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Gibson Victory Bass Appreciation Thread
- Thread starter mimaz
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HOWDY!!! I need a small favor...
Anyone here wanna CAREFULLY trace their Truss Rod Cover onto a piece of paper, and mail it to Me (the tracing).
I'm in California, zip code 93063.
I'd be happy to PayPal You a few bucks for Your effort.
Thank You, in advance.
Marc
Anyone here wanna CAREFULLY trace their Truss Rod Cover onto a piece of paper, and mail it to Me (the tracing).
I'm in California, zip code 93063.
I'd be happy to PayPal You a few bucks for Your effort.
Thank You, in advance.
Marc
I can post a PDF scale drawing later today, if that's of any use (in lieu of sending you a physical tracing).
That may be AWESOME!!! I'm really computer illiterate, but... if I forward it to My GF (the brains of US), She may be able to print it. PM'ing YOU NOW!!!
PM'd the dimensions back to you... but I forgot to mention that the dimensions are in mm (we use metric system here in AustraliaTake Your time...
).Keep rocking that Victory.
Hey, Jughead6, You are THE MAN!!! Thank You SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCH!!!PM'd the dimensions back to you... but I forgot to mention that the dimensions are in mm (we use metric system here in Australia
Keep rocking that Victory.
I should have Her done in about 2 weeks.
Thank You again, My Brotha!!!
No problem at all. Can't wait to see your Victory fully clothed again. Post photos!
My Victory was refinished a long, long time ago, before I bought it. Now the refin is starting to wear through where it gets rubbed by my forearm. Time for another refin? Any ideas guys?
Well, I let my 4 year old daughter choose the color... "hot lips red".
Will post pictures when it's done.
Intercontinental acts of kindness. Nice work chaps, it's inspired me. Kinda like paying it...sideways.
Used a heat gun and gentle sandpapering to strip the body down to bare wood. Now with a coat of primer... so far so good!
Now with first coat of "hot lips red"... it actually looks a bit like the classic Gibson "cardinal red", which is pleasing.
Needs a bit of sanding to remove a few specks of dust, but so far it's not too bad.
Needs a bit of sanding to remove a few specks of dust, but so far it's not too bad.
In my case I've decided to refinish only the body and will leave the headstock and all logos in their current condition, including all scratches and dings.
In the past, I have designed and printed my own logos on (very) thin transparent sheets and then buried them in the clear coat. But no need for that on this project.
Color coats are done. The bright lights don't do it justice. A bit of light scuff sanding to do before the clear coats go on. Then I'll wait a few weeks before wet sanding and buffing...
Following to see it finished, @Jughead6. I almost bought a used Victory Artist at a shop back in the late eighties, after missing out on an RD Artist. The weight and the fact that it didn't sound like an RD made me pass. But they are really cool basses, and a pretty good value on the used market, unlike RDs.
Happy to see that I'm not the only one doing a "RESURRECTION."
