I tried it on a project bass, here’s a pic of the finished product, with the original at the very beginning of that thread: Project Basses - #29 by Vik
Of course, that bass was bought used for $50, with the intention of just ripping it apart and putting it back together, to learn and experiment on! I don’t think I’d vintage-ify a pricey bass, or, if I did, it wouldn’t be an extreme makeover 