That was fantastic! I'm sure the customer had to be blown away by that restoration. Really love the detailed handwork you put into the finish. I know all that sanding can be tedious, but the end result is certainly worth it.
You are way too kind 😊 Thanks so much for that! You're probably gonna love what I'm currently working on. It's a 68-71 Gibson EB0. Won't be up for at least a couple of months, but i'm sure you'll dig that, judging from your profile pic 😉!
Great job on the restoration! I agree with you that these old basses should be played. They do no one any good in unplayable condition. What a cool surprise to find out you were playing the whole time! Ha ha! Keep on Truckin!
Wow! Really nice! And I agree with your stand on restoration. A bass that can't be played is firewood, and the notion that one should remove no more crust what what's necessary to fret a note is tacitly absurd. An instrument is built to be played and maintained, and cherished, not to be horded by the some-day collector or vintage bass snob. I bet your client was pretty stoked!
True. In my opinion tarnished aged metal is fine to clean up. It doesn’t have to look old. I have a Zildjian cymbal from the 1960s. I cleaned it up and it doesn’t look aged but it’s fine. Old things don’t have to look like it went through a war during a hurricane
I have one in need of work arriving here tomorrow. 1972 precision. Someone flattened the face of the neck and glued on a slab of ebony. It is fretless. Swapped tuners, swapped bridge, and routes for jazz pickups near the bridge and under the pickguard. Fun fun fun. The original three tone sunburst finish and the finish and decal on the neck are intact.
Looks great! Awesome job on the restoration. I see you sanded between coats on the clear coat. Was there any sanding between coats on the paint, or before starting the clear coat?
Great video, even better tone, do I dare ask how you got all that mid-range-y grind in this video? It sounds fantastic, I’d love to know. And what strings did you put on that to get that sound?
The bass was strung with SIT round wounds. As far as tone, I really didn't do much. Mainly just a bit of EQ and compression. Thanks so much for your comment!
Hey JD, I'm revisiting this video again to do a similar restoration/refin on a kinda junky 6 string from china as more of a learning thing. Was the first can you hit it with before colour just the Stewmac lacquer sealer? one shot coat? Thanks!! love your videos
If you're spraying on alder or some other closed grained wood, you can use a spray sealer like sanding sealer or vinyl sealer. If you're working with ash, mahogany or other open grained woods, you'll need to fill the pores prior to sealing. There are a lot of options for this. I've used quite a few different types, but regardless of what you use, it's gonna take several applications to completely fill the pores. Thanks so much for your support!!
@@pinckneycustomshop I believe its basswood, which from what I'm reading looks like closed grain. I'll keep you posted, thanks so much for the quick feedback.
@@EggEggsly basswood is a closed grain wood. But be careful with it as it’s a pretty soft wood and can be prone to denting. Good luck with your project!!
There’s players and then there’s collectors. The collectors want to keep it original (junk) as they are just consuming. Buying things as a hobby. The rest of us want to make music. So make it as good as it can be!
Started by trying to gently clean the crusty lacquer. It was too far gone. I’m getting a lot of harsh criticism for that, but once you’re in elbows deep, you gotta do what you can.
@@pinckneycustomshop I thought blue is a tape. If yellow is also a tape, it really looks like a maple. Then my big apologies. Nice restauration btw 🙂.
You did a f*ing great job. I am especially jealous about your paintjob capabilities. I must agree that I would have left some history at the headstock - original decal etc. BUT nevertheless: as long as it’s not a piece of music history, it’s 💯 better to have it playable. If you want to go down that argument lane, i as a son would prefer to play on the bass and honour my dad by that instead of hanging an ugly and murdered bass on a wall (at best), where it only collects dust and cracks in the wood.
Question: where does one get replacement decals? Are they sold by Fender themselves or from 3rd party companies, down to the look of specific production years?
OMFG, fretboards do not go on belt sanders! One should use a radius block sander so you don't remove too much fretboard! Gah... I own a 1974 Fender Precision rosewood fretless sunburst that is my best bass. I also have a 1983 Fender Precision (MIJ) that is my 2nd fav. My regular gig rig bass is my 1996 Fender Jazz Bass MIM black (white pickguard). I sold the neck and bought a Fender Custom Shop '60s Jazz Bass rosewood neck and used flatwound strings. It sounds amazing good.
