Repainting a roadworn style flea

[la bam]

Morning all, this may be a weird question, so bare with me

 

I have a flea jazz. I honestly love it. It makes everything I play through sound great. So much so I'd like another. However, I think they only do these in shell pink (which looks fantastic), so if I wanted one in another colour is it possible to get one and have it re painted in a different colour and keep the relic look? If so do you know an approx price?

 

with these now discontinued I'd like to get another before i cant find one, but have the ability to play different one in different bands, ie as shell pink doesnt really come across in an indie or metal band

 

[Lozz196]

I’m sure you could get an aged refin, maybe contact Mark at Limelight as his basses come in a variety of worn finishes.

[Highfox]

Not cheap I'd guess, but sounds like a nice idea. The Flea jazz does it for me as well jazz -wise.

Didn't know they were going to stop making them!

[Bigwan]

Rattle can of nitrocellulose paint, mask off the wear you want to keep and paint away. Bit of a light sand/blend work with VERY light sandpaper. Different colour with wear intact... 

[jezzaboy]

Here ya go...

 

https://richtonemusic.co.uk/fender-road-worn-jazz-bass-tidepool-w-hard-case-2nd-hand/

[Bunion]

9 hours ago, la bam said:

as shell pink doesnt really come across in an indie or metal band

😯 shell pink is the new black!!! 
wash yo mouth out!!! 
 

🤣😂

[Owen]

Retro169 on FB will do a lovely job for you and his prices will not make you want to cry. 

[Bunion]

9 minutes ago, jezzaboy said:

Here ya go...

It’s actually the flea bass he wants, I have one and they play and sound beautiful with pure vintage 64 pickups and stacked knobs which give tone and volume to each pick up individually. 
Neck feels great too it’s a C profile 

They only come in “nipple pink” though 

[la bam]

Yeh, I have a flea bass in shell pink, absolutely love it, the colour, playability and the tonal options with having a tone and volume for each pick up make them amazing.

 

If there was a wide colour range in that model I'd have another. As there isnt that I know of, I'm just looking at options, so I can play a flea jazz in both bands. Originally I was gonna play a flea jazz in one and my 50s roadworn p in the other, but they are SO different size wise its gonna be very hard work to swap between the two. The jazz in thin and skinny and the 50s p is as wide as a motorway!

[la bam]

37 minutes ago, jezzaboy said:

Here ya go...

 

https://richtonemusic.co.uk/fender-road-worn-jazz-bass-tidepool-w-hard-case-2nd-hand/

 

Cheers, that looks cool, do you know if these are these similar to the flea bass? I havent seen these before. 

[Bunion]

1 minute ago, la bam said:

Cheers, that looks cool, do you know if these are these similar to the flea bass? I havent seen these before. 

It’s got stacked pots not sure about the pickups or neck profile 

[jd56hawk]

1 hour ago, la bam said:

 

Cheers, that looks cool, do you know if these are these similar to the flea bass? I havent seen these before. 

Pretty much the same bass.

Only difference is the matching headstock.

Although it isn't Tidepool, it's Firemist Silver.

With the case, it's a no-brainer at that price. 

One of the only Fender Roadworns I like.

Edited March 4, 2022 by jd56hawk

[Lozz196]

It is a very cool looking bass

[Sweeneythebass]

Yes I wish I had £899 just waiting to be spent

[Boodang]

For the indie/metal bass you could always just cover it in stickers which would be way cheaper than a respray.

[Delberthot]

Why not get another jazz bass in a colour you like and buy a set of Pure Vintage '64 pickups and concentric Jazz Bass wiring?

 

That would pretty much get you the sound you have but in the bass of a colour that more suits the band.

 

If you were to respray a Flea bass then it would be worth a fraction of what it would be had you left it.