My '78 Jazz - Strip Tease

[Quadzilla]

So I bought a '78 Jazz here on TB. I got her with this nasty red-cinnamon finish (which I HATE). So I decided to do something about it !

After stripping off several coats of poly, 4 coats of the red, 2 or 3 coats of green, 2 coats of BRUSHED ON black :scowl: and she's finally near down to wood. Still have some sanding to do to get the rest off, but it's getting close to being ready to be prepped for primer and then paint.

I'm going to have her shot in Lake Placid Blue.

Before Pics:

Now for the strip tease!

I'll post pics later of her dressed in her new Lake Placid Blue Outfit!

 

[Valerus]

LPB!??

 

[Ampeg SVT]

God damn you, I almost got that one

 

[Quadzilla]

LPB!??

Yes sir! With a Pearloid pickguard (to match the inlays).

 

[Quadzilla]

And I believe that's ash under there, but somebody please confirm.

 

[DeepCalls2Deep]

the grain looks right for ash, imo. but i'm not an expert.

 

[Ampeg SVT]

That sure looks like ash.

 

[fretlessman71]

What, none of you know a great piece of ash when you see one?

 

[Valerus]

Yes sir! With a Pearloid pickguard (to match the inlays).

Sexmachine. Utter sexmachine.

 

[the JT]

I notice that the neck pickup rout has circular ends as opposed to square. Did you find out why this was when you removed the pickups?

 

[GeneralElectric]

Thats one hideously ugly bass.

I can't wait to see it in LPB!

 

[Slax]

Thats one hideously ugly bass.

I can't wait to see it in LPB!

Agreed. (On the the LPB part. )

I'd say take the black down a bit further to the wood. I did that on my P-bass. I was afraid the prior finish would make it was though the primer and thus mess up the final coats.

 

[dan.ablett]

hell that looks awesome nude..... if i was you i would just slap it all back together as is, and take some quality photos.


old school naked fender = win

 

[Obese Chess]

what'd you use to strip it?

 

[PilbaraBass]

perloid PG for sure...

colour? I'd go snow white...

OH YEAHHHHH!

 

[Papersen]

Subscribed.
Waiting for the pics.

 

[Quadzilla]

I notice that the neck pickup rout has circular ends as opposed to square. Did you find out why this was when you removed the pickups?

I thought this was unusual as well until I saw pics of other Jazz basses from that era that also had the same oval pickup route.

 

[Quadzilla]

That sure looks like ash.

Honestly, I was quite (pleasantly) surprised when the grain came through and I saw what appeared to be ash. The body is so light, I really expected Alder. Go figure....

 

[Craig_S]

I thought this was unusual as well until I saw pics of other Jazz basses from that era that also had the same oval pickup route.

My '75 didn't.

 

[coreyfyfe]

I thought this was unusual as well until I saw pics of other Jazz basses from that era that also had the same oval pickup route.

I believe my 78 does as well. I remember something funky like that when I took the pickguard off.

Found this picture through ebay (Link Removed) of an all original 78 jazz. Good luck with the refin, LPB is one of my favorite colors.