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Nice natural project and should look great when completed.
My sloth likes my natural Peavey T-40 too
wow, that looks so much betterI do admit to gaining a modicum of pleasure by throwing fuel on the fire here and there, so here are some pics of a project bass I did - I purchased a natural oil finish Spector Euro 4, sanded down to bare wood, sealed it, covered it with punk stickers, then had it clear-coated to seal everything permanently. Take that, coffee-table-bassers!!!
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I love natural, stained, transparent....anything that you can still see wood grain. (all mine)
Very subjective, no right or wrong, but I avoid natural finishes. That's mainly because I am an extroverted showman on stage and prefer color, sparkle, bling, etc. I also don't want my guitars and basses to remind me of the nice wood furniture in my home. (Notable Exception: Some of my acoustic guitars).
But I have seen some naturals that were so compelling and beautiful they almost made me change my tune about that. Some of our TB brothers and sisters have some real stunners.
FWIW, I don't consider a stain, especially a drastic alteration of the original wood tone, a "natural" finish.
But I have seen some naturals that were so compelling and beautiful they almost made me change my tune about that. Some of our TB brothers and sisters have some real stunners.
FWIW, I don't consider a stain, especially a drastic alteration of the original wood tone, a "natural" finish.
I think its a generational thing maybe? I think the older farts like me like the natural wood works of art types
I've actually been gravitating to Mahogany with an oil stain like on a Dean Hammer or Sledgehammer or Walnut like on the walnut 4003 Rickenbackers...show me the wood!
There's a thread about this somewhere about posting basses with great wood grain.....I need to go there.
And here it is! Show me your wood!
The Antithesis of this thread!
There's a thread about this somewhere about posting basses with great wood grain.....I need to go there.
And here it is! Show me your wood!
The Antithesis of this thread!
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Saw this a few months ago, not sure if it was here or Facebook.
Not sure but I think it's a Squier VM Jazz.
I believe it's an Audere JZ3-4 band preamp.
Probably sounds even better than it looks.
Better than hundreds of typical Jazz basses with the ho-hum black, white or tort guards.
Dare to be different or follow the crowd.
The choice isn't always easy.
If it's a dark wood with a nice grain, like walnut, I do like it. But i also really like flamed or quilted maple tops, and I prefer them to be not-wood-colored.
Above, my semi-hollow cherry Wood, au natural.
The beginnings of a Black Walnut Telecaster.
Below, is a wood pattern that failed.... so it will be a solid color.
I'm always experimenting, but sometimes those that don't meet my mental pix, become heater fodder. This, however, is committed to the Telecaster I'm building and just needs fixing-
Here's the front.... which I like a lot.
In the end of things.... wood is just a convenient place to mount the hardware.... and pretty wood is just a prettier place to mount the hardware.