OOOOoooooh, BUMMER man! OK, so it was ALREADY a refin....I get that......a little smoothing, detailing, etc. Up until you removed ALL of the History, character and FUNK by sanding the FACE of the H/S. Have to go with the so-called 'purists' on this one sir. That kinda SUCKED!!! In my humble opinion, of course. ESP. if this was for a relative or past owner......you'd wanna save SOMETHING of how it GOT to where it Was, if possible. People would kill for a real vintage Fender w/that kind of hard-won Patina! Nice job on the rest, even if the 'rattle-can' 'burst' paint job was not very convincing. Again, my opinion. But I guess that's how things are being done these days. Being a lefty, and the fact that the orig. finish was already gone, I might've made it a slightly aged 'custom color', since they are SO hard to find for us southpaws. I DID like that you copper-shielded the cavities, however. That added some class.
This p-bass is not a museum piece. It was repaired so the owner can play the instrument, not hang it on a wall. Perhaps the owner’s input was being followed. Get over it.
I did a full restoration of my 78 Jazz. The headstock thing is not an easy choice. I chose not to remove the logo and serial number. Just some light polishing only. But the outcome is kinda ugly because it looks like something old with mild edge chips under a nice clear coat. With hindsight, I should have left the headstock face alone and live with it. But it will then be a beat up headstock face on a nice shiny body and neck. So ... to each their own.
Fantastic work, very methodic and meticulous. Looks great!
Thank you so much for your comment!
Truly remarkable work. Every bass deserves a chance to be restored.
Thank you for that!
Cool video. Totally digging the jamming music.
Thanks for that!!
That was one awesome restoration! Thank you for letting us see your amazing work!
@@brucefreedman3655 thank you so much for that!!
Great work and really enjoyed the soundtrack. Sounds like a jazz bass with the bridge volume rolled off.
Thanks so much!
That was fantastic! I'm sure the customer had to be blown away by that restoration. Really love the detailed handwork you put into the finish. I know all that sanding can be tedious, but the end result is certainly worth it.
@@68fmj51 thank you so much for ypur wonderful comments! It really means a lot to me.
What an exquisite restoration! Thank you for bringing back a classic,
@@rob-nb7oc thanks so much for that!
Love watching your videos. Your skill level and expertise cannot be overstated. A true master artisan.
You are way too kind 😊 Thanks so much for that! You're probably gonna love what I'm currently working on. It's a 68-71 Gibson EB0. Won't be up for at least a couple of months, but i'm sure you'll dig that, judging from your profile pic 😉!
Beautiful,,stuff,,great job,,sounds awesome!
Thanks so much!!
Great job on the restoration! I agree with you that these old basses should be played. They do no one any good in unplayable condition. What a cool surprise to find out you were playing the whole time! Ha ha! Keep on Truckin!
Thanks so much!!
awesome job and so much details in the works...it sounds and looks great now!!
@@paulvandijk2204 thanks so much for that!
Fantastic Work, you knocked out at the park. Look forward to your next video
Thank you!!🙏
Great work on the Bass. looked amazing when finished.
Thanks so much!
WOW!!! A SUPERMAN BASS PLAYER AND A CRAFTSMAN!!!✌
Thank you for that!
What a fantastic job you sure brought that Fender P Bass back to life, a beautiful thing. Great job love watching you work; you can play as well 😉
Thanks so much for that!!
@@pinckneycustomshop I've subscribed to your channel 👍
Beautiful Job & Bass.
Thank you so much!!
No proper/dedicated workshop. No spray booth. Just spray can. Its impressive. Lovely restoration. 😊
@@hushpuppykl it’s a hobby, not a profession, although it does keep me busy. Thanks for that!
@@pinckneycustomshop … talent!
Wow! Really nice!
And I agree with your stand on restoration. A bass that can't be played is firewood, and the notion that one should remove no more crust what what's necessary to fret a note is tacitly absurd.
An instrument is built to be played and maintained, and cherished, not to be horded by the some-day collector or vintage bass snob.
I bet your client was pretty stoked!
Thank you for your comment!! And yes, my client was very happy.
