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Refin or leave it.
Joined: May 26, 2020 Posts: 257 Highlands Ranch 
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Posted on Oct 27 2023 10:23 AM
1978 Music Master bass. Looks like someone mixed nitro and poly. Should I leave it as is or re finish it? Social Media |
Joined: Dec 09, 2019 Posts: 44 North Carolina
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Posted on Oct 27 2023 11:23 AM
My admittedly non-expert take: Since someone has already monkeyed with it, you can do whatever you want. I might start sanding with very fine grit and see what happens. Again, not an expert. — |
Joined: Sep 02, 2022 Posts: 514 Central VA
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Posted on Oct 27 2023 12:37 PM
Whatever vintage value it has is undermined by the poor refin it's got right now. If you don't like the way it looks, IMO get it refinished properly. —-- |
Joined: Mar 14, 2006 Posts: 2238 Kiev, Ukraine 
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Posted on Oct 27 2023 12:39 PM
It looks really bad and it’s also a boring black. So why not. —Waikiki Makaki surf-rock band from Ukraine https://linktr.ee/waikikimakaki Lost Diver https://lostdiver.bandcamp.com |
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Posted on Oct 27 2023 03:20 PM
So are you sure it was a bad refinish? From what I recall, Fender was using polyester finishes rather than polurethane or nitro for a while in the 70s. This could be an original finish, but I'm not sure how guitars from those years ended up looking as they aged. |
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Posted on Oct 27 2023 03:35 PM
Go for it. A rattle-can refinish would be a step up from this mess. —The artist formerly known as: Synchro When Surf Guitar is outlawed only outlaws will play Surf Guitar. Last edited: Oct 27, 2023 15:36:21 |
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Posted on Oct 27 2023 03:39 PM
Rrfin! Looks afwul.... |
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Posted on Oct 27 2023 03:45 PM
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Joined: May 26, 2020 Posts: 257 Highlands Ranch
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Posted on Nov 02 2023 10:42 AM
Yeah the finish is smooth. it plays nice. if the grain was nice it would prob stay a natural. for now i am leaving it be. it has character, and it is usually only played at home. —Social Media |
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Posted on Nov 03 2023 08:20 AM
This also reminds me of how I had a second hand 1970s Musicamaster Bass back in high school that had a horrible paint job. Somebody had painted it white, but looked like they used house paint and the finish was not smooth at all. But I didn't care because I had a Fender. Bass is long gone now, last reported hanging in a sandwich shop in Isla Vista, CA. |
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