Build Thread: Just a simple 4-string bass.

[tbrannon]

Yeah, I've seen it too. But there are loads of ways to do it, and I'm not sure what the best route is for my desired look.

Anyway...filled the void in the back:

If you're trying to repeat what you see on the Mayones, I'd stain the entire bass black, sand it back until only the open grain on the ash is still black and then hit it with the burgundy stain.

Seems like a fool proof method to me. I like how it's looking and that epoxy fill will blend in pretty well once you get some black on there.

EDIT: F-bass…. not Dingwall that uses that finish regularly. I knew it wasn't Dingwall, but it was bugging me.

 

[HaMMerHeD]

After two applications of "ebony" timbermate and 3 applications of an alcohol+transtint bright red dye mixture, this is where it sits.

I'd have preferred the grain lines be more dramatic, and the spot fill in the back doesnt blend in at all, but it'll work well enough for the likes of me.

 

[HaMMerHeD]

In real life, it's less orange, and more...bloody.

 

[frankenbass2014]

sub'd

 

[lbridenstine]

That looks good. Maybe the finish will darken up the black a little.

 

[pilotjones]

That looks fantastic. It does make me hope that you'll be using a durable finish, so that you don't get wear-through to plain ash later on.

 

[HaMMerHeD]

Using acrylic lacquer, I put about 5 clear coats on tonight:

I've touched it up in photoshop to get close-ish to the actual color.

Obviously it still needs a wet sanding, and maybe 5 or 6 more coats.