Summer Warmoth project completed - '72 style P/J

[Juice Box]

Finally finished it.

Here are the specs:

Warmoth swamp ash body - super light
Warmoth high grade fame maple neck - J width finished in vintage gloss
Hipshot Ultralights
Lindy Fralin standard P pickup
Lindy Fralin 10% overwound J pickup - sounds incredible.
Warmoth '72 style tort pickguard - Their tort looks really great.
Vol/Vol/Tone set up
Standard vintage Fender style bridge
Football output jack
Schaller straplocks

Finished in Reranch Vintage White nitro by myself.

This is how she came out:

It honestly plays and sounds incredible. Very light too. Those Fralin's really THUMP! Loving this bass so far...

 

[iamthebassman]

Awesome! I'm planning a '72 lefty myself.

 

[Juice Box]

The '72 style is just classic. Good luck with your build, man!

 

[mikezimmerman]

Very nice! I especially like how the Tele-type pickguard fits with everything else to give it a "not quite vintage" look. Great idea!

MIke

 

[FL Knifemaker]

BEAUTIFUL Job Man!! I'd be very proud of that. I need to order the exact same neck but in P width for a project I have here. That neck is HOT!!

 

[Juice Box]

Thanks guys. Under the right light that flame maple is just crazy.

 

[denton57]

Man I like that vintage white! I have been thinking about a new color for my p bass.. Was the paint easy to apply? Aerosol? Details please...

Very cool looking bass!

 

[animal52]

Sick build. I'm getting a little too excited fantasizing about that bass with dual darkstars.

 

[Spinal Tapper]

Nice! Looks lightweight! How much does it weigh?

 

[fretno]

Beauty !

 

[Juice Box]

denton57,

I supposed the paint was "easy" to apply. Really, it just requires a lot of patience, sanding, patience, sanding thru, getting really pissed off, re painting, sanding, etc. It's real easy to want to jump the gun and skip a few steps since you are eager to see the final project, but it really shows if you take your time. I've done a lot of real crappy reranch nitro paint jobs in the past. This time I took my time, didn't rush the process and I thought it came out pretty successful. Got some nice gloss going on.

Anyway, I though maybe you would like to see some progress pics.

I'm missing quite a few but here are the ones I got for ya:

The body and pickguard as it came from Warmoth

After a few coats of grain filler. After this I applied the sand and sealer.

Primer coat

Color coat

Sanding!!

Overspray and more sand thru's

Eventually after lots and lots of wet sanding, the finished turned nice and glossy. Love it.

 

[Juice Box]

Nice! Looks lightweight! How much does it weigh?

Can't tell you an exact weight but my closest guess would be 8.5 -9 lbs. Very easy on the back.

 

[bassplayer7770]

That looks very nice.

 

[denton57]

Thanks for the pics. I think I'm about to try this for the first time. Sounds like coat, wetsand, coat, wetsand, ect? How many coats did you go for?

Looks really good!

 

[ThaLowEndTheory]

Nice job! Beautiful bass, and good job on the finish. Reranch is my favorite paint to use, and you are right. Patience and prep work are the key to a good finish. Is that vintage cream, or did you use blonde?

 

[NOLA Bass]

Very very nice!!! I have an 08 Am Std P Bass I modded with a the same Lindy Fralin PJ pickup set. Those pickups rock, so I'm sure your bass sounds as good as it looks!

 

[Stickk]

OMG!!!

 

[LCW]

thats....................delicous

 

[lowbass68]

Sweet bass. I have a couple Warmoths and love their necks and bodies. I am planning another build and a 72 P is high on the list. I love the vibe yours has, the vintage white looks killer.

 

[Chef]

Nice project, and interesting mix of parts. I like it; congrats on a bass well done!