How will my Poly Finished Basses Age?

[SturmUndDrang]

Yeah thanks Bruce. Maybe next time I go to the beach I'll bring my bass and see if it gets a tan.

[GreaserMatt]

How will my Poly Finished Basses Age?

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They won't.

[Davo-London]

Yeah my 76P shows absolutely no sign of age. The only ageing is on the maple neck around the edges.

Davo

[FunkRenegade]

Depends on how thick the poly is. My 08 Am std dinged so easily if you looked at it wrong or if you carry it in a gig bag. After playing it for a couple of years, the finish wore down around where the body and arm rubs.

[placedesjardins]

Originally Posted by LWagner

I have a bunch of modern area Fender all with poly finishes. I always see beautiful pictures of old nitro bases that IMO look amazing aged. I know the current Fenders have a thick coat of poly. I've seen alot of poly finishes with chips and almost "chuncks" of the poly coming off. Will this be the fate of all poly basses as they grow old ?

Only time will tell.








But seriously, no polyester coatings will age like nitrocellulose coatings.

[zazz]

thats the one thing i hate about my 90s stingray ...the poly finish is so thick that it looks like it was vacume packed in black plastic ...and then i dinged it and got these long cracks running through the finish like it was made of glass.

i think im going to strip it and refinish in nito ..same colour black.

[nukes_da_bass]

Originally Posted by 1958Bassman

And Twinkies.

Hostess just went out of business, any further twinkies will HAVE to be "closet classics" lol

[Btone]

My 08 Am std dinged so easily if you looked at it wrong or if you carry it in a gig bag. After playing it for a couple of years, the finish wore down around where the body and arm rubs.

Do you have a pic? Would be interesting to see how those new Fenders with the thin coat wear.

[Bufalo]

Originally Posted by nukes_da_bass

Hostess just went out of business, any further twinkies will HAVE to be "closet classics" lol

...and they're all destined to be relic'd