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Reversing P-J Mod???

ExaltBass

ExaltBass

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#1
How would I fill the rout from the J Pickup? Has anyone here done this successfully?

It is for my '69 P-J Bass and I would like to reverse all the mods and get it back to what it should look like. I still have all the original hardware. The finish was totally beatup when I bought it... cool now, but not then, so I had it stripped and poly coated.

I plan on having the bass repainted the original color (Ocean Turquoise) after, but I am concerned about filling such a large hole and making the surface smooth.

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#2
:bawl::bawl: man why did u do that on a vintage bass??:bawl::bawl:

maybe a block of wood and some luthier work would fill that and under the finish paint u wont notice a thing.

with some routing ( to clean the picup slot ) and with a perfectly matched block of wood. sand it until it's the same level and finish it. some hard work and measurments.
 
#9
Took it all apart this morning. Started stripping the poly, using a heat gun. Then I've got to tackle the routs.

The original owner also did a shallow rout for a humbucker and an ugly trench for the wiring and a switch. I filled it in with plastic wood when I bought it, but it shrank and it never bothered me - since it was covered by the pickguard. I want to fill it right now.

It may take some time... but hey, I've owned it for 34 years and it's not going anywhere. ;)
 
#11
I'll be ready to send her out for refinishing in the next a couple of weeks. Got most of the poly off - whew! And, I've been selling stuff to finance the refin (see the classifieds). This long weekend I want to fill the rout and have it ready-to-go.

Then... I have to figure out where to send it for refinishing... suggestions? I'm in Minnesota, but shipping anywhere CONUS should work.

I want:
1) Ocean Turquoise Metallic paint that looks 40 years old.
2) Light relic - well used, but not abused (I have been gigging her since '75).
3) Pro job
 
#13
Well, I gutted out (and I'm glad I did). My body kept telling me to go all the way with a professional restoration... so, after I got all the poly off I did.

Here is what scared me...

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I decided to send it to Southbound Custom in Nashville, TN (and I'm glad I did). Steve gave me quite a surprise! Looking at the 2nd picture can any of you eagle eyes guess? (Hint... they're running it over to George Gruhn for confirmation)

When I get her home with all of the work done I'll post pics in a new thread in "Basses"

Needless to say I'm on pins and needles :)
 
#15
ExaltBass said:
Well, I gutted out (and I'm glad I did). My body kept telling me to go all the way with a professional restoration... so, after I got all the poly off I did.

Here is what scared me...

DSC00653.jpg


DSC00646.jpg


DSC00655.jpg


I decided to send it to Southbound Custom in Nashville, TN (and I'm glad I did). Steve gave me quite a surprise! Looking at the 2nd picture can any of you eagle eyes guess? (Hint... they're running it over to George Gruhn for confirmation)

When I get her home with all of the work done I'll post pics in a new thread in "Basses"

Needless to say I'm on pins and needles :)
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Looks like an address, but for what I can't tell.

Do you have any more details?
 
#19
tplyons said:
Looks like an address, but for what I can't tell.

Do you have any more details?
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LCW said:
um the filler over the humbucker route looks like ink print so on it?

is that car bondo in the body?
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It was stamped by Pete's Guitar Repair in St. Paul. They did the fill in some sort of plastic wood on the wiring rout (which shrunk) for me when I bought it in '75.
 

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