My P Bass (Ibanez Blazer) Re-fin

[namraj]

I picked up a pretty knackered Ibanez Blazer second hand pretty cheap a few years ago.

A friend of mine is getting to be a pretty good Luthier, and is now refinishing my bass for me .

So far, it is getting a birdseye maple veneer on the head and body, and an amber burst finish, and all the faults sorted out.

The original bass was a solid ash body, maple neck with maple board.

New electronics still to be decided, suggestions welcome.

Now what you all really want, the pics of the progress so far:
The Original Body
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Colour Test
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The Neck Colour Test (don't mind the Ric Copy he's making)
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The Body
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The Latest Pic
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[Stealth]

Looking good so far, I really like the color so far.

Can we see the Ric clone too?

 

[Seph Cameron]

Right, I'm registered now. Here's my build for the Ric, although the state you can see it in now (above) is halfway through a raising-the-fretboard-cos-I-made-it-too-low mod (which is getting instructable'd too).
http://www.instructables.com/id/Mak...aking a Through-Neck Bass Guitar From Scratch

 

[Spambusta]

Nice job so far! I love bursts on a p-bass, what color pick guard?

edit-By the way, i have a bartolini pickup in my p-bass and i love it.

 

[Seph Cameron]

Probably not going to go for a pickguard, it'd seem a shame to cover up all that wood I'd just pasted on for its look. Just a Musicman style control plate in chrome to go with the bridge. Might even convert it to a string-through config too.

 

[Seph Cameron]

There's the neck painted. Just needs a clear coat or three. Ignore the wonky machine head. Haven't actually screwed them in yet.

 

[namraj]

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Big one for y'all

 

[Spambusta]

lookin good, can't wait to see it done!

 

[Seph Cameron]

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Quick placing just to get a look at it, scratchplate/bridge/pickups are all being changed. In fact, no scratchplate, just a control plate.

 

[Seph Cameron]

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Unfortunately those lines are getting more and more pronounced (visually, not physically) with every gloss coat I put on. I hate veneer.

 

[gobisan]

Bass looks great. Are the original pickups working? Will you be selling them?
Thanks