karlfer Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 I took a Shuker as part ex against an unmentionable. The Shuker is now up for sale. Great neck, stunning fretboard, sounds superb, little bit heavy at 9lb 10 oz for my aging shoulder. The more I play it, the more I'm tempted to keep it. It has real road worn, as in it looks like it's been dragged the length of the M6, on a tow rope, behind a Tranny. However, it's a great bass which to me would sound fab in the 1 hour sets I do with Troyen. So, I'm thinking remove the decal on the front (just "The Shaggster" bit), ask Jon Shuker to strip/re-fin light Burgundy Mist, with gold anodised plate. The decal has those very faint lines round it, so it seems to be a transfer on top of the lacquer. Any ideas on how to SAFELY remove gratefully accepted, cheers as ever, Karl. [URL=http://s1354.photobucket.com/user/Karl_Altdorfer/media/C_zps06azmuvl.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1354.photobucket.com/albums/q693/Karl_Altdorfer/C_zps06azmuvl.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s1354.photobucket.com/user/Karl_Altdorfer/media/1424504_497858850246366_1937115379_n_zpstpmrfhd8.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1354.photobucket.com/albums/q693/Karl_Altdorfer/1424504_497858850246366_1937115379_n_zpstpmrfhd8.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CamdenRob Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Who wouldn't want "The Shaggster" written on the headstock of their bass? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlfer Posted October 13, 2015 Author Share Posted October 13, 2015 (edited) A 57 year old bloke. False advertising and all that Now, if it said "The Shagged Out".......... Edited October 13, 2015 by karlfer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Horse Murphy Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 [quote name='karlfer' timestamp='1444741120' post='2885489'] A 57 year old bloke. False advertising and all that Now, if it said "The Shagged Out".......... [/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brensabre79 Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 Tricky to tell without seeing it in the flesh so to speak. So don't take this as a solution... Depending on how much laquer there is... I have been able to successfuly (and carefully) remove decals with a razor blade before, smooth sand and polish. But I suspect you're going to need to take it back quite a long way and then re-laquer a few coats over the top. It's reasonably straightforward if you're doing the whole headstock face, but doing one section and preserving another is going to result in an uneven face (the former Shaggster part being lower than the Shuker part.) So in conclusion it's probably not worth the risk. In my opinion, for such a nice bass, it would probably be best talking to Jon Shuker. If you want to get it refinished I'm pretty sure he'd be happy to sort the headstock too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepbass5 Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 Keep it as is - you may just pull unless you do sing along gigs at old folks homes on Tuesday afternoons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlfer Posted October 15, 2015 Author Share Posted October 15, 2015 Thanks folks, bass is with new owner now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Rock Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 [quote name='karlfer' timestamp='1444917001' post='2887315'] Thanks folks, bass is with new owner now. [/quote] So, is the new owner a proper Shagster? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlfer Posted October 15, 2015 Author Share Posted October 15, 2015 [quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1444918122' post='2887336'] So, is the new owner a proper Shagster? [/quote] He may well be, but he's not the original Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerstodge Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Ahem now if it said the shagmeister I'd be interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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