Iceman Bass Music Man Style Re-Finished PG. 4
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Iceman Bass Music Man Style Re-Finished PG. 4
Ordered this body from Warmoth quite a ways back and it arrived yesterday. I wanted to try out a Music Man style bass. (Since then I got my Stingray that I really like, so it has only made me more excited.) It is going to be a three knob style build with the traditional active circuit and passive pickup. I already have the active circuit, but haven't ordered anything else for it yet.
You can't order these with body contours from Warmoth, so I asked a friend to add them for me. Here is how it looks before I sealed it back up to mail it off for contours. I love love love the look and feel of ash. No idea what I want to do color wise yet, but it will be some sort of transparent dye or stain.
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You can't order these with body contours from Warmoth, so I asked a friend to add them for me. Here is how it looks before I sealed it back up to mail it off for contours. I love love love the look and feel of ash. No idea what I want to do color wise yet, but it will be some sort of transparent dye or stain.
IMG_20210501_182501 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr
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Re: Iceman Bass Music Man Style
Nothing suits the quirkiness of the Iceman body shape quite like purple.
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Re: Iceman Bass Music Man Style
VERY cool project!!!!
I always liked the Iceman, until Ibanez released the Fireman. I wish Warmoth could make Fireman guitar or bass bodies.
I always liked the Iceman, until Ibanez released the Fireman. I wish Warmoth could make Fireman guitar or bass bodies.
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Re: Iceman Bass Music Man Style
I think Sound Guitar Works makes them.Shadoweclipse13 wrote: ↑Mon May 03, 2021 3:30 amVERY cool project!!!!
I always liked the Iceman, until Ibanez released the Fireman. I wish Warmoth could make Fireman guitar or bass bodies.
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Ooh...countertext wrote: ↑Mon May 03, 2021 4:48 amI think Sound Guitar Works makes them.Shadoweclipse13 wrote: ↑Mon May 03, 2021 3:30 amVERY cool project!!!!
I always liked the Iceman, until Ibanez released the Fireman. I wish Warmoth could make Fireman guitar or bass bodies.
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Re: Iceman Bass Music Man Style
Contours added and look great!!
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I sanded most of the black off. The sides were a pain so I wasn't able to get as much off.
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Added the green dye/stain.
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Didn't turn out how I imagined, but not in a bad way. Ash sucks for sanding back. I guess that is because it absorbs more than maple. I don't think I will do this with ash again..... LOL
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Added the green dye/stain.
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Didn't turn out how I imagined, but not in a bad way. Ash sucks for sanding back. I guess that is because it absorbs more than maple. I don't think I will do this with ash again..... LOL
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The back.
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Clear is going on well.
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Clear is finished and curing.
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Got the jack cup, pots, and strap button installed.
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The Peavey bass I am scavenging the neck off of came.
Luckily the neck fit the pocket just fine.
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Took everything off and got to sanding. It had dings and scratches and such.
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Then I died it brown.
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Then black dye.
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There are some patches where the old finish wasn't fully sanded off.... but I kind of dig it. I think it makes it more interesting than if it was just solid dark.
Luckily the neck fit the pocket just fine.
IMG_20210604_164641 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr
Took everything off and got to sanding. It had dings and scratches and such.
IMG_20210604_174253 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr
IMG_20210604_174247 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr
Then I died it brown.
IMG_20210604_175450 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr
IMG_20210604_175435 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr
Then black dye.
IMG_20210604_202708 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr
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IMG_20210604_202703 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr
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There are some patches where the old finish wasn't fully sanded off.... but I kind of dig it. I think it makes it more interesting than if it was just solid dark.
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Pickup came and I wired it up.
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