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Old 06-09-2012, 10:52 PM
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Well I finally finished my Parts J-bass. I refinished it flat black and I'm really happy with the results, just thought I'd give you a little photo album of the process. Not horribly detailed, but just some of the things that I had to do.

It all started with this. The body was supposedly an Ash Japanese made J-bass.


Little paint removal reveals a ply body with a veneer top.






Definitely a lot of dings I had to repair, but the neck pocket was the worst.




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Old 06-09-2012, 10:56 PM
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Drill, glue in dowel rod, sand, repeat. Also, the neck pocket was too deep for a Fender neck, so I patched in a piece of Alder to the neck pocket to raise it to the appropriate height. Previous owner(s) had a piece of plywood in there for the same purpose, which I promptly removed.







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Old 06-09-2012, 11:00 PM
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After all the holes were filled, body sanded to 320-grit, I applied 2 coats of sanding sealer with 220 then 320 block sanding in between.







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Old 06-09-2012, 11:07 PM
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Flat Black was Rustoleum 2X. I used an entire can for the body. 5 coats or so. Rubbed it smooth with 00 steel wool after it cured for 48 hours then applied Rustoleum 2x Matte Clear. Turned out pretty good, definitely want a Fender PJ to go along with this one same color scheme, etc.

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Old 06-09-2012, 11:12 PM
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That's pretty sexy!
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Old 06-09-2012, 11:36 PM
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Le BUT!!!

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Old 06-10-2012, 09:25 AM
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Thanks Guys!!!
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Old 06-10-2012, 09:38 AM
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Stunning! Enjoy!
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Old 06-10-2012, 09:39 AM
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Great looking bass
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Old 06-10-2012, 03:15 PM
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It sounds friggin awesome!!! Just got setup done on it and it is a monster player. I think my Geddy Lee might be getting mothballed with the way this one plays.
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Old 06-10-2012, 03:35 PM
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Wow , that looks great-love that its guardless
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Old 06-10-2012, 03:39 PM
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Lukas, you might say that I have a thing against pickguards...



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Old 06-10-2012, 04:56 PM
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haha you could say that! I too like a bass guardless if possible.
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Old 06-10-2012, 06:01 PM
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Nice work! Cool looking bass.
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Old 06-10-2012, 07:27 PM
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Great work sir!
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Old 06-10-2012, 07:36 PM
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Nice! Well done
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