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man how did i miss your last update until now, 4 months later.
looking good bro. keep us updated.

Greetings,
things have progressed a bit...

Here it is masked up & ready for spraying:



and after two cans of black car paint & about 5 cans of clearcoat:


At this point I realised that the bridge needed to be recessed a bit more to allow for a very slinky action to achieve maximum Mwaaahh, so to avoid ripping up the finish I first stuck a sheet of low-tack airbrush masking film over the area, cut a hole in it where the bridge has to go & screwed the bridge in place temporarily:



The bridge was then penned in with timber held in place with double sided-tape to create a quick 'n' dirty router template:



A bit of routing later & the bridge now sits a lot lower (possibly a bit too much tbh):



At this point I decided to put it all back together to make it easier to transport home & finish off:



Next steps? Let the finish harden, flat it back with 1500 then 2000 grit wet & dry, polish it up, recreate the preamp circuit board, get around to following up a lead for the headstock decals, put it all back together, wire it up, plug it in & then start learning to play it.

Don't hold your breath for the next update.

Pete

Just don't forget about us.

i liked it better with the jazz pickups .......joking .
yeah dont forget please .
its looking great . good work.

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Excellent work Blood.

On par with top guitar builders.

Good luck with the final steps.

Excellent, impressive and inspiring work!

WOW!!!!!!!!! What a restoration!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That is one of the coolest things i have ever seen. Great Job!!!

Any progress? I'm still holding my breath. . .

No updates?

Greetings,

Not much to report since the last post & nothing worth photographing.

I've flattened the paintwork with 1500 grit & made a start on polishing it (old t-shirt & some very gloopy Brasso), but things have stalled for a couple of reasons...

1: I'm currently jobless & therefore skint - this is holding up the recreation of the active circuit, and the final touch of having the fingerboard shot in by a pro (that'll be the Bass Gallery in London NW1).


2: I'm resisting doing any more polishing until the lovely Chas has produced the headstock transfers - once they're on & sealed in I can get down to some serious rubbing!

I did say not to hold your breath.

Pete.