jimbartlett Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 I had to withdraw my Dean Z Tour from the for sale section on here due to it having an accident and damaging the headstock. One of the iconic Dean wings basically got snapped off. I decided to try and repair the bass as best I could because I've always liked the way it sounded, looked and played. I took a saw to the headstock and cut off the rest of the damage and evened both sides up by cutting the other off. I then sanded it down, primered, under coated and glossed the repair. Once that was done I swapped out the stock bridge with a Babicz (which took a bit of planning as it had to be drilled from scratch and lined up). All I can say is wow, I love it!! I'm going to add some 80's style decal to the body (watch this space) and then she's totally done! Here are some pictures (the "before" bridge is the first picture) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbartlett Posted June 25, 2016 Author Share Posted June 25, 2016 Got some 80's decals on it and happy (apart from the bubbles)! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonBassAlpha Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 Looks great. Much more distinctive that boring old black! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 (edited) Stick the bubbles with a needle and you should be able to ease them down. You only need the smallest hole to let the air out and it will be unnoticeable when the bubble has gone Edit: Nice job btw! Edited June 26, 2016 by Norris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbartlett Posted June 26, 2016 Author Share Posted June 26, 2016 Cheers guys! The needle trick did a great job on the bubbles, thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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