True. In my opinion tarnished aged metal is fine to clean up. It doesn’t have to look old. I have a Zildjian cymbal from the 1960s. I cleaned it up and it doesn’t look aged but it’s fine. Old things don’t have to look like it went through a war during a hurricane
Beautiful work! The bass is reborn.
@@OsmarOliveira I appreciate that!
Very impressive work.
Thank you very much!
Great job!! Absolutely amazing!!
Thanks so much!’
great work!
@@TristanofBodom thanks for that!
Just fantastic job, bet you hated giving that back!!
You better believe it. Happens to me all the time 🤷🏻
Wahooo Amazing !!😮 Congrelation for the job wahooo nice , still original 😮
Thank you so much for that!!
I have one in need of work arriving here tomorrow. 1972 precision. Someone flattened the face of the neck and glued on a slab of ebony. It is fretless. Swapped tuners, swapped bridge, and routes for jazz pickups near the bridge and under the pickguard. Fun fun fun. The original three tone sunburst finish and the finish and decal on the neck are intact.
@@telecasterbear Sounds like a fun project!
It looks like @telecasterbear finished the bass, the short video is up on his channel
@TheRobman Thanks mister.
@@TheRobman I'll check it out!
amazing work!!!
Thank you so much!😊
Looks great! Awesome job on the restoration.
I see you sanded between coats on the clear coat. Was there any sanding between coats on the paint, or before starting the clear coat?
@@01Mattman69 I don't sand color coats unlessI want to remove some of the color. Thanks for your comments.
Where did you find the correct headstock decal? Awesome job!
@@Pufedu thank you for that. Found it on Etsy. There’s a few vendors on there that have them.
@@pinckneycustomshop Thanks!
Wow , that bass sounds like the bass on Thelma Houston’s classic disco hit “ Don’t leave me this way “ 🤙🤩
What a great song!!
Great work!!!
Thank you!!!
Awesome man👏🏿
Thank you so much!
Great resto.
Thank you so much!!
Great sunburst looks more right than fender .. looks great
@@lesfreeman186 I appreciate that!
Great video, even better tone, do I dare ask how you got all that mid-range-y grind in this video? It sounds fantastic, I’d love to know. And what strings did you put on that to get that sound?
The bass was strung with SIT round wounds. As far as tone, I really didn't do much. Mainly just a bit of EQ and compression. Thanks so much for your comment!
@@pinckneycustomshopI would have never guessed rounds, you got good technique! I didn’t hear any string sliding sounds. Thanks for the reply.
Hey JD, I'm revisiting this video again to do a similar restoration/refin on a kinda junky 6 string from china as more of a learning thing. Was the first can you hit it with before colour just the Stewmac lacquer sealer? one shot coat? Thanks!! love your videos
If you're spraying on alder or some other closed grained wood, you can use a spray sealer like sanding sealer or vinyl sealer. If you're working with ash, mahogany or other open grained woods, you'll need to fill the pores prior to sealing. There are a lot of options for this. I've used quite a few different types, but regardless of what you use, it's gonna take several applications to completely fill the pores. Thanks so much for your support!!
@@pinckneycustomshop I believe its basswood, which from what I'm reading looks like closed grain. I'll keep you posted, thanks so much for the quick feedback.
@@EggEggsly basswood is a closed grain wood. But be careful with it as it’s a pretty soft wood and can be prone to denting. Good luck with your project!!
@@pinckneycustomshop thank you!! I plan on emailing you a pic once it's done 😸
There’s players and then there’s collectors. The collectors want to keep it original (junk) as they are just consuming. Buying things as a hobby. The rest of us want to make music. So make it as good as it can be!
@@txmbkrmusic-qy6uf exactly!
Sanded the old logo off? WTF. Did a great job otherwise.
Started by trying to gently clean the crusty lacquer. It was too far gone. I’m getting a lot of harsh criticism for that, but once you’re in elbows deep, you gotta do what you can.
I agree with you....100%.
Thanks for that!
hasn’t the re-painting muzzled or chocked the bass’ natural resonance ?
I finished this with nitrocellulose lacquer. The original finish was most likely polyurethane. If anything, it’s more resonant after the repaint.
@@pinckneycustomshop makes a lot of sense, thanks !
Leveling and polishing a maple neck? What just happened?
