DIY No P/G White SR4 Sneak-Peak

[kdphysio]

Got to admit, it does look very smooth......like i'd imagine the next generation of SR's to look.

Although i really loved the original colour too!

 

[mathewsanchez]

Nice, but why would you do that to graphite pearl with black guard and maple neck?

Thats probably my favourite look for a ray.

You should have done it to a natural or one of the less good finishes.

 

[groove merchant]

No!

Replace a musicman pickup with an EMG? what?!!??

Besides i think the black contrasts the white nicely and it sets off the fret markers

Not necessarily an EMG, just a pickup without poles...

(Bartolini, then?)

 

[mynan]

Not necessarily an EMG, just a pickup without poles...

(Bartolini, then?)

Even worse...Bartolini = Sterile. Keep the MM...

 

[thunder]

f@#ken great job!

 

[Duarte]

Not necessarily an EMG, just a pickup without poles...

(Bartolini, then?)

Or just a cover?

And btw that bass looks fantastic! Can't wait to see more.

 

[58super]

I don't know if its the layers of paint I used/gloss... but to me, it sounds a bit warmer than before.

Don't get me wrong, it still has that signature stingray sound.... but its just a little wamer.. reminds me of a jazz.. SORT OF. It may be just a psychological thing, but there is definately a difference.

I'll post some more pics later.. of it being played.

Nice looking bass.

What type of paint did you use and where did you buy it?

Cheers,
David

 

[ooglay]

Oh for the paint I used professional automotive grade paint.

More specifically, I used Duplicolor .... you can buy it at any PartSource or Canadian Tire. (For those GTA-ers, I work at the Canadian Tire on Dixie and Dundas, so it was convenient for me, haha)

But it really did work well... the only regret I have about it, is there's a little orange peel going on, so I didn't wet sand it quite enough on the topcoat of paint. Oh well, it's different from other SR's, and who doesn't like being original?

Thanks for all the kind responses.