Pimp My Upright~

by joelsprayberry in Living > Music

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Pimp My Upright~

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

Stripped It,

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

Sanded It

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used a random orbital sander to keep it smooth~

Primer

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we primered about 3 coats

Flat Black Paint

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there are about 5 layers of paint, we sanded between each layer as to make it primo!

Diamond Plate F-hole Covers

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we play loud so we needed to get rid of the feeback~