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Re: Who's still waiting on a 4003S?
Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2015 11:15 am
by squirebass
jps wrote:squirebass wrote:Fred Mertz wrote:It's here! Arrived today. A beautiful Jetglo. I'll be making some changes however, before I gig with it. I'm waiting for JF344's to show up. I'll probably have my painter friend re-contour the body so its not so sharp on my forearm. If I don't change the contour I'll have to change my standing position in relationship to the body of the guitar against my body. I'm old! I don't like change!
I'll report back after installing the TI's.
Dave
Wait, won't you have to sand off some of the Jetglo loveliness in order to do that?
Yes, he would, and have the bass refinished, as PW (and Brian Crisman) will attest to, it's not so easy to match an area of JG to the rest of the finish.
While I would not be one to do something like that(the contours of the 4003S are just fine for me the way they are), I would think that Jetglo would be the easiest to finish after doing such a job, but I'm certainly no expert!
Re: Who's still waiting on a 4003S?
Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2015 3:13 pm
by Fred Mertz
If the color was anything other than Jetglo I wouldn't consider the reshaping. I'll be taking my bass to a friend who has painted a few guitar bodies for me. He has also done paint and body work on my '69 Camaro. His business is complete classic car restorations. Dave
Re: Who's still waiting on a 4003S?
Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2015 3:50 pm
by squirebass
Fred Mertz wrote:If the color was anything other than Jetglo I wouldn't consider the reshaping. I'll be taking my bass to a friend who has painted a few guitar bodies for me. He has also done paint and body work on my '69 Camaro. His business is complete classic car restorations. Dave
Whoa, a '69 Camaro! It might violate RRF bylaws, but I'd like to see some pictures of that there '69 Camaro! Maybe you could pose your 4003S JG in front of it so there wouldn't be an issue....
Re: Who's still waiting on a 4003S?
Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2015 4:36 pm
by superheavydeathmetal
Fred Mertz wrote:I'll probably have my painter friend re-contour the body so its not so sharp on my forearm.
I dig that! I would love a 4003S with the body rounded all the way around. I much prefer rounded edges to sharp edges, even with binding (although I understand there isn't much room to round off the body at the back behind the bridge or at the bottom, near the pickguard, but hey, I can dream).
Re: Who's still waiting on a 4003S?
Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2015 5:40 pm
by Kopfjaeger
Hmm, I'd hate to be a downer but blending into the UV cured finish may be problematic. I know **** about painting, but my brother has owned his own bodyshop and black is not very easy to match. In my experience, the UV coating is a strange animal. You would be better off modding a Mapleglo. Best of luck.
Sepp
Re: Who's still waiting on a 4003S?
Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2015 10:04 am
by squirebass
Re: Who's still waiting on a 4003S?
Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2015 2:34 pm
by Fred Mertz
For pictures of the Camaro see my face book page.
Dave Boles
Re: Who's still waiting on a 4003S?
Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2015 10:05 am
by bassman4001
Pittsburgh Guitars has a fireglo 4003s still listed on their website that someone may be able to snag
www.pittsburghguitars.com
Re: Who's still waiting on a 4003S?
Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2015 3:33 pm
by squirebass
I just got word that mine is shipping out today.... Fireglo Baybee!!
: D
Re: Who's still waiting on a 4003S?
Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2015 3:47 pm
by jps
squirebass wrote:I just got word that mine is shipping out today.... Fireglo Baybee!!
: D
Great news, Gene.
Re: Who's still waiting on a 4003S?
Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2015 10:02 am
by squirebass
jps wrote:squirebass wrote:I just got word that mine is shipping out today.... Fireglo Baybee!!
: D
Great news, Gene.
Thank you sir! Hope to be seeing it today!
Re: Who's still waiting on a 4003S?
Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2015 12:01 pm
by ram
I just love the excitement of waiting for a new instrument to arrive.... I can almost feel it here!!! Pictures please!
Re: Who's still waiting on a 4003S?
Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2015 12:19 am
by kernkamp
I have one for sale in the classifieds if anyone wants a good deal on a lightly used one.
Re: Who's still waiting on a 4003S?
Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2015 2:49 pm
by squirebass
I got the bass last night and it plays wonderfully! I will post some pics just as soon as I can, enjoying the hell out of it!!
Re: Who's still waiting on a 4003S?
Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2015 5:21 pm
by cheyenne
This thread really needs more pictures.
I'd like to see a jetglo and a mid blue one.