So I've had a hankering for a project lately and a fiend of mine was selling a Squier P bass. I'm normally not a Fender guy but I thought what the hey- the price is right! The bass was $40 but the catch was that the bass produced no sound. After a quick look I noticed the input wasn't properly connected- a quick fix and I've got a near mint P has for a 1/4 ore price a normal used one goes for! Woot! Anyways I know a Squier P isn't a very interesting new purchase but I figured you'd all enjoy this crappy cell phone pic of the 4-sting herd: {} (the one on your right) xD Suprisingly it plays amazing for a cheap china Squier! No bad frets, decent tone, all in all I'm happy! But I have been thinking and I might wanna go for a White p/u black guard and maybe if I'm ambitious enough Id LOVE to refin it in Seafoam green But right now I'm happy- take it easy
That '62 has me drooling mmmm Ok update: I got bored so I took off the neck and right now I'm fruit to get a regretted maple neck on for a different vibe- a wee bit harder than originally anticipated. This may be better situated to the luhier corner but what's the cheapest option to refinish it in a Surf green? Krylon? Or should I man up and go with Reranch?
I used Krylon on my surf green Jazz Bass. (Catalina Mist was the Krylon color, and they don't make it any more.) It looks nice, and with patience you can get a nice finish. Lots of fine sanding and many,many light coats of paint. The reranch stuff will get you the authentic color, and would be a good choice for that reason. Either way, go fo it. It's fun!
Ok so I figured this would be the best place to report back instead of making another thread. I've sanded down the P bass and I'm debating on what colour to go with... I've got Valspar Teal (which is just a lil too blue) and Krylon Pistachio (which is just a lil too green) I wish I could combine these colours to get what I want I can't get reranch (I'm in Canada and I'm trying to keep this project under $100) any suggestions for either Krylon or Valspar? Thanks guys!
You may not want to invest in the equipment, but an auto body paint outfit can mix you any color you want if you want to spray it yourself. i've seen small hobby spray guns for fairly reasonable prices.
Ok so a (major) update: Heres what I started with: {} Boring. After 4 days of work here's the end result: {} Check out my thread in the luthiers corner! Overall couldn't be happier
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