Swamp Ash Finishing Suggestions

[jammy]

A friend want to re-finish his old Music man bass as the finish on there at the moment has become sticky (apparently a known problem with this year of manufacture), but doesn't want to spend too much money.

I was looking for suggestions on easy, quick to apply, good looking finishes for swamp ash. Hand-rubbed stains/oils would suit, I think.

Any suggestions chaps? What's your favorite method for finishing swampash?

[erikbojerik]

I've seen Tru Oil on swamp ash and it looks fine.

[Quarter]

Tru Oil does look great on swamp ash and has a great feel to it too.

[Daniel Sorbera]

Tru Oil looks/feels amazing on swamp ash. Of course if you want something that looks a bit unique you could always grain fill with one color than shoot a different color over the top for a contrast effect. It looks pretty sweet.

[godzilla]

and there you have it, jammy!

Steve

[Mattia]

Oil gives it a nice, woody feel, although I am quite partial to grain filled high gloss on swamp ash...

[Bass-Man43]

Or you can do what warwick does to their swamp ash bodies. Lightly sand blast the body, which gets rid of some of the soft grain giving you really deep pores... Its really awesome I myself want to try doing it one of these days.