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Post subject: I need some color suggestions for a Precision Bass Body
Posted: Sun May 16, 2010 2:43 pm
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A little background first. I have a 1978 Fretless Maple Neck that I am going to mate with the Fender body. It is in almost perfect shape with very little discoloration.

I have a Fender Precision Bass Body. At this minute I am not sure of the year. I believe it is from 1976 or 1977.

The body is Ash and it was originally painted Red. Along the way somebody stripped off the red and put on some type of clear coating.
From observation the reason it was painted Red at the factory is due to the ugly looking grain of the wood.

I want to repaint it using color charts from the 1978 production year.

Does anybody have a link to a color chart?

What was the common color scheme for a 1978 Fretless?

I would appreciate any color suggestions, Thank you!


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Posted: Mon May 24, 2010 1:19 pm
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Hi, I've done some research. There seems to have been three most used finishes then on fretless P-basses at that time: Natural. Black and Sunburst. However custom colors were available.

Since you have ugly wood, natural is out. Sunburst maybe too since some grain shows through. That leaves black. However, I would have to go off the reservation and at least consider FIESTA RED. It looks AWESOME with a maple fretboard. Very bright and cheerful. To see Fender color charts visit this page of my bass website: http://brotherdave.com/add_majorrefin.htm
Go down to the section titled VINTAGE GUITAR COLORS. Good luck with your project!


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Posted: Thu May 27, 2010 1:37 am
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brothedave thank you for the information on the colors. I have a couple ideas I am kicking around but I am way early in the decision phase.


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