How much to paint a P-Bass?

Ken

Ken

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I'm just pricing my options right now and not necessarily acting on this.

But I can get a solid alder P-bass body and a maple neck with rosewood fingerboard from Warmoth for roughly $300.

Warmoth has a $200 surcharge for a burst finish.

What I'm wanting to do is recreate the Fender '62 P-Bass (essentially the "James Jamerson" model, if there ever was one).

Any painters on here able to give me a range on what to expect for a 3-tone burst with nitro finish? Would an automotive body painting place be able to help me or do they typically do JUST poly finishes these days?
 
Re: How much to paint a P-Bass?

your best bet, money wise is to be patient and get one from their Showcase

other than that, you might take a look at Roxy Guitar Finish - they do some of the best bursts I've seen for somewhere around $250 ... not everyone does good bursts, IMO ;)
 
Re: How much to paint a P-Bass?

Shoot, I'll paint the thing for you for $30 bucks. It won't look very nice, but.....
 
Re: How much to paint a P-Bass?

Oh, Curly, good idea!!!


So long as I keep the price under $1350 (what Fender wants for the '62 RI) it's really more effective to do it this way.
 
Re: How much to paint a P-Bass?

Hellion said:
Shoot, I'll paint the thing for you for $30 bucks. It won't look very nice, but.....
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You can paint it, I can relic it!! It will look like it has been dragged behind a truck for a quarter mile for $20!!
 
Re: How much to paint a P-Bass?

If your interested in a Nitro D.I.Y. Go to www.reranch.com I've done
plenty of burst with there stuff. The have a great How to 101 to read,
And I could give you a few tips. The only real hard part is the sanding. :saeek:
 
Re: How much to paint a P-Bass?

Lacquer automotive paint is a thing of the past, unfortunitely.
I could use some Nitrocelluose Lacquer for my car. I'd settle for Lacquer Enamel but even that isn't available anymore.
 
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