Bass fell over and broke a bit

[Les]

Managed to knock me bass over on Saturday, fell on it's front and the lacquer on the back of then neck has cracked a bit round the skunk stripe.

It's a VM Jazz, doesn't stand me at much but I am very partial to it and it's been my gigging bass since I got it about 2 years ago.

It plays fine and there's no other damage that I can see but the lacquer is cracked, raised a bit and I can feel it under my hand 

so I need to sort it. Not worried about preserving a finish etc just want it back to being smooth.

Can I just sand it smooth or am I missing something ?

 

ta

 

Les

 

Edited February 11, 2019 by Les

[dyerseve]

Sand it smooth, nothing to lose. It won't hurt the bass and if its the only thing wrong with it. It won't make anything worse that's for sure

[Reggaebass]

Yeah sand it smooth with medium to fine grit paper, you may find that where the lacquer has lifted it will flake off, that’s ok you will be able to sand it flat 🙂

[Les]

Ta boys, giving it a whirl now, feels like it's going to take quite a bit of sanding to get it smooth

[Reggaebass]

13 minutes ago, Les said:

Ta boys, giving it a whirl now, feels like it's going to take quite a bit of sanding to get it smooth

If the paper you’ve got doesn’t do it les let me know and I’ll post you some from my workshop.

[Les]

25 minutes ago, Reggaebass said:

If the paper you’ve got doesn’t do it les let me know and I’ll post you some from my workshop.

Thank you that's really kind of you. I think I've sorted it. It's smooth again and I can't feel any of the abrasions. Think I can feel a little where the lacquer has been rubbed off but I don't know how much of that is cos' I'm looking for it. Not sure it'll make any difference in anger,

cheers

Les