ESB-4: Athena

[Bass Guy]

Started work on this next one. The finish is to be a deep red sunburst, Dark Onyx Outer and Carmine Gypsy Inner.

Is this the worst Wudtone job ever? Maybe... but fear not, dear reader! I will be cutting this back to leave enough to pop the grain before applying the rest of the finish.

At least, that's the plan.

[Brendan]

Sounds great - an Essendon bass! Good luck and I hope it works out as planned - if it does - it'll be a pearler!

[Timsan]

All the best, mate. Looking forward to following this one through!

[Bass Guy]

Sanded back to 120g, grain popping reasonably well. Will now sand back to 180g then apply a coat of leftover Burning Sun base to really give it a pop. Once this is dry, I will sand back to 400g before apply the deep coat of Carmine Gypsy.

[Bass Guy]

Sanded to 180g, one coat of Burning Sun base. That's more like it.

[Bass Guy]

First deep coat of Carmine Gypsy. Will wait til it dries before deciding if another coat is warranted.

Also renamed the project the Crimson King, based on initial results.

[lawry]

The Crimson King, eh?
That'll be Fripp-ing fantastic. Will it end up in the Hall and be the same colour as a Lark's Tongue? Should be able to play some nice Cadences on it as they Cascade into each other.
Hehehe
I could go on forever...

[AJ]

lookin good there

[Bass Guy]

Neck treated to one coat of Aged Vintage.

Going to try something brave (ie. foolhardy) with this one; a sunburst on the neck in matching shades to the body. The Aged Vintage will cure then I will treat the neck the same as the body. Let's see what happens.

[Brendan]

Internesting idea... Will watch with baited breath...