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[quote name='Mr Anthony' timestamp='1394384414' post='2390863']
That looks absolutely great! Nice one. Much better than how it looked before :)

What did you use to paint it, if you don't mind me asking?
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It's 2K acrylic car paint which is pretty much the same as the poly finishes on most basses but not as thick/dense.
Automotive paints have pretty much been the same as guitar finishes through time. Early on it was nitro cellulose lacquer, the car industry called it cellulose, the guitar industry calls it nitro (cos we all want to be Americans :P ) , then it went to acrylics, polyesters and polyurethanes which are all very similar.
The very old Fender custom colours were actually car paints apparently, which would have been cellulose back then.
I'm sure I read somewhere that PRS use DuPont car lacquers for their guitars.
It's quick drying and tough as hell compared to "nitro" which doesn't have all the properties I've heard folks claim. Oh yeah, and polishes up a treat :D .

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Was thinking that by putting on Black Tapewounds, everything would sound like that but actually the different modelled sounds will transform the Tapewound sound to P Bass, Jazz Bass, Fretless Bass etc...won't they?

+1 on the detail for the thumb rest, at first I thought it was clear Perspex but realise you've coloured it to match the different surfaces it sits on.

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[quote name='yorks5stringer' timestamp='1394754655' post='2394998']
Was thinking that by putting on Black Tapewounds, everything would sound like that but actually the different modelled sounds will transform the Tapewound sound to P Bass, Jazz Bass, Fretless Bass etc...won't they?[/quote]

Yes. I put flats on mine and it made no discernible difference. the processor overrides it.

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Just realised I never updated this with completed pictures.
The only one I have at the moment is this one of me in our rehearsal room, don't know why it's black and white, guitarist thinking he's some sort of artist I suppose ;)

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