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The 30" Pink Johnson Defret Project

A very cheap bass guitar bought on ebay.
Definitely a case of getting what you pay for! Maybe less ...
This will be defretted and enhanced in many other ways,
... and will hopefully become a little bit better. :)
As advertised ... I bought it anyway
As advertised ... I bought it anyway		 That's pink!
That's pink!		 You can call me Ray, or you can call me ...
You can call me Ray, or you can call me ...
3-ply pickguard - a keeper!
3-ply pickguard - a keeper!		 What's that stuff growing in there?
What's that stuff growing in there?		 Great soldering job
Great soldering job
Well at least there's some shielding
Well at least there's some shielding		 Nicely finished fingerboard
Nicely finished fingerboard		 Parmesan cheese doesn't make a good nut
Parmesan cheese doesn't make a good nut
It doesn't even fit ...
It doesn't even fit ...		 An E string can fit through the G string slot
An E string can fit through the G string slot		 Weapon of fret destruction
Weapon of fret destruction
Stripped neck - slots will be widened with a hacksaw
Stripped neck - slots will be widened with a hacksaw		 Filled and sanded to 400#
Filled and sanded to 400#		 Initial top coats
Initial top coats
One man's problem is another's opportunity ...
One man's problem is another's opportunity ...		 It's getting better all the time
It's getting better all the time		 A comparison
A comparison
The warm glow of cyanoacrylate
The warm glow of cyanoacrylate		 Naked body with shellac test patch ... blah
Naked body with shellac test patch ... blah		 Sanded and masked
Sanded and masked
Primed with BINS and ready for action
Primed with BINS and ready for action		 Dark Toreador Red Metallic ... hmmm, nice color!
Dark Toreador Red Metallic ... hmmm, nice color!		 Just for a week ... and just too dark for me
Just for a week ... and just too dark for me
And then there was ...
And then there was ...		 Shell pink! Well, close enough ...
Shell pink! Well, close enough ...		 Touch of the old pink in the neck slot, for posterity
Touch of the "old pink" in the neck slot, for posterity
Sanded to #12000 micromesh
Sanded to #12000 micromesh		 Mirror image in the finish!
Mirror image in the finish!		 It's a Jaz-O-Lounger, baby!
It's a Jaz-O-Lounger, baby!
Pretty in Pink!
Pretty in Pink!		 Black strings
Black strings		 Head with strings
Head with strings

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