I loved it. It was one of the last things I sold in order to ship my car to the mainland in 08. I didn't want to sell it. I'll buy another one eventually. Loved the feel of the neck. Great tone.
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Mike Dirnt Refinish Project
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I loved it. It was one of the last things I sold in order to ship my car to the mainland in 08. I didn't want to sell it. I'll buy another one eventually. Loved the feel of the neck. Great tone.
If you find this out, let us know. I'd be game for one if they didn't have the bat and if the fret inlays were different.
Harley makes a really bitchin two part red poly called "Firefighters Addition". Hehehe. $80/quart.
By the way, I'll show you my Alembic if you show me yours. Mine is Zebrawood yours looks maybe Walnut? or is it the coveted Coco Bolo with poor color balance on the camera?
Dan
By the way, I'll show you my Alembic if you show me yours. Mine is Zebrawood yours looks maybe Walnut? or is it the coveted Coco Bolo with poor color balance on the camera?
Dan
It's scary that you can ID a bass with so little of it in the picture.
I think it is Walnut, but I don't know for sure.
I guess it takes one to know one. The solid brass bridge and tailpiece are a dead giveaway. You've also got a thin "contrast" layer between the walnut top and the hog body wood. I'll bet it's a fine bass.
I spent a little time getting the remaining finish out of the cavities, then did some block sanding to get the wood ready for sanding sealer.
I was planning on using just sanding sealer, but after two coats, there was a lot of grain texture remaining, so I decided to try grain filler, a thick oil base paste that fills the low spots in the grain and gets you to a flat surface faster.
What I discovered was it would have been better to use the grain filler on the raw wood, then sanding sealer after that.
The final step was to use a shellac sealer to cover the body to prevent the lacquer from penetrating the sanding sealer. Back in the day of painting autos with lacquer, you would have to spray a sealer before finish coating or all your sanding scratches would magically appear when you got a few layers of paint applied.
I used a few coats of clear lacquer over the shellac to clear up any remaining grain.
You want the body to be glass smooth before you start laying down the color.
Here is the body before wet sanding the clear.
I was planning on using just sanding sealer, but after two coats, there was a lot of grain texture remaining, so I decided to try grain filler, a thick oil base paste that fills the low spots in the grain and gets you to a flat surface faster.
What I discovered was it would have been better to use the grain filler on the raw wood, then sanding sealer after that.
The final step was to use a shellac sealer to cover the body to prevent the lacquer from penetrating the sanding sealer. Back in the day of painting autos with lacquer, you would have to spray a sealer before finish coating or all your sanding scratches would magically appear when you got a few layers of paint applied.
I used a few coats of clear lacquer over the shellac to clear up any remaining grain.
You want the body to be glass smooth before you start laying down the color.
Here is the body before wet sanding the clear.
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Avocado Antigua, for the win!
That's hilarious!
Always wanted a Dirnt, but when I inspected a shipment of five new ones when they first came out, they were just too rough. And too heavy.
These bodies were essentially made out of scraps, like many MIM-bound blanks.
One of FMIC's long-standing economies.I concur that a translucent finish will consequently not be a thing of beauty.
This settles it: Avocado Antigua. The answer is obvious!
That makes me want to vomit . . . no, that is vomit!
(but nice photoshop work to show me what I would NEVER to to a bass)
I know, I know.... it's like... What were they THINKING?
My least-favorite Fender finish, but I may do one some time just for the heck of it.
I have an airbrush, and I'm not afraid to use it!
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My least-favorite Fender finish, but I may do one some time just for the heck of it.
I have an airbrush, and I'm not afraid to use it!
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I'm one of the few who like antiqua hahaha
Maybe shell pink? idk, i think that would look awesome in an old pastel kind of color
Maybe shell pink? idk, i think that would look awesome in an old pastel kind of color
