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SHOW YOUR DISTRESSED FINISHES!

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cymbop said:
After three months of daily play, my no-clear-coat experiment is starting to do its thing:

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Yep, that's the ticket! It's why the '50s-'60s vintage Fenders are the ones with the most distressed finishes. They were sprayed in light coats of lacquer and over time nitro shrinks making it even thinner and brittle. That and that they were the most professionally played basses over those decades.
 
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roccobass said:
Man. The finished product is fantastic, but I really liked the carved up body look. Maybe your photo enhances it, but I can't take my eyes off it.
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I agree - both versions rock, and I totally get returning it to as close to original as possible (including an aged/relic'd FGM finish) ... but the carvings were well done. :thumbsup:
 
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Bass4ThePublic said:
My 66 jazz. Well played and loved.
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I find your ‘66 Jazz, before restoration, curiously attractive. A smoke’n bass gig with a legendary country star, ‘68 black El Camino SS for wheels (cowboy Cadillac) and that bass. Awesome.

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JIO said:
YAMAHA SA-70 in ALGA GREEN - late '60s/early '70s - cool hollow-body bass

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This is My bass! Just did a search to see what was on here about these basses and low and behold photos from the Ebay listing I bought it from popped up. Its really great (those Japanese listings where there's three or four of the same instrument listed for sale are weird, but I took a punt...). Not only my favourite bass aesthetically but it also plays great, just needed a bit of work on the wiring and a couple of rattles removed. Still pretty affordable too, if you can find one, I guess just because they're not American.
 

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Grant Jack said:
This is My bass! Just did a search to see what was on here about these basses and low and behold photos from the Ebay listing I bought it from popped up. Its really great (those Japanese listings where there's three or four of the same instrument listed for sale are weird, but I took a punt...). Not only my favourite bass aesthetically but it also plays great, just needed a bit of work on the wiring and a couple of rattles removed. Still pretty affordable too, if you can find one, I guess just because they're not American.
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Small world! Cool bass. It's very rare any vintage bass I've ever bought didn't need some 'bit of work' to bring it into focus. I haven't been disappointed yet. :bassist:
 
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JIO said:
'77 Gibson RD Artist on the 'verb - cool bass w/Moog pre... but over 11lbs! o_O

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Had one. Got it at a shop called Mr. Bassman in Frankfurt in early 80s. And YES it weighed a ton. This was before weight was even a thing and yet I knew it was a barge. The Moog card worked sporadically. I don't know why but I would like to have another. That one is cool.
 
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