painting

Hi all, This is the first thread I've ever made on TalkBass :bassist:, so please kindly let me know any etiquette/protocol things I need to account for or change;). Thanks for understanding! My hope is to check this every couple days, so sorry for any delays on requests for more...

Last June I commissioned an amazing artist called Mathias Chau to do some work on a couple of my basses. It was a waiting list of a year before I could drop off the bodies and then a few months of work before I got them back last week. Suffice it to say they are *so* rad. Couldn't be happier...

My 12 year old son is interested in learning bass (his older brother is learning guitar, I play guitar, and his younger brother is learning drums). I would like to do some stenciling on the pickguard to make the guitar uniquely his. That being said, I've read a lot about paint getting scratched...

Just sanded down a Fender Jazz Bass neck to be refinished. This is a first time for me and I want to learn to do it correctly. I did have to use 80 grit to get all the old finish off which still took a lot of elbow grease to do! Now I want to properly prep the neck before I start spraying the...

Hey everyone! you hope you all are good! I am very happy with the basses I make but I need to take them into a master glossy painting finish. I use polyurethane, But I had some non good experiences like, not the right base coat, sanding through the coat and see the primer or even worst see the...

Question guys. Would it be smart if I just buy a Mapleglo for 1,999 and get it repainted to the Ruby Red color? I love that finish, but Ric only has limited models in the finish and, of course, I am on a college student budget that is currently working a minimum wage job. So what are your thoughts?

I use basses as the canvas, or support, for paintings/drawings using shellac, as ground, as ink/paint, and as topcoat. Interested in various experiences of top-coating shellac. Tried multiple shellac layers with thin spray can nitro layers over that-works but not best possible outcome. First try...

Hey guys. I have been rebuilding my Uncle's (RIP) old PJ bass from Harmony for about a year now and I just finally got enough funds to buy a neck from a 3rd party seller. I am thinking about painting and putting some art on it that is reminiscent of myself and him, but there are no youtube...

Hi guys, I am new to all of this so forgive me if I am unorthodox. I stripped the wood of my old Ibanez IJXB150B 4 string (sanded to bare wood), and I am about to prime and paint it. However, my biggest concern is how do I cover up or preserve the holes for the bridge where the ground wire and...

Hello to everyone, I have some doubts regarding my vintage 1975 Fender Jazz Bass painting. Since it was a strange black painting, I supposed that it was repainted over its natural colour , so I brought the bass to my luthier. He used a light solver and, since the black started to go away very...

hi friends. I have a jaguar parts bass I have recently assembled. I am a sucker for matching HS and would love for my jag to have one. The body is LPB from Warmoth. I am looking on some tips to completing this and also where I can get the paint. I am fairly handy and I’d like to give this a...

I'm bored. I love Jazz Basses. I need some eyes wipping. I like shiny things. I'd like some custom colours. Because I'm a colours lover, period. Share the craziest Jazz Bass finishes and refinishes you've spotted. I'll start with one off.. THE BASSES DO NOT NEED TO BE YOURS!!

I was wondering if the TB community would know where I could find current painters or sculptors that do work in a older style, but of modern subjects? The few times I've been able to go to a real art museum, I was blown away by pre-impressionist paintings of landscapes, artistic renderings of...