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The board was stained Ken.

I certainly do remember the discussion about this bass. Who could forget this bass, and those "fingerboard dots" up by the nut.

Tony and I went back & forth quite a bit over that fretboard. Note the two markers at the first fret... ? ? ? ? ? I think this fretboard is a replacement for whatever used to be there.

opticnerve wrote:Headstock pic for John...

Thanks. I really like the '71 peg head....

fran4001 wrote:Beautiful piece of wood! Can't wait to see it all gussied up. Love the bathtub 'laboratory' too! You're either A: a bachelor, B: have a tub in your workshop or C: have a VERY cool wife! If I tried that in the house I'd be laying face-down in the front yard with that Ric sticking out of my nether regions....

My vote for Funniest Post Of The Year, or possibly of the RRF.

I hope the black didn't make it into that wonderful maple. Lovely birdseye and flaming. The back of the neck with a FireGlo on it will be stunning. It would be really nice if you could sand the fretboard enough to get the rosewood back. Great score Tony.

Glad to make ya chuckle John! I guess the element of truth is what makes it a bit funny. I was being more than a little serious.
lol

fran4001 wrote:Glad to make ya chuckle John! I guess the element of truth is what makes it a bit funny. I was being more than a little serious.
lol

Oh, Most of us married types would be in the same predicament.

opticnerve wrote:Believe it or not, somebody actually painted it BLACK!!!

Where's Tony?

johnallg wrote:I hope the black didn't make it into that wonderful maple. Lovely birdseye and flaming. The back of the neck with a FireGlo on it will be stunning. It would be really nice if you could sand the fretboard enough to get the rosewood back. Great score Tony.

Thanks John! The bass is now in the hands of Curt Wilson. He's confident that he'll be able to remove all of the black paint. He did a beautiful Fireglo on a black re-fin 330 (maybe it was an RM 1998?) that to me looked un-reversible. It was discussed here, but I can't find the thread.

Most of the stain on the fretboard has been lifted...but I don't know if it can be salvaged. It may be getting a new Bubinga board.

I can't wait to see the finished job, which should take in the 3 month range.

Cool beans!

Here she is!

WOW!! Awesome!!

Sepp

SWEET! Let's see more!

Was the fretboard replaced?