Recent content by Treebeard1989

YAY REPOST TIME. Moving on, My tricked out Squier: Link Removed My '84 Peavey Fury: Link Removed And my '87 Foundation S: Link Removed Rock On! :bassist:

Took forever to find this club. Anyway LOOKIN FOR A NUMBER. I've got 2 Peaveys currently, one is an '84 Fury: Link Removed And the other is an '87 Foundation S: Link Removed So yeah.

WOW. This group got huge. I should come back more often. Anyway, REPOST TIME!!! Before: Link Removed After: Link Removed All that is left of the original is the body and pups. I repainted the pickguard myself.

Not yet complete, but defiantly tricked out. Link Removed New warmoth fretless neck, new GOTOH tuners and bridge, and a painted pickguard. Some new knobs, brass screws, and gold hardware where ever I could get it. All thats left to do is new electronics and It'll be done.

I was at my local GC today (I know, but there are NO "mom and pop" shops in DFW) and they had a road worn 62 Fender J reissue. Not usually a big fan of straight up J basses, but I gave this one a shot. Dear lord, it was beautiful. the sound was amazing and I felt an immediate connection with the...

some green screen shots.... Link Removed Link Removed Link Removed Link Removed

Gotta love my $85 dollar pawnshop special. Its an 87 Foundation S. I love this bass soooo much.:bassist: Link Removed Link Removed

And now after 5 years of ownership, I am somewhat happy with this bass. Link Removed Link Removed Link Removed

Very nearly my man. MOAR PICS Link Removed Link Removed Link Removed I'm putting the neck on right now. I'll get it set up, put some strings on it, then post some more pics, for your enjoyment. :bassist:

ok paint is done... I think... Heres the process so far first, the original: Link Removed The tools of destruction Link Removed Link Removed so first I sanded 'er up real good, until the sheen was off. Link Removed then I hit it with a VERY light coat of the bulldog. Its what...

OK, so I'm up to 4 coats on the guard itself. 2 more of the color, then 3 or so coats of clear. Then Its time to put the bass back together. fun times ahead people. Ill post a detailed process w/ pics of the pickguard painting when its done.

Ha. No. I Like the look of the bridge so I'm leaving it uncovered for now. And I got gold speed knobs on a whim, so we're gonna see how those look on there. :ninja: That and the brass screws will be returning on the pickguard, 'cause they're awesome. :D

Indeed sir, indeed

Time once again for an update from nowhere. Here is the test piece. Link Removed a reflectivity pic Link Removed a comparison shot with the current guard (to be painted.) Link Removed and the mistake I made Link Removed I'll post photos of the process when the guard is...

OK, so I didn't post the next day, life came knockin'. :rollno: So, I've managed to get all the hardware good and set (pics later), and I'm currently running a test on the pickguard painting. I'm painting a scrap piece of lexan to see how it might look on the guard, so, the guard painting...