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driftingrx5.7 · 11-13-2009, 11:24 AM

Its been well over 15 years since i have seen my dads old bass i use to play it all the time. and for some reason i have the itch to get back into playing but it needs a lot of stuff. Its a mid 70's Fender bass i need to get 4 new strings, 4 new tuning keys, the nut, and i would like to see it repainted. Anyone here ever had there guitar painted? mine just has a lot of chips on it and i want it to look good again. any advice? anyone know of any good places to get my guitar checked out to make sure it still works over all the years its been away? and to get some parts?

DPancoast · 11-13-2009, 04:53 PM

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lagos · 11-13-2009, 06:33 PM

Im sure everyone has their guy to recommend, but go to Sam Ash Music in KOP and talk to Sam during the weekdays. I used to work there and all of our locals stores that had their own techs would send all the high end gear up to him. He really is a craftsman.

den9 · 11-13-2009, 07:00 PM

dont paint it! it ruins the character.

driftingrx5.7 · 11-15-2009, 08:16 PM

the pain on my guitar is just chipped and and needs help i really think it does. but i am just going to just get it fixed so i can play it again

abrok99 · 11-15-2009, 08:31 PM

yeh dont paint it!!

post pics.

igo4bmx · 11-16-2009, 01:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by driftingrx5.7

Its been well over 15 years since i have seen my dads old bass i use to play it all the time. and for some reason i have the itch to get back into playing but it needs a lot of stuff. Its a mid 70's Fender bass i need to get 4 new strings, 4 new tuning keys, the nut, and i would like to see it repainted. Anyone here ever had there guitar painted? mine just has a lot of chips on it and i want it to look good again. any advice? anyone know of any good places to get my guitar checked out to make sure it still works over all the years its been away? and to get some parts?

I thought refinishing guitars was a no-no especially vintage ones?

angdefeo · 11-16-2009, 09:10 PM

Talk to these guys on 4th street first. They are friendly, good, and be able to do anything you want.

http://www.bluebondguitars.com/Bluebond/Home.html

driftingrx5.7 · 11-17-2009, 11:43 AM

thanks for the heads up guys! i am going to get some pics of it tonight. again its an OLD bass and it has it years of damage. it was never in a case or anything it was just tossed around from basement to basement after i stopped playing over all the neck is still straight and looks to be in good shape i just want it to look better, but who know maybe i will fix it up and put it away and just get a new bass. so far the repairs needed are the following
new nut about 40 bucks
strings 50
tuning keys 50
140 bucks in repairs for it to play again i don't think its that bad!

doug · 11-17-2009, 12:00 PM

bass strings are 50 bucks??

my guitar strings are like... 7 bucks.

mcperson2k · 11-17-2009, 11:20 PM

My brother just recently painted his old Fender... All he used was spray paint, some kind of finisher, and he wet sanded it. It may not be the "legit" way but it looks and feels brand new.

driftingrx5.7 · 11-17-2009, 11:26 PM

well i wasnt going to paint it with rattle can i was going to take it somewhere have the chips filled and nice glossy paint going to snap pics right now of it

mcperson2k · 11-17-2009, 11:29 PM

His turned out glossy smooth... He also used bondo (I don't really know what it was, but that is what I am going to call it) to fill in a decent sized dent. Obviously don't do it this way if you want to completely restore it, but if you just wanted to make it playable, it only took 2 days.

driftingrx5.7 · 11-17-2009, 11:39 PM

here are the pics

and of the chips

the nut

the tuning keys

**Got Insulin?** · 11-18-2009, 12:07 AM

I like it the way it is, you can tell it has some history to it, a definite story.

driftingrx5.7 · 11-18-2009, 09:31 AM

lol i guess so i just want it to look nice and play again.

niceday · 11-19-2009, 05:59 AM

if i were you ,i would buy a new guitar ,i played cooler.

driftingrx5.7 · 11-19-2009, 10:04 AM

a new one would cost me 5 times more then repairing this one the total cost to repair this one is 150 or so a new one would be 750+ and i don't want to spend that much! this one felt good and was just right for me when i did play

nissamax · 11-19-2009, 10:25 AM

i would deff paint it. it looks cool antique ish. but it would deff come alive with a fresh coat of paint

driftingrx5.7 · 01-31-2010, 01:02 AM

well after a few months of it being in the shop its playing great

it plays great but i need to change the volume knob because it has a bit of a static when i turn it up or down. so i took the knob off once i got it all the way up

11-13-2009, 11:24 AM	#1
driftingrx5.7 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Poconos PA Member #3099 My Ride: 88 rx5.7 iTrader: (0)	guitar repair and paint? Its been well over 15 years since i have seen my dads old bass i use to play it all the time. and for some reason i have the itch to get back into playing but it needs a lot of stuff. Its a mid 70's Fender bass i need to get 4 new strings, 4 new tuning keys, the nut, and i would like to see it repainted. Anyone here ever had there guitar painted? mine just has a lot of chips on it and i want it to look good again. any advice? anyone know of any good places to get my guitar checked out to make sure it still works over all the years its been away? and to get some parts? __________________ my v8 rx7build To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

