77 mojo machine

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77 mojo machine

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Got this at a really good deal, good enough to leave me room for a refin.
The original owner added the J pickup in 78, then in in 82 the second owner wanted a red bass so he decided to refinish the bass with a spray can.
So right now the bass has a crappy wiring job and a horrible paint job, I know it looks killer on pics but it is really poorly done and regardless I want to cover the J routing and bring it back to original.
With that being said, I have to pick a solid color for the refin/relic work and I already chose one.
So I'll post some pics of what it currently looks like then I'll post some pics of the job done!
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Looking forward to seeing what you did with it. I agree it looks pretty good in pix. But I’m on a fiesta red kick right now anyway!
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So..... what color did you pick?
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tim wrote:So..... what color did you pick?
Something like this:
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It's on Fender catalog as "wine" on the 4th line:
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Ah yes, most excellent 8-)
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I'm beginning to think that you're independently wealthy... :lol: :lol: :lol:


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screambasses wrote:I'm beginning to think that you're independently wealthy... :lol: :lol: :lol:


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Not really, just gotta get my priorities straight :? :lol:
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paulo wrote:
screambasses wrote:I'm beginning to think that you're independently wealthy... :lol: :lol: :lol:


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Not really, just gotta get my priorities straight :? :lol:
As a "GAS"-er myself (40-plus basses at the moment), I'd say your priorities are just fine! :D
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fivebass52 wrote:
paulo wrote:
screambasses wrote:I'm beginning to think that you're independently wealthy... :lol: :lol: :lol:


pete
Not really, just gotta get my priorities straight :? :lol:
As a "GAS"-er myself (40-plus basses at the moment), I'd say your priorities are just fine! :D
When you say 40-plus you mean... 40 plus... 60? :P
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paulo wrote:As a "GAS"-er myself (40-plus basses at the moment), I'd say your priorities are just fine! :D
When you say 40-plus you mean... 40 plus... 60? :P[/quote]

:lol: No, Man... somewhere between 40-45... just haven't counted them all up lately.... :)
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Bloody hoarders keeping all the nice lefties to themselves :x

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Jeroen wrote:Bloody hoarders keeping all the nice lefties to themselves :x

;)
:lol: :lol: :lol:
This is not nice yet, it's "going to be" nice!
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Just got the bass back from Bluesman Vintage!
I had my mind set on wine red or something close to it, but after having a chance to attend to the NAMM show this year and seeing this color up close in 2 different relic basses from 2 different builders I could not resist.
It's an aged Lake Placid Blue, and depending on the light it'll look greener. Almost like Ocean Turquoise.
They did a killer relic job and a great job covering that J routing and the extra hole in the pickguard.
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:shock: Good Gawd, I love the weight of this bass!
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So bad ass!

I was routing for the wine, but I love the blue!
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Great choice Paulo! A++++.
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Superwounds
"Still trying to find some wine-tasting-style way to describe the almost-Jaco tone the bass player had going on."
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Wow, never seen a late 70's P so light weight! Great Color and congrats on an excellent bass.
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That looks lovely Paulo.
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Thanks all!
This is the lightest P that I ever picked up!
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