Worked on some checking. 2 hours in the freezer then hairdryer x2
Saving 1971 Mustang Bass
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Badabababa
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Re: Saving 1971 Mustang Bass
Worked on some checking. 2 hours in the freezer then hairdryer x2
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Badabababa
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Everything is original except for 1967 pickup and the pickguard.
Before and After
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dinosaur
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Great job! That looks so good.
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sal paradise
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Wow. Love your work 
I have nothing to offer anybody, except my own confusion?
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Matthias
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Looks amazing! Real improvement. Did you say it was your first time using rattle cans for something like this? Great job! Metallics are tough.
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DrippyReverbTremolo
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Schweet!
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Badabababa
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Yes! Everything was completed using Oxford Aerosol Nitro. It turned out quite well, considering my limited skills and tools.
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Pacafeliz
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Incredibly nice!!!
i love delay SO much ...that i procrastinate all the time.
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deejaid
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Inspiring restoration here. With the prices these old Mustang basses are going for I may need to go for a refinned as well.
Great job!
Great job!
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CROSS_guitars
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I'm glad you patched up all those routed pickup holes etc, that would have bugged me knowing they were still lurking under the pickguard.
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OffYourFace
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Beautiful!! 
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Mondaysoutar
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Oft this is beautiful, what a restoration!
A side note, but is that Thomastik Infeld flats you have on it man? It’s medium scale a Mustang bass takes isn’t it? Bass player in my band got one and was thinking of trying a set.
A side note, but is that Thomastik Infeld flats you have on it man? It’s medium scale a Mustang bass takes isn’t it? Bass player in my band got one and was thinking of trying a set.
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Badabababa
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Re: Saving 1971 Mustang Bass
It’s La Bella 760F-MUS. They are spec’ed for short scale basses. You don’t have to worry about the length.Mondaysoutar wrote: ↑Tue Aug 20, 2024 2:10 pmOft this is beautiful, what a restoration!
A side note, but is that Thomastik Infeld flats you have on it man? It’s medium scale a Mustang bass takes isn’t it? Bass player in my band got one and was thinking of trying a set.
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Mondaysoutar
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Badabababa wrote: ↑Sat Aug 24, 2024 3:53 amIt’s La Bella 760F-MUS. They are spec’ed for short scale basses. You don’t have to worry about the length.Mondaysoutar wrote: ↑Tue Aug 20, 2024 2:10 pmOft this is beautiful, what a restoration!
A side note, but is that Thomastik Infeld flats you have on it man? It’s medium scale a Mustang bass takes isn’t it? Bass player in my band got one and was thinking of trying a set.
Appreciate it chief