11-13-2009, 06:33 PM	#3
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11-15-2009, 08:16 PM	#5
driftingrx5.7 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Poconos PA Member #3099 My Ride: 88 rx5.7 iTrader: (0)	the pain on my guitar is just chipped and and needs help i really think it does. but i am just going to just get it fixed so i can play it again __________________ my v8 rx7build To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

11-15-2009, 08:31 PM	#6
abrok99 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: that nj jawn Member #6039 My Ride: 2004 Subaru WRX swagon iTrader: (0)	yeh dont paint it!! post pics. __________________ RIP- Ryan Sherwood. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

11-17-2009, 11:43 AM	#9
driftingrx5.7 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Poconos PA Member #3099 My Ride: 88 rx5.7 iTrader: (0)	thanks for the heads up guys! i am going to get some pics of it tonight. again its an OLD bass and it has it years of damage. it was never in a case or anything it was just tossed around from basement to basement after i stopped playing over all the neck is still straight and looks to be in good shape i just want it to look better, but who know maybe i will fix it up and put it away and just get a new bass. so far the repairs needed are the following new nut about 40 bucks strings 50 tuning keys 50 140 bucks in repairs for it to play again i don't think its that bad! __________________ my v8 rx7build To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

11-13-2009, 07:00 PM	#4
den9 Tri-State Post Whore Banned Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: doylestown Member #1198 My Ride: turbo diesel iTrader: (0)	dont paint it! it ruins the character.

11-16-2009, 09:10 PM	#8
angdefeo Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South Phila Member #14238 My Ride: 09 WRX STi, 10 Evo X iTrader: (3)	Talk to these guys on 4th street first. They are friendly, good, and be able to do anything you want. http://www.bluebondguitars.com/Bluebond/Home.html

11-17-2009, 12:00 PM	#10
doug Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: May 2005 Location: Springfield, PA Member #450 My Ride: 2007 WRX STi Limited, 1969 Z/28 Camaro iTrader: (1)	bass strings are 50 bucks?? my guitar strings are like... 7 bucks.

11-17-2009, 11:20 PM	#11
mcperson2k Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Apr 2009 Member #13471 My Ride: ██▓▒░ iTrader: (0)	My brother just recently painted his old Fender... All he used was spray paint, some kind of finisher, and he wet sanded it. It may not be the "legit" way but it looks and feels brand new.

11-17-2009, 11:26 PM	#12
driftingrx5.7 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Poconos PA Member #3099 My Ride: 88 rx5.7 iTrader: (0)	well i wasnt going to paint it with rattle can i was going to take it somewhere have the chips filled and nice glossy paint going to snap pics right now of it __________________ my v8 rx7build To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

11-17-2009, 11:29 PM	#13
mcperson2k Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Apr 2009 Member #13471 My Ride: ██▓▒░ iTrader: (0)	His turned out glossy smooth... He also used bondo (I don't really know what it was, but that is what I am going to call it) to fill in a decent sized dent. Obviously don't do it this way if you want to completely restore it, but if you just wanted to make it playable, it only took 2 days.

11-17-2009, 11:39 PM	#14
driftingrx5.7 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Poconos PA Member #3099 My Ride: 88 rx5.7 iTrader: (0)	here are the pics and of the chips the nut the tuning keys __________________ my v8 rx7build To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

11-18-2009, 12:07 AM	#15
Got Insulin? Hard Snarker Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Philly Member #7591 My Ride: 01 Audi TT 225, GVR-4 #72/1000, 91 TSi AWD iTrader: (16)	I like it the way it is, you can tell it has some history to it, a definite story. __________________ -Taylor DenOfDebauchery

11-18-2009, 09:31 AM	#16
driftingrx5.7 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Poconos PA Member #3099 My Ride: 88 rx5.7 iTrader: (0)	lol i guess so i just want it to look nice and play again. __________________ my v8 rx7build To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

11-19-2009, 05:59 AM	#17
niceday Tri-State Training Wheels Banned Join Date: Nov 2009 Member #15029 iTrader: (0)	if i were you ,i would buy a new guitar ,i played cooler.

11-19-2009, 10:04 AM	#18
driftingrx5.7 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Poconos PA Member #3099 My Ride: 88 rx5.7 iTrader: (0)	a new one would cost me 5 times more then repairing this one the total cost to repair this one is 150 or so a new one would be 750+ and i don't want to spend that much! this one felt good and was just right for me when i did play __________________ my v8 rx7build To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

11-19-2009, 10:25 AM	#19
nissamax Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Oct 2008 Member #9190 My Ride: Magic Carpet iTrader: (0)	i would deff paint it. it looks cool antique ish. but it would deff come alive with a fresh coat of paint __________________ MY BUGEYE To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

01-31-2010, 01:02 AM	#20
driftingrx5.7 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Poconos PA Member #3099 My Ride: 88 rx5.7 iTrader: (0)	well after a few months of it being in the shop its playing great it plays great but i need to change the volume knob because it has a bit of a static when i turn it up or down. so i took the knob off once i got it all the way up __________________ my v8 rx7build To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

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