Boogie.Man
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I really love the rosewood with this color. All of the other ones I've seen were maple. This is my current favorite.
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I exchanged a white classic deluxe for this one. I'm too used to natural feeling necks. The glossy neck was beautiful but it just wasn't as smooth for me. I also wanted the rosewood.
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Notice the close up of the lower horn on the surf green. This bass had several areas where the paint was scratched and dinged from hanging on the wall at GC. It seems that any bass they have that is there more than a couple of weekends sustains some abuse. I had some similar areas down by the bridge, but they were on the edge only. None of the blemishes were deep but they really showed on this finish. The scratches were on the edge and the flat surfaces in this area. The flat surfaces really increased the risks of a less than perfect repair. An edge touch up is much easier to get good results than a flat surface one due to the way light reflects. I was able to polish them out starting with 400 grit working up to 12,000 grit. The 12,000 grit left it like it looks now but I went ahead and finished with guitar polish. I used the sandpaper wet and applied very light pressure. I would not recommend this unless you feel really comfortable with doing it. And I would not have tried this if I could have found another just like it to exchange it for. Nor would I have tried it if the damage was deep. But I couldn't locate one anywhere so I proceeded. I used the Stewart Mac kit of sanding pads.
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I really love the rosewood with this color. All of the other ones I've seen were maple. This is my current favorite.
View attachment 7838
I exchanged a white classic deluxe for this one. I'm too used to natural feeling necks. The glossy neck was beautiful but it just wasn't as smooth for me. I also wanted the rosewood.
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Notice the close up of the lower horn on the surf green. This bass had several areas where the paint was scratched and dinged from hanging on the wall at GC. It seems that any bass they have that is there more than a couple of weekends sustains some abuse. I had some similar areas down by the bridge, but they were on the edge only. None of the blemishes were deep but they really showed on this finish. The scratches were on the edge and the flat surfaces in this area. The flat surfaces really increased the risks of a less than perfect repair. An edge touch up is much easier to get good results than a flat surface one due to the way light reflects. I was able to polish them out starting with 400 grit working up to 12,000 grit. The 12,000 grit left it like it looks now but I went ahead and finished with guitar polish. I used the sandpaper wet and applied very light pressure. I would not recommend this unless you feel really comfortable with doing it. And I would not have tried this if I could have found another just like it to exchange it for. Nor would I have tried it if the damage was deep. But I couldn't locate one anywhere so I proceeded. I used the Stewart Mac kit of sanding pads.
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