Dubs

Ok, here’s the finished refinish; [attachment=13956:sfinish1.JPG] The pic doesn’t look that great but rubbing off the wax and using the damp cloth and towel technique then refinishing it made the world of difference to it and in the flesh it looks great. Here’s a pic of the scratch…I’ve circled the area where is was just incase you cant make it out ; [attachment=13957:sfinish2.JPG] Overall I’m really happy with how it’s turned out, and I think in all it took me around 3 to 4 hours of work but it’s been worth it and an experience. Still not quite sure what to do about the neck situation though…

this could be in with a shout - [url="http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/74328"]http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/74328[/url]

Still looking...

[quote name='johnnylager' post='291584' date='Sep 25 2008, 10:50 AM']There's a defensive position at Pompey...[/quote] Haha Number 23 by any chance? I reckon he’s on his last legs…

[quote name='johnnylager' post='291529' date='Sep 25 2008, 10:02 AM']Nice work mate, but get that neck down a shop tout-de-bloody-suite mush. On a lighter note, there will be people hanging from the lamp-posts of Goldsmith Avenue today. And it's a right f***ing joy working in Brighton after they did manc sh*tty after they gave us the good news on Sunday. Better not get shafted by the Yids on Sat or I will have to set light to something and mummy told me to stop doing that or I will end up wetting the bed again... Hope I've not ruined your day, Mr Lager.[/quote] ah don’t get me started on the football…“we’re concentrating on the UEFA Cup” We had no chance against Chelski, but it’s proper annoying that Man sh*tty got done by the League 1 giants Brighton. In all honesty the City result is just funny. The footy isn’t the worst news of today though; I just found out I didn’t get the job that I interviewed for last week. Oh well, I’ve got half a bottle of Jim Beam somewhere, that’s gonna be gone by lunch and then I’ll go and meet my girlfriend after she’s finished work to tell her the good news Oh well, something will come up...

Bit of an update – This was done yesterday evening. Half stripped; [attachment=13932:shalfdone.JPG] Mostly stripped; [attachment=13933:smostlydone.JPG] Pics of the scratch down by the knobs after I steamed it out. It’s come up really nicely [attachment=13934:sscratch1.JPG] [attachment=13935:sscratch2.JPG]

[quote name='rjb' post='291215' date='Sep 24 2008, 08:00 PM']The going rate is usually around £100 quid.[/quote] :wacko:

Yeah leftys always look weird...

That good man. Undoubtedly Manring influenced but those piccolo strings sound amazing. He’s using an ‘80s amount of reverb though

Cheers for the advice guys. Steaming the dents out worked really well and the scratches by the knobs are almost completely unnoticeable now. I’ve given it quite a thick layer of the melted wax that I’m going to leave on over night so I’ll buff it up tomorrow and then put everything back together. As for the neck…:wacko: I’ll have to see what happens when I give it another setup…I don't have money for a luthier

One more thing - Have a look at these pics of the neck - [attachment=13894:neck1.JPG] [attachment=13895:neck2.JPG] [attachment=13896:neck3.JPG] [attachment=13902:neck4.JPG] I can’t tell if the neck is slightly warped or just that the contoured neck/fret board is a design feature of the SSII, but either way I’m unsure because the neck of my SSI is very true and flat with no contouring - [attachment=13903:sineck1.JPG] [attachment=13904:sineck2.JPG] Any advice on this would also be appreciated. Thanks

[quote name='rjb' post='290767' date='Sep 24 2008, 12:23 PM']Sounds okay. The only thing you might find is that the bit you finish looks so much cleaner than the rest of the bass! To solve this just take the bass apart and do the whole body! More work, yes, but the payoff should be better... Rick[/quote] Yeah I’m planning on doing the whole thing…I’ve actually started already – I’m rubbing the wax off with the scotchbrite cloth and a bit of fine wire wool, but should it look like the surface of the wood is scratching ever so slightly? I’m just lightly pushing on the cloths and rubbing down the wax in a circular motion which seems to be working well but it’s leaving very faint scratch marks. Most of these scratch marks come off if I rub them down hard with my thumb or a dense washing sponge, but should it be scratching like this in the first place or will they disappear once I apply the melted layer of wax? A couple of “Before” pictures; [attachment=13888:s1.JPG] [attachment=13889:s2.JPG] [attachment=13890:s3.JPG] [attachment=13891:s4.JPG] [attachment=13892:s5.JPG] [attachment=13893:s6.JPG]

[quote name='EBS_freak' post='290743' date='Sep 24 2008, 12:04 PM']All depends on the wood I guess.[/quote] Deffo…I have a hankering for bubinga and wenge = heaviness :wacko:

[quote name='EBS_freak' post='289129' date='Sep 22 2008, 01:12 PM']They aren't cheap. [/quote] How much is not cheap? It looks amazing. I'd consider chopping in all my effects/pedalboards for one of those if I had the chance to try it out for a couple of days to decide if it was my ultimate effects solution. It's a lot more powerful than my girlfriends laptop though I think it was made in the Windows 3.1 era

[quote name='johnnylager' post='290701' date='Sep 24 2008, 11:27 AM']Tea towel porn mate, lovely. Look at the weave on that.[/quote] Squad rotation…may as well throw in the towel and play the U17s

Thanks for the advice everyone . I’m going to head into town in a bit to stock up on supplies (brush, steel wool, brown paper, scotchbrite cloth, and a cheap tea towel – if I use a nice one from the house my girlfriend is likely to kill me ) and then I’ll start work on it this afternoon through to this evening. I’ll probably take some pics of the whole process and update this thread as I go but obviously I’m not looking to rush it at all so it might take a few days to finish the whole job. Just 1 more question – Any advice on the best (economic and least messy) way to melt a small chunk of Warwick beeswax? I’ve got 2 pots of it – 1 old one that is quite dried up, and another that’s only about 3 months old and nice and fresh, so I’m thinking I’ll chop a bit of wax out of the dry pot and melt this and then tomorrow apply a ‘normal’ (not melted) fresh coat of the newer wax and then buff up as appropriate…is this the way to do it?