gazhowe Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 I've owned my MM Stingray (3 band EQ) from new since 2006. Anyone who has a Stingray like mine with a non-lacquered maple neck will know that it's pretty much impossible to keep the neck clean. Despite cleaning the neck once myself it quickly became filthy again so, after reading a thread on BC about getting a maple neck cleaned and lacquered ([url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/252661-i-decided-to-get-my-stingray-neck-lacquered/page__p__2679232__hl__stingray%20gloss%20neck__fromsearch__1#entry2679232"]http://basschat.co.u..._1#entry2679232[/url]) and a online chat with [url="http://basschat.co.uk/user/10878-mcnach/"]mcnach[/url] (thanks Jose!), I decided to do the same. The work was done by David Wilson (DWilson Guitars) following a straightforward initial contact via Facebook ([url="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002025970885&fref=nf"]https://www.facebook...5970885&fref=nf[/url]) to discuss the job in detail and make arrangements. I picked up my bass at the weekend and I'm over the moon with the result. Not only is the neck clean, it feels and looks great and with a fantastic job also done polishing the frets and giving it a setup. Communication from David was great throughout and he provided progress updates with pictures too! I will be using David again for any other refinishing work i may need and would have no hesitation in recommending him to anyone else who is considering having a bass cleaned and/or re-finished. Here are pictures of my bass before, during and after the work: Before: [url="http://s592.photobucket.com/user/gazhowe/slideshow/Stingray%20refinish/Stingray%20before"]http://s592.photobuc...ingray%20before[/url] During: [url="http://s592.photobucket.com/user/gazhowe/slideshow/Stingray%20refinish/Stingray%20during"]http://s592.photobuc...ingray%20during[/url] After: [url="http://s592.photobucket.com/user/gazhowe/slideshow/Stingray%20refinish"]http://s592.photobuc...gray%20refinish[/url] Feel free to PM me if you have any questions. Gaz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 Glad you liked the result (how could you possibly not??? ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 Looks a beautiful job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MoJo Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 Niiiiicccceeeee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazhowe Posted January 27, 2017 Author Share Posted January 27, 2017 [quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1485397610' post='3223710'] Glad you liked the result (how could you possibly not??? ) [/quote] Cheers Jose - I was confident that Dave would do a great job but didn't think about the end result too much beforehand. It helped that it was completed within two weeks! It's getting it's first gig run out for a long time tomorrow night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazhowe Posted January 27, 2017 Author Share Posted January 27, 2017 [quote name='Andyjr1515' timestamp='1485472011' post='3224312'] Looks a beautiful job [/quote] [quote name='MoJo' timestamp='1485480986' post='3224346'] Niiiiicccceeeee [/quote] Thanks for the comments! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martthebass Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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