bassmonkeee
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Maybe it looks worse in person, but I've used nail polish to make blemishes like that look not as bad. It'd also help stop it from chipping and getting worse.
Maybe it looks worse in person, but I've used nail polish to make blemishes like that look not as bad. It'd also help stop it from chipping and getting worse.
Smallmouth_Bass
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I love white basses. If you can get a good price on it, I'd get it and cover up the gash as best as possible, but not worry about it too much. I wouldn't bother with a refinish myself.
AnthonyD
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Agree, and what better place to start than with a bass that obviously needs some loving. Did not think that was the context of the thread.
jlepre
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The main context of the thread was to get some opinions on what to do with this bass? From if I should buy, and if so how much I should offer. Then if I got it, what to do to fix the gash?
J Romano
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I would bet that if you went to artist supply store you would be able to buy a small bottle of acrylic paint that would match. They have tons of colors. I have done this. Take a picture of the bass in good lighting with your cell phone and you match it to the paint bottles. I have even mixed acrylic paints to get color shading...... A coat of water base poly over the top after the paint drys and your good to go!
Duarte
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You can't fix the gash, so don't buy it if you can't live with the gash. It's $400 cheaper for a bass which has a piece of paint missing, it's not as if the neck is warped or the bridge is loose or there's acid inside it and whenever you play tiny pores open up burning your flesh down to the bone.
It's a stingray. Buy it with the knowledge that it has a chip in it or buy a different one.
For the record, one of my stingrays had a chip about that size on the back. Never had any problems, the finish hard as nails. Never spread or cracked or anything hellish like that.
It's a stingray. Buy it with the knowledge that it has a chip in it or buy a different one.
For the record, one of my stingrays had a chip about that size on the back. Never had any problems, the finish hard as nails. Never spread or cracked or anything hellish like that.
jlepre
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Hmmmmm
Freddels
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If you were buying this on the used market, how much would you pay for it with that damage? $700-800?
Steamthief
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Buy it if you can get the price you want, then get some 0000 steel wool and sand down the rough edges so the chip doesn't spread. I'm in Duarte's camp on this one, buy it for the playability and sound.
If you're not going to, will you share which GC this bass is located?
If you're not going to, will you share which GC this bass is located?
bassmonkeee
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Yeah, sorry--I didn't mean to cloud the discussion with talk of refinishes. 
After getting my Bongo redone, I see every black Bongo as a potential custom colored Bongo, and I guess it bled through to this thread...
I think if you can get them down another $200, at least, from the $400 they already have it marked down, you'd be good to go.
When you have the bass strapped on, and a cord attached and looped through the strap, that damage will be difficult to see. Especially if you seal it with something close to the white finish.
Assuming you want a Classic 5, that is.
After getting my Bongo redone, I see every black Bongo as a potential custom colored Bongo, and I guess it bled through to this thread...I think if you can get them down another $200, at least, from the $400 they already have it marked down, you'd be good to go.
When you have the bass strapped on, and a cord attached and looped through the strap, that damage will be difficult to see. Especially if you seal it with something close to the white finish.
Assuming you want a Classic 5, that is.
jlepre
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I'm not going to go for this one. It is located at GC Rt 4 Paramus, NJ
dedmouse
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I'm a johnny come lately on this one but I'll toss my .02 denarii in the ring. I bought a bass at a sigificant discount about two years ago that had a deep ding down to the wood on the lower bout (it looked like it came out of its strap and hit the deck). I took the bass to a car parts store that sold paint and they matched it exactly with acrylic paint. I painted the gash in layers with a fine camel hair brush, slowly building it over time (I did this starting on a Friday night)...by Sunday night it was filled (actually a bit overfilled). I sanded it down until it was level with the surrounding paint, working up to 1600 grit paper and then Mothers polish...You literally could not see where the ding was.
Total cost? $16 and a weekend
Total cost? $16 and a weekend
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jlepre
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Nice...thanks for the info.
dedmouse
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there are many sites on line that show you how to do this repair...it's actually very simple. You just need a bit of patience and maybe even a little bit of trial and error at first but you won't be able to screw it up so bad you can't fix it...after you get the hang of it and complete the job, you'll be looking for more dinged guitars to buy
This one is pretty easy as you're matching a solid color...if that was in a transition zone of a burst body, you'd build it up the hole with thin CA (super glue) and then spray it with an airbrush...I haven't tried that yet...
I found a great post on TDPRI forum...not sure if we are allowed to post links to another forum here...if not mods, feel free to disintegrate the post. Look at post #9...he uses bondo but you can see the results...pretty nice.
http://www.tdpri.com/forum/tele-technical/163097-finish-repair-fixing-gouge-ding.html
This one is pretty easy as you're matching a solid color...if that was in a transition zone of a burst body, you'd build it up the hole with thin CA (super glue) and then spray it with an airbrush...I haven't tried that yet...
I found a great post on TDPRI forum...not sure if we are allowed to post links to another forum here...if not mods, feel free to disintegrate the post. Look at post #9...he uses bondo but you can see the results...pretty nice.
http://www.tdpri.com/forum/tele-technical/163097-finish-repair-fixing-gouge-ding.html
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mmbassplayer
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John... Offer them 50% of retail price so around 1400. Save about 500$. Fill it with the auto paint as mentioned above. String it with Cobalts and rock it! JOSH
fly
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I'd say do it too.....fix her up,and rock that sucker.......
make them a low ball offer
*edit*........just read you're gonna pass on it.
make them a low ball offer
*edit*........just read you're gonna pass on it.
Aussie Mark
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3 pages = First World problem
jlepre
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Huh?
bassmonkeee
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Heh.
jlepre
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I'm sorry if I'm not understanding Mark's comment. It sounded a little rude, but maybe it's lost in the translation. Please emphasize.
