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Hello Everyone -
I recently purchased a new Music Man S.U.B. bass from GC at a closeout price of only $425 - a great deal, as this bass usually sells for $650 - $700. It is American made, high-quality, well-built, great-sounding - a poor man's StingRay, in many ways. I was told it was a closeout because the finish (a slightly textured, low-gloss, industrial black) wasn't popular. Not my favorite, either, but I can live with it, especially after I replaced the standard black pickguard with a nice pearloid one. (I also replaced the tuners with a set of genuine Schallers that I bought for some other project. But I digress... :_)
So, I want to ask for advice from you experts regarding some modest refinishing. I would like to make at least the top smooth and a bit glossy, a little more glossy than a satin finish (sorry for the inexact terminology). Would the standard, textured finish need to be sanded a bit before a glossy finish is applied?
Also, since the body is black (an easy color to work with?) perhaps I could also have someone (certainly not me!) work over it - it is sort of a slab, with slightly rounded edges, and would be more comfortable with some slight chamfering on the back and for the arm rest area (sorry again for any inexact terminology, but you probably know what I mean). The body wood is poplar, BTW.
Also, I can't locate any StingRay replacement bodies (or even high-quality hardware) - does anyone know if these can be bought? Would it be feasible (i.e., cost-effective) to have someone make me a StingRay-like body from an ash body blank?
Any advice (especially with cost estimates) and suggestions or general chit-chat is welcome!
PEACE
JW
(Colo Spngs, CO)
How To Refinish My Music Man S.u.b. Bass?
in Solidbody Guitar and Bass Chat
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Thanks for your reply, Mickguard.
No - I did not know that. I was hoping to take some 000 steel wool or whatever to the (mildly) textured finish and (if necesarry) hitting it with black paint, then applying a glossy finish, probably just to the top. I wouldn't want to sand off the existing finish - poplar ain't pretty, so there's no use trying to strip off the existing finish. I need how-to info - what kind of steel wool / sandpaper, paint and finishing materials to use. Or, if I should just forget about it, I need to hear that, too!
JW