me you have Stewart's Syndrome ("why do one thing at a time when you can have at least 3 or 4 dozen projects, minimum, on the go at the same time...") 

[drbassman]

Actually, I put 3 coats of sand and sealer on it, sprayed an amber tint and it looked like crap!  so, on Sunday, I stripped it back to bare wood!!!!    I'm out of town right now at a conference, so this weekend, the top will get a red mahogany stain and the rest will be done with Tru Oil hand rubbed finish.   I'll post my progress this weekend.

[drbassman]

Update:  I stained the top and put my first coat of TruOil on it and it looks great.  I'll post some pics tonight.  I'm going to rub the finish with steel wool and put another coat on tonight.  I'll probably do 5-6 coats before I'm finished.  Then the hardware!!!

[godofthunder]

pics pics pics !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[drbassman]

pics pics pics !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Maybe today!  My wife had me cleaning out our shed last night and totally kept me out of the shop!  I think she did it on purpose!     I hate summer, some days!!!