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[quote name='lozbass' post='1293569' date='Jul 5 2011, 04:28 PM']Absolutely wonderfu job and one of my favourite colours. I can't tell from the images (I can see one or two silver screws) but I'd go for all black screws in the plate - I'm pretty sure that the Capri Orange basses in the International Series came with black screws.[/quote] Cheers Loz. The screws (apart from the pup cover ones) are the originals, so are steel in various stages of tarnishment. I reckon I'll try to get hold of some black ones to complete the look.

I've just given my 78 P a facelift (It had previously been stripped to the bare ash) It's now Capri Orange!

Job done! It's not perfect, but for my first paint job, I'm more than chuffed, almost giddy (bear in mind that this has been my one and only bass for the last ten years). If anyone is playing/attending the Rock n Bike Festival, Leics, look out for my Capri Orange beauty on the main stage, just before A Foreigners' Journey and the pole dancers!

I'll send a stack of BGMs for postage. PM me.

Any ideas what [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Les-paul-shaped-bass-guitar-/250846445892?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3a679d0144#ht_500wt_1156"]this[/url] is?

You're bending the rules a bit by promoting your own auction in this section. Perhaps you could try to sell it in the For Sale section instead?

I'm currently doing a refin (my first) As the advice says, preparation is key. The more work you put into getting the body [i]perfectly[/i] smooth, the easier, quicker and cheaper the painting and polishing will be. I thought that I had filled the grain to an acceptable level, but once the paint was on, the grain showed up like a relief map! (It's ash, which is a particularly open-grained wood) I had to sand right back through several coats to get it smooth, then paint again. Hope it all goes well.

[quote name='thepurpleblob' post='1291404' date='Jul 3 2011, 08:22 PM']Hmmmm...... a router is about the most dangerous power tool there is, so make sure you find out how to use one properly. You need a decent one (1/4inch ones are almost useless - get a half inch) and buy decent bits. Even then, you still need to make or buy templates. You can buy some very nice chisels and waste a bit of wood practicing. I'm no wood working expert but if you aren't in a rush you can get excellent results with hand tools.[/quote] Good advice, but I'd heartily disagree about the 1/4 inch router point - I have one and use it daily, they're not as heavy duty, but more than enough for a bass, and their smaller stature and lighter weight make it easier to work with a bit more finesse.

[quote name='Gust0o' post='1292121' date='Jul 4 2011, 01:07 PM']Yeah. Massive scam. Reply to him from several different e-mial addresses, then tell him you're at sea and suggest you meet off the coast of Somalia for a ship-to-ship transfer.[/quote]

[quote name='Rich' post='1290327' date='Jul 2 2011, 06:08 PM']Aye. Sorry, but the caps had to go. I don't like being shouted at [/quote] Cheers Rich - it was giving me a headache

Skank, you are a gent, many thanks. I'll look around locally for the Porsche Signal Orange, and PM you if I have no luck. You've been so helpful from colour selection, to paint sourcing. Do you want to paint it for me too?

Jessie J's bass player is on BC (Phil Simmonds) The bass highlight for me was Bakithi Kumalo

Thanks, that website has some really good advice and links too

So fat its belt size is 'equator' So fat it's blood type is 'Ragu' etc. etc. I especially like "This is the one you want!!!", the old eBay Jedi Mind Trick

[quote name='risingson' post='1281716' date='Jun 25 2011, 12:23 AM']I don't know what year Graffiti Yellow came about, I have a feeling it was the early 80's but that was one of my favourite finishes, seldom seen nowadays too. Sonic blue is a great colour though, I think if you intend to keep the bass forever and aren't worried about the resale value then go with whatever you fancy![/quote] RS, is that a diplomatic way of telling me that I have bad taste? As you say, it's a keeper, and it's already stripped to the bare wood, so if need be, i can always break out the Nitromors

[quote name='JoshL' post='1281572' date='Jun 24 2011, 10:03 PM']Anyone watching on bbc 2 now got any idea's what the u2 bassist is, don't know why but I thought he used warwicks but that doesn't look like any warwick I've seen before.[/quote] What's the U2 bassist?? That's a whole other thread When I turned over, he had Gibson, but is back on the Reverso now

I tried to see what it was, but Morrissey's incessant whining forced me to turn over after three seconds

Following on from another thread, I've decided to paint my stripped '78 Precision Capri Orange (an authentic finish for the period, from the "International Series") Trouble is, where can I get it? It's got to be in spray-can form

Thanks for the info. The situation was looking grim, until Skank came along with his 2am authenticity-loophole-finding ways. Sweet. Decisions decisions... Still loving the Sonic Blue, but the Taupe is very 'of the time', and every now and then, I get the urge to go for Capri Orange, with which I think a black scratchplate might be cool. Thanks, and I'll post the finished article upon completion. Edit: Just ran it past Mrs RR and she likes the Capri Orange/White Scratchplate best. Update Edit: Def going for the Orange - perhaps there's something subliminal in my avatar that steered me that way

[quote name='yorks5stringer' post='1281166' date='Jun 24 2011, 04:08 PM']Anyone seen the Ritter Sport..............?[/quote] Yeah - they tend to be in cinema foyers I think Jens Ritter is fabulously bonkers. I love the design, but not sure about the practicality of a fabric finish

Nice one, Will check it out. Still trying to get into Shobaleader One, though

As if the bugger wasn't heavy enough, I've decided to paint my stripped 78 Precision. I love Sonic Blue, but ideally I'd like a colour that is faithful to the year of the bass (Sonic Blue was discontinued in '72) Does anyone know of any resources where I can see the full range of colours available in 1978?

The Yamaha + a tin of Nitromors