sixshooter Posted March 16, 2009 Posted March 16, 2009 The project has started..... [attachment=22144:fender51.jpg] The body has lost a bit of weight and has started to take shape... [attachment=22145:Body1.jpg] A bit more sealing and sanding and it will be ready for a paint job. Quote
mathewsanchez Posted March 16, 2009 Posted March 16, 2009 Nice work. And the grain in that wood is lovely, you should keep it a natural finish. Can't help but feel the original yellowish paint job is a bit much. Quote
sixshooter Posted March 16, 2009 Author Posted March 16, 2009 [quote name='mathewsanchez' post='436354' date='Mar 16 2009, 05:41 PM']Nice work. And the grain in that wood is lovely, you should keep it a natural finish. Can't help but feel the original yellowish paint job is a bit much.[/quote] It is a nice piece of wood, shame that the lower side is not so nice! Quote
sixshooter Posted March 16, 2009 Author Posted March 16, 2009 [quote name='wateroftyne' post='436360' date='Mar 16 2009, 05:44 PM']'Burst! 'Burst![/quote] Sorry not burst this time, got the 59 for that No it's going to be.........Sonic Blue......with a light relic finish to go with my Strat. Quote
wateroftyne Posted March 16, 2009 Posted March 16, 2009 [quote name='sixshooter' post='436372' date='Mar 16 2009, 05:52 PM']Sorry not burst this time, got the 59 for that No it's going to be.........Sonic Blue......with a light relic finish to go with my Strat.[/quote] Fairynuff! Quote
sixshooter Posted March 16, 2009 Author Posted March 16, 2009 For those that are interested, the work is being undertaken by Joe White with me adding my thoughts and views in the process. Quote
josh3184 Posted March 16, 2009 Posted March 16, 2009 so what are the differences between a 51 and 55 then? Quote
sixshooter Posted March 16, 2009 Author Posted March 16, 2009 [quote name='josh3184' post='436378' date='Mar 16 2009, 05:55 PM']so what are the differences between a 51 and 55 then?[/quote] 55 has the cut away for those of us with a more fuller figure! But it's not going to be any old 55, no its going to have all the electrics replaced, the neck nitro finish, the body resprayed and some of the hardware changed. And then its going to have a light relic. Quote
josh3184 Posted March 16, 2009 Posted March 16, 2009 ooh sounds sexy, I eagerly await developments! Quote
Delberthot Posted March 16, 2009 Posted March 16, 2009 That's exactly what I was going to get Martin Sims to do with the 2 tone '51 reissue that i had before i decided to go down the Warmoth route. Except mine would've been Daphne Blue nitro - don't know I ended up going with gold. Quote
GreeneKing Posted March 16, 2009 Posted March 16, 2009 I was getting really enthusiastic until the word 'relic' came along. Each to their own of course but how about using it for a few years and the relicing will be. 1. Genuine 2. Free Just a thought. Quote
sixshooter Posted March 16, 2009 Author Posted March 16, 2009 [quote name='GreeneKing' post='436456' date='Mar 16 2009, 06:52 PM']I was getting really enthusiastic until the word 'relic' came along. Each to their own of course but how about using it for a few years and the relicing will be. 1. Genuine 2. Free Just a thought.[/quote] Take your point, I am not looking for something with lumps out of it or body that looks like it has had a orbital sander put on it. The colour of the paint will be aged, and the nitro will be crazed. The rest will come with use. A bit like this... [attachment=22149:Front_3.JPG] Quote
sixshooter Posted March 16, 2009 Author Posted March 16, 2009 The neck has been stripped and sanded ready for staining and Nitro. [attachment=22150:neck_1.jpg] Quote
budget bassist Posted March 20, 2009 Posted March 20, 2009 i really hope that's a 51 RI Cool project though, makes me want to finish my musicman Quote
Delberthot Posted March 21, 2009 Posted March 21, 2009 Don't joke- some Jack Danny had done that to the Tele bass that I sold to Beedster before I got it. Quote
budget bassist Posted March 21, 2009 Posted March 21, 2009 a 70's tele bass is one thing, a '51 precision is something totally different! Quote
sixshooter Posted March 30, 2009 Author Posted March 30, 2009 [quote name='budget bassist' post='440733' date='Mar 21 2009, 12:07 AM']i really hope that's a 51 RI Cool project though, makes me want to finish my musicman[/quote] You can rest easy, it is a good old Crafted in Japan 51RI. Bought from a fellow Basschatter only a short while ago especially for this task. It should have the paint job done now so I will get some photo's up end of this week. Quote
sixshooter Posted April 4, 2009 Author Posted April 4, 2009 The body has now been sprayed but has yet to be polished and aged. The neck is ready to be aged and finished. [attachment=23280:Respray_1.jpg] [attachment=23281:Respray_2.jpg] [attachment=23282:Respray_3.jpg] [attachment=23283:Respray_4.jpg] All work done by Joe White, www.jwhite-guitarworkshops.co.uk overseen by me. Quote
budget bassist Posted April 4, 2009 Posted April 4, 2009 oh wow, that's a lovely colour! I should really get cracking on my musicman! I have a couple of weeks of college now though, so i'll see what happens. Quote
sixshooter Posted April 4, 2009 Author Posted April 4, 2009 Thanks guy's, I am very happy with the colour, the control cavity had to be enlarged so that it could take the larger CTS pots, and the Bass has lost a fair bit of weight due to the bodywork re-construction. We are trying out a new process to age the Bass so it will be interesting to see how it turns out. Hopefully more photo's next week. Quote
Paul Cooke Posted April 4, 2009 Posted April 4, 2009 [quote name='sixshooter' post='449210' date='Mar 30 2009, 08:57 AM']You can rest easy, it is a good old Crafted in Japan 51RI. Bought from a fellow Basschatter only a short while ago especially for this task. It should have the paint job done now so I will get some photo's up end of this week.[/quote] I'm confused, why didn't you buy a Warmoth body and sell on the original body to cover the cost? Would have saved all the labour involved in stripping the "mustard" off and re-shaping the body. Quote
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