I don’t understand the question. The neck has a rosewood fingerboard.
@@pinckneycustomshop No it's not - 4:00
@@ObraBass it’s covered in masking tape.😆
@@pinckneycustomshop I thought blue is a tape. If yellow is also a tape, it really looks like a maple. Then my big apologies. Nice restauration btw 🙂.
@@ObraBass Thank you for that!
why a rosewood frett board then a maple one
@@AGDFRY you might be referring to the tape that I used to protect the fretboard while I was leveling the frets.
Damn your good!!!!!!!
@@killacrush3437 thank you!!!!!!!!!😊
its awesome! i bet you wanted to keep your work of art huh?
@@JoeBartosiewicz yup😁
You did a f*ing great job. I am especially jealous about your paintjob capabilities. I must agree that I would have left some history at the headstock - original decal etc. BUT nevertheless: as long as it’s not a piece of music history, it’s 💯 better to have it playable. If you want to go down that argument lane, i as a son would prefer to play on the bass and honour my dad by that instead of hanging an ugly and murdered bass on a wall (at best), where it only collects dust and cracks in the wood.
Question: where does one get replacement decals? Are they sold by Fender themselves or from 3rd party companies, down to the look of specific production years?
Thanks so much for that. I got this decal from an Etsy seller. Some of my decals I do myself, others I source online.
How much did you charge him? I have a 1973 Jazz bass. Its in much better shape than that one.
@@JoeBartosiewicz text or call me in the morning 951-317-1389
Nice work. Surprised wife doesn't kick his ass for working in the living room...lol...
😆right? It’s a workshop during the week and I clean it up on the weekends. My wife is an angel. Thanks for the comment.
OMFG, fretboards do not go on belt sanders! One should use a radius block sander so you don't remove too much fretboard! Gah...
I own a 1974 Fender Precision rosewood fretless sunburst that is my best bass. I also have a 1983 Fender Precision (MIJ) that is my 2nd fav. My regular gig rig bass is my 1996 Fender Jazz Bass MIM black (white pickguard). I sold the neck and bought a Fender Custom Shop '60s Jazz Bass rosewood neck and used flatwound strings. It sounds amazing good.
Thanks for the advice
Brutal… the body I get but the headstock? Bastardized that headstock buddy
@@CaptainThunderfoot thanks for setting me straight Frank
Great restoration. It would have been a sin to not enjoy the instrument!
@@reverendjamesb4256 thanks so much for that! 🙏
Love the video and how much hand work you do. Lose the manic music even tho you chimed in nicely near the end.
@@stormriderkaos thanks for the comment
Fender P basses...humm the definition of perfect pitch, pitch it into a dumpster
OOOOoooooh, BUMMER man! OK, so it was ALREADY a refin....I get that......a little smoothing, detailing, etc. Up until you removed ALL of the History, character and FUNK by sanding the FACE of the H/S. Have to go with the so-called 'purists' on this one sir. That kinda SUCKED!!! In my humble opinion, of course. ESP. if this was for a relative or past owner......you'd wanna save SOMETHING of how it GOT to where it Was, if possible. People would kill for a real vintage Fender w/that kind of hard-won Patina! Nice job on the rest, even if the 'rattle-can' 'burst' paint job was not very convincing. Again, my opinion. But I guess that's how things are being done these days. Being a lefty, and the fact that the orig. finish was already gone, I might've made it a slightly aged 'custom color', since they are SO hard to find for us southpaws. I DID like that you copper-shielded the cavities, however. That added some class.
Yeah, I get that. Thanks for your comment anyway.
This p-bass is not a museum piece. It was repaired so the owner can play the instrument, not hang it on a wall. Perhaps the owner’s input was being followed. Get over it.
I did a full restoration of my 78 Jazz. The headstock thing is not an easy choice. I chose not to remove the logo and serial number. Just some light polishing only. But the outcome is kinda ugly because it looks like something old with mild edge chips under a nice clear coat. With hindsight, I should have left the headstock face alone and live with it. But it will then be a beat up headstock face on a nice shiny body and neck. So ... to each their own.
You are a modern day Rembrandt!
Holy shit 🫨 Probably the nicest thing anyone's ever said to me 😊🙏🏼