P-Bass build project: Persephone

That stain with that pickguard are going to look amazing together, mind posting a pic of it laid on top, just to give us a teaser? I can't wait to see it!

 

Sweet Sally O'Malley. That is going to look really nice! I know it isn't for everyone, but if there was one bass that I believe gold hardware would look good on, it would be this! Good eye on the colour choice, can't wait to see more!

 

Beautiful! Thinkin of staining one of those bodies myself

 

Is the body just stained, or is it clearcoated over a stain? I like the dark stain, but think it would look better with an antique white or cream colored pickguard. If it's not already clearcoated, a treatment of an oil finish like Danish Oil or plenty of other products folks here could recommend would give it a nice finished look.

If it's just stained (with no shiny topcoat), you could go further (with considerably more effort and time) with a nitro or polyurethane clearcoat. Either one would be pretty easy to apply to a stained piece of wood, but you'd benefit from some general instructions on applying, sanding out and polishing a clearcoat over a colored finish: http://reranch.com/101a.htm. Read it with the specific kind of look and finish you want - it starts from the assumption that you want a glassy smooth, high gloss finish (e.g. if you don't care about the contours of the grain being part of the final, finished feel, then don't bother to fill the grain - same with applying dyes - sounds like you already like to color of your wood). When they talk about "lacquer" they mean nitrocellulose clearcoat spray (available from Reranch, Stewart Mcdonald, etc). If your body already has a nitro clearcoat, you need to stay with nitro. It it's just stained, you can use Minwax Polyurethane Gloss spray varnish for a tougher finish. If you use poly, make sure to allow full drying (it takes longer than nitro) between coats, fine-sanding, etc as described on the link above. Good luck - you can have a pretty bass with this body.

 

A guy posted his process for staining a telecaster that came out pretty damned sweet:

http://www.tdpri.com/forum/tele-home-depot/371080-swamp-ash-grain-fill-dye-tutorial.html

 

I'm more of a solid/bright colors kind of guy, but that stain is sexy! Can't wait to see it completed.

Is it ash?

 

Nice body! I would have gone with B/W/B pickguard(I'm boring) but that tort will look snappy.

 

great lookin' body!

 

Bill Lawrence? They seem mighty popular in the pickups and electronics forum

 

Maple neck perchance?

 

The Dp122 is a killer p/u , strong & aggressive .. big fan...

I just put a Warmoth Padouk neck on a build and it's freakin awesome . That is a good price for that one too you should go snag it !