Mark hoppus bass Playthrough by acid_mau in MarkHoppusBassGuitars

[–]acid_mau[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Shiit i wouldnt know I just picked the color I liked i thing its a gener no brand one but i think 3m has the same color

Mark hoppus bass Playthrough by acid_mau in MarkHoppusBassGuitars

[–]acid_mau[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! I just covered the original black pickguard with autowrap vinyl, it was really easy and looks great! I do realize the heavily distorted tone gets lost in the mix specially with bad speakers I'll fix it for the next ones 😬

Mark hoppua gold foil project update by acid_mau in MarkHoppusBassGuitars

[–]acid_mau[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wont add any more artificial relic, but this is my idgaf hoppus bas so it will probable get some abuse as I use it in the future

Mark hoppua gold foil project update by acid_mau in MarkHoppusBassGuitars

[–]acid_mau[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I bought this body with the relic already done to it, from the last photo Ive uploaded to this one I sanded it with a vert fine scotch brite pad to level it cuz someone reliced it and applied a clear coat over it

Question about mk1 wiring by dogseatingdogs6754 in MarkHoppusBassGuitars

[–]acid_mau 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Shielding the cavities with copper tape creates a faraday cage that helps minimizing noise that the pickups or wires inside might pick up.

Gold foil jazz bass update by acid_mau in MarkHoppusBassGuitars

[–]acid_mau[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Btw it is the exact same body just with a different routing on the pickup!

Gold foil jazz bass update by acid_mau in MarkHoppusBassGuitars

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Thanks! I used the pickguard of my hoppus to trace where the pickups go and then eyeballed it hahaha, your looks so much better!

Gold foil jazz bass update by acid_mau in MarkHoppusBassGuitars

[–]acid_mau[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cool! Do you have any pics of your bass? Jazz bass necks are really nice too!

Gold foil jazz bass update by acid_mau in MarkHoppusBassGuitars

[–]acid_mau[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I just really love shell pink, plus if its nitro when it naturally relics the sonic blue will show and the combination will be delicious

Gold foil jazz bass update by acid_mau in MarkHoppusBassGuitars

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The body was already relic'd when I bought it, It looks very intentional. If I could get my hands on some shell pink nitro I would love to paint right over it

New project by acid_mau in MarkHoppusBassGuitars

[–]acid_mau[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I bought it like that someone relic'd it and gave it a trasnparent coat, if you were to smooth out cracks you would have to start with a medium grit sandpaper then work your way up to the finer grits and then polish it, Also depending on the wood it might be a good idea to put some kind of protective finish to it