And so it begins...

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Re: And so it begins...

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Ok, clear coat on, two weeks of curing time ahead and then polishing and buffing!

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Re: And so it begins...

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Is it really as orange looking as it seems to be in those photos?
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Ok, all sanded, buffed and polished, and finally some hardware going on! Larry had to contact Tony at Pickguardian to have the pick guard modified, so that's where he's stopped for now. Until that is completed, here she is, nearly complete:
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Now with some hardware:
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Re: And so it begins...

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WOW, that is Beautiful!!!!!!!!! Enjoy!!!!!!
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Although the headstock looks better than it did before, other than its being upside down, how is this bass "McCartneyized".
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Looking very cool.

Larry has that '64 (and '67) shade of Fireglo down to practically perfect....
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That some serious Rick-Porn right there. :D
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Complete!!

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Well, all Larry is waiting for now is to have his photographer schedule a proper photo shoot, and she will be coming back my way! Until then, here are the 'completed' photos from Larry's bench:
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I would love to be able to do work like that. I'd have a problem not wanting to give it back to the owner though. :shock:
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Sooo nice. Larry does great work! He did my '72 Azureglo and "Naked Tuxedo."
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The bass is beautiful, but that double hump gard is visually distracting. The smooth contour following lines of the current and pre-'97 guards are so much better.
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Here is what Dane is referring too, with respect to your guard. And, if you haven't, I would recommend Dane to construct a vintage style harness loom for the bass too. The bass looks great!

It appears Larry's Fireglo process is rather consistent....

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Re: Complete!!

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Maccaguy wrote:...from Larry's bench...
That would make a good title for a video series: From Larry's Bench! 8)
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Re: And so it begins...

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Looks like my old PMC. Mine had more Red in the FireGlo.

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Re: And so it begins...

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Robert...Was that my old 4001S that Larry originally restored for a customer in Australia?
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