Pink Paisley Mustang Bass Project

[X-Ray Spex]

This looks incredible, very well done.

[Jan Deal]

Loving this!

[interceptör]

Hats off to a) workmanship and b) attitude.

[jasonpetzold]

This is amazing, love it!

[Badabababa]

While the body is curing, I worked on the neck. I’ve never been fond of the reissue decal, so I went with the vintage correct decal


Vintera 60’s decal



Sanded off



Trying different shades to get the color right. (the 60s has a green hue and the 70s are brown)





The final result paired with 67 vintage tuners and hootenanny strap button

[efiug]

i love this so much

[eggo_princess]

wow this is so beautiful, cant wait to see the final bass!

[Shadoweclipse13]

Damn! This bass is a stunner

[Maggieo]

[BoringPostcards]

Just awesome.

[MattK]

Build of the century!

[Badabababa]

Thanks for all the kind words

I guess I can call it a done. I started this project to recreate CS master builder Vincent Van Trigt’s work as I was 12k short of buying his Mustang bass. Lol. I went for a vintage ‘look’ that was as close to the original, not CS paisley reissues. I focused on details as they were when it left the factory in 1968, including the color and positioning of the headstock logo, the thickness of the lines, and the different colors on the paisley patterns. (Except for the right textured backing paper) This became a semi-vintage restoration, giving the bass an old soul trapped in a young body.

Vintera 60s Parts: body, neck, pickguard, neck plate

1967 Parts: Pickup, bridge, tuners, control plate, electronics










Next to the restored 1971 Mustang bass

[X-Ray Spex]

Insane work, amazing bass collection you've got going there.

[MattK]

I really think you should consider strings.

[alexpigment]

I really think you should consider strings.

Something looked “off” and it just registered to me why