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That said, great bass, mate, congratulations!👏🏼

I don't drive a bus.

Are these 7-Series Yamahas Japanese made, or produced by the Cort factory?

Congratulations. They're lovely basses. If you like it and it fits you like a glove, the cost really doesn't matter and hey, you may be run over by a Bus tomorrow. Enjoy it

Can recommend some nice local hotels

Pop in anytime, coffee and biscuits on hand

Could you buy a ready made and painted body cheaper ? Just a thought

Good morning A seller posted some videos of a bass from Vigier a passion 2 , the videos offered a great choice of sound, I like if possible to share them to show The passion 2 offer a wide choice of sound, thanks

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A car place would need the body only so you would have to take the bass apart. It’s also depends what type of finish you would want. A car sprayer would probably use 2k type paint, so paint and a hardener. It’s quicker to apply and also doesn’t need cure off for as long before polishing in the same way nitrocellulose or 1k poly would. 2k is also quite toxic hence they should use proper air fed respirators and decent extraction. They may not do nitrocellulose if that’s what you wanted. So from a luthier perspective, you are looking at stripping the bass to body, taking any existing clear coat off, prepping the colour already on, priming, new colour then clear coat, cure, polish, reassembly and set up. As a rough estimate, I allow poly clear coat 7-14 days to cure and nitro 14-30 days before polishing. Poly consumables - £140-215 Nitro consumables- £150-260 Total Polyurethane Refinish: £350 – £450 (Primer, colour, poly clear, materials, and labour included.) Nitrocellulose Refinish: £400 – £550 (More coats, more labour, longer cure — hence the higher price.) I hope that helps.