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pimp my upright~

we took an abused upright bass and made it fit in our rockabilly band~

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Step 1Stripped it,

varnish remover, not a good idea to breath this for more than 2 seconds, whew~

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18 comments

Jun 18, 2009. 12:27 PMsteviec46 says:

why not just add flame job as well

Mar 12, 2009. 8:20 PMzephoria says:

very nice joel... also, cant wait to play again... hehehe

Oct 26, 2008. 12:04 PMSuperhero-Apri says:

Oh, why would you do that. ;-;

Apr 19, 2008. 10:01 AMreeding says:

makes me want to go listen to stray cats strut

Jun 12, 2008. 7:21 PM

Jake-off says:

makes me want to listen to some psychobilly

Oct 6, 2008. 4:29 PMdred13 says:

hell yeah

Oct 6, 2008. 7:48 PMJamesRPatrick says:

Heavens no.

Apr 19, 2008. 11:15 AMjoelsprayberry (author) says:

meow~

Nov 28, 2007. 6:04 PMMerleCorey says:

This is seriously going to deaden the tone of the instrument.

Apr 19, 2008. 7:43 PMdyermaker8 says:

I agree, .total tone killer,. amplified or not. A cheap $600+ plywood upright already needs a good setup and attention just to get decent tone, painting like a ratbike aint gonna do it anygood. although I love the look demonstrated in this instructable, there are better ways. 1st off ,. primer not needed for this job,. primer is meant to fill scratches and promote paint adhesion on metals and plastics. On wood you simply sand smooth,. use a little wood or grain filler if needed,. then paint. If looking for the Ratrod look ,. to maintain tone, i would use black stain to stain the wood black,. then spray it with a lacquer or nitrocellulose flattened or satin clear. Which would run about 40 bucks but not deaded tone,. worth it i think. Fun instructable!!

Nov 29, 2007. 1:02 PMjoelsprayberry (author) says:

what tone? if it was a great bass i would have never done it. But we also use for live band situation and are using a pickup for it. good thought though~

Jun 12, 2008. 6:58 PMBadgergirl says:

I'm sorry, but even if it was a bad bass, i still hate seeing one, well ruined. Sure it looks cool, but I guess I'm just odd.

Apr 18, 2008. 9:26 PMjoejoerowley says:

Cool! Great Instructable! Thanks Joe

Apr 18, 2008. 7:32 PMmasterochicken says:

Awesome. All this talk of uprights makes me want to listen to the living end.

Aug 3, 2007. 9:43 AMdchall8 says:

Very nice. Where do you find an abused upright bass? My daughters are playing with school instruments, which are definitely abused, but not for sale. I'll check at our local repair shop.