Gene Simmons Spector Copy Build

[bassgod76]

Sanded, ready to buff

Buffing go!

Mostly done!

It will be played at a tribute show Friday, so she’s ready. Still needs cleaning, setup, logo, and pickup painted silver

 

[bound'n'blocked]

wow...that looks great!

BnB

 

[Blazer]

wow...that looks great!

BnB

I agree, it's ready to Rock N roll all night and party everyday.

 

[bassgod76]

I took a week off, but now it’s back to business. I glued up the neck through. After that, I clean her up, do some fill shaping, and route pickup, control, and bridge cavities!

 

[ThaCoast]

Any news in this project? They look pretty good

 

[bassgod76]

Any news in this project? They look pretty good

I’m applying grain fill and sealer, now.i will post pics, soon

 

[bassgod76]

Sorry for the lack of updates. I’ve been in a real time crunch on this build, so I’ve not been as pic happy.
So, I basically epoxied allmy body seams, sanded all down to 320 grit, grain filled, sprayed sand sealer, and shot the amber tint on the neck.

Tonight, I taped up the neck, and hit the body and headstock with primer.
First coat

Last coat

I’m hoping to be done with paint, by Sunday. It would give me a break, while it cures.

God, I can’t wait to be done with this.

 

[bassgod76]

Pending a major disaster, final Black is on!
Faux binding & headstock decal, Wednesday!

 

[DerekW]

Pending a major disaster, final Black is on!
Faux binding & headstock decal, Wednesday!
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And by “major disaster”, do you mean someone walking through that door and knocking the bass to the concrete?

 

[Matt Liebenau]

Nice! Almost makes me want to join a Kiss tribute band so I can get a cool bass like that.

 

[bassgod76]

And by “major disaster”, do you mean someone walking through that door and knocking the bass to the concrete?

Anything like that

 

[3rdworlder]

Hat's off to you, what a gorgeous instrument!
Of all the bass guitars in the world, Gene's custom SB-1 might be the one I'd most like to have.
Thanks for sharing your work with us!

 

[bassgod76]

Tonight I placed the decal

Tonight I’m also spraying the faux binding. Tomorrow I will post more pics.

 

[bassgod76]

Faux binding sprayed, final sand and masking done for clear coat.

We are heading into the 4th quarter. My friend takes possession of this on the 28th (due date).

Friday and Saturday is clear coat

Sunday is final wet sand, to prepare for buff.

Monday is buff, and tuner install.

Tuesday is final assembly and setup

Wednesday & Thursday is addressing any last issues (if any).

Friday is delivery and fall over...

 

[3rdworlder]

Oh, I'm loving it -great job!

 

[bassgod76]

After last night’s clear.

One more night of clear, and it’s on to buff!

 

[bassgod76]

Tonight was the last spray!
Tomorrow I will do final wet sand, let it sit overnight, and then Monday night, we buff this puppy!

 

[bassgod76]

Tonight I hit a bump in the road.
On Sunday’s final sand, I accidentally sanded into the color coat at spots.

I saw it and was like, “Ah, it will buff out”.

Buffing it only amplified my error, so I had to sand the body back down, and add clear coat.

This sucks, as it sets me back a day, and I’m hoping I can buff it with such little cure time.
This will be the last time I ever build with a deadline.

In other news, because I used a liberal amount of clear on the headstock and neck, they buffed nicely, and are ready for final assembly.

This is going to be a photo finish and a few more late nights.

I hope it works, but I have the bolt-on on standby.

 

[bassgod76]

Well, it worked. The added clear coat last night, fixed my problem, but I had to trade off with a bit of orange peel (black gloss is the bane of my existence).

I also had an accidental surprise with the pickup. I painted it silver, as these pickups only come in black, and Gene’s was a dull silver.

The silver was very bright and cheap looking. I lightly ran the buffer over it in error, and it gave the pickup a dull look, which was exactly what I wanted!

Hardware added

I should finish by tomorrow!

 

[3rdworlder]

Gorgeous, absolutely gorgeous !!!