Nothingman Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Picked this up off a fellow BC'er (El Capo) last year and it has been sat round gathering dust. First photo is his. It is a beauty considering the price so I have decided to spruce it up. No as my fat fingers are pretty ropey at doing anything practical, a friend of mine is doing the actual graft on this. I am just calling myself 'project manager'. Now despite 75% of my basses have been sunburst, I am not too keen on them. So with this we (well he) is stripping off the sunburst, which appears to be a wraparound coat (see picture) and going to paint it TV yellow/Butterscotch blonde. However, not decided which yet. The head stock was already shaped to mimic Fender one and there is a decent fender bridge on there. Going to take a wee bit off the neck, but not much as I like a hefty neck. Other than that, not much to do. Will see how PUP gets along and swap out at a later date. Just need to order a black 3 ply plate to finish it off and may do something different with the volume and tone wheels. So purely aesthetics at the moment. Really I am using this as an experiment to learn a little about building and re-painting guitars (although I can't shadow hime now!) so I know what needs to be doen and how much to spend if I see a project for sale in the future. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogerio Rosario Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 let us see ptohos without the paint 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulThePlug Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 (edited) More pics... been itching on one of these... i likes a rear routed and simples... just a shame its not a split P. I understand the finish is a transfer. some google search seems to say that there ia a ply or something layer on the sunburst model over the red one. would be interesting to see how the finish is applied and what the bass wood under looks like. I would look to maybe Danish oil the plain wood, and maybe cocktail stick the scratchplate holes, and fit the thumb rest above the E. More pics please. Edited January 1, 2021 by PaulThePlug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nothingman Posted January 1, 2021 Author Share Posted January 1, 2021 @PaulThePlug yeah vinyl transfer thingy but the black is painted on. They’ll be no thumb rest as I’m not into them. Excuse my ignorance, I’m new to this stuff. But what is meant by cocktail stick the scratch plate holes? More photos when I get them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nothingman Posted January 1, 2021 Author Share Posted January 1, 2021 38 minutes ago, Rogerio Rosario said: let us see ptohos without the paint 🙂 When I get them. Can’t go to his now 🙁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodiakblair Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 14 minutes ago, PaulThePlug said: I understand the finish is a transfer. some google search seems to say that there ia a ply or something layer on the sunburst model It's a "photo flame" , same as was used on many Fender Japan models. Basically a photo print of grain gets stuck on the body with a stained Poly lacquer sprayed on top. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodiakblair Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Here you can see the paper print on the right. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulThePlug Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Nothingman said: @PaulThePlug I’m new to this stuff. But what is meant by cocktail stick the scratch plate holes? Use a cocktail stick as a filling dowl, pva glue it in to the scratch plate screw holes, cut slightly proud 'n sand flush... or cut for just under the body level and fill with a pva and wood dust type mix then sand flat when set. Plain body... No scratch plate Edited January 1, 2021 by PaulThePlug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nothingman Posted January 1, 2021 Author Share Posted January 1, 2021 Ah I see, cheers. Having a plate on it. They look odd all naked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodiakblair Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 3 hours ago, Nothingman said: Ah I see, cheers. Having a plate on it. They look odd all naked. Some folks prefer naked 😱 Or maybe just with underwear 🤣 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groove Harder Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 41 minutes ago, kodiakblair said: Some folks prefer naked 😱 Or maybe just with underwear 🤣 Tidy min! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooky_lowdown Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 4 hours ago, Nothingman said: Ah I see, cheers. Having a plate on it. They look odd all naked. Don't tell Sting that! 🤣 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodiakblair Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 18 minutes ago, Groove Harder said: Tidy min! Cheers. The blue started out as paisley pink but didn't measure up to the Fender finish. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimothey Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 @kodiakblair your collection looks awesome! Just out of interest did you do anything with the body you got off me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 I’d go butterscotch blonde myself 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodiakblair Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 2 hours ago, Jimothey said: @kodiakblair your collection looks awesome! Just out of interest did you do anything with the body you got off me? Cheers James, been a couple of changes since then. The blue slab in the middle was sanded back , looked way too dark. Currently has an old Noll P-bass preamp in it and a massively over-wound (29.9k ohm) single coil from Dave at Bloodstone 🙂 The aged white to it's right went to live with Stew Black. Chi-Sonic Telecaster now sports a snazzy white pearloid plate courtesy of Mr Pillans in Glasgow. Sill have the body . Had a hard time sourcing pickups and a neck for it. Ended up buying a Yamaha 5'er neck and a couple of Peavey VFL pickups. Glued a block in the neck pocket ready to router out again. Then I ran out of steam 🤣 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 12 hours ago, kodiakblair said: Or maybe just with underwear 🤣 That one's wearing a cup! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nothingman Posted January 2, 2021 Author Share Posted January 2, 2021 Just been sent this by my mate. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nothingman Posted January 24, 2021 Author Share Posted January 24, 2021 Been slack on the updates. But got the ‘Slab’ back last night and gave it the best amateur set up I could. 😬 Don’t think the photos really bring out the colour but it’s a lovely vintage cream with a hint of yellow. Mate did a bit of a re-wire too, stripped a little off the neck, oiled it up etc. Now, as you can see from my amazing photoshop skills, it I need to make a decision on pick guard. Stuck between black and dark red tort, with the tort ahead by a nose at the mo. Was never going to be a high end refurbishment but a quick sprucing up. As mentioned earlier, I was hoping to shadow him and learn how to do this myself. COVID put that idea to bed. However, now I’ve got the bug to work on more projects and learn a bit about refurbishing basses. I’m pretty useless with stuff like this, but I do love a challenge! Best start searching the Market place for some cheap beat up bodies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimothey Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 I think it looks really nice without a pickguard would that be an option?...... 👍🏻 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 I like the nude look, too. Looks great! How much do these HB PB-50s weigh? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodiakblair Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 46 minutes ago, Paul S said: How much do these HB PB-50s weigh? I've had 6 of them, none over 9 1/2 lbs @Nothingman Looks great. I'd go with plain or the black plate. Mind you can't use Fender plates, they have wider bodies. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nothingman Posted January 24, 2021 Author Share Posted January 24, 2021 Cheers @kodiakblair keep flipping between the 2. Completely undecided. found some on eBay go HB so might get a couple and see them on in the flesh. Then I’d could get another bass to do up. 😏 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodiakblair Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 1 minute ago, Nothingman said: found some on eBay go HB so might get a couple and see them on in the flesh. If it's the ones sold by earlpilanz, they are the perfect fit. I provided both types of scratchplate so he could make the templates 👍 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pea Turgh Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 No guard looks ace. That’s a really nice subtle classy look. Missing my HB50 again now 🤪 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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