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[haimesy]

As above....thanks for comments

Edited March 11, 2013 by haimesy

[Clarky]

Good grief, talk about the ugly duckling. That patina beforehand is truly appalling and I can only imagine how much it must have reeked. The finished bass looks the bomb! Great job

[EssentialTension]

The scratchplate seems to have cleaned up nicely.

[gjones]

I've posted those pictures on my Facebook page. And some people wonder why they banned smoking in pubs?!

[wateroftyne]

Nice score! it must have been fun.

I'd love to buy a fixer-upper..

[Dingus]

Are you sure that staining was from cigarette smoke ? The phrase " dirty protest " springs to mind when I look at it !

[haimesy]

Forgot to mention ,it does have a new scratchplate and knobs but everyting else is original..J

[stinson]

Good effort!

[haimesy]

It was kinda sticky , urghh

[steve-soar]

That is insane!

[gjones]

Now are you sure it's not smoke damage from a fire? I mean that would take some HEAVY, HEAVY smoking.......rastafarians maybe?

Edited March 9, 2013 by gjones

[rushbo]

Nice work fella. The headstock pre your hard work looks dee-sgusting!

[gjones]

[quote name='haimesy' timestamp='1362852030' post='2005391']
Thought this might interest some of you , I picked up this bass from a local music shop who had bought a number of guitars and basses in an estate sale , the story goes they were in a room where it appears some heavy cigarette smoking had been going on for i assume 20 to 30 years.
The pics that follow should maybe go on the back of a cigarette packet as a warning message.
I took a punt and bought it , having never attempted any of my own repairs in over 20 years of playing bass , it was i little risky...But my god what fun it was bringing this lovely bass back to life.
It was a grim cleaning process in the kitchen [understanding wife you know]
The bass stank up the place and so did the turps , t cut and any product i thought might clean it , also the bass was actually sticky..Almost finished now ...Hope you like , here are just a few of the pics i took ..John
Thanks to BCer Kevin Lindsay for all the amazing Fender advice..Top man
[/quote]

Aha.....an enthusiastic smoker and guitarist, from Edinburgh, has just told me that 'Guitar Guitar' got a hold of 81 smoke damaged guitars all in the same state (but different vintages). Would that be the shop you got this one?

[haimesy]

I think everyone the shop bought was in the same sort of state , they had been hanging on a rope around the living room .
believe it or not it plugged in a played straight off and i hardly had to adjust the action..

[haimesy]

I was lucky to get first refusal on the basses they got in ...my lucky day i suppose.

[EssentialTension]

How did the front of the headstock get like this ...



... when the rear of the headstock is like this?

[ahpook]

authentic tobacco burst, right there.

[lonestar]

I can't remember when the pub fag ban came into effect but I have some leads in the bottom of my case that still stink of smoke from when I played g**tar in a blues band at pub gigs.

[haimesy]

Polyurethane laquer everywhere except front of headstock , which is nitro .. I believe

[EssentialTension]

[quote name='gjones' timestamp='1362853985' post='2005437']
Aha.....an enthusiastic smoker and guitarist, from Edinburgh, has just told me that 'Guitar Guitar' got a hold of 81 smoke damaged guitars all in the same state (but different vintages). Would that be the shop you got this one?
[/quote]
[quote name='haimesy' timestamp='1362854427' post='2005447']
I think everyone the shop bought was in the same sort of state , they had been hanging on a rope around the living room .
believe it or not it plugged in a played straight off and i hardly had to adjust the action..
[/quote]
I'm slightly confused. Were there 81 guitars all hanging from a rope in a living room full of smokers?

[gjones]

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1362856307' post='2005467']
I'm slightly confused. Were there 81 guitars all hanging from a rope in a living room full of smokers?
[/quote]

I have seen smelly guitars before, damaged by years of gigging in smokey pubs. But this does look quite extreme. My theory is that it was caused by smoke damage from a fire rather than chain smoking Rastafarians. But however it got into this state, I have to say it's a lovely restoration job.

[EssentialTension]

[quote name='gjones' timestamp='1362856900' post='2005470']
I have seen smelly guitars before, damaged by years of gigging in smokey pubs. But this does look quite extreme. My theory is that it was caused by smoke damage from a fire rather than chain smoking Rastafarians. But however it got into this state, I have to say it's a lovely restoration job.
[/quote]
It is a lovely restoration and I don't doubt that tobacco or marijuana smoking or having an open fire can have serious (although perhaps not this serious) effects but the story didn't seem to make sense.

[Dingus]

[quote name='gjones' timestamp='1362856900' post='2005470']
I have seen smelly guitars before, damaged by years of gigging in smokey pubs. But this does look quite extreme. My theory is that it was caused by smoke damage from a fire rather than chain smoking Rastafarians. But however it got into this state, I have to say it's a lovely restoration job.
[/quote]

+1 on this . There is no way that staining has come from years of residual exposure to cigarrette smoke . It looks like the bass has been in a house fire to me , or similar .

Edited March 9, 2013 by Dingus

[haimesy]

Hi all .. I am only telling you what I was told .. Put up the pics for people to look at not make me feel like liar .. John

[wateroftyne]

[quote name='haimesy' timestamp='1362859102' post='2005510']
Hi all .. I am only telling you what I was told .. Put up the pics for people to look at not make me feel like liar .. John
[/quote]

Don't get defensive - I don't think anyone is suggesting you're a liar.