1990 Stingray

[Guest MoJo]

Bought this bass from fellow Basschatter Chris (Me An My Bass).

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He had been led to believe by a previous owner that this orange peel satin black finish was the remnents of the original factory finish. To his credit, when Chris was informed that the bass originally left the factory in a beautiful trans blue burst finish, he couldn't be more apologetic. A deal was struck and now the work of refinishing the bass begins.


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No sign of any of the original finish exists in the cavities. I'm hoping that, being that this was a trans finish bass, a nicely grained piece of wood lies beneath that awful paint job. If so, I may go for a natural finish....if not, who knows how it'll look when it's finished

[Darkstrike]

Oh my...

[Guest MoJo]

Indeed

[cd_david]

It would look stunning in a yellowed/off white

[MB1]

MB1.
Or a Taxi yellow,(dont think ive ever seen a yellow ray!)

[Guest MoJo]

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MB1.
Or a Taxi yellow,(dont think ive ever seen a yellow ray!)
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[dlloyd]

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MB1.
Or a Taxi yellow,(dont think ive ever seen a yellow ray!)
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I don't think they've ever had a bright yellow as an option. They've had medallion gold and trans gold .

[Guest MoJo]

Nitromors is doing an excellent job of fetching the black finish off and the woodgrain underneath looks good. Only problem is that whichever donkey applied this awful black finish failed to seal the grain first so the black has impregnated the grain. Might try Nitromors on wirewool and clean with White spirits, see if that'll draw it out

[EdwardHimself]

This re-finish is not going to be before time.

[Cheeseman]

Definately need taxi yellow, possibly with black graphics, i think would look the business!!!!!

[Guest MoJo]

Getting there ......

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[Darkstrike]

Grain is looking good!

[Guest MoJo]

Anyone any idea what wood it is?

[Darkstrike]

Looks a bit like ash, and IIRC that's generally what trans EBMM's were, so it's very likely.

[Guest MoJo]

Thanks

[EdwardHimself]

looks like not a bad bit of grain on there.

[Andyjr1515]

How's this coming on, Mark?

[Guest MoJo]

I've got most of the paint off now. Still not sure which way to jump as regards the finish. It would be a shame to hide the grain

[stingrayPete1977]

[quote name='MB1' timestamp='1316708211' post='1381796']
MB1.
Or a Taxi yellow,(dont think ive ever seen a yellow ray!)
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None of you lot are fans of McFly then?

Glad to see this working out after the [i]bumpy[/i] start, looks like it could be a super cool bass. I like the idea of a theme you know, once a refin always a refin but if its different on purpose then that could appeal to someone else or even lots of people.
What about a collage of loads of famous Ray players on the back, Louis Johnson, Bernard edwards, Flea etc etc under the laquer but just a normal finish from the front? 'The homage Ray'

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[LawrenceH]

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What about a collage of loads of famous Ray players on the back, Louis Johnson, Bernard edwards, Flea etc etc under the laquer but just a normal finish from the front? 'The homage Ray'
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The faces of a load of famous Ray playing dudes rubbing against your crotch as you groove?
That's definitely a 'hom-something Ray'...I say go for it!

[Andyjr1515]

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I've got most of the paint off now. Still not sure which way to jump as regards the finish. It would be a shame to hide the grain
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Stain (almost any colour) and clear varnish would still show the grain through like a good old trans-red / trans-blue, etc

[Grassie]

Always liked the look of a the trans teal with a white pearloid plate. Having said that, I think you should restore it to it's original scheme. Your bass will appreciate that, and reward you with tone and sexyness.

[rubis]

trans white would look good with that grain showing through and the "aged" pickguard[attachment=92067:92SR4front4.jpg][attachment=92067:92SR4front4.jpg]

[rapscallion]

Neon green and tort

[Guest MoJo]

I tried painting the body but wasn't happy with the results. The paint is almost all back off now. I've decided to either go for a stain/clear lacquer or an oiled finish. I'd like a warm, mid-to-dark colour to go well with a b-w-b pick guard and contrast with the maple neck.