I have owned my ABZ 5 Natural Ash for over 5 years, it is undoubtedly one of my favorite bass, simple passive, organic no thrills, plug and play perfection. I loved the look of the ash body grains but for a year or so, I had this vision that a lot more could be done to enhance its looks and really bring out the texture of those ash grains forward with a few stages of transformation.
One day I saw a picture of a faded ash body seafoam green telecaster and I was hooked. I took my bass and that pic to a local luthier guru friend of mine, here in UK at Guitar Works https://www.facebook.com/awesomeguitarrepairs/ and asked him if he could materialize this project I had in mind, he said yes and explained to me that to obtain the result I wanted the bass would have to be sprayed, first black, then sea foam green, then white, and then the hand sanding will take place to remove the bulk of the white, and then gently rub the sea foam green to reveal the black underneath which would have by then sunken through the grains and then finally once the right effect was obtained he would have to seal the lot with a thin coat of polyurethane just like the original Dingwall product.
Here is what he did...
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All he needs to do is to apply the lacquer and it's done.
Oh yes I might as well show you where I got the idea from
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[quote="Smallmouth_Bass":2n2kxt0v]That is a really cool finish. I reminds me a bit of some of the stained grain F Basses, although I have never seen that colour before.[/quote:2n2kxt0v]
Toothpaste meets licorice...
Toothpaste meets licorice...
[quote="Grand Wazoo":3ij1f0i1][quote="therealting":3ij1f0i1]That's a fantastic paint job, I'd considered getting similar done. Are you able to give an indication on how much it cost from Ian?[/quote:3ij1f0i1]
As we have been friends over 30 years, and once partners in crime both working in the same guitar shop £250
I'm not sure what he will charge you better give him a ring for a quote at this link https://www.facebook.com/awesomeguitarrepairs/?fref=ts[/quote:3ij1f0i1]
As we have been friends over 30 years, and once partners in crime both working in the same guitar shop £250
I'm not sure what he will charge you better give him a ring for a quote at this link https://www.facebook.com/awesomeguitarrepairs/?fref=ts[/quote:3ij1f0i1]
[quote="Grand Wazoo":34wiqig1]
As we have been friends over 30 years, and once partners in crime both working in the same guitar shop £250 I'm not sure what he will charge you better give him a ring for a quote at this link https://www.facebook.com/awesomeguitarrepairs/?fref=ts[/quote:34wiqig1]
Haha, fair enough. That's a fantastic price
Is the finish glossy? It looks almost like bare wood from the photos.
As we have been friends over 30 years, and once partners in crime both working in the same guitar shop £250
I'm not sure what he will charge you better give him a ring for a quote at this link https://www.facebook.com/awesomeguitarrepairs/?fref=ts[/quote:34wiqig1]Haha, fair enough. That's a fantastic price
Is the finish glossy? It looks almost like bare wood from the photos.
[quote="therealting":1nsc9xtq][quote="Grand Wazoo":1nsc9xtq]
As we have been friends over 30 years, and once partners in crime both working in the same guitar shop £250 I'm not sure what he will charge you better give him a ring for a quote at this link https://www.facebook.com/awesomeguitarrepairs/?fref=ts[/quote:1nsc9xtq]
Haha, fair enough. That's a fantastic price
Is the finish glossy? It looks almost like bare wood from the photos.[/quote:1nsc9xtq]
Actually it's of a kind worn or rubbed matt texture, certainly not glossy or shiny, as you pass your hand over it you still feel the wood grains as with all the ABZ or PZ basses, in swamp ash.
As we have been friends over 30 years, and once partners in crime both working in the same guitar shop £250
I'm not sure what he will charge you better give him a ring for a quote at this link https://www.facebook.com/awesomeguitarrepairs/?fref=ts[/quote:1nsc9xtq]Haha, fair enough. That's a fantastic price
Is the finish glossy? It looks almost like bare wood from the photos.[/quote:1nsc9xtq]
Actually it's of a kind worn or rubbed matt texture, certainly not glossy or shiny, as you pass your hand over it you still feel the wood grains as with all the ABZ or PZ basses, in swamp ash.
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