Would this work?

[weemac]

Hi all!
My 74jg is a fairly tatty thing that I got as a carcass and filled the holes and put (as best as I could) period correct parts back on.
It's a relic and is a fair victim for some tasteful custom work.
It has a large chip in the headstock so I got thinking...
"Perhaps some walnut wings would look good"
Now this is a 70s neck with the narrow wings and I'm not trying to get a 60s look but...
How about a modified 4005 or 4002 look?
The narrow walnut wings and Jetglo (with the centre stripe covered) would sort of give the bass a sort of "anti Squire" image.
Worth thinking about?
Eden.

[rickaddict]

My $.02:

I think it would look better with the headstock all one color. CS had his walnut wings peeking through the creamglo and that was cool. But I have seen attempts to leave bare skunk stripe neck blanks and paint body wings/head wings; or have exposed walnut wings with other colors and I'm not much of a fan.

But that's just my opinion and you know what people say about opinions!

[johnallg]

I've got to agree with Jeff, I think it would look not quite as you would hope. What about just replacing the broken one and touching up the JG?

[weemac]

I've got to agree with Jeff, I think it would look not quite as you would hope. What about just replacing the broken one and touching up the JG?

Looks like the best way to proceed!
Eden.

[jc-sz]

or even filling the gaps you have there and then paint over... I have found that using strong wood glue and sawdust (same kind of wood) it's a pretty good way to fix holes in wood, and then you sand it and paint the whole thing, this way you will keep your original headstock...

I would do that...

Cheers!

jc

[weemac]

The chip does not look to bad from the front. But it's broken at an angle and looks to be missing about 5 grams of wood from the side and back. I either need to plane it back a bit and graft a bit onto the corner. or the correct way would be to replace the whole wing. I have the means to do this but probably wait for re-finish time for the whole instrument..
Eden.

[aceonbass]

I have an '88 4003 with the same chip in the headstock. I just re-contoured the curve on the lower side of the headstock. Now you can't tell it was ever chipped.