Bigjas Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Having built my first Bass from scratch, I thought I might try my hand at re-finishing an existing one. So when I was offered a second hand Squier Affinity P Bass, I thought I would give it a go. The Bass is a 2005 (stamped on the neck) and had clearly not been looked after. The frets were grooved, the body had a lump out of it near the input jack, the pots were scratchy when turned, neck was quite dirty, clearly not loved. [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/87323611@N03/9215622286/"][/url] [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/87323611@N03/9215622286/"]IMG_2222Cropped[/url] by [url="http://www.flickr.com/people/87323611@N03/"]bigjas42[/url], on Flickr So the plan was to strip it back to just the timber and then upgrade all the components. Looking through hundreds of pictures I decided I would like a white body, black scratch plate and white headstock. All the hardware would be black, along with the strings. I didn't see many like this so thought it would be something different. First job was to take it all apart and start preparing the woodwork. I used a sander and lots of elbow grease to get a decent base to work from. [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/87323611@N03/9215607294/"][/url] [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/87323611@N03/9215607294/"]IMG_2247[/url] by [url="http://www.flickr.com/people/87323611@N03/"]bigjas42[/url], on Flickr Then the primer coats were sprayed on. I am using automotive rattle cans to paint it. I will upgrade and get some decent spray equipment in the future, although I have got quite a good finish by spraying plenty of thin coats and flattening it off between coats. [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/87323611@N03/9212831015/"][/url] [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/87323611@N03/9212831015/"]IMG_2249[/url] by [url="http://www.flickr.com/people/87323611@N03/"]bigjas42[/url], on Flickr [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/87323611@N03/9212829747/"][/url] [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/87323611@N03/9212829747/"]IMG_2251[/url] by [url="http://www.flickr.com/people/87323611@N03/"]bigjas42[/url], on Flickr I have put my logo on the headstock and cleaned up the fretboard. I have re-oiled it and dressed the frets. [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/87323611@N03/9215603910/"][/url] [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/87323611@N03/9215603910/"]IMG_2295[/url] by [url="http://www.flickr.com/people/87323611@N03/"]bigjas42[/url], on Flickr I have put Wilkinson tuners on. They are too big for the Squier headstock so need filing down and touching up with black paint. [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/87323611@N03/9215592766/"][/url] [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/87323611@N03/9215592766/"]IMG_2336[/url] by [url="http://www.flickr.com/people/87323611@N03/"]bigjas42[/url], on Flickr The scratch plate is 3 ply, the volume and tone knobs are black aluminium, Black bridge, black strap buttons, new pots and input jack, and new Tonerider pickups. [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/87323611@N03/9215580190/"][/url] [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/87323611@N03/9215580190/"]IMG_2368[/url] by [url="http://www.flickr.com/people/87323611@N03/"]bigjas42[/url], on Flickr And the finished Bass is just what I wanted. I have set it up and its had its first gig. I am really pleased with the finish and the sound. The new pickups are much better than the stock Squier ones. I like the DR Black Beauty strings too. [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/87323611@N03/9212785743/"][/url] [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/87323611@N03/9212785743/"]IMG_2401 Cropped[/url] by [url="http://www.flickr.com/people/87323611@N03/"]bigjas42[/url], on Flickr More pictures [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/87323611@N03/sets/72157634496323236/"]HERE[/url] Jas [url="http://jasebass.webs.com/"]http://jasebass.webs.com/[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myke Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Some people are just talented at building and the like. You my friend are one of them! This is lovely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntLockyer Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Looks msashing, good job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanAxe Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Good job Jas! Looks the business. From IMG-2365 it looks like you've dressed the frets too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jezzaboy Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Very nice looking. Those tuners look really good in black. I have a set on my Jap P bass and they look good against the maple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike 110 Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 (edited) That looks very cool , well done mate . Ive just bought a set of Toneriders for my , ahem, project , what's the sound like ? I've also got black tuners and bridge which I'm going to give a thin coat of Hammerite ! Edited August 6, 2013 by mike 110 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimBobTTD Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Oooh, that looks lovely. Nice job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChickenKiev Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 Woah O___O Art. I'm astonished! I'd love to see what you could do with my piece of crap mexican Jazz bass . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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