cmatthes Posted February 16, 2008 Posted February 16, 2008 Auction LinkShame about the refin, but at least they kept the logo intact!Cheap-O
Jason01 Posted February 16, 2008 Posted February 16, 2008 Auction LinkShame about the refin, but at least they kept the logo intact!Cheap-OSucks about the refin, I still want it though if it goes cheap enough.
maxschrek Posted February 17, 2008 Posted February 17, 2008 Yeah, that is pretty cool. I can honestly say that I have never seen a lefty Cruise before.I wonder how easily that ridiculous finish can be removed. It would be nice if that were just shotover the original color, then maybe it could be restored without too much of a headache.T
Jason01 Posted February 17, 2008 Posted February 17, 2008 Hamerman has a lefty cruise 5 string thats really nice, he might chime in here.
hamerjunkie Posted February 17, 2008 Posted February 17, 2008 I had a shot a lefty SS1 about 10 years ago, was cool from a collectors standpoint, but that was about it..........
cmatthes Posted February 17, 2008 Author Posted February 17, 2008 I don't think that would be too tough to redo. Plenty of qualified finish guys that post here and out there in the rest of the world!
mc2 Posted February 17, 2008 Posted February 17, 2008 Lefty 80s Cruise with factory original interchangeable Novatone fingerboards!!
HAMERMAN Posted February 18, 2008 Posted February 18, 2008 Hamerman has a lefty cruise 5 string thats really nice, he might chime in here. That is too bad about the refinish. My cruise still has the original finish but it's a second generation 2TEK. I haven't seen any others (2TEK or not) but I imagine they must be out there. I think the owners know a good thing when they see it. There are definitely at least a few lefty SS1's floating around.
Jason01 Posted February 19, 2008 Posted February 19, 2008 Gah, I'm an idiot. I spend all this time here talking about it and then I forget to bid on it.
adgc Posted April 28, 2008 Posted April 28, 2008 I’m the dummy who bought that. The finish was ‘textured rock’ and worked great - if your left forearm needed serious dermabrasion. Apparently the bass had not been touched in years as evidenced by the dust and grime. No evidence of inked serial number on back of neck but pots dated to early 1982. So after sanding off the ‘textured rock’ it appears the original finish was baby blue (NOT Carolina Blue) and revealed the pickguard mounting holes. Refinished with Stewart-MacDonald cherry mahogany and multiple lacquer clear coats. Imaged a right handed pickguard, reversed, scaled to fit, and cut a three-ply. Added left handed ‘Studio’ truss cover and Viola! – after 26 years of searching I have a left handed Cruisebass. Image link:http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l37/adgc/CruiseBass.jpg
atquinn Posted April 28, 2008 Posted April 28, 2008 I’m the dummy who bought that. The finish was ‘textured rock’ and worked great - if your left forearm needed serious dermabrasion. Apparently the bass had not been touched in years as evidenced by the dust and grime. No evidence of inked serial number on back of neck but pots dated to early 1982. So after sanding off the ‘textured rock’ it appears the original finish was baby blue (NOT Carolina Blue) and revealed the pickguard mounting holes. Refinished with Stewart-MacDonald cherry mahogany and multiple lacquer clear coats. Imaged a right handed pickguard, reversed, scaled to fit, and cut a three-ply. Added left handed ‘Studio’ truss cover and Viola! – after 26 years of searching I have a left handed Cruisebass. Image link:http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l37/adgc/CruiseBass.jpgVery nice work!-Austin
cmatthes Posted April 28, 2008 Author Posted April 28, 2008 Great job bringing a rare bird back from the grave! Looks beautiful.
Jason01 Posted April 28, 2008 Posted April 28, 2008 Were you able to save the paint on the headstock or did you re-fin that?
BTMN Posted April 28, 2008 Posted April 28, 2008 Most excellant. Love to see some better lit shots of the body and the back of it.
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